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Eastern Division Today, November 9, 2009 Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 Saguaros at Surprise, 12:35 PM (F) Phoenix Desert Dogs 13 9 .591 - 5-7 8-2 6-2 L1 5-5 20 Steve Garrison (LHP/SD) 1-1, 3.97 @ Mesa Solar Sox 9 12 .429 3.5 4-6 5-6 3-4 W3 5-5 19 (RHP/KC) 0-1, 7.36 Scottsdale Scorpions 9 12 .429 3.5 4-7 5-5 2-5 W3 3-7 Scottsdale at Mesa, 12:35 PM (L)

31 Chaz Roe (RHP/COL) 0-2, 7.20 @ Western Division 94 Tim Kiely (RHP/LAA) 0-0, 2.08 Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 Phoenix at Javelinas, 6:35 PM (A) Peoria Javelinas 14 8 .636 - 6-4 8-4 4-3 W1 7-3 26 Mitch Talbot (RHP/TB) 2-0, 6.75 @ Peoria Saguaros 10 12 .455 4.0 5-6 5-6 3-4 L26 6-4 12 Nick Hill (LHP/SEA) 0-1, 8.74 Surprise Rafters 10 12 .455 4.0 4-7 6-5 4-4 L2 3-7

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 Mesa at Surprise, 12:35 PM (F) 2009 Rising Stars Game 47 Randor Bierd (RHP/BOS) 2-1, 5.60 @

R H E LOB 30 Mike Parisi (RHP/STL) 2-1, 3.50 AFL Eastern 7 12 0 10 WP: Dunn (NYY) (1-0) LP: Storen (WSH) (0-1) Scottsdale at Phoenix, 12:35 PM (L) AFL Western 8 12 2 6 SV: Kimbrel (ATL) (1) 34 Bryan Augenstein (RHP/ARI) 0-3, 6.75 @ T.B.A. C Matt McBride’s (CLE) two- in the bottom of the eighth inning off of reliever Saguaros at Javelinas, 6:35 PM (A) \ 41 Wilton Lopez (RHP/HOU) 2-0, 1.38 @ (WSH) completed the Western Division rally that overcame a seven-run first- 54 Josh Butler (RHP/MIL) 3-1, 10.13 inning deficit ... 1B (CIN) went 3-for-4 with 1 run, 1 double, and 2 RBI … LF Wednesday, November 11, 2009 Chris Heisey (CIN) added 2 runs, 1 double, 1 home run, and 2 RBI … relievers Surprise at Mesa, 12:35 PM (F) (SEA), Javy Guerra (LAD), (CIN), (TEX), Andrew Oliver 22 Ian Kennedy (RHP/NYY) 1-1, 3.98 @ 41 (RHP/CHC) 2-2, 2.63 (DET), Danny Gutierrez (TEX), Michael Dunn (NYY), and Craig Kimbrel (ATL) shut out Javelinas at Saguaros, 12:35 PM (L) the Eastern Division’s bats over the final eight frames … SS Carlos Triunfel (SEA) added a 58 Travis Schlichting (RHP/LAD) 1-1, 3.00 @ 32 (LHP/ATL) 1-0, 2.31 solo home run in the third inning … Eastern Division CF Jose Tabata (PIT), SS Starlin Phoenix at Scottsdale, 6:35 PM (A) Castro (CHC), and 3B Chase d’Arnaud (PIT) each collected a pair of hits … 1B Brandon 74 James Simmons (RHP/OAK) 1-2, 3.18 @ 44 Joe Martinez (RHP/SF) 1-0, 4.32 Allen (ARI) smashed a three-run home run to center field in the top of the first … Reidier (A, F, L) – Umpire Roster Key Gonzalez (TOR), Matt Gorgen (TB), and Andrew Johnston (COL) tossed a combined 3.1

