Media/Scouts Notes • Thursday November 8, 2007
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Media/Scouts Notes • Thursday November 8, 2007 Media Relations Contacts: Paul Jensen (cell 480/710-8201, [email protected]) Ed Collari (cell 770/367-5986, [email protected]) John Meyer (cell 515/770-4190, [email protected]) AFL Standings East Division Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Division Streak Last 10 Phoenix Desert Dogs 15 9 .625 - 10-4 5-5 6-2 W1 6-4 Mesa Solar Sox 11 13 .458 4.0 7-7 4-6 4-3 L5 2-8 Scottsdale Scorpions 11 14 .440 4.5 7-6 4-8 3-8 L1 7-3 West Division Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Division Streak Last 10 Surprise Rafters 16 9 .640 - 8-4 8-5 5-3 W2 6-4 Peoria Javelinas 13 12 .520 3.0 10-4 3-8 5-4 L1 5-5 Peoria Saguaros 9 16 .360 7.0 5-6 4-10 4-7 W1 4-6 International Teams W L Pct. GB Home Away Division Streak Last 10 Team USA 4 2 .667 - 1-1 3-1 0-0 W3 4-2 Team China 1 5 .167 2.5 0-0 1-5 0-0 L4 1-5 Wednesday’s Results Surprise Rafters 7, Mesa Solar Sox 4 (10) — WP: Finocchi (3-0). LP: Reineke (0-1). SV: Pelland (2). Surprise IF Kila Ka’aihue (KC) hit a three-run home run in the 10th inning … Surprise C Taylor Teagarden (TEX) and OF Brad Snyder (CLE) hit solo home runs in the ninth inning to send the game into extra innings … Surprise IF Michael Aubrey (CLE) went 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs scored and two RBI … Mesa IF Tommy Manzella (HOU) finished 4-for-5 with two runs scored. Peoria Saguaros 6, Peoria Javelinas 2 — WP: Nolasco (1-1). LP: Lo (0-2). Javelinas were limited to five singles … Saguaros starting pitcher Ricky Nolasco (FLA) tossed four shutout innings without allowing a hit and striking out four … Saguaros OF William Venable (SD) went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI … Saguaros IF Scott Sizemore (DET) and IF Jeff Larish (DET) both finished with two hits and a RBI. Phoenix Desert Dogs 6, Scottsdale 5 ─ WP: Swarzak (1-0). LP: Prochaska (2-2). SV: McCrory (5). Phoenix reliever Bob McCrory (BAL) recorded his league leading fifth save … Phoenix OF Nyjer Morgan (PIT) smacked a three-run inside-the-park home run in the third inning, the Desert Dogs only extra-base hit … Phoenix OF Ryan Sweeney (CWS) went 2-for-5 with a RBI, two runs scored and two stolen bases … Scottsdale IF Emmanuel Burriss (SF) finished 2-for-4 with a walk and a run scored. Thursday’s Games Friday’s Games Javelinas @ Surprise, 12:35 p.m. Surprise @ Javelinas, 12:35 p.m. Scottsdale @ Saguaros, 12:35 p.m. Mesa @ Phoenix, 12:35 p.m. Phoenix @ Mesa, 7:05 p.m. Saguaros @ Scottsdale, 7:05 p.m. AROUND THE LEAGUE East Division Phoenix Desert Dogs – 10-4 at home but 5-5 on the road … league-best 2.70 team ERA and allowed league low 11 home runs … lowest team batting average in AFL at .244 and a league-low 11 home runs … tied for league lead with seven saves … 6-7 in league high 13 one-run games … caught stealing a league-high 14 times … 12-0 when leading after seven innings … RHP Jake Arrieta (BAL) leads the league with 13 scoreless innings and 11 games. He has only allowed six hits with 13 strikeouts … OF Andrew McCutchen (PIT) has reached base in 11 consecutive home games … RHP Fernando Hernandez (CWS) has tossed 10.2 scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts and just four hits … RHP Bob McCrory (BAL) leads the league with five saves. Mesa Solar Sox – Mesa is tied for the league lead with three combined shutouts … lost five consecutive games … 7-4 when scoring first … 9-0 when leading after eight innings … OF Sam Fuld (CHC) has reached base safely in 20 of 22 games, including all 13 home games. He leads the league in hits (32), extra-base hits (13), and doubles (8) … OF Matt LaPorta (MIL) leads the league with 16 RBI … RHP Stuart Pomeranz (STL) is 2-0 and has tossed 10 shutout innings … LHP Mitch Stetter (MIL) has worked 10.1 shutout innings with 18 strikeouts. Scottsdale Scorpions – Winners of 11 of 16 outings since starting 0-9 … second in the league in average (.270) and home runs (26) … pacing the league with 35 errors resulting in a league-high 27 unearned runs … only team with two wins when trailing after eight innings … AFL’s top two strikeout pitchers: RHP Nick Pereira (SF) Adam Bostick (NYM) with 18 whiffs … IF Eugenio Velez (SF) tied for the league lead with 14 stolen bases … OF Caleb Stewart leads the league with five home runs … IF Sergio Santos (TOR) has a eight-game hitting streak and is hitting .333 with 4 home runs and six runs during that span … RHP Brian Anderson (SF) has worked 