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Eastern Division Today, November 16, 2009 Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 Javelinas at Surprise, 12:35 PM (F) Phoenix Desert Dogs 17 11 .607 - 7-8 10-3 9-3 W4 5-5 54 Josh Butler (RHP/MIL) 3-1, 11.37 @ Mesa Solar Sox 13 14 .481 3.5 6-7 7-7 4-6 W1 7-3 30 Mike Parisi (RHP/STL) 2-2, 5.06 Scottsdale Scorpions 12 15 .444 4.5 5-8 7-7 3-7 W2 5-5 Scottsdale at Saguaros, 12:35 PM (L)

34 Bryan Augenstein (RHP/ARI) 1-3, 4.73 @ Western Division 41 Wilton Lopez (RHP/HOU) 2-1, 4.70 Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 Phoenix at Mesa, 12:35 PM (A) Peoria Javelinas* 17 11 .607 - 8-6 9-5 7-5 L3 5-5 26 Mitch Talbot (RHP/TB) 2-0, 5.30 @ Peoria Saguaros 12 16 .429 5.0 6-7 6-9 4-7 L2 4-6 47 Randor Bierd (RHP/BOS) 3-1, 5.40 Surprise Rafters 12 16 .429 5.0 5-10 7-6 6-5 L1 4-6 *Division champion/ designated home team in championship by virtue of clinching division first. Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Surprise at Mesa, 12:35 PM (A) Once Around the Bases 22 Ian Kennedy (RHP/NYY) 1-1, 4.74 @ R H E LOB 41 (RHP/CHC) 2-2, 4.32 Scorpions 4 7 0 6 WP: Murata (NPB) (1-2) LP: Gorgen (STL) (0-1) Phoenix at Scottsdale, 12:35 PM (F) Rafters 2 8 2 8 SV: Johnston (COL) (1) 74 James Simmons (RHP/OAK) 1-3, 3.43 @ 41 Michael Cisco (RHP/PHI) 0-2, 4.30 Scorpions 3B Brandon Crawford (SF) collected 1 run, 1 , and 2 RBI … CF Cole Gillespie Javelinas at Saguaros, 12:35 PM (L) (ARI) added two hits, including one double … Rafters 3B Mike Moustakas (KC) went\ 2-for-4 with 1 58 Travis Schlichting (RHP/LAD) 2-1, 2.57 @ double, 1 triple, and 1 RBI … SS Reese Havens (NYM) smacked a solo home run in the first inning. 49 Zach Putnam (RHP/CLE) 0-1, 5.40

R H E LOB Saguaros 0 5 1 7 WP: Strasburg (WSH) (4-1) LP: Garrison (SD) (2-2) Wednesday, November 18, 2009 Desert Dogs 1 3 0 7 SV: Storen (WSH) (3) Surprise at Saguaros, 12:35 PM (F) 34 Jenrry Mejia (RHP/NYM) 1-3, 11.91 @ Phoenix’s CF Matt Angle (BAL) hammered a solo blast in the second inning accounting for the game’s 32 Mike Minor (LHP/ATL) 1-0, 3.14 only run … Stephen Strasburg (WSH), Heath Rollins (TB), Toshiyuki Yanuki (NPB), and Drew Javelinas at Phoenix, 12:35 PM (L) Storen (WSH) combined for the league’s seventh shutout … Saguaros SS Lance Zawadzki (SD) went 31 Justin Cassel (RHP/CWS) 2-2, 8.80 @ 2-for-4. 28 Robert Ray (RHP/TOR) 2-1, 4.64

R H E LOB Mesa at Scottsdale, 6:35 PM (A) Solar Sox 4 13 1 12 WP: Mendoza (LAA) (2-1) LP: Hill (SEA) (0-2) 59 Steven Hirschfeld (RHP/MIN) 1-2, 9.95 @ Javelinas 2 4 0 7 SV: Burnett (MIN) (3) 56 Donnie Veal (LHP/PIT) 3-1, 1.89

Solar Sox 1B Chris Parmelee (MIN) went 3-for-5 with 2 runs, 1 double, 1 home run, and 2 RBI … 3B (A, F, L) – Umpire Roster Key Josh Vitters (CHC) went 2-for-5 with 1 run, 1 home run, and 2 RBI … SS Starlin Castro (CHC), C Luis Exposito (BOS), and 2B Ryan Mount (LAA) each collected two hits … Javelinas SS Cale Irog (DET) a two-run home run in the second inning.

