2012 AFL Game Notes
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2012 AFL Game Notes Friday, November 2, 2012 Media Relations: Paul Jensen (480) 710-8201, [email protected] Dylan Higgins (509) 540-4034, [email protected] Nate Rowan (651) 983-5605, [email protected] Sarah Evans (818) 624-6176, [email protected] Website: www.mlbfallball.com Twitter: @MLBazFallLeague Facebook: www.facebook.com/mlbfallball East Division Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 Probable Starters Salt River Rafters 11 8 .579 -- 6-4 5-4 5-3 L1 6-4 Scottsdale Scorpions 11 9 .550 0.5 7-5 4-4 6-2 L1 6-4 Friday, November 2 Mesa Solar Sox 5 14 .263 6.0 2-7 3-7 1-7 L1 2-8 Surprise at Phoenix, 12:35 PM (A) West Division RHP Boone Whiting (2-1, 2.03) @ Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 LHP Brian Flynn (0-3, 4.15) Surprise Saguaros 12 8 .600 -- 9-2 3-6 5-4 W2 6-4 Mesa at Peoria, 12:35 PM (L) Peoria Javelinas 12 9 .571 0.5 7-2 5-7 4-5 W1 5-5 RHP Mike Wright (0-3. 9.90) @ RHP Kyle Simon (1-2, 9.00) Phoenix Desert Dogs 7 10 .412 3.5 4-3 3-7 3-3 W1 5-5 Salt River at Scottsdale, 6:35 PM (F) Thursday’s Games RHP Deck McGuire (1-0, 2.45) @ RHP Zach Nuding (0-2, 7.59) R H E LOB Phoenix 5 8 1 10 W: Nelson (MIL) (2-1) L: Sanchez (CWS) (0-1) Saturday, November 3 Salt River 2 8 1 11 S: Yates (TB) (1) Rising Stars Game at Salt River Fields* Desert Dogs: RF Kyle Jensen (MIA) was 3-for-3 with 1 triple, 1 home run, 2 RBI and 2 runs scored … West – RHP Kyle Gibson (3-1, 4.20) @ LF Josh Prince (MIL) went 3-for-3 with 1 double, 1 RBI, 2 runs scored and 2 walks … SP Jimmy East – RHP Jarred Cosart (0-2, 7.36) Nelson (MIL) walked five batters in 3.2 IP but still earned the win. Rafters: 1B Andy Wilkins\ (CWS) *Game will be aired nationally on MLB Network had two doubles and one RBI … SS Chris Owings (ARI) had two hits in four at-bats. (Paul Severino and Tom Verducci) and streamed live on the internet by MLB.com. R H E LOB Sirius/XM (Mike Ferrin and Cliff Floyd) radio Surprise 6 13 1 8 W: Marks (KC) (4-0) L: Gloor (SF) (1-2) also will carry the game at 5 p.m. local time (8 Scottsdale 1 8 1 6 S: None p.m. ET). Saguaros: SP Justin Marks (KC) league’s first four game winner … 4 IP, 4 hits, 1 run and 3 strikeouts … RF Bryce Brentz (BOS) had 2 hits, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored … six different players with a RBI. Sunday, November 4 Scorpions: RF Slade Heathcott (NYY) was 2-for-4 with a triple and a RBI … LF Gary Brown (SF) League off day collected two singles and a run scored. R H E LOB AFL Alum of the Day Peoria 7 14 0 8 W: Stites (SD) (1-0) L: Schrader (BAL ) (0-1) New York Yankees first baseman Mark Mesa 3 9 0 10 S: Quackenbush (SD) (5) Teixeira (2002 Peoria Javelinas) will be Javelinas: LF Nate Roberts (MIN) was 4-for-5 with 1 double, 1 RBI and 1 run scored … RF Evan inducted into the Arizona Fall League Hall of Bigley (MIN) went 3-for-5 with 1 triple, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored … RP Kevin Quackenbush (SD) Fame on tonight at Scottsdale Stadium (Rafters- earned his league leading fifth save in 1.1 IP … has not allowed a hit or run in 8.1 IP this season. Solar Scorpions) in pre-game ceremonies. Sox: CF Matt Szczur (CHC) collected three hits including 1 home run, 2 RBI and 1 run scored. Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington Weekly Infield Schedule (through 11/2) (1992 Sun Cities Solar Sox, ’93 Tucson Team Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Javelinas) will be inducted on Friday, November Mesa X X 9 prior to the Javelinas-Saguaros game at Peoria X X Surprise. Phoenix X X Salt River X X Scottsdale X X Surprise X X 12:35 p.m. – HINF: 9:45 a.m., HBP: 10:00 a.m., VBP: 10:50 a.m., VINF: 11:40 a.m. 6:35 p.m. – HINF: 3:45 p.m., HBP: 4:00 p.m., VBP: 4:50 p.m., VINF: 5:40 p.m. Teams are REQUIRED to take infield and BP every Monday UMPIRE ROSTER Crew A – Chad Whitson (CC), Allen Bailey, Will Little, Ben May. Crew F – Jordan Baker (CC), Travis Carlson, Andy Dudones, Quinn Wolcott. Crew L – Chris Segal (CC), Sean Barber, Seth Buckminster, Stu Scheuwater. Today’s Fall League Five 1. Surprise’s Justin Marks (KC) is the league’s first four-game winner with a 4.0 IP performance, allowing one run on four hits. 2. Peoria’s Nate Roberts (MIN) went 4-for-5 with 1 double, 1 RBI and 1 run yesterday, raising his league-best batting average to .472. 