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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 , 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 reliever Andrew Bailey Team Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. and Florida Marlins 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 … 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 … a grand slam and collected six RBI on … 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 : 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. OTHERS: OF Bryan Petersen (FLA) leads the league in hitting at .398 (35-88) ... second in hits ... hit safely in 17 of 19 games, including a season-opening 12-game hitting streak ... top five in runs scored (20) ... top 10 in on-base percentage (.426) and slugging (.614) ... batting .455 (15-33) when leading off an inning ... 11 multi-hit games ... IF Starlin Castro (CHC) went 1-for-4 with a stolen base Monday ... third in the Fall League with a .382 (34-89) average ... third in the league in hits ... tied for fifth with seven stolen bases ... IF Chris Parmelee (MIN) leads the club with four home runs and 20 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) is 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 ... sixth 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 fifth in the league with 15 walks in only 11 games this season ... OF (MIN) is tied for fourth in the league with three triples ... C Luis Exposito (BOS) was 2-for-3 with 1 double and 1 walk Monday and is batting .417 (10-24) during his six-game hitting streak ... RHP Richie Lentz (BOS) is ninth 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) is tied for the league lead with three saves ... leads all relievers with a .125 opponent batting average ... LHP Dustin Richardson (BOS) is fifth among relievers with a 13.50 K/9 IP ratio ... RHP Jay Buente (FLA) has nine strikeouts in his last three appearances (4.0 IP) ... RHP Tommy Mendoza (LAA) is second among starters in BB/9 IP at 1.50 (3 BB/18.0 IP). TEAM: The Solar Sox were eliminated from playoff contention with a loss to Phoenix Monday ... second in hitting (.290) ... batting .335 when leading off an inning and holding opponents to .222 in the same situation ... 16 different players have accounted for the Solar Sox’ 26 home runs.