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AFL Weekly Infield Breakdown Fall League alumni have swept Major Team Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. League ’s Rookie-of-the-Year Dogs X X awards the past two years. Third baseman Javelinas X X Rafters X X Evan Longoria (TB), second baseman Saguaros X X Dustin Pedroia (BOS), and outfielder Ryan Scorpions X X Braun (MIL) played for the Scottsdale Solar Sox X X Scorpions while catcher Geovanny Soto (CHC) donned the Mesa Solar Sox uniform. 12:35 p.m.: HINF: 10:00 a.m., HBP: 10:15 a.m., VBP: 11:00 a.m., VINF: 11:45 a.m. 6:35 p.m.: HINF: 4:00 p.m., HBP: 4:15 p.m., VBP: 5:00 p.m., VINF: 5:45 p.m. 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. Scottsdale Scorpions (12-15) STARTING PITCHER: RHP Bryan Augenstein (ARI) toes the rubber today for the Scorpions ... 1-3 with a 4.73 ERA (7 ER/13.1 IP) ... tossed four shutout innings to earn his first win in his last start ... began the season with Double-A Mobile, posting five straight victories to open the campaign … recalled directly from Double-A to make his major league debut with Arizona on May 13 vs. Cincinnati. OTHERS: IF Brandon Crawford (SF) hit a two-run home run Saturday to help the Scorpions beat Surprise ... top 10 in the league with 12 walks ... hitting .400 (6-15) against left-handed pitching ... IF Chase d’Arnaud (PIT) went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI, 1 run, 1 walk and 2 stolen bases Friday ... second with eight steals, all in his last seven games ... five hits in his last nine at bats ... hit safely in 13 of 16 games ... OF Jose Tabata (PIT) was 1-for-4 with 1 run, 1 hit by pitch and 1 stolen base Friday ... league leader with 36 hits ... hit safely in 14 of his last 15 games ... sixth in average (.356) ... 10 multi-hit games ... hit .422 (19-45) with four three-hit games during his 10-game hitting streak (10/27-11/6) ... Scorpions season-high six RBI on Oct. 27 ... IF Hector Gomez (COL) went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI, 2 runs and 1 stolen base Friday to extend his hitting streak to 12 games ... two hits in four straight games and six of 12 during his hitting streak ... doubled in five of his last seven games, tallying six two-baggers over that span ... third in the league with eight doubles ... OF Thomas Neal (SF) stole his league-leading ninth base Saturday ... OF Cole Gillespie (ARI) went 2-for-4 with a double Saturday, giving him three two-baggers over his last two contests ... second toughest Fall Leaguer to strike out, fanning just five times in 74 plate appearances (14.80 TPA/SO) ... OF Domonic Brown (PHI) is tied for the league lead with nine doubles ... tied for third in extra-base hits (13) ... C Wilin Rosario (COL) named week four player-of-the-week after hitting 3 home runs, knocking in 4 and scoring 6 runs ... owns Scorpions’ only multi-homer game this season ... IF Brandon Allen (ARI) leads the league with 19 walks ... LHP Donnie Veal (PIT) allowed more than one run for the first time this season Thursday, raising his ERA to 1.89 (4 ER/19.0 IP), seventh in the league ... second with three wins ... .217 opponent batting average tied for best among starters ... RHP Joe Martinez (SF) struck out a league- best seven hitters on Friday while allowing just one run on three hits and a walk over four innings ... second on the circuit with 24 punch-outs ... second among starters with a 10.45 K/9.0 IP ratio (24 K/20.2 IP) ... RHP Steve Edlefsen (SF) earned his third win of the season Friday, tied for second in the league ... tied for the league lead with 11 appearances, nine of them scoreless ... fourth among qualifying pitchers with a .179 opponent batting average ... RHP Scott Mathieson (PHI) has had scoreless outings in eight of his 10 appearances ... LHP Matt Reynolds (COL) is holding opponents to a .171 average ... RHP Craig Baker (COL) is fourth among relievers at 8.18 base runners/9 IP ... LHP Tom Layne (ARI) is fifth in ERA at 1.59 (2 ER/11.1 IP) ... third in the league in opponent average (.190) ... leads the league with five holds ... RHP Michael Cisco (PHI) has the tied for third in opponent batting average among starters, at .228 (13-57) ... LHP Tony Watson (PIT) is tied for third among relievers in opponent batting average (.162). TEAM: The Scorpions are second in ERA (4.63) ... second lowest in home runs allowed with 24 ... second with two shutouts ... allowed the fewest hits in the league (256) ... only team yet to commit a balk or issue an intentional walk. vs. Peoria Saguaros (12-16) TODAY’S STARTER: RHP Wilton Lopez (HOU) makes his fifth start and sixth appearance … lost last start on 11/10 at Javelinas (2.1 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 0 BB, and 2 SO) … fourth among starters with a 1.59 walks to 9.0 IP ratio … played most of 2009 with