hitless innings of relief and struck out four. AFL Alumni of the Day AFL Weekly Infield Breakdown Team Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Dogs X X Howard (17), outfielder Raul Ibanez (13), Javelinas X X and outfielder Jayson Werth (13) were Rafters X X among the top five RBI producers during Saguaros X X the 2009 playoffs. Howard played for the Scorpions X X Phoenix Desert Dogs in 2004, Ibanez was a Solar Sox X X member of the Peoria Javelinas in 1996, 12:35 p.m.: HINF: 10:00 a.m., HBP: 10:15 a.m., VBP: 11:00 a.m., VINF: 11:45 a.m. and Werth wore the Mesa Solar Sox 6:35 p.m.: HINF: 4:00 p.m., HBP: 4:15 p.m., VBP: 5:00 p.m., VINF: 5:45 p.m. uniform in 2000. Teams are REQUIRED to take Infield and BP every Monday during the season. UMPIRE ROSTER Crew A ─ Alan Porter (CC), Toby Basner, Jon Merry, David Rackley. Crew F ─ Cory Blaser (CC), Lance Barrett, Tyler Funneman, Manny Gonzalez. Crew L ─ Vic Carapazza (CC), Chris Conroy, Mark Ripperger, John Tumpane. Mesa Solar Sox (9-12) STARTING : RHP Tim Kiely (LAA) gets his second start of the season today against Scottsdale ... has not allowed an over his last five appearances (7.2 IP) ... split the 2009 season between High-A Rancho Cucamonga and Double-A Arkansas ... began the season at Rancho Cucamonga, going 5-5 with a 4.44 ERA (36 ER/73.0 IP) in 12 starts ... in his second start of the year, struck out eight and allowed just three hits over seven scoreless innings on 4/16 ... 4-3 with a 4.85 ERA (51 ER/94.2 IP) over 15 starts with Arkansas ... his first start at Double-A, fanned 13 batters in a nine-inning, complete-game win vs. Springfield (6/15). OTHERS: IF Starlin Castro (CHC) logged his fifth straight two- game Friday ... leads the Fall League with a .424 (28-66) average ... tied for second in the league in hits and is fourth in on-base percentage (.451) ... swiped his fifth base of the season Friday, putting him in a tie for the club lead with OF P.J. Phillips (LAA) ... Phillips collected his second straight multi-hit game Friday, going 2- for-4 with 1 walk, 2 runs scored and 1 stolen base ... IF Jose Iglesias (BOS) knocked in a season-high five runs Friday, including a three-run homer and two RBI groundouts ... IF Matt Dominguez (FLA) also posted a season-high in RBI, driving in four while doubling twice in three at-bats ... IF Josh Vitters (CHC) is seventh in hitting at .360 (18-50) and has a eight-game hit streak ... OF Greg Burns (FLA) owns a .571 on-base percentage and ranks fourth in the league with 12 walks in only eight appearances ... IF (MIN) has a team-high 16 RBI, top 10 in the league ... OF Bryan Petersen (FLA) went 3-for-6 with an RBI Friday ... third in the league with a .388 (26-67) average ... fourth in the league in hits ... hit safely in 13 of 14 games, including a season-opening 12-game hitting streak ... top 10 in runs scored (15) ... batting .444 (12-27) when leading off an inning ... C Hank Conger (LAA) scored three times to go along with his 2-for-4 effort Friday ... OF Ryan Kalish (BOS) is batting .500 (8-16) with 11 RBI with runners in scoring position ... RHP Andrew Cashner (CHC) has struck out eight over eight scoreless innings in his last two starts to earn two wins ... RHP Steve Hirschfeld (MIN) retired nine of the 10 men he faced Friday to earn his first Fall League win ... LHP John Gaub (CHC) ranks fifth with a 14.14 K/9 IP ratio (11 K/7.0 IP) ... LHP James Russell (CHC) has posted seven straight scoreless outings to climb into the top 10 in ERA at 1.80 (2 ER/10.0 IP) ... RHP Richie Lentz (BOS) owns the league’s second-lowest ERA at 0.77 (1 ER/11.2 IP) ... 13:2 K:BB ratio ... second with 0.77 WHIP ... RHP Tommy Mendoza (LAA) has 10 and no walks in 15.0 innings... RHP Blake Parker (CHC) is tied for second with two saves. TEAM: The Solar Sox have won four of five while yielding just 11 runs (2.2 per game) ... did not walk a batter in Friday’s 11-1 win over Surprise ... second in hitting at .293 ... batting .339 when leading off an inning and holding opponents to .219 in the same situation ... 14 different players have accounted for the Solar Sox’ 20 home runs. Peoria Javelinas (14-8) TODAY’S STARTER: LHP Nick Hill (SEA) makes his fifth start and is still in search for his first Fall League victory … no- decision on 11/02 at Scottsdale (3.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, and 2 SO ) … 5-6 with a 3.10 (33 ER/95.2 IP) ERA, 24 BB, 100 SO in 36 games (nine starts) for Double-A West Tennessee … first U.S. Military Academy player since Steve Reich in 1993 to play for Team USA. OTHERS: OF Jordan Danks (CWS) is second in the Fall League with 21 runs scored … third in walks (13) and on-base percentage (.452) … hit .329 (24-73) with an OBP of .462 during a two-year, 21-game Fall League on-base streak (11/14/08-11/04/09) … .462 batting average during 11-game hitting streak (10/14-28) … hitting .412 (7-17)) with one double and 12 RBI with runners in scoring position … scored 10 runs over last 10 games … OF Andrew Lambo (LAD) has a top 10 batting average (.361) … hit .449 (22-for-49) with 8 runs, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 2 home runs, and 11 RBI during an 11-game hitting streak (10/15-11/02) … batting .500 (3- 6) with two home runs and nine RBI while slugging 1.000 with runners in scoring position and two outs … owns two of the Pigs’ three grand slams … OF Casper Wells (DET) has a top 10 batting average (.358) … hitting .341 (43-126) with an OBP of .440 during a 35- game on-base streak that began 