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East Division Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 Probable Scottsdale Scorpions 6 2 .750 - 3-1 3-1 2-1 W2 6-2 October 21, 2010 Mesa Solar Sox 5 3 .625 1.0 2-2 3-1 1-2 L1 5-3 Phoenix at Javelinas, 12:35 PM (L) Phoenix Desert Dogs 3 5 .375 3.0 1-3 2-2 2-2 L1 3-5 97 (LHP/FLA) 0-1, 13.50 @ 54 Kyle Greenwalt (RHP/HOU) 0-0, 9.00 West Division Scottsdale at Mesa, 12:35 PM (A) Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 43 Oliver Drake (RHP/BAL) 1-0, 6.00 @ Peoria Javelinas 4 3 .571 - 1-3 3-0 2-1 W1 4-3 50 Robert Carson (LHP/NYM) 0-0, N/A Surprise Rafters 4 4 .500 0.5 2-2 2-2 2-1 W1 4-4 Saguaros at Surprise, 6:35 PM (F) Peoria Saguaros 1 6 .143 3.0 1-2 0-4 0-2 L2 1-6 39 David Bromberg (RHP/MIN) 0-0, 2.25 @ 37 Eric Hurley (RHP/TEX) 0-0, 9.00

Once Around the Bases October 22, 2010 R H E LOB Surprise at Phoenix, 12:35 PM (F) Javelinas 9 15 0 15 WP: Portice (BOS) (1-0) LP: Broadway (ATL) (0-1) 31 Brian Broderick (RHP/STL) 1-0, 0.00 @ Desert Dogs 5 10 2 7 SV: None 23 Jon Link (RHP/LAD) 0-1, 3.00

Javelinas 1B Mike McDade (TOR) a three- in the eighth inning … 2B Dustin Ackley Mesa at Saguaros, 12:35 PM (L) (SEA) went 3-for-6 with three runs scored … 3B Cord Phelps (CLE) added 3 hits, 1 RBI and 1 run 47 Justin Wilson (RHP/PIT) 0-0, 0.00 @ scored … Desert Dogs 2B Jose Pirela (NYY) went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI, 1 run scored \and 1 . 54 Daryl Thompson (RHP/CIN) 0-0, 0.00 Javelinas at Scottsdale, 6:35 PM (A) R H E LOB 34 Marc Rzepczynski (LHP/TOR) 0-0, 2.25 @ Rafters 9 10 1 3 WP: Fiers (MIL) (1-1) LP: Lowe (CWS) (0-1) 51 Sammy Solis (LHP/WSH) 0-0, 3.00 Saguaros 2 8 1 9 SV: None October 23, 2010 Rafters’ C Tony Cruz (STL) became the first AFL player in 2010 to have a multi-home run game, Phoenix at Scottsdale, 12:35 PM (L) leading Surprise past Peoria … Cruz drove in four runs and scored three times … OF (MIL) went deep for the second time during the week … 2B Johnny Giavotella (KC) singled and 59 Manny Banuelos (LHP/NYY) 0-0, 3.00 @ doubled, giving him nine hits in 18 at-bats … Rafters’ relievers pitched six scoreless innings. 68 Ryan Verdugo (LHP/SF) 0-1, 5.40 Saguaros at Javelinas @ Goodyear, 12:35 PM (F) R H E LOB 11 Alex Cobb (RHP/TB) 0-0, 1.29 @ Solar Sox 3 10 4 8 WP: Stoffel (SF) (1-0) LP: Smit (CHC) (0-1) 41 Scott Barnes (LHP/CLE) 0-1, 6.75 Scorpions 6 8 0 9 SV: Shaw (ARI) (2) Surprise at Mesa, 6:35 PM (A) 32 Mike Montgomery (LHP/KC) 1-0, 2.45 @ OF Bryce Harper (WSH) made his professional debut Wednesday, doubling in a pair of runs in the 54 Brad Holt (RHP/NYM) 1-0, 0.00 seventh inning … the 2010 No.1-overall pick went 1-for-4 in the ballgame … OF A.J. Pollock (ARI) and 1B Jordan Pacheco (COL) added two hits in four at-bats with a run and an RBI apiece … Mesa (A, F, L) – Umpire Roster Key OF Jeremy Moore (LAA) was 3-for-5 with 1 run, 1 RBI and 1 stolen base. AFL Alums of the Day

