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East Division Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 Probable Pitchers 6 3 .667 - 3-2 3-1 2-2 W1 6-3 October 22, 2010 Scottsdale Scorpions 6 3 .667 - 3-1 3-2 2-2 L1 6-3 Surprise at Phoenix, 12:35 PM (F) Phoenix Desert Dogs 4 5 .444 2.0 1-3 3-2 2-2 W1 4-5 31 Brian Broderick (RHP/STL) 1-0, 0.00 @ 33 Craig Heyer (RHP/NYY) 0-1, 2.25 West Division Mesa at Saguaros, 12:35 PM (L) Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 47 Justin Wilson (RHP/PIT) 0-0, 0.00 @ Surprise Rafters 5 4 .556 - 3-2 2-2 3-1 W2 4-4 54 Daryl Thompson (RHP/CIN) 0-0, 0.00 Peoria Javelinas 4 4 .500 0.5 1-4 3-0 2-1 L1 4-4 Javelinas at Scottsdale, 6:35 PM (A) Peoria Saguaros 1 7 .125 3.5 1-2 0-5 0-3 L3 1-7 34 Marc Rzepczynski (LHP/TOR) 0-0, 2.25 @ 51 Sammy Solis (LHP/WSH) 0-0, 3.00

Once Around the Bases October 23, 2010 R H E LOB Phoenix at Scottsdale, 12:35 PM (L) Desert Dogs 4 6 1 10 WP: Harvey (FLA) (1-0) LP: Lee (CLE) (0-1) 59 Manny Banuelos (LHP/NYY) 0-0, 3.00 @ Javelinas 3 7 2 4 SV: Cishek (FLA) (1) 68 Ryan Verdugo (LHP/SF) 0-1, 5.40

Desert Dogs 1B Brandon Laird (NYY) a two- with two outs in the top of the ninth … Saguaros at Javelinas @ Goodyear, 12:35 PM (F) responsible for all four Phoenix RBI … OF Trayvon Robinson (LAD) went 3-for-5 with two runs scored 11 Alex Cobb (RHP/TB) 0-0, 1.29 @ and a … Javelinas OF Eric Thames (TOR) went 1-for-3 with an RBI and\ a stolen base… 41 Scott Barnes (LHP/CLE) 0-1, 6.75 OF Nate Tenbrink (SEA) added one hit in three at-bats while also scoring a run. Surprise at Mesa, 6:35 PM (A) 32 Mike Montgomery (LHP/KC) 1-0, 2.45 @ R H E LOB 54 Brad Holt (RHP/NYM) 1-0, 0.00 Scorpions 2 8 2 6 WP: Carson (NYM) (1-0) LP: Drake (BAL) (1-1) Solar Sox 4 7 2 8 SV: None October 24, 2010 Off Day Mesa’s C Tony Sanchez (PIT) went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run … 2B Jordany Valdespin (NYM) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run … starting LHP Robert Carson (NYM) earned the win after he tossed 3.0 scoreless IP, allowing three hits and striking out two … Scottsdale’s 2B Charlie Culberson (SF) went 4-for-4 to lead the league in hitting (.538).

R H E LOB Saguaros 4 10 2 7 WP: Hurley (TEX) (1-0) LP: Bromberg (MIN) (0-1)

Rafters 6 8 0 9 SV: None

Rafters RF Ben Guez (DET) went 4-for-5 with 1 , 1 home run, 3 RBI and 2 runs scored … 2B (A, F, L) – Umpire Roster Key Eric Farris (MIL) went 3-for-3 with two runs scored … SS Cale Iorg (DET) added a two-run home run in the fourth inning … Saguaros SS Eduardo Escobar (CWS) went 2-for-5 with one RBI and one run scored … 3B Henry Wrigley (TB) added two hits and one RBI. AFL Alums of the Day

Philadelphia starting right-handed pitcher AFL Weekly Infield Breakdown Roy Halladay allowed two earned runs on Team Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday six hits and two walk while striking out five D-Dogs X X X X to lead the Phillies to a 4-2 win over the Javelinas X X X X in Game Five of the Rafters X X X X NLCS … the 33-year-old was a member of Saguaros X X X X the Grand Canyon Rafters in 1998 with the Scorpions X X X X organization. Solar Sox X X X X

Teams are REQUIRED to take Infield and BP every Monday during the season.