10/09/08 … third in AFL with a .735 slugging percentage … tied for fourth in RBI (20) … averaging one home run every 13.25 at bats … .405 (30-74) batting average with 20 runs, 19 extra-base hits (8 doubles, 2 triples, 9 home runs), and 30 RBI during a two-year, 18-game hitting streak from 10/25/08-10/23/09 … IF Taylor Green (MIL) hit .353 (12-34) with 6 runs, 2 doubles, 1 home run, and 3 RBI during 11-game Fall League hitting streak (10/09/08-10/20/09) … OF Lorenzo Cain (MIL) is second in stolen bases (7) … stole three bases in one game (11/06) … tied for fifth with 12 walks … C Lucas May (LAD) is tied for third in doubles (6) … batting .714 (5-7) with 1 run, 1 home run, and 4 RBI over the last two games … IF Russ Mitchell (LAD) shares the AFL lead in RBI (23) … second in the league in doubles (7) … tied for second in home runs (5) … third in extra-base hits (12) … fourth in total bases (44) … averaging one home run every 13.20 at bats … averaging one RBI per game over the last 10 games …hit .383 (23- 60) with 15 runs, 7 doubles, 1 triple, 5 home runs, 21 RBI, and an OPB of .486 during two-year 17-game Fall League on-base streak (10/11/08-10/27/09) … C Jonathan Lucroy (MIL) is batting .571 (4-7) with a slugging percentage of 1.000 leading off an inning … RHP Josh Butler (MIL) shares the league lead in wins (3) … fourth among starters with a 9.28 SO/9.0 IP ratio … RHP Zach Braddock (MIL) has a top 10 ERA at 1.04 … leads in saves (3) … holding the opposition to a .171 batting average … RHP Sergio Santos (CWS) is tied for fourth in games finished (6) … RHP Josh Fields (SEA) holds the opposition to a .154 batting average … RHP Anthony Varvaro (SEA) is averaging 8.31 base runners/9.0 IP … RHP Robbie Weinhardt (DET) leads the AFL in holds (3) … shares the top spot with 19 strikeouts … only reliever to be in the top four … averaging 14.25 SO/9.0 IP. TEAM: Pigs’ pitching staff leads Fall League with 185 strikeouts … averaging 8.57 SO/9.0 IP … bats are second with 148 runs … third in the AFL with 25 home runs … third with a .289 (222-768) average … team is batting .406 (13-32) with 40 RBI with the bases loaded … pitching staff holding the opposition to a .213 (23-108) batting average with runners in scoring position and two outs … own a 5-1 record in one-run games. Peoria Saguaros (10-12) TODAY’S STARTER: LHP Steve Garrison (SD) takes the hill in his fifth start for the Cacti … no-decision in last start on 11/03 vs. Mesa (3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, and 2 SO) …1-2 with a 5.56 (21 ER/34.0 IP) ERA, 8 BB, and 32 SO in 13 games (12 starts) between rookie-level AZL Padres, High-A Lake Elsinore, and Double-A San Antonio. OTHERS: C Matt McBride (CLE) .413 (19-46) and OF Chris Heisey (CIN) .358 (24-67) have top 10 batting averages … McBride and Mesa’s Starlin Castro (CHC) are the only players in AFL with .400-plus batting averages … holds the league lead in on- base percentage (.557) … tied for second with 14 walks … fourth in slugging percentage (.696) … .450 (9-20) with 7 runs, 2 home runs, and 4 RBI over the last 10 games … .500 (3-6) batting average with four RBI with runners in scoring position and two outs … owns 14-game on-base streak … batting .413 (19-46) with 12 runs, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 3 home runs, and 12 RBI during the streak that started on 10/14 … Heisey is in the top five in hits (24), slugging percentage (.746), runs scored (16), extra-base hits (13), total bases (50), and triples (3) … averaging one home run every 13.40 at bats … OF Cedric Hunter (SD) has the longest active hitting streak (12 games) … batting .311 (14-45) with 4 runs, 2 doubles, and 5 RBI during the streak that began 10/20 … third in the league with a SO/TPA ratio of 1/16.25 … hitting .394 (13-33) with runners on base ... RHP Josh Judy (CLE) has a top five ERA (0.84) … IF Jose Vallejo (HOU) is in a three-way tie in stolen bases (6) … hitting .421 (8-19) with 3 runs, 1 home run, and 5 RBI over the last five games … IF Brandon Hicks (ATL) is tied for fifth in the league with five stolen bases … .500 (4-8) batting average with four RBI with runners in scoring position and two outs … RHP Logan Ondrusek (CIN) has yet to allow a walk in 8.2 innings pitched … OF Jonathan Gaston (HOU) leads the league in triples (4) … .500 (7-14) batting average with 2 triples, 2 home runs, and 12 RBI with runners in scoring position … boasts Cacti’s only grand slam (10/26 at Scottsdale) … 1B Yonder Alonso (CIN) is fifth in lowest TPA/SO ratio at 14.25 … leads AFL with three sacrifice flies … .364 (8-22) with six runs and three RBI over the last six games played … RHP Wilton Lopez (HOU) has a top 10 ERA (1.38) … holding the opposition to a .083 batting average … has yet to allow a walk as a reliever … averaging 2.25 base runners per 9.0 innings pitched as a reliever … RHP Evan Scribner (SD) is tied for the AFL lead in games finished with eight … holding the opposition to a .125 batting average … LHP Lee Hyde (ATL) tied for most appearances with Scribner and Scottsdale’s Steve Edlefsen (SF) with eight appearances … tied for league lead in holds (3). TEAM: Cacti pitching staff had a 23.1 IP consecutive scoreless innings streak (10/27-29) … back-to-back shutouts on 10/28- 29 … staff owns three of the five 2009 shutouts … second with 176 strikeouts …Cacti bats are second in the Fall League with 70 walks … lead the league with 34 stolen bases … own league’s only victory when trailing after eight innings (10/20 at Phoenix).

