2009 Media/Scouts Notes Monday, November 2, 2009 Media Relations: Paul Jensen (480/710-8201, [email protected]) Adam C
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2009 Media/Scouts Notes Monday, November 2, 2009 Media Relations: Paul Jensen (480/710-8201, [email protected]) Adam C. Nichols (843/735-1517, [email protected]) Rob Morse (541/556-9387, [email protected]) Media Relations FAX: 602/681-9363 Website: www.mlbfallball.com Twitter: @MLBazFallLeague Eastern Division Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 Probable Pitchers Phoenix Desert Dogs 11 6 .647 - 5-4 6-2 6-1 W1 6-4 Today, November 2, 2009 Scottsdale Scorpions 7 9 .438 3.5 3-5 4-4 1-5 W1 4-6 Saguaros at Mesa, 12:35 PM (A) Mesa Solar Sox 5 11 .313 5.5 2-6 3-5 3-4 L2 3-7 32 Mike Minor (LHP/ATL) 1-0, 1.04 @ 74 Tommy Mendoza (RHP/LAA) 1-1, 5.73 Western Division Phoenix at Surprise, 12:35 PM (L) Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 37 Stephen Strasburg (RHP/WSH) 2-1, 6.97 @ Peoria Javelinas 11 6 .647 - 5-3 6-3 4-3 W3 6-4 54 Matt Harrison (LHP/TEX) 1-1, 6.00 Peoria Saguaros 8 9 .471 3.0 4-5 4-4 3-4 L1 7-3 Javelinas at Scottsdale, 12:35 PM (F) Surprise Rafters 8 9 .471 3.0 3-5 5-4 4-4 L2 4-6 12 Nick Hill (LHP/SEA) 0-1, 9.72 @ 35 Michael Cisco (RHP/PHI) 0-1, 5.14 Once Around the Bases Tuesday, November 3, 2009 R H E LOB Javelinas 12 11 2 5 WP: Cassel (CWS) (2-0) LP: Mejia (NYM) (0-3) Surprise at Phoenix, 12:35 PM (A) Rafters 5 7 0 9 SV: None 19 Aaron Crow (RHP/KC) 0-1, 4.50 @ 28 Mitch Talbot (RHP/TB) 2-0, 7.59 Javelinas DH Russ Mitchell (LAD) went 3-for-5 with 2 runs, 1 home run, and 5 RBI … 1B Joseph Mesa at Saguaros, 12:35 PM (L) Dunigan (SEA) went 2-for-4 with 2 runs, 1 home run, and 3 RBI … LF Dustin Ackley (SEA) went 3- 23 Andrew Miller (LHP/FLA) 0-0, 3.86 @ for-5 with 2 runs, 1 double, and 3 RBI … Rafters 1B Ike Davis (NYM) went 2-for-5 with\ 2 runs, 1 home 20 Steve Garrison (LHP/SD) 1-1, 5.40 run, and 1 RBI. Javelinas at Scottsdale, 6:35 PM (F) R H E LOB 54 Josh Butler (RHP/MIL) 2-1, 14.09 @ 31 Chaz Roe (RHP/COL) 0-1, 3.38 Desert Dogs 4 13 1 7 WP: Ray (TOR) (1-0) LP: Hirschfeld (MIN) (0-2) Solar Sox 3 9 2 10 SV: Storen (WSH) (2) Wednesday, November 4, 2009 Phoenix’s 3B Brad Emaus (TOR) went 4-fo-4 with one double and two runs … 2B Jemile Weeks Scottsdale at Surprise, 12:35 PM (A) (OAK) went 3-for-5 with one triple and two runs … CF Corey Brown (OAK) went 3-for-4 with one 34 Bryan Augenstein (RHP/ARI) 0-2, 5.87 @ double and one RBI … Mesa’s C Luis Exposito (BOS) collected two hits and scored one run. 30 Mike Parisi (RHP/STL) 1-1, 2.57 Mesa at Javelinas, 12:35 PM (L) R H E LOB 47 Randor Bierd (RHP/BOS) 1-1, 3.68 @ Scorpions 6 12 1 11 WP: Veal (PIT) (2-0) LP: Smith (CLE) (0-1) 54 Travis Schlichting (RHP/LAD) 1-0, 2.70 Saguaros 0 7 6 11 SV: None Saguaros at Phoenix, 12:35 PM (F) Scorpions CF Jose Tabata (PIT) went 3-for-5 with two runs … RF Domonic Brown (PHI) added 1 41 Wilton Lopez (RHP/HOU) 1-0, 1.80 @ run, 2 doubles, and 3 RBI … LHP Donnie Veal (PIT) allowed two hits and struck out five in four 74 James Simmons (RHP/OAK) 1-1, 7.59 scoreless innings … Saguaros 2B Zack Cozart (CIN) and DH Freddie Freeman (ATL) each collected (A, F, L) – Umpire Roster Key two hits. AFL Alumni of the Day AFL Weekly Infield Breakdown Team Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. New York Yankees left fielder Johnny Dogs X X X Damon’s key steal of third base in the top of Javelinas X X X the ninth in game four of the World Series Rafters X X X sparked a two-out rally that gave the Saguaros X X X Yankees the 7-4 victory over the Scorpions X X X Philadelphia Phillies. Damon was a Solar Sox X X X member of the Sun Cities Solar Sox during 12:35 p.m.: HINF: 10:00 a.m., HBP: 10:15 a.m., VBP: 11:00 a.m., VINF: 11:45 a.m. the 1995 season. 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 Eastern Division Rundown Mesa Solar Sox (5-11) STARTING PITCHER: RHP Tommy Mendoza (LAA) gets his fourth start of the season today against the Saguaros ... 