Double-A Corpus Christi … 4-5 with a 4.73 (58 ER/110.1 IP) ERA, 13 BB, and 69 SO … made eight appearances (two starts) for Houston … 0-2 with a 8.38 (18 ER/19.1 IP) ERA, 8 BB, and 9 SO. OTHERS: C Matt McBride (CLE) holds the league lead in on-base percentage (.487) … third with 16 walks … top 10 batting average (.362) … averaging one home run every 15.25 at bats … .320 (8-25) with 5 runs, 2 home runs, and 2 RBI over the last 10 games … .500 (3-6) batting average with four RBI with runners in scoring position and two outs … 15-game on-base streak (10/14-11/10) … hit .500 (21-54) with 12 runs, 2 doubles, 2 triples, 4 home runs, and 14 RBI during the streak … OF Chris Heisey (CIN) is in the top five in home runs (5), extra-base hits (13), and triples (3) … OF Cedric Hunter (SD) hit .311 (14-45) with 4 runs, 2 doubles, and 5 RBI during a 12-game hit streak (10/20-11/08) … possesses a SO/TPA ratio of 1/12.71 … hitting .366 (15-41) with runners on base ... RHP Josh Judy (CLE) has a top five ERA (0.60) … holding the opposition to a .189 batting average … IF Brandon Hicks (ATL) owns a .455 (5-11) batting average with four RBI with runners in scoring position and two outs … RHP Logan Ondrusek (CIN) has yet to allow a one walk in 9.2 innings pitched … IF Lance Zawadzki (SD) is tied for fourth with seven stolen bases … OF Jonathan Gaston (HOU) leads the league in triples (4) … tied for third in walks (15) … .476 (10-21) batting average with 2 triples, 3 home runs, and 17 RBI with runners in scoring position … boasts Cacti’s only grand slam (10/26 at Scottsdale) … eight RBI over the last 10 games … 1B (CIN) is fourth in lowest TPA/SO ratio at 9.75 … leads AFL with three sacrifice flies … .345 (10-29) with two home runs and 17 RBI with runners in scoring position … RHP Evan Scribner (SD) leads the AFL in games finished with 11 … tied for the lead with 11 appearances … holding the opposition to a .167 batting average … LHP Lee Hyde (ATL) is tied for the Fall League lead in appearances (11) … tied for the lead with four holds … RHP Mike Leake (CIN) has a top 10 ERA (1.72) … RHP Bradley Boxberger (CIN) has allowed one walk in 8.1 IP ... RHP Craig Kimbrel (ATL) is fifth among reliever by averaging 12.96 SO/9.0 IP. 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 seven 2009 shutouts … second with 227 strikeouts … averaging eight strikeouts per game … Cacti bats are second in the Fall League with 121 walks … lead in stolen bases (39) … tied for league lead in hit by pitches with Phoenix (12) … own league’s only victory when trailing after eight innings (10/20 at Phoenix). Phoenix Desert Dogs (17-11) STARTING PITCHER: RHP Mitch Talbot (TB) toes the rubber today against Mesa with a chance to clinch the division ... 2-0 with a 5.30 ERA (11 ER/18.2 IP) over five starts ... 13:3 K:BB ratio ... tossed four scoreless innings while notching four strikeouts in his last start ... 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: C Nevin Ashley (TB) was 1-for-4 with his second stolen base Saturday ... second in the league in hitting at .397 (25-63) ... third in slugging (.698) ... tied for the league lead with the Saguaros’ Jonathan Gaston with four triples ... one of three players this season to leg out two triples in one game (Scottsdale OF Jose Tabata, Mesa OF Bryan Petersen) ... hit safely in all 16 games this season ... RBI in eight of his last 11 games ... OF Matt Angle (BAL) belted a solo home run, his first of the season, to supply the game’s only run in Phoenix’s 1-0 win over the Saguaros on Saturday ... tied for fourth in the league with seven stolen bases ... OF Grant Desme (OAK) leads the league with 11 home runs, 27 RBI, 29 runs scored, .740 slugging percentage and 16 extra-base hits ... tied for third in hits (33) ... top 10 in average at .344 (33-96) ... hit .511 (23-45) with 10 homers and 22 RBI during an 11-game hitting streak from Oct. 14-28 ... homered in eight of 10 games (Oct. 15-28) ... sits three home runs shy of Brandon Wood’s (LAA) 2005 Arizona Fall League record of 14 ... IF Brad Emaus (TOR) is the toughest hitter in the league to strike out at one per 23 plate appearances ... OF Corey Brown (OAK) is tied for second in the league with six home runs ... sixth in hits (28) and fifth in RBI (21) ... tied for third in total bases (54) ... extra-base hit in six straight games (Oct. 21-27) ... IF Danny Espinosa (WSH) has five walks in his last two games, giving him 14 on the season, top 10 in the league ... third with 21 runs scored ... IF Chris Marrero (WSH) has six two-hit games in his last eight contests ... IF Josh Bell (BAL) has an eight-game hitting streak ... IF Shawn O’Malley (TB) has walked in six straight games, totaling nine walks in that span ... top 10 in the league with 13 walks ... IF (OAK) hit a go-ahead two-run homer on Friday to beat division rival Mesa ... hit .366 (15-41) with 4 doubles, 3 triples, 6 RBI, 12 runs scored and 3 stolen bases over his 10-game hitting streak (10/21-11/5) ...RHP Stephen Strasburg (WSH) leads the league with four wins ... 