3. Peoria’s Kevin Quackenbush (SD) tossed 1.1 scoreless IP yesterday to earn his league leading fifth save. He has yet to allow a hit or run in 8.1 IP this season. 4. Phoenix’s Kyle Jensen (MIA) had three hits including a home run yesterday and leads the league in slugging (.650) and total bases (39). 5. Seventeen of MLB.com’s Top 100 Prospects will participate in tomorrow’s Rising Stars Game: Bryce Brentz (Surprise/Red Sox), Gary Brown (Scottsdale/Giants), Nick Castellanos (Mesa/Tigers), Jarred Cosart (Mesa/Astros), Kaleb Cowart (Scottsdale/Angels), Nick Franklin (Peoria/Mariners), Brian Goodwin (Salt River/Nationals), Billy Hamilton (Peoria/Reds), Hak-Ju Lee (Phoenix/Rays), Rymer Liriano (Peoria/Padres), James Paxton (Peoria/Mariners), Anthony Rendon (Salt River/Nationals), Jonathan Singelton (Mesa/Astros), George Springer (Mesa/Astros), Kolten Wong (Surprise/Cardinals), Christian Yelich (Phoenix/Marlins) and Mike Zunino (Peoria/Mariners). 2012 Arizona Fall League Tidbits The Detroit Tigers and San Francisco Giants each had 10 Arizona Fall League players on their 25-man rosters for the World Series. Since 1992, the year the Arizona Fall League started, 13 of the 21 no. 1 overall picks in the MLB draft will have played in the AFL. Thirty-four first-round draft choices fill the rosters in 2012, including Tim Beckham (Phoenix/Tampa Bay), the only no. 1 overall pick in the Fall League this season. The 2012 Arizona Fall League features 22 of MLB.com's Top 100 prospects, including the #1 ranked players from the Angels (IF Kaleb Cowart), Astros (IF Jonathan Singleton), Cubs (IF Javier Baez), Giants (OF Gary Brown), Marlins (OF Christian Yelich), Nationals (IF Anthony Rendon), Padres (OF Rymer Liriano), Rays (IF Hak-Ju Lee), Reds (OF Billy Hamilton), Tigers (OF Nick Castellanos) and White Sox (OF Trayce Thompson) organizations. Players from 11 foreign countries are represented in the Arizona Fall League in 2012, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Curacao, Dominican Republic, Netherlands, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan and Venezuela in addition to Puerto Rico. Get up-to-the-minute updates from the Arizona Fall League through the league’s social media on Twitter (@MLBazFallLeague) and Facebook at www.facebook.com/arizonafallleague. 34 First-Round Picks in the 2012 Arizona Fall League 2012 2010 2008 C Mike Zunino (3rd, Seattle) RHP Deck Mcguire (11th, Toronto) IF Tim Beckham (1st, Tampa Bay) IF Richie Shaffer (25th, Tampa Bay) IF Kaleb Cowart (18th, L.A. Angels) RHP Ryan Perry (21st, Detroit) C Kellin Deglan (22nd, Texas) OF Zach Collier (34th, Philadelphia) 2011 OF Christian Yelich (23rd, Miami) IF Anthony Rendon (6th, Washington) OF Gary Brown (24th, San Francisco) 2007 IF Javier Baez (9th, Chicago Cubs) OF Bryce Brentz (36th, Boston) RHP James Simmons (26th, Oakland) IF Cory Spangenberg (10th, San Diego) OF Nick Castellanos (44th, Detroit) OF George Springer (11th, Houston) RHP Seth Blair (46th, St. Louis) 2006 IF Kolten Wong (22nd, St. Louis) RHP Cory Rasmus (38th, Atlanta) IF Joe Panik (29th, San Francisco) 2009 OF Brian Goodwin (34th, Washington) IF Grant Green (13th, Oakland) IF Bobby Borchering (16th, Houston) IF Jiovanni Mier (21st, Houston) RHP Kyle Gibson (22nd, Minnesota) OF Randal Grichuk (24th, L.A. Angels) IF Nick Franklin (27th, Seattle) OF Slade Heathcott (29th, N.Y. Yankees) IF Matt Davidson (35th, Arizona) LHP James Paxton (37th, Seattle) IF Chris Owings (41st, Arizona) RHP Mike Belfiore (45th, Arizona) RHP Kyle Heckathorn (47th, Milwaukee) MESA SOLAR SOX (5-14) Starting Pitcher — Mike Wright (Orioles): 0-3 in four starts with a 9.90 ERA and 10 strikeouts ... last start on October 27 vs. Salt River — 3.0 IP, 5 hits, 4 runs, 2 walks, and 6 strikeouts, taking the loss. Players — Jonathan Singleton (Astros): Leads league with 73 at-bats, 19 games played, and 13 walks … tied for the lead with nine extra- base hits … one behind the league lead with three home runs and two triples … second in the league with 15 runs scored … three RBI vs. Salt River on 10/10. Rafael Ynoa (Dodgers): Tied for second in the league with two triples … third with 22 hits … tied for second with 17 games played and fourth with 13 RBI … hit safely in 12 straight games from 10/9-25, the longest hitting streak in the league this season … three RBI at Phoenix on 10/10 … inside-the-park home run against Phoenix on 10/24 to tie the game in the ninth … three hits at Phoenix on 10/30.