Phoenix Desert Dogs (13-9) STARTING PITCHER: RHP Mitch Talbot (TB) toes the rubber today against the Javelinas ... 2-0 with a 6.75 ERA (11 ER/14.2 IP) over four starts ... 9:2 K:BB ratio ... pitched the majority of the season with Triple-A Durham, going 4-4 with a 4.47 ERA in 10 starts before missing two months with shoulder and elbow problems … after five rehab starts, returned to Durham and made two starts during the playoffs, going 0-1 with a 4.26 ERA. OTHERS: IF Danny Espinosa (WSH) extended his hitting streak to seven game Friday with a double in four at bats ... .471 (8-17) with nine runs scored in his last four games ... OF Corey Brown (OAK) is tied for second in the league with five home runs ... top five in RBI (18) ... extra-base hit in six straight games (Oct. 21-27) ... IF (OAK) extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a single in five at bats Thursday ... batting .366 (15-41) with 4 doubles, 3 triples, 6 RBI, 12 runs scored and 3 stolen bases over the streak ... OF Grant Desme (OAK) leads the league with 10 home runs, 23 runs, .785 slugging percentage and 14 extra-base hits ... tied for the league lead with 23 RBI ... tied for second in hits (28) ... hit .511 (23-45) with 10 homers and 22 RBI during an 11- game hitting streak (Oct. 14-28) ... homered in eight of 10 games, Oct. 15-28 ... sits four home runs shy of Brandon Wood’s (LAA) 2005 Arizona Fall League record of 14 ... IF (WSH) had five straight two-hit games (10/29-11/5) ... eight RBI in last four games ... IF Brandon Snyder (BAL) is in the top five in RBI (18) ... C Nevin Ashley (TB) has hit safely in all 11 games this season ... fourth in hitting (.381) ... OF Matt Angle (BAL) is third with six steals ... RHP (WSH) is tied for the league lead with three wins and tied for fourth with 17 strikeouts ... RHP Drew Storen (WSH) earned his second win Thursday ... pitched in a league- high nine games ... fourth in ERA (0.93) ... tied for second with two saves ... RHP Josh Wilkie (WSH) allowed his first earned run Thursday but still ranks sixth in the league with a 1.00 ERA (1 ER/9.0 IP) ... RHP Toshiyuki Yanuki (NPB) retired all six batters he faced Friday to continue his scoreless run in the Fall League (8.1 IP) ... RHP James Simmons (OAK) is fifth with 17.0 innings pitched ... RHP Jeff Mandel (WSH) leads relievers with a 0.00 BB/9 IP (0 BB/9.0 IP). TEAM: The Desert Dogs lead their division by 3.5 games with a 13-9 record ... magic number to clinch division is eight ... league’s best hitting (.308) and pitching (4.68 ERA) team ... league leader in runs (161) and home runs (29) ... hitting .452 (14-31) with 37 RBI with the bases loaded ... have walked only 65 batters (second in league is 88).