9.1 innings without allowing an earned run. He is second with three saves. West Division Surprise Rafters – Lead AFL with 35 home runs … 11-2 when scoring first … 3-1 when tied after eight innings … committed a league-low 19 errors … lead the league with a .980 fielding percentage … 12-0 when leading after seven innings … LHP Matt Harrison (TEX) leads the league in wins (4) … OF Chris Lubanski (KC) leads the league in triples (3) … C Craig Tatum (CIN) has reached base in 10 consecutive games and is hitting .343 during that stretch … C Taylor Teagarden (TEX) has reached base in seven consecutive home games. Peoria Javelinas – 10-5 at home … 11-0 when leading after 7 innings … league-leading .278 team batting average, 156 runs and 240 hits … lead the league with 50 stolen bases and caught only eight times … OF Brett Gardner (NYY) is on a 10-game hitting streak and is tied for the league lead with 14 stolen bases … OF Jordan Schafer (ATL) leads the league in runs scored (18) … IF Yung Chi Chen (SEA) leads the league with a .404 average and has reached base in 12 consecutive games … IF Kory Casto (WSH) has reached base in 11 consecutive games. Peoria Saguaros – Manager John Russell has been named manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He becomes the 22 nd former AFL manager to serve in the same capacity in the major leagues. He also becomes the second active AFL manager to be hired by a major league team, joining Lloyd McClendon , who was the manager of the Peoria Javelinas in 2000 when he was hired to manage the Pittsburgh Pirates … 15 stolen bases but caught nine times … 3-6 in one-run games … only 2-12 when trailing after six innings … outscored 135- 112 for the season … league worst ERA (5.33) … Saguaros IF Blake Dewitt (LAD) has reached base in 12 consecutive games is hitting .326 with 10 runs and 14 hits during that span … OF Xavier Paul (LAD) has reached base in 10 consecutive games and is hitting .366 during that span … C Brett Hayes (PHI) has thrown out five base stealers to tie for the league lead. Upcoming 2007 Fall League Events Monday, November 5…….. MLB-TV began 10-game webcast schedule Thursday, November 8…….Roy Halladay Recognition Ceremony – Mesa HoHokam Park Saturday, November 17……Championship Game – Scottsdale Stadium AFL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Batter Pitcher Week 1 Javelinas OF Jordan Schafer (ATL) N/A Week 2 Scottsdale IF Evan Longoria (TB) Phoenix RHP Bob McCrory (BAL) Week 3 Mesa OF Sam Fuld (CHC) Surprise LHP Matt Harrison (TEX) Week 4 Javelinas IF Matt Tuiasosopo (SEA) Phoenix RHP Nick Blackburn (MIN) Roy Halladay Hall of Fame Recognition Toronto right-handed pitcher Roy Halladay, a four-time American League all-star (2002–03, ’05– 06) and a 2006 inductee into the Arizona Fall League Hall of Fame, will be honored in pre-game ceremonies prior to tonight’s 7:05 game at Mesa Hohokam Park between the Phoenix Desert Dogs and Mesa Solar Sox. Halladay, who hurled for the Grand Canyon Rafters in 1998, became the first Fall League pitcher to win a Cy Young Award when he was selected for the honor in 2003. Chris Carpenter (2005) and Brandon Webb (2006) also have won the award. Halladay and Troy Percival are the only two pitchers in the Fall League Hall of Fame. A perennial Cy Young contender, Halladay was 16-7 with a 3.71 earned-run average in 31 starts in 2007. In 2006, he finished third in Cy Young balloting with a 16–5 record and 3.19 earned-run average in 32 starts. He also was a 2005 Cy Young front-runner with a 12–4 record and 2.41 earned-run average with five complete games, including two shutouts, in 19 starts before his season ended prematurely on July 8 when a line drive fractured his left tibia. He has won 12 or more games in five consecutive seasons excluding his injury-shortened 2005 campaign. The Blue Jays’ ace boasts a career record of 111–55 (.669) with a 3.63 earned-run-average. He also owns nine shutouts and 31 complete games. Former Fall Leaguers Win Gold Gloves The list of former Arizona Fall League players to win Gold Glove Awards in the major leagues swelled from 19 to 27 this week when eight new members were named to the prestigious fraternity. The former Fall Leaguers who are first-time Gold Glovers are Angels shortstop Orlando Cabrera, Braves right fielder Jeff Francoeur, Dodgers catcher Russell Martin, Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins, Phillies center fielder Aaron Rowand, Indians center fielder Grady Sizemore, Mets third baseman David Wright, and Red Sox first baseman Kevin Youkilis.