2009 Media/Scouts Notes Wednesday, October 21, 2009 Media Relations: Paul Jensen (480/710-8201, [email protected]) Adam C
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2009 Media/Scouts Notes Wednesday, October 21, 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 5 2 .714 - 1-2 4-0 3-1 L1 5-2 Today, October 21, 2009 Scottsdale Scorpions 4 3 .571 1.0 2-1 2-2 0-2 W2 4-3 Surprise at Saguaros, 12:35 PM (A) Mesa Solar Sox 2 5 .286 3.0 1-3 1-2 1-1 L2 2-5 33 Danny Gutierrez (RHP/TEX) 1-0, 0.00 @ 15 Mike Leake (RHP/CIN) 0-0, 0.00 Western Division Javelinas at Phoenix, 12:35 PM (F) Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 12 Nick Hill (LHP/SEA) 0-0, 3.00 @ Peoria Javelinas 5 2 .714 - 3-1 2-1 2-2 W5 5-2 26 Mitch Talbot (RHP/TB) 0-0, 6.75 Surprise Rafters 4 3 .571 1.0 2-2 2-1 2-0 L3 4-3 Mesa at Scottsdale, 6:35 PM (L) Peoria Saguaros 1 6 .143 4.0 0-3 1-3 0-2 W1 1-6 74 Tommy Mendoza (RHP/LAA) 0-0, 9.00 @ 35 Michael Cisco (RHP/PHI) 0-0, 0.00 Once Around the Bases Thursday, October 22, 2009 R H E LOB Scottsdale at Mesa, 12:35 PM (A) Solar Sox 10 14 0 6 WP: Long (CWS) (1-1) LP: Hirschfeld (MIN) (0-1) 31 Chaz Roe (RHP/COL) 0-0, N/A @ Javelinas 14 16 3 11 SV: None 41 Andrew Cashner (RHP/CHC) 0-1, 13.50 Mesa’s first three hitters in the order – CF Bryan Petersen (FLA), SS Starlin Castro (CHC) and LF Phoenix at Javelinas, 12:35 PM (L) Ryan Kalish (BOS) – combined to go 11-for-14 with 2 doubles, 3 RBI and 8 runs scored ... 1B Chris 37 Stephen Strasburg (RHP/WSH) 1-0, 0.00 @ Parmelee (MIN) and 3B Matt Dominguez (FLA) hit back-to-back home runs in the \top of the ninth ... 12 Josh Butler (RHP/MIL) 1-0, 13.50 Javelinas LF Andrew Lambo (LAD) went 3-for-6 with a grand slam and three runs scored. Saguaros at Surprise, 6:35 PM (F) R H E LOB 20 Steve Garrison (LHP/SD) 0-1, 18.00 @ Saguaros 11 16 1 7 WP: Lo (HOU) (1-0) LP: Gorgen (TB) (0-1) 44 Blake Wood (RHP/KC) 1-0, 9.00 Desert Dogs 8 13 3 8 SV: None Friday, October 23, 2009 Mesa at Saguaros, 12:35 PM (L) Saguaros’ RF Chris Heisey (CIN) went 3-for-5 with a pair of runs and 3 RBI … 3B Carlos Rivero 23 Andrew Miller (LHP/FLA) 0-0, 4.50 @ (CLE) went 4-for-5 with 1 run, 2 doubles, and 2 RBI … Phoenix’s RF Grant Desme (OAK) had a pair of hits, including a three-run home run in the seventh inning … CF Matt Angle (BAL) went 3-for-5. 41 Wilton Lopez (RHP/HOU) 0-0, 0.00 Surprise at Phoenix, 12:35 PM (F) R H E LOB 30 Mike Parisi (RHP/STL) 0-1, 1.80 @ Rafters 3 7 0 5 WP: Veal (PIT) (1-0) LP: Mejia (NYM) (0-1) 74 James Simmons (RHP/OAK) 1-0, 0.00 Scorpions 7 11 0 9 SV: None Javelinas at Scottsdale, 6:35 PM (A) 58 Travis Schlichting (RHP/LAD) 1-0, 0.00 @ Scorpions’ CF Jose Tabata (PIT) went 3-for-5 with a 2 triples, 2 RBI and 2 runs scored ... RHP Matt 34 Bryan Augenstein (RHP/ARI) 0-1, 21.60 Reynolds (COL) retired all six batters he faced in relief of LHP Donnie Veal (PIT), who earned his first win by allowing one run over three innings ... Rafters relievers RHP Grant Duff (NYY), RHP Tanner (A, F, L) – Umpire Roster Key Scheppers (TEX) and LHP Zach Kroenke (NYY) held the Scorpions scoreless over the final three frames. 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 X Damon went 1-for-5 with 1 run, 1 two-run Javelinas X X X X home run, and 2 RBI in New York’s 10-1 Rafters X X X X victory over the Los Angeles Angels of Saguaros X X X X Anaheim in game four of the ALCS. Damon Scorpions X X X X played for the Sun Cities Solar Sox as a Solar Sox X X X X member of the Kansas City Royals 12:35 p.m.: HINF: 10:00 a.m., HBP: 10:15 a.m., VBP: 11:00 a.m., VINF: 11:45 a.m. organization in 1995. 