23:7 K:BB ratio ... tied for third in strikeouts ... named week four pitcher-of-the-week after earning his third win with a five-inning, one-run, six- strikeout performance on 11/2 ... tied for the league lead among starters with a .217 opponent average ... leads starters with a 10.89 K/9.0 IP ratio ... RHP Drew Storen (WSH) is third in the league with a 0.71 ERA (1 ER/12.2 IP) ... tied for the league lead with three saves ... RHP Toshiyuki Yanuki (NPB) leads the league with a 0.00 ERA (0 ER/12.2 IP) ... RHP James Simmons (OAK) is fifth with 21.0 innings pitched ... RHP Jeff Mandel (WSH) is third in WHIP (0.89) ... leads relievers with a 0.00 BB/9 IP (0 BB/12.1 IP) ... RHP Robert Ray (TOR) is fifth with 22 strikeouts and tied for third in innings (12.1). TEAM: The Desert Dogs are 3.5 games ahead of second-place Mesa with four games to play, needing either a win or a Mesa loss to clinch the East Division ... the league’s second-best hitting (.292) and best pitching (4.37) team ... league leader in runs (197) and shared league leader in home runs (34) ... hitting .412 (14-34) with 37 RBI with the bases loaded ... only team with fewer than 100 walks issued (82). vs. Mesa Solar Sox (13-14) STARTING PITCHER: RHP Randor Bierd (BOS) faces Phoenix today ... 3-1 with a 5.40 ERA (13 ER/21.2 IP) in six Fall League starts ... tied for second with three wins ... second among starters with a .228 opponent batting average ... second in the league in innings ... 3-1 with a 4.55 ERA over 25 games (seven starts) at Triple-A Pawtucket in 2009 ... made the Orioles’ 2008 Opening Day roster as a reliever, posting an 0-2 record with a 4.91 ERA over 29 appearances ... acquired by the Red Sox on Jan. 19, 2009 from Baltimore in exchange for RHP David Pauley. OTHERS: OF Bryan Petersen (FLA) went 3-for-4 Friday with 2 triples, 1 RBI, 2 runs, 1 walk and 1 stolen base ... leads the league in hitting at .422 (35-83) ... second in hits ... hit safely in 17 of 18 games, including a season-opening 12-game hitting streak ... top 5 in runs scored (19) ... fourth in on-base percentage (.449) ... batting .484 (15-31) when leading off an inning ... over his last five games, is batting .545 (12-22) ... 11 multi-hit games ... IF Jose Iglesias (BOS) was 2-for-5 with one RBI Friday, his third straight multi-hit game ... eight hits in his last 13 at bats ... IF Starlin Castro (CHC) went 2-for-5 with 1 double and 1 run Saturday ... seven two-hit games in his last nine contests ... third in the Fall League with a .388 (33-85) average ... tied for third in the league in hits ... top 10 with six stolen bases ... IF Chris Parmelee (MIN) was 3-for-5 with 2 doubles,1 home run, 2 RBI and 2 runs on Saturday ... leads the club with four home runs and 19 RBI ... IF Steve Singleton (MIN) was the only Fall League player to homer twice last week ... tied for second on the team with three home runs and 14 RBI ... OF Ryan Kalish (BOS) went 2-for-3 with 2 runs, 1 walk and 1 stolen base ... four multi-hit games in his last six tilts ... batting .429 (9- 21) with 14 RBI with runners in scoring position ... IF Josh Vitters (CHC) was 2-for-5 with his first home run of the season, 2 RBI and 1 run scored Saturday ... fifth in the league with a .359 average (23-64) ... riding an 11-game hitting streak ... OF Greg Burns (FLA) has reached safely in all 11 games this season after walking twice on Saturday ... owns a .533 on-base percentage ... tied for fourth in the league with 15 walks in only 11 games this season ... IF Ryan Mount (LAA) notched his first multi-hit game on Saturday ... OF Rene Tosoni (MIN) is tied for third in the league with three triples ... RHP Richie Lentz (BOS) is eighth in ERA at 1.98 (3 ER/13.2 IP) ... second in WHIP at 0.88 ... 13:2 K:BB ratio ... LHP John Gaub (CHC) ranks third among relievers with a 14.54 K/9 IP ratio (14 K/8.2 IP) ... LHP James Russell (CHC) has gone nine straight appearances without allowing an earned run ... fifth in ERA at 1.35 (2 ER/13.1 IP) ... RHP Alex Burnett (MIN) worked a two-inning save Tuesday, allowing no runs on no hits and two walks while fanning three ... tied for the league lead with three saves ... leads all relievers with a .125 opponent batting average ... RHP Andrew Cashner (CHC) has 16 strikeouts in 16.2 innings ... LHP Dustin Richardson (BOS) is fourth among relievers with 13.50 strikeouts per 9.0 IP. TEAM: The Solar Sox lead the league in hitting at .294 ... allowed second-fewest hits in the league (264) ... batting .338 when leading off an inning and holding opponents to .222 in the same situation ... 16 different players have tallied the Solar Sox’ 26 home runs.