Scottsdale Scorpions (9-12) STARTING PITCHER: RHP Chaz Roe (COL) makes his fourth start at Mesa ... 0-2 with a 7.20 ERA (4 ER/5.0 IP) ... pitched the 2009 season with Double-A Tulsa in the Texas League … 7-3 with a 3.15 ERA over 20 starts, including a nine-inning complete game at Northwest Arkansas (Aug. 4). OTHERS: C Wilin Rosario (COL) went 2-for-4 with 1 home run and 2 runs scored Friday after his 3-for-4, home-run effort Thursday ... has the Scorpions’ only multi-homer game this season ... OF Jose Tabata (PIT) went 1-for-4 with 1 RBI and 1 walk Friday to extend his hit streak to 10 games ... fifth in hitting at .366 (30-82) ... leads the league in hits ... four three-hit games during the streak ... batting .422 (19-45) during the streak ... 13-for-26 (.500) in his last six games ... Scorpions season-high six RBI on Oct. 27 ... IF Chase d’Arnaud (PIT) has hit safely in 10 of 12 games ... OF Thomas Neal (SF) went 2-for-5 with 1 double, 1 RBI, 1 run and 1 stolen base Friday ... became the first Scorpion other than Brandon Allen to start at first base this season by starting the last two games ... leads the league in stolen bases (8) ... OF Domonic Brown (PHI) leads the league with eight doubles ... tied for fourth in extra-base hits (11) ... batting .429 (6-14) against left-handed pitching ... IF Brandon Crawford (SF) is fourth in the league with 12 walks ... IF Brandon Allen (ARI) leads the league with 19 walks ... IF Hector Gomez (COL) was 2-for-5 with 1 double and 2 runs to extend his hit streak to nine games ... LHP Donnie Veal (PIT) earned his shared league-leading third win Friday by tossing four innings and allowing just an unearned run on three hits and no walks with five strikeouts ... league leader in ERA at 0.54 (1 ER/16.2 IP) and in WHIP at 0.72 ... tied for fourth with 17 strikeouts ... leads starters in opponent batting average at .172 ... RHP Joe Martinez (SF) is also tied for fourth with 17 strikeouts ... RHP Steve Edlefsen (SF) is tied for the league lead with nine appearances (eight scoreless) ... LHP Matt Reynolds (COL) recorded his first with a perfect ninth inning Thursday ... leads the league with a .152 opponent average ... fifth in WHIP (0.89) ... RHP Bryan Augenstein (ARI) is fifth among starters with a 1.93 BB/9 IP ratio ... LHP Tom Layne (ARI) is in the top 10 in ERA (2 ER/9.1 IP). TEAM: The Scorpions rank second in ERA (4.82) ... yielded a league-low 19 home runs ... batting .344 with the bases loaded.