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 Arizona Fall League Rundown Mesa Solar Sox (2-5) Peoria Javelinas (5-2) RHP Tommy Mendoza (LAA) took the loss in his first start this OF Casper Wells (DET) has the longest hitting streak in the Fall season, allowing three runs on eight hits over three innings at League at 16 games spanning from 10/25/08 … hitting .403 with 17 Surprise on Oct. 15 ... began the season at Double-A Arkansas, extra-base hits (7 doubles, 2 triples, and 8 home runs) and 25 RBI posting a 7-7 record and 3.36 ERA in 20 starts … promoted to … also has an active 25-game on-base streak … IF Taylor Green Triple-A Salt Lake in mid-August, going 2-1 with a 2.91 ERA in four (MIL) has the second-longest hitting streak at nine games that starts ... IF Starlin Castro (CHC) posted four hits Tuesday and is began on 10/09/08 … two of IF C.J. Retherford’s (CWS) hits are tied with Saguaros OF Chris Heisey for the league lead with 12 hits; triples … tied with Wells and Scorpions OF Jose Tabata (PIT) for both players rank second in the league with a .522 average ... OF league lead … week one AFL co-player-of-the-week with Rafters IF Bryan Petersen (FLA) also had four hits Tuesday, raising his Brandon Laird, IF Russ Mitchell (LAD) leads the AFL in RBI (10) average to .500, good for fourth in the circuit ... IF Chris Parmelee and extra-base hits (7) … tied for the AFL lead in home runs (3) (MIN) and IF Matt Dominguez (FLA) hit the AFL’s first back-to- with Detroit’s no. 7 prospect and “Best Hitter for Average” by back homers of the season in the ninth inning Tuesday off Baseball America, IF Scott Sizemore … has nine RBI which is Javelinas reliever Sergio Santos ... OF Mike Stanton (FLA) swiped tied for second in the league with Dodgers’ no. 1 prospect by his fourth base in five games, matching Surprise’s Daryl Jones for Baseball America, OF Andrew Lambo (LAD) … Javelinas top the league lead ... despite allowing his first run of the season batting average at .478 (11-for-20) with 6 runs, 2 home runs, and 9 Tuesday, LHP Dustin Richardson (BOS) struck out three batters RBI… LHP Aaron Miller (LAD) and RHP Travis Schlichting (LAD) and now shares the league lead in strikeouts (8) with the Saguaros’ have yet to allow a hit in four combined innings pitched … leads the Chia-Jen Lo and Surprise’s Ian Kennedy. league with a team batting average of .339 (87-for-257) … continues to lead the AFL with 14 home runs on the season. Phoenix Desert Dogs (5-2) RHP Mitch Talbot (TB) yielded two runs in 2.2 innings in his first Peoria Saguaros (1-6) start this season, Oct. 15 at Scottsdale ... pitched the majority of the OF Chris Heisey (CIN) has six-game hitting streak where he is season with Triple-A Durham, going 4-4 with a 4.47 ERA in 10 batting .522 (12-for-23) with 8 runs, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 2 home starts before missing two months with shoulder and elbow problems runs, and 7 RBI … tied for most hits (12) with Mesa’s IF Starlin … after five rehab starts, returned to Durham and made two starts Castro (CHC) … third in the AFL with a .522 batting average … five during the playoffs, going 0-1 with a 4.26 ERA ... OF Matt Angle of his nine hits are for extra-bases … only player on the Saguaros (BAL) had his second straight multi-hit game Tuesday, going 3-for-5 to have a slugging percentage of 1.000 … relief RHP Chia-Jen Lo with 1 double, 1 RBI, 1 run scored and 1 stolen base ... OF Grant (HOU) is in a three-way tie for the league lead in strikeouts with Desme (OAK) went 2-for-5 with a three-run homer Tuesday, his eight … IF Carlos Rivero (CLE) has a five-game hitting streak third of the season ... ranks second in the league in total bases where his hitting .381 (8-for-21) with 2 runs, 3 doubles, and 4 RBI (22), tied for the league lead in home runs and third in hits (11) ..