Peoria Javelinas (17-11) TODAY’S STARTER: RHP Josh Butler (MIL) is on the hunt for his fourth win … no-decision in his last start on 11/10 vs. Saguaros (2.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, and 2 SO) … saw action at four levels of the Brewers’ minor-league system in 2009 … 9-3 with a 2.97 (39 ER/118.1 IP) ERA, 43 BB, and 93 SO … 0-0 with a 9.00 (4 ER/4.0 IP) ERA, 6 BB, and 3 SO in three relief appearances with the Brewers. OTHERS: IF Russ Mitchell (LAD) is tied for the AFL lead in doubles (9) … second with 15 extra-base hits … second in total bases (55) … tied for second with 24 RBI and eight doubles … fourth in runs (20) … tied for fourth in home runs (5) … fifth in hits (29) … hit .383 (23-60) with 15 runs, 7 doubles, 1 triple, 5 home runs, 21 RBI, and an OBP of .486 during two-year 17-game Fall League on-base streak (10/11/08-10/27/09) … OF Jordan Danks (CWS) is second in the league with 24 runs scored and walks (18) … 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 .348 (8-23) with one double and 14 RBI with runners in scoring position … OF Casper Wells (DET) has a top 10 batting average (.344) … second in the Fall League with a .703 slugging percentage … tied for second with 24 RBI … tied for fourth in on-base percentage (.451) … sixth in RBI (20) … averaging one home run every 16 at bats … hit .339 (43-127) with an OBP of .439 during a two-year 35-game on-base streak (10/09/08-11/10/09) … .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 … OF Andrew Lambo (LAD) 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 … 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) shares the stolen bases lead with eight … stole three bases in one game (11/06) … tied for fifth with 13 walks … RHP Zach Braddock (MIL) leads the league in saves (3) … holding the opposition to a .162 batting average … RHP Thad Weber (DET) has allowed one walk in 9.0 IP … RHP Sergio Santos (CWS) is tied for second in saves (2) … tied for fourth in games finished (7) … RHP (SEA) holding the opposition to a .152 batting average … RHP Anthony Varvaro (SEA) owns a top 10 ERA (2.25) … averaging 6.75 base runners/9.0 IP … holding opposition to a .171 average … leads all arms with a 0.75 WHIP … RHP Robbie Weinhardt (DET) leads league with 25 strikeouts … only reliever to be in the top four … averaging 15 SO/9.0 IP … second in holds (4) … RHP Robert Wooten (MIL) averages 8.10 base runners per nine innings pitched … RHP Phillippe Aumont (SEA) has struck out 14 in 10.0 IP. TEAM: The Pigs’ pitching staff leads Fall League with 246 strikeouts … averaging 8.78 strikeouts per game … only pitching staff not to toss a shutout … bats are second with 181 runs … third in the AFL with 28 home runs … third with a .281 (273-971) average … team is batting .359 (14-39) with 4 doubles, 3 grand slams, and 45 RBI with the bases loaded … own a 6-2 record in one-run games. vs. Surprise Rafters (12-16) TODAY’S STARTER: RHP Mike Parisi (STL) makes his seventh appearance and sixth start … lost his last start on 11/10 vs. Mesa (4.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO) … rebounding from injury, made five starts between rookie-level GCL Cardinals and High-A Palm Beach … 0-2 with a 4.70 ERA (8 ER/15.1 IP) and 13 strikeouts … 0-4 with an 8.22 ERA in 12 games with St. Louis in 2008 … played collegiately at Manhattan College. OTHERS: OF Colin Curtis (NYY) is third in the league in batting average (.388) and on-base percentage (.453) … fourth in slugging percentage (.687) … tied for fourth in doubles (7) … .429 (15-35) batting average with 4 doubles, 3 home runs, and 13 RBI with runners on base … 12-game on-base streak (10/13-29) … .388 (19-49) with 11 runs, 4 doubles, 1 triple, 2 home runs, and 8 RBI during the streak … 1B (NYM) is tied for fourth in the Fall League with seven doubles … .500 (6-12) with 2 doubles, 2 home runs, and 12 RBI with runners in scoring position … .667 (2-3) with one double and six RBI with the bases loaded … .327 (18-55) with 10 runs, 5 doubles, 3 home runs, and 6 RBI during 14-game active on-base streak that began on 10/17 … hit a grand slam and collected six RBI on Opening Day … IF Brandon Laird (NYY) is tied for second with six home runs and RBI (24) … averaging one home run every 13.83 at bats … fifth with 51 total bases … .375 (3-8) batting average with one home run and six RBI with runners in scoring position and two outs … drove in 10 RBI over the last 10 games … IF Daniel Descalso (STL) averages one strike out every 9.56 at bats … OF Tyler Henley (STL) is batting .400 (4-10) with two doubles and a .500 OBP when leading off an inning … .500 (6-12) with 2 runs, 1 home run, and 1 RBI over the last three games played … 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) boasts a .417 (12-29) with 5 runs, 2 home runs, and 8 RBI over the last 10 games … LHP Michael Dunn (NYY) is averaging a league high 16.20 SO/9.0 IP for relievers … OF Daryl Jones (STL) is tied for fourth in the Fall League 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 Jenrry Mejia (NYM) is third among starters with a 10.32 SO/9.0 IP ratio … RHP Ian Kennedy and RHP Mike Parisi (STL) are in the top five in innings pitched … Kennedy is third in strikeouts (23) … second among starters with 10.95 base runners/9.0 IP … 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 Mike Moustakas (KC) has 12 RBI and a .800 slugging percentage with runners in scoring position … seven RBI on 10/15 vs. Mesa. TEAM: Top defensive team with a .982 fielding percentage … only 19 errors in 28 games … bats tied for the lead in home runs with Phoenix (34) … third in the league with 156 runs and 147 RBI … hitters have been hit by a pitch 10 times … three-way tie with Javelinas and Phoenix for most runs in a game (17).