San Francisco C and SS AFL Weekly Infield Breakdown Juan Uribe share the Alum-of-the-Day Team Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday award for their efforts in the Giants’ 6-5 D-Dogs X X X X victory over the in X X X X Javelinas game 4 of the NLCS … Posey (2009 Rafters X X X X X X X X Scottsdale Scorpions) went 4-for-5 with two Saguaros doubles and two RBI; Uribe (2000 Peoria Scorpions X X X X Javelinas) drove in the winning run in the Solar Sox X X X X bottom of the ninth on a . 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 Arizona Fall League 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 Ryan Brasier (LAA), Desert Dogs outfielder Cory Harrilchak (ATL), Javelinas infielder Jason Kipnis (CLE), Javelinas right-handed pitcher Matt Nevarez (HOU), Solar Sox catcher 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 Dustin Ackley (2 nd in 2009, SEA), 1B (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 (3rd 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 Game-Highs

Offense Pitching Runs: 3 – Multiple IP: 5.0 – (PEJ/BOS) 10/19 Hits: 4 – Multiple H: 6 – Jake Muyco (MSS/CHC) 10/13 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 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 Philadelphia Phillies have 15 alums, the possess 14, and the and each have 12.

East Division

Mesa Solar Sox (5-3) Starter: LHP Robert Carson (NYM) makes his AFL debut today … 8-11 with a 5.67 ERA (85 ER/135.0 IP), 166 H, 56 BB and 99 SO in 27 games (26 starts) between High-A St. Lucie and -A Binghamton … 2009 Mid-Season All-

th Star selection with Class-A Savannah … selected in the 14 round in 2007 … a graduate of Hattiesburg (MS) HS. 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 … OF Jeremy Moore (LAA) is tied for league lead in stolen bases (4) … Moore is batting .414 during an active seven-game … second in total bases (18) and hits (12) … eighth in batting average (.414) … .429 batting average and slugging percentage of .714 when leading off an inning … IF Jordany Valdespin (NYM) owns a .360 batting average during an active six-game hitting streak … 3B Brandon Wood (LAA) is tied for the league lead th 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 vs. th Surprise on 10/15 … hit his 15 career AFL home run on 10/13 … RHP Tyson Brummett (PHI) is tied for third in the league in (8) … 3B Josh Vitters (CHC) is batting .429 with six RBI with runners in … C Tony Sanchez (PIT) is batting .417 with four RBI with runners on base … OF Andrew Lambo (PIT) has a .333 batting average with one home run and five RBI during an active five-game hitting streak … owns the AFL lead in runs scored (8) … .400 with three RBI with runners in scoring position and two outs … RHP Josh Zeid (PHI) ranks in the top five in WHIP (0.67) … 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 (.293), hits (88) and RBI (47) … Solar Sox pitchers have the league’s second-lowest ERA (3.41) … undefeated when leading after five innings … 5-1 record when scoring first … owns league high 19-hit game. Phoenix Desert Dogs (3-5) Starter: LHP Sean West (FLA) makes second AFL start today … earned a loss on 10/16 at Surprise in first start … tossed 2.0

IP and allowed four runs (three earned) on 4 hits, 2 walks and 2 strikeouts … pitched a majority of the season with -A New Orleans … 4-3 with a 3.12 ERA, 60 H, 46 SO and 19 BB … tossed 57.2 IP in 11 starts … 0-2 with a 7.71 ERA, 8 SO and 4 BB in 2 starts with Florida … selected by Florida in the first-round (44 th overall) in 2005. Other: C Austin Romine (NYY) is batting .333 during an active five-game hitting streak that began on 10/12 … 2B Ivan De Jesus (LAD) is second in the circuit with a .467 batting average … fourth in the league with an .800 slugging percentage … RHP George Kontos (NYY) is tied for third in strikeouts (8) … OF Brandon Laird (NYY) hit .424 (14-33) 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 Michael Taylor (OAK) shares the AFL lead in home runs (2) … tied for second in extra-base hits (4) … tied for fourth in total bases (16) … RHP Travis Banwart (OAK) shares the AFL lead in wins (2) … 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) … OF Trayvon Robinson (LAD) leads the AFL in walks (7) … .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.

Team: Tied for the league lead in home runs … only team in AFL to not to have a sacrifice fly … has won every game when leading after five innings and lost every game trailing after five innings. Scottsdale Scorpions (6-2) Starter: RHP Oliver Drake (BAL) makes his second AFL start today … won AFL debut on 10/15 at Phoenix … tossed 3.0 IP and allowed two earned runs on 1 hit, 1 walk and 1 … went 6-6 with a 4.36 ERA and 100 SO in 24 games (21 starts) with High-A Frederick … played collegiately at the U.S. Naval Academy … three-year letter winner in ice hockey at Northfield Mount

