2009 Media/Scouts Notes Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Media Relations: Paul Jensen (480/710-8201, [email protected]) Adam C
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2009 Media/Scouts Notes Tuesday, November 17, 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 Today, November 17, 2009 Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 Surprise at Mesa, 12:35 PM (A) Phoenix Desert Dogs^ 18 11 .621 - 7-8 11-3 10-3 W5 6-4 22 Ian Kennedy (RHP/NYY) 1-1, 4.74 @ Mesa Solar Sox 13 15 .464 4.5 6-8 7-7 4-7 L1 7-3 41 Andrew Cashner (RHP/CHC) 2-2, 4.32 Scottsdale Scorpions 12 16 .429 5.5 5-8 7-8 3-7 L1 5-5 Phoenix at Scottsdale, 12:35 PM (F) Western Division 74 James Simmons (RHP/OAK) 1-3, 3.43 @ Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 41 Michael Cisco (RHP/PHI) 0-2, 4.30 Peoria Javelinas^* 17 12 .586 - 8-6 9-6 7-6 L4 4-6 Javelinas at Saguaros, 12:35 PM (L) Peoria Saguaros 13 16 .448 4.0 7-7 6-9 4-7 W1 4-6 58 Travis Schlichting (RHP/LAD) 2-1, 2.57 @ Surprise Rafters 13 16 .448 4.0 6-10 7-6 7-5 W1 4-6 49 Zach Putnam (RHP/CLE) 0-1, 5.40 ^Division champion *Designated home team in championship by virtue of clinching division first. Wednesday, November 18, 2009 Surprise at Saguaros, 12:35 PM (F) 34 Jenrry Mejia (RHP/NYM) 1-3, 11.91 @ Once Around the Bases 32 Mike Minor (LHP/ATL) 1-0, 3.14 R H E LOB Javelinas at Phoenix, 12:35 PM (L) Javelinas 4 8 0 6 WP: Parisi (STL) (3-2) LP: Butler (MIL) (3-2) 31 Justin Cassel (RHP/CWS) 2-2, 8.80 @ Rafters 2 8 2 8 SV: Kroenke (NYY) (2) 43 Ryohei Tanaka (RHP/BAL) 1-1, 8.62 Rafters 1B Ike Davis (NYM) went 2-for-4 with two RBI … 3B Brandon Laird (NYY) added three hits Mesa at Scottsdale, 6:35 PM (A) and one run … starter Mike Parisi (STL) allowed one earned run on three hits in five\ innings pitched … 59 Steven Hirschfeld (RHP/MIN) 1-2, 9.95 @ Javelinas 1B Joseph Dunigan (SEA) went 3-for-4 with one double and one run. 56 Donnie Veal (LHP/PIT) 3-1, 1.89 R H E LOB Thursday, November 19, 2009 Desert Dogs 11 15 2 6 WP: Talbot (TB) (3-0) LP: Bierd (BOS) (3-2) Scottsdale at Javelinas, 12:35 PM (F) Solar Sox 1 5 0 9 SV: None 44 Joe Martinez (RHP/SF) 1-0, 3.92 @ Phoenix’s SS Danny Espinosa (WSH) went 3-fo-4 with 1 run, 1 triple, and 4 RBI … 3B Josh Bell 12 Nick Hill (LHP/SEA) 0-2, 9.00 (BAL) went 2-for-4 with 1 run, 1 double, 1 home run, and 3 RBI … 1B Adam Loewen (TOR) and LF Saguaros at Mesa, 12:35 PM (L) Damian Mastroianni (TOR) each added three hits … Mesa’s C Luis Exposito (BOS) added two hits, 15 Mike Leake (RHP/CIN) 0-2, 1.72 @ including one double. 23 Andrew Miller (LHP/FLA) 0-0, 6.35 R H E LOB Phoenix at Surprise, 12:35 PM (A) Scorpions 0 2 1 3 WP: Lopez (HOU) (3-1) LP: Augenstein (ARI) (1-4) 28 Robert Ray (RHP/TOR) 2-1, 4.64 41 Matt Harrison (LHP/TEX) 1-2, 7.50 Saguaros 8 13 0 10 SV: None Saguaros starter Wilton Lopez (HOU) tossed four hitless innings while walking one and striking out (A, F, L) – Umpire Roster Key three for the win … 3B Carlos Rivero (CLE) went 2-for-3 with 3 runs, 1 home run, and 1 RBI … C Matt McBride (CLE) added three hits and two RBI … DH Lance Zawadzki (SD) went 2-for-5 with two runs and two RBI… Scorpions 3B Chase d’Arnaud (PIT) and LF Thomas Neal (SF) accounted for Scottsdale’s two hits. AFL Alumni of the Day AFL Weekly Infield Breakdown Oakland Athletics reliever Andrew Bailey Team Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. and Florida Marlins outfielder Chris Dogs X X Coghlan were awarded 2009 Rookie-of-the- Javelinas X X Rafters X X Year awards in their respective leagues. Saguaros X X Bailey played for the Phoenix Desert Dogs Scorpions X X in 2008 while Coghlan was a member of the Solar Sox X X Peoria Saguaros during the 2007 season. The past six MLB rookies-of-the-year are 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. former Fall Leaguers. 