UMPIRE ROSTER Crew A ─ Toby Basner (CC), Darren Budahn, Clint Fagan, Chris Ward Crew F ─ Chris Conroy (CC), Fran Burke, Barry Larson, Mark Lollo Crew L ─ Tyler Funneman (CC), Stephen Barga, John Conrad, Eric Loveless Rundown

Tidbits • The Fall League will play at the two newest Cactus League facilities this season. This Saturday, the Javelinas host the Saguaros at Goodyear Ballpark at 12:35 p.m. and on November 13th the Desert Dogs host the Saguaros at Camelback Ranch-Glendale at 6:35 p.m. • Social Media has infiltrated the Arizona Fall League; check out the latest information on Twitter @MLBazFallLeague and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/mlbfallball . • Eight Fall Leaguers –- Solar Sox right-handed pitcher Ryan Brasier (LAA), Desert Dogs outfielder Cory Harrilchak (ATL), Javelinas infielder Jason Kipnis (CLE), Javelinas right-handed pitcher Matt Nevarez (HOU), Solar Sox Tony Sanchez (PIT), Saguaros outfielder Dave Sappelt (CIN), Rafters right-handed pitcher Jordan Swagerty (STL) and Solar Sox right-handed pitcher Josh Zeid (PHI) will be blogging their experiences during the AFL season and can be found at www.mlbfallball.com .

Arizona Fall League Player and Pitcher -of -the -Week Player-of-the-Week Pitcher-of-the-Week Week One SCO 3B Ryan Adams (BAL) N/A MSS 3B Brandon Wood (LAA)

League Nuggets FirstRound Talent: Thirty-five former first-round draft picks will play in the Arizona Fall League. Seven –- OF Bryce Harper (1 st in 2010, WSH), 2B (2 nd in 2009, SEA), 1B Eric Hosmer (3 rd in 2008, KC), RHP Greg Reynolds (2 nd in 2006, COL), C Tony Sanchez (4 th in 2009, PIT), C Kyle Skipworth (6 th in 2008, FLA) and 3B Josh Vitters (3 rd in 2007, CHC) –- were top 10 selections.

AFL International: Thirty foreign-born players will be representing nine countries –- Australia (2), Canada (5), Cuba (6), Dominican Republic (5), Germany (1), Mexico (2), Puerto Rico (4), Taiwan (1) and Venezuela (4) –- during the 2010 AFL season.

Minor League Award Winners: The Arizona Fall League will showcase the International League Rookie-of-the-Year, Desert Dogs 1B Freddie Freeman (ATL), Southern League Most Valuable Player, Saguaros OF Dave Sappelt (CIN) and the Eastern League’s ROY and MVP, Rafters OF Brandon Laird (NYY).

Youth is Served: Six Fall Leaguers were born in the 1990’s –- 3B Francisco Martinez (DET) (09/01/90), C Salvador Perez (KC) (05/10/90), C Kyle Skipworth (FLA) (05/10/90), OF Xavier Avery (BAL) (01/01/90) and LHP Manny Banuelos (03/13/91) –- including the league’s youngest player, OF Bryce Harper (WSH) (10/16/92).

AFL Single Game-Highs

Offense Pitching Runs: 3 – Multiple IP: 5.0 – Casey Kelly (PEJ/BOS) 10/19 Hits: 4 – Multiple H: 9 – David Bromberg (PES/MIN) 10/21 2B: 2 – Multiple R: 5 – Multiple 3B: 1 -- Multiple ER: 5 – Multiple

HR: 1 – Multiple SO: 6 – Scott Barnes (PEJ/CLE) 10/12 RBI: 5 – Jason Kipnis (PEJ/CLE) 10/15 BB: 3 – Multiple SB: 2 – Multiple HR: 1 – Multiple

AFL Alumni in the MLB Postseason

The 2010 postseason is comprised of 112 players (56 percent) who are alums of the Arizona Fall League. Leading the way are the Tampa Bay Rays with 20 ex-Fall Leaguers. To round out the rest of the American League, the boast 17 alumni, the have 12 on their squad while the New York Yankees have 10. In the National League, the have 15 alums, the San Francisco Giants possess 14, and the and each have 12.

