2015 AFL Game Notes
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2015 AFL Game Notes Tuesday, October 20, 2015 Media Relations: Paul Jensen (480) 710-8201, [email protected] Dan Acheson (603) 520-4431, [email protected] Brent Drevalas (815) 687-6902, [email protected] Website: www.mlbfallball.com Twitter: @MLBazFallLeague Facebook: www.facebook.com/mlbfallball East Division Probable Starters Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Stk L10 Salt River Rafters 3 1 .750 -- 2-0 1-1 1-1 W2 3-1 Tuesday, October 20 Salt River at Surprise* - 12:35 PM (F) Scottsdale Scorpions 3 1 .750 -- 2-0 1-1 2-1 W3 3-1 RHP Yoan Lopez ARI (1-0, 2.25 ERA in 2015 AFL) @ Mesa Solar Sox 0 5 .000 3.5 0-3 0-2 0-1 L5 0-5 RHP Adrian Houser MIL (0-0, 0.00 ERA in 2015 AFL) Peoria at Glendale - 12:35 PM (L) West Division RHP Lucas Sims ATL (0-0, 9.00 ERA in 2015 AFL) @ Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Stk L10 LHP Brian Holmes HOU (0-0, 0.00 ERA in 2015 AFL) Glendale Desert Dogs 3 1 .750 -- 1-0 2-1 1-0 W1 3-1 Mesa at Scottsdale - 6:35 PM (A) Surprise Saguaros 3 2 .600 0.5 2-0 1-2 1-1 L1 3-2 RHP Pierce Johnson CHC (0-0, 9.00 ERA in 2015 AFL) @ Peoria Javelinas 1 3 .250 1.0 1-2 0-1 1-2 L3 1-3 LHP Adalberto Mejia SF (0-1, 5.79 in 2015 AFL) Wednesday, October 21 Monday’s Games Scottsdale at Surprise* - 12:35 PM (L) R H E LOB LHP Taylor Rogers MIN (1-0, 2.25 ERA in 2015 AFL) @ Scottsdale 10 14 2 8 W: Rosenbaum (BOS) (1-0) RHP Brooks Pounders KC (0-0, 0.00 ERA in 2015 AFL) Mesa 6 14 0 9 L: Williams (MIA) (0-1) Mesa at Peoria - 12:35 PM (A) Scorpions: SP Austin Kubitza (DET) ND, 2.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 SO … RP Danny LHP Sean Manaea OAK (0-0, 2.25 ERA in 2015 AFL) @ Rosenbaum (BOS) W, 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO … SS Christian Arroyo (SF) 3-for-4, 2B, RHP Andrew Thurman ATL (0-0, 9.00 ERA in 2015 AFL) HR, 2 RBI … DH Adam Brett Walker II (MIN) 2-for-5, HR, 2 RBI … 1B Sam Travis (BOS) Salt River at Glendale - 6:35 PM (F) 2-for-5, 2 2B, RBI … LF Mac Williamson (SF) 3-for-4. Solar Sox: SP Rob Zastryzny (CHC) LHP Kyle Freeland COL (0-1, 81.00 ERA in 2015 AFL) @ ND, 4.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 4 SO … RP Trevor Williams (MIA) L, 2.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, RHP Jharel Cotton LAD (0-0, 10.80 ERA in 2015 AFL) 1 BB, 3 SO … 3B Renato Nuñez (OAK) 3-for-5, 3 HR, 5 RBI … 2B Chad Pinder (OAK) 2-for-4, 2 2B, 2 R. Thursday, October 22 R H E LOB Peoria at Mesa - 12:35 p.m. (L) Surprise 1 6 3 7 W: Wheeler (NYM) (1-0) L: Hebert (NYY) (0-1) RHP Jason Garcia BAL (0-0, 0.00 ERA in 2015 AFL) @ Salt River 2 8 0 7 SV: Estevez (COL) (2) RHP Jake Esch MIA (0-0, 0.00 ERA in 2015 AFL) Saguaros SP Ian Clarkin (NYY) ND, 4.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 SO … SS Aledmys Diaz Surprise at Scottsdale - 12:35 p.m. (F) (STL) 2-for-3, R … DH Bubba Starling (KC) 0-for-3, RBI … CF Lewis Brinson (TEX) 1-for-4, RHP Alex Reyes STL (0-0, 0.00 ERA in 2015 AFL) @ 2B. Rafters: SP Jeremy Gabryszwski (TOR) ND, 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 SO … RP RHP Aaron Wilkerson BOS (0-0, 5.40 ERA in 2015 AFL) Beck Wheeler (NYM) W, 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO … 1B Dominic Smith (NYM) 3-for- Glendale at Salt River - 6:35 p.m. (A) 3, RBI … RF Daniel Palka (ARI) 2-for-4 … SS Gavin Cecchini (NYM) 1-for-3, 2B, 2 R. RHP Brandon Brennan CWS (0-0, 3.00 ERA in 2015 AFL) @ R H E LOB RHP Mickey Jannis NYM (0-0, 3.00 ERA in 2015 AFL) Glendale 4 7 0 5 W: Rios (PHI) (1-0) L: Paxton (0-1) * Surprise Home Games at Salt River Fields Peoria 2 3 2 6 SV: Cotton (HOU) (1) Umpire Roster Desert Dogs: SP Yacksel Rios (PHI) W, 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 SO … RP Chris Cotton Crew A – Tom Woodring (CC), Ben May, Ryan (HOU) SV, 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO … LF Adam Engel (CWS) 2-for-3, 2 R, RBI … RF Goodman, Nic Lentz Crew F – Ryan Blakney Derek Fisher (HOU) 1-for-3, RBI … CF Aaron Brown (PHI) 2-for-4, R. Javelinas: SP James (CC), Chris Segal, Ramon DeJesus, Alex Ortiz Paxton (SEA) L, 3.