2011 AFL Game Notes
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2011 AFL Game Notes Wednesday, November 9, 2011 Media Relations: Paul Jensen (480) 710-8201, [email protected] Rob Morse (541) 556-9387, [email protected] Patrick Kurish (480) 628-4446, [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 18 12 .600 -- 9-6 9-5 8-5 L1 4-6 Mesa Solar Sox 14 15 .483 3.5 8-6 6-9 7-5 L1 6-4 Wednesday, November 9, 2011 Salt River at Mesa, 12:35 PM (L) Scottsdale Scorpions 11 17 .393 6.0 5-7 6-10 4-9 W1 6-4 34 RHP Charles Brewer (ARI) (1-1, 6.65) @ West Division 26 RHP Cole DeVries (MIN) (2-0, 2.70) Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 Surprise at Peoria, 12:35 PM (F) Surprise Saguaros 20 8 .714 -- 9-7 11-1 8-3 L1 6-4 47 RHP Nate Adcock (KC) (1-2, 5.65) @ Peoria Javelinas 13 15 .464 7.0 6-8 7-7 5-8 W1 4-6 54 RHP Anthony Bass (SD) (1-0, 5.30) Phoenix Desert Dogs 10 19 .345 10.5 2-13 8-6 5-7 W1 4-6 Phoenix at Scottsdale, 6:35 PM (A) Yesterday’s Games 28 RHP Murphy Smith (OAK) (0-2, 11.90) @ 51 LHP Sammy Solis (WSH) (1-0, 4.30) R H E LOB ___ Thursday, November 10, 2011 Surprise Salt River at Peoria, 12:35 PM (L) Phoenix cancelled, wet grounds 46 RHP Stephen Fife (LAD) (1-5, 8.05) @ 30 RHP Collin McHugh (NYM) (1-3, 9.87) R H E LOB ___ Phoenix at Mesa, 12:35 PM (A) Mesa 3 8 3 5 W: Lyons (STL) (2-2) L: McNutt (CHC)\ (0-1) 37 LHP T.J. McFarland (CLE) (2-0, 3.98) @ Peoria 13 16 1 5 S: None 41 RHP Terry Doyle (CWS) (4-0, 2.11) Surprise at Scottsdale, 6:35 PM (F) Javelinas CF Logan Schafer (MIL) tripled twice, scored four runs and plated three after he went 2-for-5 … 3B Jedd Gyorko (SD) homered, scored twice and drove in three runs while SS Nick Franklin (SEA) 46 RHP Ryan Kelly (TEX) (0-1, 6.52) @ belted a three-run double … 1B Jefry Marte (NYM) and C Adam Moore each drove in a run after they 43 RHP Tyler Cloyd (PHI) (1-3, 5.73) went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and 2-for-4, respectively … Solar Sox 3B D.J. LeMahieu (CHC) accounted for both Mesa RBI after he went 2-for-4 with a run scored. Friday, November 11, 2011 Scottsdale at Phoenix, 12:35 PM (F) 48 RHP Jeremy Kehrt (BOS) (1-0, 10.38) @ R H E LOB ___ 23 RHP Tyson Ross (OAK) (1-2, 5.02) Salt River 0 8 1 11 W: Huntzinger (BOS) (2-2) L: Gardner (COL) (2-1) Surprise at Peoria, 12:35 PM (L) Scottsdale 2 10 3 12 S: Harrold (SF) (1) 21 LHP M. De Los Santos (TEX) (4-0, 2.86) @ Scorpions RF Alex Hassan (BOS) accounted for Scottsdale’s only RBI after he went 2- for-3 with a run 21 LHP Jed Bradley (MIL) (0-0, 4.50) scored, a walk and a stolen base … 1B Cody Overbeck (PHI) and C Dan Butler (BOS) each went 2- Mesa at Salt River, 6:05 PM (A) for-4 … CF Tyson Gillies (PHI) went 2-for-5 … Rafters CF Tim Wheeler (COL) doubled, tripled and 48 RHP Steve Johnson (BAL) (0-0, 3.44) @ went 2-for-3 … DH Jason Castro (HOU) went 2-for-3 with a walk. 67 LHP Andy Oliver (DET) (0-0, 5.84) (A, F, L) – Umpire Roster Key AFL Weekly Infield Schedule AFL Alum of the Day Team Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Atlanta Braves C Brian McCann (2004 Surprise Mesa X Rafters) won his fourth straight Louisville Silver Salt River X Scottsdale X Slugger and fifth in his seven-year career last Peoria X week. His most recent award comes after he hit Phoenix X X .270 with 24 home runs and 71 RBI in 2011. Surprise X *Friday, Nov. 11: HINF: 3:15 p.m., HBP 3:30 p.m., VBP 4:15 p.m., VINF 5:00 p.m. 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. Teams are REQUIRED to take infield and BP every Monday during the season. UMPIRE ROSTER Crew A – Clint Fagan (CC), Chris Ward, Hal Gibson, Kellen Levy. Crew F – Mark Lollo (CC), Eric Loveless, Adam Hamari, Chris Segal. Crew L – Barry Larson (CC), Stephen Barga, Jordan Baker, Chad Whitson. The Fall League Five 1. Surprise 3B Mike Olt (TEX) belted a two-run homer Monday, extending his league lead to nine long balls. Olt also maintained his share of the AFL lead with 32 RBI. 2. Salt River 3B Nolan Arenado (COL) ripped a two-run single in the Rafters’ six-run second inning Monday. Arenado keeps pace with Olt with 32 RBI to share the league lead. Arenado also leads the league with 38 hits and 64 total bases. 