Surprise Rafters (10-12) TODAY’S STARTER: RHP Aaron Crow (KC) takes the hill in Surprise for his third start … no-decision on 10/28 at Phoenix (3.1 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, and 2 SO) … 2009 first-round selection signed late … pitched for the independent American Association’s Fort Worth Cats after not signing with Washington following the 2008 draft … 12-0 with a 2.56 ERA during final season at the University of Missouri … 2008 Louisville Slugger first-team all-America. OTHERS: OF Colin Curtis (NYY) has a top 10 batting average (.358) ….417 (10-24) batting average with 2 doubles, 2 home runs, and 8 RBI with runners on base … active 13-game on-base streak … .388 (19-49) with 11 runs, 4 doubles, 1 triple, 2 home runs, and 8 RBI during the streak … 1B (NYM) is tied for third in the Fall League with six doubles … .667 (2-3) with one double, six RBI with the bases loaded … riding a six-game home hitting streak … .304 (7-23) with 3 runs, 1 double, 1 home run, and 4 RBI during the streak … hit a grand slam and collected six RBI on Opening Day … IF Brandon Laird (NYY) is tied for second with 5 home runs … averaging one home run every 13 at bats … tied for third with 20 RBI … .429 (3-7) batting average with one home run and six RBI with runners in scoring position and two outs … .583 (7-12) with 4 runs, 2 home runs, and 6 RBI over the last five games … IF (STL) and OF Tyler Henley (STL) are batting .444 (4-9) with a .500-plus OBP when leading off an inning … Henley is averaging one every 11.5 at bats … RHP Scot Moviel (NYM) has a top 10 ERA (1.69) … OF Mitch Moreland (TEX) is batting .333 (5-15) with a .643 slugging percentage, 1 double, 1 home run, and 6 RBI with runners in scoring position … OF Marcus Lemon (TEX) has a .500 (9-18) batting average with 6 runs, 1 home run, and 5 RBI over the last five games played … LHP Michael Dunn (NYY) is averaging a league high for relievers 15.26 SO/9.0 IP … OF Daryl Jones (STL) shares the Fall League lead with six stolen bases … hit by pitch a league-high four times … RHP Grant Duff (NYY) is tied for second in the league with two saves … RHP Tanner Scheppers (TEX) has a WHIP of 0.78 … holding the opposition to a .167 batting average … averaging seven base runners per 9.0 IP … 3B (KC) has 12 RBI and a .800 slugging percentage with runners in scoring position … collected seven RBI on 10/15 vs. Mesa. TEAM: Top defensive team with a .986 fielding percentage … only 11 errors in 22 games … third in the league with 213 hits and 118 RBI … hitters have been hit by a pitch a league-high 10 times … boast a .323 (54-167) batting average and .402 on-base percentage when leading off an inning as a team … three-way tie with Javelinas and Phoenix for most runs in a game (17).