Phoenix Desert Dogs (18-11) : RHP James Simmons (OAK) gets the nod today ... 1-3 with a 3.43 ERA (8 ER/21.0 IP) ... pitched at least four innings in each of his last four starts ... top 10 in innings pitched ... fifth fewest base runners/9 IP among starters at 12.00 (28/21 IP) ... played on the Desert Dogs’ 2007 Arizona Fall League Championship squad, as well as in the 2007 AFL Rising Stars Game … 2.89 ERA in nine games during the 2007 Fall League season … spent the entire 2009 season with the Pacific Coast League Pacific Conference champion Triple-A Sacramento River Cats … 7-7 with a 5.72 ERA over 23 games (22 starts). OTHERS: C Nevin Ashley (TB) was 1-for-4 with a double yesterday as the Desert Dogs clinched a spot in the Arizona Fall League championship game with an 11-1 win over Mesa ... second in the league in hitting at .388 (26-67) ... second in slugging (.687) ... tied for the league lead with the Saguaros’ Jonathan Gaston and teammate IF Jemile Weeks (OAK) with four triples ... one of three players to leg out two triples in one game (Scottsdale OF Jose Tabata, Mesa OF Bryan Petersen) ... hit safely in all 17 games this season ... shares the league lead for hit by pitches with Surprise OF Daryl Jones with four ... Weeks 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) ...IF Josh Bell (BAL) extended his hitting streak to nine games Monday with a double and home run while adding 3 RBI, 1 run and 1 walk ... OF Grant Desme (OAK) leads the league with 11 home runs, 27 RBI, 30 runs scored, .717 slugging percentage and 16 extra-base hits ... fourth in hits (33) ... best HR/AB ratio at 1/9.00 ... 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 three home runs shy of Brandon Wood’s (LAA) 2005 Arizona Fall League record of 14 ... OF Corey Brown (OAK) went 1-for-4 with 1 double, 2 RBI, 1 run and 1 walk Monday ... tied for second in the league with six home runs ... sixth in hits (29) and fifth in RBI (23) ... second in total bases (56) ... extra-base hit in six straight games (Oct. 21-27) ... IF Danny Espinosa (WSH) was 3-for-4 with 1 triple, 4 RBI and 1 run Monday ... third with 22 runs scored ... top 10 in walks (14) ... IF Chris Marrero (WSH) has six two-hit games in his last eight contests ... 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 ... OF Matt Angle (BAL) is tied for fifth in the league with seven stolen bases ... OF Adam Loewen (TOR) was 3-for-5 with 1 RBI and 2 runs Monday, his highest hit total since collecting four on 10/15 ... OF Darin Mastroianni (TOR) was 3-for-4 with 3 runs scored Monday ... 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- 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 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 21.1 innings ... RHP Mitch Talbot (TB) is fourth in innings (22.2). TEAM: The Desert Dogs went 6-1 against division counterpart Mesa, whom they eliminated from playoff contention Monday ... best hitting (.296) and pitching (4.22) team ... league leader in runs (208) and home runs (35) ... hitting .429 (15-35) with 39 RBI with the bases loaded ... only team with fewer than 110 walks issued (87). vs. Scottsdale Scorpions (12-16) STARTING PITCHER: RHP Michael Cisco (PHI) starts for the Scorpions today ... 0-2 with a 4.30 ERA (7 ER/14.2 IP) ... third in opponent batting average among starters at .228 (13-57) ... allowed five runs (two earned) on two hits and one walk over three innings in his last start ... split the season between Class A Williamsport and Class A Lakewood, combining for a 3-1 record and a 1.00 ERA in 17 games (7 starts) … after posting a 22:5 K:BB ratio at Williamsport, struck out 30 batters without walking a single opponent in eight games (6 starts) with the BlueClaws. OTHERS: IF Chase d’Arnaud (PIT) was 1-for-4 with one stolen base Monday ... second with nine steals, all in his last eight games ... hit safely in 14 of 17 games ... OF Thomas Neal (SF) stole his league-leading 10th base Monday ... OF Jose Tabata (PIT) leads the league with 36 hits ... hit safely in 14 of his last 16 games ... eighth in average (.343) ... 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 Brandon Crawford (SF) hit a two-run home run Saturday ... hitting .400 (6-15) against left-handed pitching ... IF Hector Gomez (COL) is riding a 12-game hitting streak ... 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 ... tied for third in the league with eight doubles ... OF Cole Gillespie (ARI) went 2-for-4 with a double Saturday, giving him three two-baggers over his last two contests ... toughest active 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 fourth in extra-base hits (13) ... C Wilin Rosario (COL) was named week four player-of-the-week after hitting 3 home runs, driving 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 in his last start, raising his ERA to 1.89 (4 ER/19.0 IP), eighth in the league ... tied for second with three wins ... .217 opponent batting average is tied for best among starters ... RHP Joe Martinez (SF) struck out a league-best seven hitters on Friday ... 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) is tied for second with three wins ... tied for the league lead with 12 appearances, nine of them scoreless ... fourth among qualifying with a .186 opponent batting average ... RHP (PHI) has had scoreless outings in eight of his 10 appearances ... LHP Matt Reynolds (COL) is holding opponents to a .178 average, second in the league ... fourth in WHIP at 0.92 ... RHP Craig Baker (COL) is third among relievers at 8.18 base runners/9 IP ... LHP Tom Layne (ARI) leads the league with five holds ... LHP Tony Watson (PIT) is tied for third among relievers in opponent batting average (.154) ... RHP Bryan Augenstein (ARI) has issued the fifth-fewest walks per nine innings among starters at 2.08 (4 BB/17.1 IP) TEAM: The Scorpions are second in ERA (4.64) and shutouts (2) ... tied for second in home runs allowed with 25 ... allowed the second- fewest hits in the league (268) ... only team yet to commit a balk or issue an intentional walk.