3. Salt River OF Adam Eaton (ARI) recorded his fifth straight two-hit games when he went 2-for-5 Tuesday ... has reached via hit or walk in all 23 games with a plate appearance ... batting .370 (20-for-54) with 11 runs and eight multi-hit games during his 12-game hitting streak 4. Scottsdale IF Brandon Crawford (SF) extended his hitting streak to 14 games with a single Monday and is batting .344 (22-for-64) with 1 homer, 8 RBI and 11 runs during the streak. 5. Phoenix RHP David Phelps (NYY) pitched five strong innings, allowing two runs on three hits, to earn his first AFL win Monday. 2011 Arizona Fall League Tidbits • A total of nine former Fall Leaguers won 2011 Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger Awards last week. The six National League winners include 1B Prince Fielder (2005 Peoria Javelinas), 2B Brandon Phillips (2001 Scottsdale Scorpions/2002 Phoenix Desert Dogs), SS Troy Tulowitzki (2006 Grand Canyon Rafters), LF Ryan Braun (2006 Scottsdale Scorpions), CF Matt Kemp (2005 Phoenix Desert Dogs) and C Brian McCann (2004 Grand Canyon Rafters). The American League boasted three Fall League alumni: 1B Adrian Gonzalez (2003 Peoria Saguaros), CF Curtis Granderson (2004 Grand Canyon Rafters) and CF Jacoby Ellsbury (2006 Peoria Javelinas). • A total of 11 former Fall Leaguers took home 2011 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards last week. The five National League winners include 1B Joey Votto (2005 Mesa Solar Sox), 2B Brandon Phillips (2001 Scottsdale Scorpions/2002 Phoenix Desert Dogs), SS Troy Tulowitzki (2006 Grand Canyon Rafters), CF Matt Kemp (2005 Phoenix Desert Dogs) and RF Andre Ethier (2005 Phoenix Desert Dogs). The six in the American League are C Matt Wieters (2008 Surprise Rafters), 1B Adrian Gonzalez (2003 Peoria Saguaros), 2B Dustin Pedroia (2004 Scottsdale Scorpions), LF Alex Gordon (2005 Surprise Scorpions), CF Jacoby Ellsbury (2006 Peoria Javelinas) and RF Nick Markakis (2005 Peoria Javelinas). • A total of 99 Arizona Fall League alumni graced the rosters of the eight teams in the MLB playoffs, representing nearly 50% of the 200 players on post-season rosters. • Three of the last four no. 1 overall picks in the MLB First-Year Player Draft are playing in this year’s Arizona Fall League: RHP Gerrit Cole (Mesa) was drafted first by the Pirates in 2011, OF Bryce Harper (Scottsdale) was taken first by the Nationals in 2010 and IF Tim Beckham (Surprise) was made the first overall selection by the Rays in 2008. Additionally, RHP Stephen Strasburg, the no. 1 pick of the Nationals in 2009, played for Phoenix in 2009, meaning the last four no. 1 overall picks have played in the AFL. Since 1992, the year the Arizona Fall League started, 13 of the 20 no. 1 overall picks in the MLB draft will have played in the AFL. The current streak of four straight no. 1 picks (2008-11) is the second-longest streak, following a five-year stretch (1997-2001) that saw Matt Anderson (1997), Pat Burrell (1998), Josh Hamilton (1999), Adrian Gonzalez (2000) and Joe Mauer (2001) all participate in the AFL. • The Arizona Fall League will have three games televised nationally on the MLB Network and online at MLB.TV this season: the Nov. 5 Rising Stars Game, the United Concordia Dental Military Appreciation Game at 6:10 p.m. on Friday and the AFL Championship Game on Nov. 19. • Get updates from the Arizona Fall League on Twitter (@MLBazFallLeague) and Facebook at www.facebook.com/arizonafallleague. 34 First-Round Picks in the 2011 Arizona Fall League 2011 2009 2007 RHP Gerrit Cole (1st, Pittsburgh) OF Grant Green (13th, Oakland) IF/OF Josh Vitters (3rd, Chicago Cubs) LHP Danny Hultzen (2nd, Seattle) LHP Matt Purke (14th, Texas)* RHP Casey Weathers (8th, Colorado) LHP Jed Bradley (15th, Milwaukee) OF Mike Trout (25th, L.A. Angels) IF Matt Dominguez (12th, Florida) LHP Sean Gilmartin (28th, Atlanta) IF Nick Franklin (27th, Seattle) IF Kevin Ahrens (16th, Toronto) IF Joe Panik (29th, San Francisco) OF Tim Wheeler (32nd, Colorado) LHP Nick Schmidt (23rd, San Diego) OF Mikie Mahtook (31st, Tampa Bay) OF Kentrail Davis (39th, Milwaukee) RHP Neil Ramirez (44th, Texas) RHP Brad Boxberger (43rd, Cincinnati) IF Ryan Dent (62nd, Boston) 2010 2008 2006 OF Bryce Harper (1st, Washington) IF Tim Beckham (1st, Tampa Bay) RHP Jeremy Jeffress (16th, Milwaukee) IF Christian Colon (4th, Kansas City) C Kyle Skipworth (6th, Florida) C Hank Conger (25th, L.A.