2009 Arizona Fall League Tidbits • Seven Fall League alumni from each major league (14 in total) --1B Mark Teixeira (NYY) and Albert Pujols (STL), 2B Aaron Hill (TOR) and Chase Utley (PHI), 3B Evan Longoria (TB) and Ryan Zimmerman (WSH), SS Derek Jeter (NYY), OF Torii Hunter (LAA), Andre Ethier (LAD), and Matt Kemp (LAD), C Joe Mauer (MIN) and Brian McCann (ATL), and DH Adam Lind (TOR) -- won 2009 Silver Slugger Awards. • Eight Fall League alumni from the American League and six Fall League alumni from the National League (14 in total) -- 1B Adrian Gonzalez (SD), 2B Orlando Hudson (LAD), 3B Ryan Zimmerman (WSH), SS Jimmy Rollins (PHI), OF Shane Victorino (PHI), OF Michael Bourn (HOU), OF Matt Kemp (LAD), RHP Adam Wainwright (STL), C Joe Mauer (MIN), 1B Mark Teixeira (NYY), 3B Evan Longoria (TB), SS Derek Jeter (NYY), OF Adam Jones (BAL), and OF Torrii Hunter (LAA) -- were awarded 2009 Golden Glove awards. • Long-time Minnesota Twins 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 (, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, and ) 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) Week Five MSS OF Bryan Petersen (FLA) PEJ RHP Robbie Weinhardt (DET)