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO … 3B Johan Camargo (ATL) 1-for-4, 2 RBI Crew L – Carlos Torres (CC), Sean Barber, Travis Egger, Roberto Ortiz Team Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. AFL Alumni of the Day Glendale X -- B X I B The Toronto Blue Jays homered three times to Mesa X X -- X B X outlast the Kansas City Royals 11-8 in game three Peoria X X -- X -- B of the American league Championship Scottsdale X B X -- -- X Series. Troy Tulowitzki (2006 Grand Canyon Salt River X -- X B X -- Rafters) hit a three-run blast in the third, Josh Surprise X B -- X -- X Donaldson (2008 Phoenix Desert Dogs) hit a two-run shot in the same inning and Ryan Goins 12:35 p.m. – HINF: 9:30 a.m., HBP: 9:45 a.m., VBP: 10:50 a.m., VINF: 11:40 a.m. (2012 Salt River Rafters) followed with a solo shot 6:35 p.m. – HINF: 3:30 p.m., HBP: 3:45 p.m., VBP: 4:50 p.m., VINF: 5:40 p.m. in the eighth. Marcus Stroman (2013 Salt River Rafters) pitched into the seventh and earned To- Today’s Fall League Five 1. Scottsdale’s IF JaCoby Jones (DET) and Mesa IF Jeimer Candelario (CHC) were named Co-Players of the Week for Week 1 of the AFL Season. Jones went 7-for-13 with a two-homer game a four-hit performance during week one. Candelario went 8-for-10 with a five hit game, which included two homers and three doubles, against Surprise. 2. Mesa IF Renato Nunez (OAK) clubbed three home runs and tallied five RBI in the team’s 10-6 loss to Scottsdale on Monday. 3. Scottsdale IF Christian Arroyo (SF) collected three hits, including his second AFL homer, with two RBI and two runs scored on Monday. 4. Scottsdale OF Adam Brett Walker II (MIN) launched his first homer of the AFL season against the Solar Sox on . He had a Southern League (Double-A) leading 31 homers in 2015. 5. Salt River IF Dominic Smith (Mets) reached base four times on 10/19 (three singles, walk) and has now reached base in 11-of-13 at-bats (leading-league .846 OBP) to start the AFL season. Bowman Hitting Challenge Winners AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE 1. A.J. Reed (GLE/HOU) 1. Jacob Scavuzzo (GLE/LAD) 2. Ramon Torres (SUR/KC) 2. Austin Dean (MES/MIA) 3. Rowdy Tellez (SRR/TOR) 3. Patrick Wisdom (SUR/STL) Former Fall Leaguers on Championship Series Rosters ALCS NLCS Kansas City Royals (16) Toronto Blue Jays (14) Chicago Cubs (12) New York Mets (12) Drew Butera (2007) Josh Donaldson (2008) Jake Arrieta (2007) Michael Cuddyer (1999, 2001) Lorenzo Cain (2008-09) Ryan Goins (2012) Javier Baez (2012) Lucas Duda (2009) Christian Colon (2011) LaTroy Hawkins (1995) Quintin Berry (2008) Jeurys Familia (2013) Danny Duffy (2010) Aaron Loup (2011) Kris Bryant (2013) Curtis Granderson (2004) Jarrod Dyson (2009) Russell Martin (2004) Starlin Castro (2009) Kelly Johnson (2003) Alcides Escobar (2005) Roberto Osuna (2014) Chris Coghlan (2007) Juan Lagares (2011) Alex Gordon (2005) Cliff Pennington (2007) Chris Denorfia (2005) Daniel Murphy (2008) Luke Hochevar (2006) Dalton Pompey (2014) Dexter Fowler (2007) Kirk Nieuwenhuis (2010) Eric Hosmer (2010) Ben Revere (2010) Austin Jackson (2008) Matt Reynolds (2014) Ryan Madson (2003) Aaron Sanchez (2013) Tommy La Stella (2013) Hansel Robles (2013) Kris Medlen (2008) Justin Smoak (2008) Miguel Montero (2005) Ruben Tejada (2009) Kendrys Morales (2005) Marcus Stroman (2013) Jorge Soler (2013) David Wright (2003) Mike Moustakas (2009) Ryan Tepera (2012) Salvador Perez (2010) Troy Tulowitzki (2006) Chris Young (2003) Ben Zobrist (2006) GLENDALE DESERT DOGS (3-1) STARTING PITCHER – Brian Holmes (HOU), LHP: 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA in the 2015 AFL … 8-7 with a save and a 4.26 ERA across two levels … struck out 115 hitters in 101.1 innings. TEAM – Steven Brault (PIT), LHP: 13-4 with a 2.43 ERA in 28 starts across two levels in 2015 … advanced to Double-A Altoona and went 9-3 with a 2.00 ERA in 15 starts … acquired by Pittsburgh from Baltimore in trade that yielded OF Travis Snider. Brandon Brennan (CWS), RHP: Three strikeouts in 3.0 IP at Scottsdale on 10/15 … 3-4 with a 3.55 ERA in 12 starts with High-A Winston-Salem … drafted by the White Sox in the fourth round of the 2012 draft out of Orange Coast (CA) College.