Peoria Saguaros (13-16) TODAY’S STARTER: RHP Zach Putnam (CLE) makes his fifth start … lost last start on 11/11 vs. Javelinas (3.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, and 5 SO) … threw three-consecutive no-decisions to begin the year… the University of Michigan standout went 6-2 with a 4.13 ERA in 38 games (5 starts) between High-A Kinston and Double-A Akron OTHERS: C Matt McBride (CLE) holds the league lead in on-base percentage (.506) … third with 17 walks … top five in batting average (.369) … fifth in slugging percentage (.662) … averaging one home run every 16.25 at bats … .370 (10-27) with 4 runs, 2 home runs, and 4 RBI over the last 10 games … .500 (4-8) batting average with five 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 1/13.29 … hitting .366 (15-41) with runners on base ... RHP Josh Judy (CLE) has a top five ERA (0.56) … holding the opposition to a .179 batting average … IF Brandon Hicks (ATL) owns a .417 (5-12) batting average with five RBI with runners in scoring position and two outs … RHP Logan Ondrusek (CIN) has yet to allow a walk in 9.2 innings pitched … IF Lance Zawadzki (SD) is tied for third with eight stolen bases … OF Jonathan Gaston (HOU) leads the league in triples (4) … tied for fifth 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 Yonder Alonso (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 third with 11 appearances … holding the opposition to a .167 batting average … LHP Lee Hyde (ATL) is tied for the Fall League lead in appearances (12) … 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 relievers by averaging 12.96 SO/9.0 IP … LHP Steve Garrison (SD) is fourth among starters in holding the opposition to a .243 batting average … RHP Wilton Lopez (HOU) is third among starters in walks per nine innings pitched ratio (1.76). 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 four of eight 2009 shutouts … second with 234 strikeouts … averaging eight strikeouts per game … Cacti bats lead the fall league in stolen bases (40) … tied for second with Scottdale in hit by pitches (12) … third with 128 walks … own league’s only victory when trailing after eight innings (10/20 at Phoenix). vs. Peoria Javelinas (17-12) TODAY’S STARTER: RHP Travis Schlichting (LAD) takes the ball in his fifth start and sixth appearance … won his last start on 11/11 at Saguaros (2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, and 0 SO) … won first start of the season vs. Scottsdale after tossing 2.2 hitless innings with three walks and four strikeouts … saw action at three levels within the Los Angeles’ minor-league system, including a brief stint with the Dodgers in 2009 … 2-0 with a 0.92 (3 ER/29.1 IP) ERA, 15 BB, and 23 SO in the minors … 0-0 with a 3.38 (1 ER/2.2 IP), 5 BB, and 2 SO with Los Angeles. 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 third with 24 RBI … tied for fourth in home runs (5) … fifth in hits (29) and runs (20)… 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) … fourth in on-base percentage (.437) … 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 .333 (8-24) with one double and 14 RBI with runners in scoring position … OF Casper Wells (DET) has a top 10 batting average (.338) … third in the Fall League with a .676 slugging percentage … tied for third with 24 RBI … 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) is tied for third with eight stolen bases … stole three bases in one game (11/06) … tied RHP Zach Braddock (MIL) leads the league in saves (3) … top five ERA (0.77) … holding the opposition to a .162 batting average … RHP Thad Weber (DET) has allowed one walk in 9.0 IP … RHP (CWS) is tied for fourth in saves (2) … tied for fourth in games finished (7) … RHP Josh Fields (SEA) holding the opposition to a .152 batting average … RHP Anthony Varvaro (SEA) is 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 26 strikeouts … only reliever to be in the top four … averaging 14.62 SO/9.0 IP … second in holds (4) … RHP Robert Wooten (MIL) averages 8.10 base runners per nine innings pitched … RHP (SEA) has struck out 17 in 11.0 IP … RHP Josh Butler (MIL) is third among starters with a 10.05 SO/9.0 IP ratio. TEAM: The Pigs’ pitching staff leads Fall League with 256 strikeouts … averaging 8.82 strikeouts per game … only pitching staff not to toss a shutout … bats are second with 185 runs … third in the AFL with 28 home runs … third with a .280 (281-1004) 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.

2009 Arizona Fall League Tidbits • Seven Fall League alumni from each major league (14 in total) -- 1B (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 Torii Hunter (LAA) -- were awarded 2009 Gold 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: 1692 RBI: 932 BB: 708 CS: 69 G: 174 TB: 2644 SAC: 11 IBB; 7 GIDP: 142 Offensive TPA: 6934 2B: 317 SF: 68 SO: 1364 SLG: .435 Runs: 4 – Multiple AB: 6082 3B: 70 HBP: 63 SB: 193 OBP: .356 Hits: 5 – Laird (SUR/NYY) R: 1000 HR: 165 Pitching 2B: 2 – Multiple

W: 86 GS: 174 IP: 1542.1 ER: 872 BB: 708 3B: 2 – Multiple L: 86 CG: 0 H: 1692 HR: 165 IBB: 7 HR: 2 – Multiple PCT: .500 SHO 8 AB: 6082 SH: 11 SO: 1364 ERA 5.09 GF: 174 TBF: 6934 SF: 68 WP: 111 RBI: 7 – Multiple

G: 174 SV: 37 R: 1000 HB: 63 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 Buster Posey (5th in 2008, San Francisco) IF Yonder Alonso (7th in 2008, Cincinnati) SO: 7 – Martinez (SCO/SF)

RHP Aaron Crow (9th in 2008, Washington)* C Jason Castro (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