Arizona Fall League Totals Single-Game Offensive Highs AVG: .278 H: 1637 RBI: 904 BB: 677 CS: 66 G: 168 TB: 2568 SAC: 10 IBB; 7 GIDP: 133 Offensive TPA: 6702 2B: 308 SF: 66 SO: 1314 SLG: .436 Runs: 4 – Multiple AB: 5886 3B: 67 HBP: 61 SB: 189 OBP: .355 Hits: 5 – Laird (SUR/NYY) R: 970 HR: 163 Pitching 2B: 2 – Multiple

W: 83 GS: 168 IP: 1490.1 ER: 46 BB: 677 3B: 2 – Multiple L: 83 CG: 0 H: 1657 HR: 163 IBB: 7 HR: 2 – Multiple PCT: .500 SHO 7 AB: 5886 SH: 10 SO: 1314 ERA 5.11 GF: 168 TBF: 6702 SF: 66 WP: 109 RBI: 7 – Multiple

G: 168 SV: 36 R: 970 HB: 61 BK: 11 SB: 3 – Multiple

1st Round Picks in the AFL Pitching IP: 5.0 – Multiple Thirty-seven former first-round draft picks will play in the 2009 Arizona Fall League. The 15 top 10 selections are listed below. Hits: 8 – Multiple

R: 8 – Multiple OF Adam Loewen (4th in 2002, Baltimore) RHP Mark Rogers (5th in 2004, Milwaukee) LHP Andrew Miller (6th in 2006, Detroit IF Mike Moustakas (2nd in 2007, Kansas City) ER: 8 – Hill (PEJ/SEA) IF Josh Vitters (3rd in 2007, Chicago Cubs) LHP Danny Moskos (4th in 2007, Pittsburgh) C (5th in 2008, San Francisco) IF Yonder Alonso (7th in 2008, Cincinnati) SO: 7 – Martinez (SCO/SF)

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

* did not sign