. 2009 Arizona Fall League Tidbits • Long-time front-office executive and member of the Arizona Fall League oversight committee member, Terry Ryan, was honored as the 2009 recipient of the Roland Hemond Award in a pre-game ceremony prior to the start of the November 3 game at Scottsdale Stadium. • The Arizona Fall League teamed with the Joe Niekro Foundation last week to raise $11,088 for awareness of brain aneurysms. Every strikeout by pitchers of the seven teams (Atlanta Braves, , , , Minnesota Twins, , and San Diego Padres) that Joe Niekro played for during his 22-year career was tallied and for 77 punch-outs, four committed sponsors contributed $36 dollars to the Joe Niekro Foundation. The Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros also made donations to the foundation on behalf of their former player. • The Arizona Fall League will have two games -- the Rising Stars Game on November 7 and the AFL Championship on November 21 – televised nationally on the MLB Network and online at MLB.TV. • Twitter and Facebook have infiltrated the Arizona Fall League; check out the latest informative tweets @MLBazFallLeague and the Arizona Fall League on Facebook.

AFL Player and Pitcher-of-the-Week Player-of-the-Week Pitcher-of-the-Week Week One SUR IF Brandon Laird (NYY) N/A PEJ IF Russ Mitchell (LAD) Week Two PDD OF Grant Desme (OAK) SUR RHP Danny Gutierrez (TEX) PES RHP Chia-Jen Lo (HOU) Week Three PDD IF Jemile Weeks (OAK) SCO LHP Donald Veal (PIT) Week Four SCO C Wilin Rosario (COL) PDD RHP Stephen Strasburg (WSH)

Arizona Fall League Totals Single-Game Offensive Highs AVG: .286 H: 1336 RBI: 746 BB: 529 CS: 53 G: 132 TB: 2094 SAC: 10 IBB; 5 GIDP: 110 Offensive TPA: 5318 2B: 245 SF: 55 SO: 1026 SLG: .449 Runs: 4 – Multiple

AB: 4668 3B: 54 HBP: 54 SB: 154 OBP: .362 Hits: 5 – Laird (SUR/NYY) R: 796 HR: 135 2B: 2 – Multiple Pitching W: 65 GS: 132 IP: 1174.2 ER: 692 BB: 529 3B: 2 – Tabata (SCO/PIT) L: 65 CG: 0 H: 1336 HR: 135 IBB: 5 HR: 2 – Multiple PCT: .500 SHO 5 AB: 4668 SH: 10 SO: 1026

ERA 5.30 GF: 132 TBF: 5318 SF: 55 WP: 71 RBI: 7 – Multiple

G: 132 SV: 24 R: 796 HB: 54 BK: 8 SB: 3 – Multiple

st 1 Round Picks in the AFL Pitching

Thirty-seven former first-round draft picks will play in the 2009 Arizona Fall League. The 15 top 10 IP: 5.0 – Multiple

selections are listed below. Hits: 8 – Mendoza (MSS/LAA)

OF Adam Loewen (4th in 2002, Baltimore) RHP Mark Rogers (5th in 2004, Milwaukee) R: 8 – Multiple LHP (6th in 2006, Detroit IF Mike Moustakas (2nd in 2007, Kansas City) IF Josh Vitters (3rd in 2007, Chicago Cubs) LHP Danny Moskos (4th in 2007, Pittsburgh) ER: 8 – Hill (PEJ/SEA)

C (5th in 2008, San Francisco) IF Yonder Alonso (7th in 2008, Cincinnati) SO: 6 – Strasburg (PDD/WSH) RHP Aaron Crow (9th in 2008, Washington)* C (10th in 2008, Houston) RHP Stephen Strasburg (1st in 2009, Washington) OF (2nd in 2009, Seattle) BB: 6 – Graham (PES/CLE) LHP Mike Minor (7th in 2009, Atlanta) RHP Mike Leake (8th in 2009, Cincinnati) RHP Drew Storen (10th in 2009, Washington) HR: 3 – Strasburg (PDD/WSH)

* did not sign

AFL Alumni in the MLB Postseason

The 2009 postseason is comprised of 99 players (49 percent) who are alums of the Arizona Fall League. Leading the way are the Minnesota Twins and St. Louis Cardinals with 16 ex-Fall Leaguers. To round out the rest of the National League, the Philadelphia Phillies are second with 15 alums while Colorado Rockies have 12 and have eight. In the American League, the L.A. Angels of Anaheim boast 12 alums and the Boston Red Sox have 11 on their squad while the New York Yankees have only nine.