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. Surprise Rafters (13-16) TODAY’S STARTER: RHP Ian Kennedy (NYY) makes his seventh start to equal the league lead … looking for first decision since 10/19 (loss vs. Scottsdale) after pitching back-to-back-to-back no-decisions … 4.1 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, and 4 SO in last start on 11/11 at Mesa … third in the Fall League with 24.2 innings pitched … third with 19 strikeouts … holding the opposition to a .250 batting average … base runners/9.0 IP ratio of 10.95 … 1.82 BB/9.0 IP ratio … 1-0 with a 1.59 (4 ER/22.2 IP) ERA, 7 BB, and 25 SO in four starts … tossed one scoreless inning of relief with the Yankees in 2009 … selected by New York in the first round (21st overall) in 2006. OTHERS: OF Colin Curtis (NYY) is second in the league with a .456 on-base percentage ... fourth in batting average (.377) and slugging percentage (.467) … tied for fifth in doubles (7) … .405 (15-37) batting average with 4 doubles, 3 home runs, and 14 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 Ike Davis (NYM) is tied for fifth in the Fall League with seven doubles … .533 (8-15) with 2 doubles, 2 home runs, and 14 RBI with runners in scoring position … .500 (2-4) with one double and six RBI with the bases loaded … .323 (20-60) with 10 runs, 5 doubles, 3 home runs, and 6 RBI during 16-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 14.33 at bats … third with 54 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 10.11 at bats … .417 (5-12) with an OBP of .462 when leading off an inning … OF Tyler Henley (STL) is batting .375 (6-16) with 2 runs, 1 home run, and 1 RBI over the last four 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 .333 (11-30) with 4 runs, 2 home runs, and 6 RBI over the last 10 games … LHP Michael Dunn (NYY) is averaging a league high 18.32 SO/9.0 IP for relievers … OF Daryl Jones (STL) is tied for fourth in the league with six stolen bases … hit by pitch a league-high four times … RHP Grant Duff (NYY) is tied for fourth in the league with two saves … RHP Mike Parisi (STL) leads the league in innings pitched (26.1) … fourth among starters with an 11.37 base runners/9.0 IP ratio … 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 29 games … bats are second in home runs with 34 … third in the league with 162 runs and 152 RBI … hitters have been hit by a pitch 10 times … three-way tie with Javelinas and Phoenix for most runs in a game (17) … bats accumulated most hits in a game (21). vs. Mesa Solar Sox (13-15) STARTING PITCHER: RHP Andrew Cashner (CHC) makes his final start today ... 2-2 with a 4.32 ERA (8 ER/16.2 IP) in five starts ... fanned a season-high five batters in his last start (11/11 vs. Surprise) ... fifth among starters with an 8.64 K/9 IP ratio (16 K/16.2 IP) ... split the 2009 season between High-A Daytona and Double-A Tennessee … 0-0 with a 1.50 ERA in 12 starts with Daytona, finishing his stint there with five scoreless appearances in his last six starts … 3-4 with a 3.39 ERA in 12 starts with Tennessee.