East Division

Mesa Solar Sox (6-3) Starter: RHP Justin Wilson (PIT) makes his second start today … received a no-decision vs. the Saguaros on 10/16 … 2.0 scoreless IP, allowing 2 hits, 1 walk and 3 … named Eastern League playoffs most valuable player and won EL pitcher-of-the-week honors on 08/16 with Double-A Altoona … 11-8 with a 3.09 ERA and 134 SO in 27 games (26 starts) … won the final game of the 2008 NCAA

College World Series pitching for Fresno State. Other: Three pitchers –- RHP Steven Geltz (LAA), RHP Brad Holt (NYM) and RHP Aaron Pribanic (PIT) –- share the league lead with a 0.00 ERA … Geltz has the fourth lowest WHIP at 0.50 … Pribanic ranks fifth in the opponent batting average (.111) … OF Jeremy Moore (LAA) is tied for league lead in stolen bases (4) … Moore is batting .406 during an active eight-game hitting streak … tied for second in total bases (19) and hits (13) … fifth in batting average (.406) … .429 batting average and of .714 when leading off an inning … IF Jordany Valdespin (NYM) owns a .345 batting average during an active seven-game hitting streak … 3B Brandon Wood (LAA) is tied for the league lead in RBI (8) … .500 batting average with four RBI with the bases loaded … hit a three-run walk-off double in the bottom of the 11 th vs. Surprise on 10/15 … hit his 15 th career AFL home run on 10/13 … RHP Tyson Brummett (PHI) is tied for fourth in the league in strikeouts (8) … 1B Matt Rizzotti (PHI) ranks in the top five in on-base percentage (.480) … 3B

Josh Vitters (CHC) is batting .429 with six RBI with runners in scoring position … C Tony Sanchez (PIT) is batting .400 with five RBI with runners on base … OF Andrew Lambo (PIT) hit .333 with one home run and five RBI during a five-game hitting streak (10/14-20)… tied for second in the AFL lead in runs scored (8) … .400 with three RBI with runners in scoring position and two outs … IF Jordy Mercer (PIT) owns a .600 batting average with five RBI with runners in scoring position. Team: Mesa’s bats lead the AFL in team batting average (.288) … tied for the lead in hits (95) … second in RBI (54) … Solar Sox pitchers have the league’s lowest ERA (3.14) … undefeated when leading after five innings … 6-1 record when scoring first … owns league high 19-hit game. Phoenix Desert Dogs (4-5)

Starter: RHP Craig Heyer (NYY) makes first AFL start today … 0-1 with a 2.25 ERA in two relief appearances for Phoenix … 8-4 with nd a 3.52 ERA and 66 strikeouts in 26 games (12 starts) for the Florida State League champion Tampa Yankees … 22 round selection in 2007 from UNLV … two-time all-state selection at Coronado High School in Scottsdale. Other: OF Brandon Laird (NYY) is second in the league in extra-base hits (5) … tied for second in RBI (8) and extra-base hits (19) … .424 (14-33) batting average with two home runs and five RBI during an eight-game hitting streak from 11/11/09-10/18/10 … 2B Tyler Pastornicky (ATL) is batting .667 with two RBI with runners on base … OF Trayvon Robinson (LAD) ranks third in the circuit with a .516 on-base percentage … ranks in the top 10 in batting average (.375) … leads the AFL in walks (7) … tied for third in stolen bases (3) … .750 batting average with two RBI with runners in scoring position … hit .260 with a .403 on-base percentage during a 14-game on-base streak that lasted from 10/14/09-10/14/10 … C Austin Romine (NYY) hit .333 during a five-game hitting streak (10/12-19) … OF Michael