Hermon (MA) High School. Other: Three Scorpions bats –- IF Charlie Culberson (SF) (.455), IF Ryan Adams (BAL) (.421) and IF Greg Miclat (BAL) (.400) –- are in the Top 10 in batting average … Culberson possesses an active five-game hitting streak … leads the AFL in slugging percentage (.864), total bases (19) and extra-base hits (5) … tied for the league lead in home runs (2), tied for third in the circuit with 10 hits and tied for fourth in runs (6) … Adams has a five-game hitting streak that began on 10/12 … .556 with eight RBI with runners on base … Miclat is batting .600 with runners on base … C Derek Norris (WSH) leads the league in on-base percentage (.529) … second in slugging percentage (.846) … 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) … 2B Steve Lombardozzi (WSH) is tied for the lead 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 league-low 3.30 ERA … relievers lead the league with four saves … own a team batting average of .385 with 18 RBI with the bases loaded … undefeated (2-0) in one-run games … pitchers have held opposition to a .139 batting average with runners in scoring position.

West Division

Peoria Javelinas (4-3) Starter: RHP Kyle Greenwalt (HOU) will be making his second start for the Javelinas after making his debut on 10/15 … threw two innings in that outing, allowing two runs on two hits with one walk and one strikeout … faced 11 batters, retiring four of five right- handed hitters and two of six lefties … spent his entire 2010 season in Lancaster of the California League, going 8-7 with a 5.93 ERA in 27 starts … allowed 191 hits and 111 runs (90 earned) in 136.2 innings … 2-5 prior to the all-star break and 6-2 after it … 21- year-old was a 20 th round pick in the 2007 draft out of Souderton Area (PA) High School. Other: 2B Dustin Ackley (SEA) returned to the lineup Wednesday, 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 .455 (5-for-11) with six runs in three 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 Wednesday, extending a one-run lead to four … 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 … RHP Tom Wilhelmsen (SEA) struck out four without allowing a baserunner on 10/18, earning the victory ... the Javelinas’ staff has struck out 71 batters and walked 24 in 66.0 innings … IF Jason Kipnis (CLE) snapped an 0-for-11 start with a five-RBI game on 10/15 … only one behind the league leaders in RBI (7) despite a .167 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: Javelinas lead the West Division in several offensive categories, including batting average, hits, walks, fewest strikeouts, slugging and on-base percentage … pitching staff leads the entire AFL in strikeouts with 78 in 75.0 innings … team has also walked just 29 batters through eight games.

Peoria Saguaros (1-6) Starter: RHP David Bromberg (MIN) had a strong outing in his season debut, allowing one run in four innings pitched on 10/15, striking out three without a walk … the Twins’ 32 nd round pick in 2005 left with a 2-1 lead, but did not record a decision after the Saguaros’ fell to the Javelinas 13-5 … Bromberg went 6-9 between Double-A New Britain and Triple-A Rochester in 2010 … was the Appalachian League’s top pitcher in 2007 with a 9-0 record … struck out 177 batters in 150 innings for Beloit in 2008 … compiled a 13-4 record with a 2.70 ERA for High-A Fort Myers in 2009. Other: OF Ben Revere (MIN) had his six-game hitting streak snapped Wednesday, going 0-for-5 … remains one of the AFL’s top hitters, maintaining a .419 batting average (13-for-31) with five runs, five RBI, a .486 on-base percentage and a league-leading four steals … also leads the league in hits … SS Eduardo Escobar (CWS) improved his batting average to .360 Wednesday (9-for- 25), collecting a pair of singles … 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: Saguaros rank near the bottom of the AFL in every statistical category … team has scored the fewest runs, allowed the most, and ranks last in both batting average and ERA … pitchers have allowed 10 home runs, while no other club has given up more than four.

Surprise Rafters (4-4) Starter: RHP Eric Hurley (TEX) returned to the mound for the first time in more than two years on 10/15, allowing a pair of runs in two innings pitched … only hit allowed was a two-run homer in the second inning … Rangers’ first-round selection in the 2004 amateur draft, the 30 th overall pick … rated the game’s 68 th -best prospect in 2007 and 77 th -best prospect in 2008 by … turned 25 years old on September 17 … has a career 34-30 record with an ERA of 3.97 in 108 career minor-league games … 1-2 record for Texas in 2008 before going down with a shoulder injury that wiped out all of his 2009 season. Other: C Tony Cruz (STL) hit a pair of homers and drove in four runs Wednesday, vaulting him into ties for the league lead in both categories with two and eight, respectively … 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) leads 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 hitting .435 in 23 at-bats … 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 (54), despite drawing the fewest walks (22) … club leads the west division with a 4.21 ERA, but has allowed 13 unearned runs in eight contests … tied with three other clubs for the AFL home run lead with five.