1-1 with a 5.73 ERA (7 ER/11.0 IP) ... 5:0 K:BB ratio ... 0.00 BB/9 IP ratio is best among AFL starters ... began the season at Double-A Arkansas, posting a 7-7 record and 3.36 ERA in 20 starts … promoted to Triple-A Salt Lake in mid-August, where he went 2-1 with a 2.91 ERA in four starts. OTHERS: IF Starlin Castro (CHC) had two hits and a stolen base Saturday ... leads the league with a .417 (20-48) average ... tied for third in the league in hits ... IF Chris Parmelee (MIN) has an RBI in seven straight games ... fourth in the league with 15 RBI ... OF Bryan Petersen (FLA) is tied for third in the league with 20 hits, including at least one in all 11 games ... sixth in hitting (.385) ... top 10 in runs scored (12) ... batting .455 (10-22) when leading off an inning ... OF Greg Burns (FLA) drew another walk Saturday and has a .560 on-base percentage, thanks to a team- high 10 walks in only six games ... OF Ryan Kalish (BOS) is batting .500 (6-12) with eight RBI with runners in scoring position ... C Luis Exposito (BOS) went 2-for-4 with a run in Saturday’s 4-3 loss to Phoenix ... OF P.J. Phillips (LAA) had three stolen bases on Oct. 26, the most in one game by a Fall League player this season ... OF Rene Tosoni (MIN) has an eight-game hitting streak ... RHP Richie Lentz (BOS) is tied for the league’s sixth-best ERA at 1.04 (1 ER/8.2 IP) and has struck out nine batters while walking just one ... league-leading 0.58 WHIP ... LHP James Russell (CHC) has posted five straight scoreless outings ... RHP Chris Province (BOS) threw two scoreless innings Saturday ... Parker leads the league with two saves ... RHP Tim Kiely (LAA) has not allowed an earned run in his last four appearances ... RHP Randor Bierd (BOS) is third in the league with 14.2 innings pitched ... RHP John Gaub (CHC) is third among relievers with a 14.40 K/9 IP ratio. TEAM: The Solar Sox are batting .350 when leading off an inning ... 11 different players have hit the Solar Sox’ 15 home runs ... second in the league with 21 steals ... C Michael Brenly (CHC), son of former Diamondbacks manager Bob Brenly, has been added to the Solar Sox roster to replace C Welington Castillo (CHC). Phoenix Desert Dogs (11-6) STARTING PITCHER: RHP Stephen Strasburg (WSH) earned his second win in his last start, yielding one run on one hit and two walks in 4.1 innings vs. Surprise ... fanned a season-high five batters ... fifth among starters with a 9.58 K/9 IP ratio ... no. 1 overall pick out of San Diego State University in the 2009 MLB Draft … 2009 Dick Howser Player-of-the-Year and National Pitcher-of-the-Year by the College Baseball Foundation … first Mountain West Conference player to win the Golden Spikes Award. OTHERS: OF Grant Desme (OAK) leads the league with 10 home runs, 23 RBI, 19 runs, .934 slugging percentage, 24 hits and 13 extra- base hits ... third in average (.393) ... 11-game hitting streak from Oct. 14-28 ... hit .511 (23-45) with 10 homers and 22 RBI during the span ... homered in eight of 10 games from Oct. 15-28 ... sits only four home runs shy of Brandon Wood’s (LAA) 2005 Arizona Fall League record of 14 ... OF Corey Brown (OAK) is second in the league with 21 hits and third with four home runs ... fourth in slugging (.695) ... tied for fourth in the league with 15 RBI ... tied for second in the league in total bases (41) ... three RBI in back-to-back games Oct. 27-28 ... hit .400 (12-30) with 3 doubles, 2 triples, 3 home runs, 11 RBI and 7 runs over his seven-game hit streak (Oct. 21-28) ... extra-base hit in six straight games (Oct. 21-27) ... IF Jemile Weeks (OAK) went 3-for-5 with 1 triple, 2 runs scored and 2 stolen bases in Saturday’s win over Mesa ... batting .379 (11-29) with 3 doubles, 3 triples, 5 RBI, 8 runs scored and 3 stolen bases over his current seven-game hitting streak ..