Taylor (OAK) shares the AFL lead in home runs (2) … tied for second in extra-base hits (4) … tied for fifth in total bases (16) … RHP Cory Gearrin (ATL) ranks third in WHIP (0.33) … RHP Travis Banwart (OAK) shares the AFL lead in wins (2) … RHP George Kontos (NYY) is tied for third in strikeouts (8) … 3B Stephen Parker (OAK) is batting .571 with two RBI with runners on base … RHP Pete Andrelczyk (FLA) shares AFL lead in ERA (0.00) Team: Tied for second the league lead in home runs (6) … has won every game when leading after five innings and lost every game trailing after five innings. Scottsdale Scorpions (6-3)

Starter: LHP Sammy Solis (WSH) makes his second start tonight … received a no-decision on 10/16 at Javelinas … allowed one earned run on two hits and one in 3.0 IP … pitched briefly with Class-A Hagerstown … 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA, 2 hits and 3 strikeouts in two starts … second-round selection in 2010 from the University of San Diego … graduated from Agua Fria (AZ) High School. Other: Two Scorpions bats –- IF Charlie Culberson (SF) (.538) and IF Ryan Adams (BAL) (.391) –- are in the top 10 in batting average … Culberson possesses an active six-game hitting streak … leads the AFL in hits (14), on-base percentage (.571), slugging percentage (.962), total bases (25), doubles (5) and extra-base hits (7) … tied for the league lead in home runs (2) … tied for third in the tied for fourth in runs (7) … Adams is tied for second with 8 RBI … six-game hitting streak that began on 10/12 … .455 with eight RBI with runners on base … SS Greg Miclat (BAL) is batting .375 with runners on base … OF Mike Burgess (WSH) is batting .294 during an active five-game hitting streak that began on 10/14 … C Derek Norris (WSH) is fifth in slugging percentage (.688) … RHP Brad Peacock (WSH) is second in the AFL with 10 strikeouts … 1B Brandon Belt (SF) is batting .556 with four RBI with runners in scoring position …

RHP Bryan Shaw (ARI) leads the AFL with two saves … RHP Greg Reynolds (COL) is tied for second in innings pitched (7.0) … OF A.J. Pollock (ARI) is batting .455 with four RBI with runners on base … 2B Steve Lombardozzi (WSH) is tied for second in doubles (4) … .400 batting average when leading off an inning … OF Xavier Avery (BAL) is tied for third in stolen bases (3) … RHP Josh Collmenter (ARI) is tied for the league lead in wins (2) … RHP Cole Kimball (WSH) is second in the league with a 0.25 WHIP and third in opponents batting average (.077). Team: Pitchers possess second-lowest ERA (3.41) ERA … relievers lead the league with four saves … team batting average of .385 with 11 RBI with the bases loaded … undefeated (2-0) in one-run games … pitchers have held opposition to a .253 batting average with runners in scoring position.

West Division

Peoria Javelinas (4-4) Starter: LHP Marc Rzepczynski (TOR) makes his second AFL start today … no-decision in his league debut on 10/16 against the Scottsdale … tossed 4.0 IP and allowed 1 earned run on 4 hits while striking out 3 and walking 2 … split the 2010 season between AAA Las Vegas and the Blue Jays … 5-5 record with a 6.04 in 67.0 IP in AAA and a 4-4 record with a 4.95 ERA in 63.2 IP in the majors … selected in the fifth round in 2007. Other: RHP Thomas Wilhelmsen (SEA) struck out a batter in one inning of work Thursday, moving him to third in the league in strikeouts … struck out four without allowing a baserunner on 10/18, earning the victory ... LHP Scott Barnes (CLE) is tops in the league in strikeouts with 11 despite a 6.75 ERA … the Javelinas’ staff has struck out 83 batters and walked 33 in 84 innings … 2B Dustin Ackley (SEA) returned to the lineup on 10/20, going 3-for-6 with a double and three runs scored in his first action since leaving with a finger injury on 10/13 … no. 2-overall pick in 2009 is now hitting .357 (5-for-14) with seven runs in four games … homered on his first swing of the Fall League season on 10/12 … 1B Mike McDade (TOR) smacked a three-run home run in the eighth inning on 10/20 … RHP Casey Kelly (BOS) became the first 2010 AFL pitcher to go five innings in a start, holding Mesa to one run on three hits on 10/19 … IF Jason Kipnis (CLE) snapped an 0-for-11 start with a five-RBI game on 10/15 … only two behind the league leaders in RBI (7) despite a .143 batting average … OF Juan Carlos Linares (BOS) has multi-hit games in each of his three games, posting a .571 batting average (8-for-14). Team: Pitching staff leads the entire AFL in strikeouts with 83 in 84 innings.

