2015 AFL Game Notes
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2015 AFL Game Notes Friday, October 30, 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 7 6 .538 -- 4-2 3-4 4-2 W1 5-5 Friday, October 30 Peoria at Glendale - 12:35 PM (A) Scottsdale Scorpions 7 6 .538 -- 4-3 3-3 3-3 W2 5-5 LHP James Paxton SEA (1-1, 1.74 ERA in 2015 AFL) @ Mesa Solar Sox 4 10 .286 3.5 1-6 3-4 1-3 W2 4-6 RHP Yacksel Rios PHI (1-1, 3.38 ERA in 2015 AFL) Surprise at Salt River - 12:35 PM (F) West Division LHP Ian Clarkin NYY (1-0, 4.50 ERA in 2015 AFL) @ Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Stk L10 RHP Jeremy Gabryszwski TOR (0-0, 7.11 ERA in 2015 AFL) Surprise Saguaros 9 5 .643 -- 5-2 4-3 4-2 L2 6-4 Mesa at Scottsdale - 12:35 PM (L) Glendale Desert Dogs 7 5 .583 1.0 2-3 5-2 2-1 L2 5-5 LHP Rob Zastryzny CHC (0-0, 4.91 ERA in 2015 AFL) @ Peoria Javelinas 5 7 .417 3.0 4-3 1-4 1-4 L1 4-6 RHP Justin Haley BOS (5-16, 5.15 ERA in 2015) Saturday, October 31 Thursday’s Games Glendale at Peoria - 12:35 PM (L) R H E LOB LHP Brian Holmes HOU (0-0, 0.00 ERA in 2015 AFL) @ Surprise 3 10 1 9 W: Etsell (LAA)(1-2) L: Wolff (TEX) (1-1) RHP Nick Travieso CIN (0-0, 1.29 ERA in 2015 AFL) Mesa 5 6 0 7 SV: Brice (MIA) (2) Salt River at Surprise* - 12:35 PM (F) Saguaros: SP Sam Wolff (TEX) L, 2.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 SO … 3B Patrick Wisdom RHP Yoan Lopez ARI (1-2, 6.10 ERA in 2015 AFL) @ (STL) 1-for-4, HR, 2 RBI … LF Bubba Starling (KC) 1-for-3, HR, RBI … SS Ramon Torres RHP Adrian Houser MIL (1-0, 0.90 ERA in 2015 AFL) (KC) 2-for-5 … 1B Jose Trevino (TEX) 3-for-4. Solar Sox: SP Ryan Etsell (LAA) W, 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO … C Willson Contreras (CHC) 2-for-4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R … 1B Casey Scottsdale at Mesa - 12:35 PM (A) Gillaspie (TB) 2-for-3, 2B, HR, RBI, 2 R. LHP Adalberto Mejia SF 1-1, 4.61 ERA in 2015 AFL) @ R H E LOB F/7 RHP Pierce Johnson CHC (0-0, 6.55 ERA in 2015 AFL) Scottsdale 4 11 1 7 W: Slania (SF) (2-1) L: C. Cotton (HOU) (0-1) Monday, November 2 Glendale 2 5 1 5 SV: Martin (BOS) (1) Scottsdale at Surprise* - 12:35 p.m. (A) Scorpions: SP Austin Kubitza (DET) ND, 4.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO … RP Dan LHP Taylor Rogers MIN (1-1, 3.46 ERA in 2015 AFL) @ Slania (SF) W, 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO … 2B Austin Slater (SF) 3-for-4, RBI … CF Todd RHP Brooks Pounders KC (1-0, 0.00 ERA in 2015 AFL) Hankins (CLE) 2-for-3, 2B, 2 R … 1B Dominic Ficociello (DET) 2-for-3, 3B. Desert Dogs: Salt River at Glendale - 12:35 p.m. (F) SP Steven Brault (PIT) ND, 3.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO … RP Chris Cotton (HOU) L, LHP Kyle Freeland COL (1-1, 6.52 ERA in 2015 AFL) @ 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO … CF Brandon Dixon (LAD) 3-for-3, RBI, R … SS Adam RHP Brandon Brennan CWS (0-0, 2.00 ERA in 2015 AFL) Frazier (PIT) 1-for-4, R. Peoria at Mesa - 12:35 p.m. (L) R H E LOB RHP Lucas Sims ATL (0-0, 3.38 ERA in 2015 AFL @ Peoria 2 7 1 8 W: Wheeler (NYM) (2-0) L: Morris (SD) (0-1) Salt River 5 8 4 5 SV: C. Estevez (COL) (3) LHP Sean Manaea OAK (0-1, 6.75 ERA in 2015 AFL) Javelinas: SP Jason Garcia (BAL) ND, 3.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 SO … RP Elliot Morris * Surprise Home Games at Salt River Fields (SD) L, 1.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO … 1B D.J. Peterson (SEA) 1-for-3, 2B, RBI … C Chance Sisco (BAL) 2-for-4…SS Adrian Marin (BAL) 2-for-4, 2B, R. Rafters: SP John Simms Umpire Roster (WSH) ND, 4.