Peoria Saguaros (1-7) Starter: RHP Daryl Thompson (CIN) makes his first start today … only appearance this season was on 10/16 at Mesa … tossed 1 IP, allowing 1 run on 2 hits and striking out one batter … spent 2010 season in AA Carolina of the Southern League … Started 12 games and went 0-5 with a 3.71 ERA in 51.0 IP … selected in the eighth round by the in 2003. Other: OF Ben Revere (MIN) is hitting .371 (6-for-35) to rank eighth in the league … leads the circuit in games played (9), at- bats (35) and stolen bases (4) … second in hits (13) … six-game hitting streak snapped Wednesday, going 0-for-5 … SS Eduardo Escobar (CWS) improved his batting average to .367 Thursday (11-for-30), collecting a pair of singles and an RBI… is third in the league in hits with 11 … big day at the plate on 10/18, going 3-for-4 with 2 runs, 3 RBI, 1 homer and 1 steal … OF Leslie Anderson (TB) doubled and drove in his first two runs of the season in the first inning Wednesday, but a fielding gaffe one-half inning later led to a trio of unearned runs … RHP Alex Cobb (TB) fired four innings, allowing a run on two hits while striking out four on 10/18 … RHP Anthony Carter (CWS) has been lights out in his two relief appearances, striking out five of the six hitters he has faced without allowing a baserunner … RHP James Avery (CIN) has thrown four scoreless innings over two appearances. Team: Scored the fewest runs, allowed the most, and ranks last in both batting average and ERA … pitchers have allowed 12 home runs, while no other club has given up more than six ... the 10-hit performance Thursday night puts the Saguaros ahead of the Desert Dogs in team batting average.

Surprise Rafters (5-4) Starter: RHP Brian Broderick (STL) makes his second start of the season today … earned a win in his first start on 10/16 against Phoenix … pitched three scoreless innings while striking out 2 and walking 2 and allowing only 1 hit … posted an 11-2 record with a 2.77 ERA for the double-A Springfield Cardinals in 2010 … Phoenix native attended Mesa Community College and Grand Canyon University. Other: C Tony Cruz (STL) went 2-for-5 Thursday night with 1 RBI and 1 run, putting him in sole possession of the league lead in RBI with 9 … hit a pair of homers and drove in four runs on 10/20, vaulting him into a tie for the league lead in home runs with two ... OF (MIL) is hitting .421 (8-for 19) with 2 homers, 4 RBI, and 5 runs … slugging percentage is .842 which is second in the league …1B Eric Hosmer (KC) had a pair of base hits and drove in a run on 10/19, his second game of the AFL season … the 6-4 slugger, who will turn 21 on 10/24, batted .389 with seven RBI, eight walks and 10 runs scored for Team USA in Pan Am Qualifying earlier this month … 2B Johnny Giavotella (KC) is second in the league with a .500 batting average (9-for-18) with four doubles and four RBI in four games … Chandler, Arizona native 2B Eric Farris (MIL) is also hitting .500 (13-for-26) putting him in a tie for second in the league in hitting … second in the league in hits with 13 and on-base percentage at .536 … 3B Zack Cox (STL), the Cardinals’ 2010 first-round pick, has struggled out of the gate with a .059 average (1-for-17) with eight strikeouts … LHP Mike Montgomery (KC) threw three innings in his first AFL action 10/18, allowing a solo homer and striking out three … 2-0, 1.80 ERA performance in Pan Am qualifying in Puerto Rico … LHP Danny Duffy (KC) made his AFL debut on 10/20, going two innings, striking out two and allowing two baserunners. Team: Rafters lead the AFL in runs scored (65), despite drawing the fewest walks (24) … club leads the west division with a 4.18 ERA, but has allowed 13 unearned runs in nine contests … tied with three other clubs for the AFL home run lead with seven.