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 SO … RP Beck Wheeler (NYM) W, 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, Crew A – Tom Woodring (CC), Ben May, Ryan 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 SO … 1B Rowdy Tellez (TOR) 2-for-3, HR, RBI, R … 2B Chris Bostick (WSH) Goodman, Nic Lentz 2-for-4, 3B, R … 3B Emilio Guerrero (TOR) 2-for-4, 2B, RBI. Crew F – Ryan Blakney (CC), Chris Segal, Ramon DeJesus, Alex Ortiz Crew L – Carlos Torres (CC), Sean Barber, Travis Egger, Roberto Ortiz Team Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Glendale X -- I B -- X AFL Alumni of the Day Mesa X B X B X B New York Yankees closer Andrew Miller (2009 Peoria X X -- X -- B Mesa Solar Sox) was named American League Reliever of the Year by Major League Baseball. Scottsdale X B -- X -- X Miller, 30, posted a 2.04 ERA and 0.86 WHIP with Salt River X X I B -- -- 100 strikeouts in 61.2 innings. He converted 36 of Surprise X B -- X X -- 38 save chances. The Gainesville, Florida native 12:35 p.m. – HINF: 9:30 a.m., HBP: 9:45 a.m., VBP: 10:50 a.m., VINF: 11:40 a.m. 6:35 p.m. – HINF: 3:30 p.m., HBP: 3:45 p.m., VBP: 4:50 p.m., VINF: 5:40 p.m. 13 hitters in 15.1 innings. Today’s Fall League Five 1. Mesa C Willson Contreras (CHC) went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and a pair of runs scored in the Solar Sox’s 5-3 win over Surprise on Thursday. 2. Mesa IF Casey Gillaspie (TB) went 2-for-3 with a solo homer, double, walk and two runs scored on Thursday vs. Surprise. 3. Salt River IF Rowdy Tellez (TOR) went 2-for-3 with a solo homer, his second, and a walk on Thursday in the Rafters 5-2 win over Peoria. 4. Salt River RHP John Simms (WSH) allowed no earned runs with three strikeouts over four innings of work in his teams win over Peoria on Thursday night. 5. Scottsdale OF Todd Hankins (CLE) went 2-for-4 with a double, walk, stolen base and two runs scored in Scorpions 4-2 win over Glendale on Thursday. Former Fall Leaguers on World Series Rosters American League National League Umpires Kansas City Royals (17) New York Mets (12) Major League Baseball (5) Drew Butera (2007) Michael Cuddyer (1999, 2001) Mark Carlson (1998) Lorenzo Cain (2008-09) Lucas Duda (2009) Mike Everitt (1995-97) Christian Colon (2011) Jeurys Familia (2013) Alfonso Marquez (1998) Danny Duffy (2010) Sean Gilmartin (2011) Bill Welke (1997-98) Jarrod Dyson (2009) Curtis Granderson (2004) Jim Wolf (2000) Alcides Escobar (2005) Kelly Johnson (2003) Alex Gordon (2005) Juan Lagares (2011) Luke Hochevar (2006) Daniel Murphy (2008) Eric Hosmer (2010) Kirk Nieuwenhuis (2010) Ryan Madson (2003) Hansel Robles (2013) Kris Medlen (2008) Juan Uribe (2000) Raul Mondesi (2014) David Wright (2003) Kendrys Morales (2005) Mike Moustakas (2009) Salvador Perez (2010) Chris Young (2003) Ben Zobrist (2006) GLENDALE DESERT DOGS (7-5) STARTING PITCHER – Yacksel Rios (PHI), RHP: 1-1 with a 3.38 ERA in three appearances (two starts) with Glendale … won at Peoria on 10/19 … 6-5 with a save and a 2.75 ERA in 26 games (10 starts) with High-A Clearwater … 71 strikeouts in 88.1 innings pitched … native of Caguas, Puerto Rico. TEAM – Steven Brault (PIT), LHP: 0-0 with a 7.94 ERA in two AFL appearances … 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 (2007 Scottdale Scorpion). 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. Ralston Cash (LAD), RHP: Save at Surprise on 10/23. Chris Cotton (HOU), LHP: Save at Peoria on 10/19. Jharel Cotton (LAD), RHP: Six strikeouts at Salt River on 10/22 … 0-0 with a 2.35 ERA in one AFL start … 6-2 with a 2.45 ERA across four levels in 2015 … trying to become second U.S Virgin Islands-born pitcher (St.