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Eastern Division Thursday, November 19, 2009 Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 Scottsdale at Javelinas, 12:35 PM (A) Phoenix Desert Dogs^ 19 12 .613 - 8-8 11-4 10-4 W1 6-4 44 Joe Martinez (RHP/SF) 1-0, 3.92 @ Scottsdale Scorpions 14 16 .467 4.5 7-8 7-8 5-7 W1 6-4 12 Nick Hill (LHP/SEA) 0-2, 9.00 Mesa Solar Sox 13 17 .433 5.5 6-9 7-8 4-8 L1 5-5 Saguaros at Mesa, 12:35 PM (F) Western Division 15 Mike Leake (RHP/CIN) 0-2, 1.72 @ Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 23 Andrew Miller (LHP/FLA) 0-0, 6.35 Peoria Javelinas^* 18 13 .581 - 8-6 10-7 8-6 L1 5-5 Phoenix at Surprise, 12:35 PM (L) Surprise Rafters 15 16 .484 3.0 6-10 9-6 8-5 W3 5-5 28 Robert Ray (RHP/TOR) 2-1, 4.64 Peoria Saguaros 13 18 .419 5.0 7-9 6-9 4-9 L2 3-7 41 Matt Harrison (LHP/TEX) 1-2, 7.50 ^Division champion

*Designated home team in championship by virtue of clinching division first. Friday, November 20, 2009 Off Day

Once Around the Bases R H E LOB Javelinas 6 10 1 10 WP: Perrault (BAL) (1-1) LP: Wooten (MIL) (1-1) Desert Dogs 7 12 2 10 SV: Storen (WSH) (4)

Desert Dogs SS Danny Espinosa (WSH) went 3-for-3 with two runs and one RBI … LF Corey Brown (OAK) added 1 run, 3 hits, and 2 RBI … Javelinas 3B Brent Morel (CWS) went 3-for-5\ with 2 runs, 1 , and 2 RBI … RF Jordan Danks (CWS) added two runs and three hits … CF Trayvon Robinson (LAD) smacked a two-run home run in the eighth inning. Saturday, November 21, 2009

R H E LOB Championship Game Rafters 11 19 1 11 WP: Garr (TEX) (1-1) LP: Judy (CLE) (2-2) TV: MLB Network & MLB.TV (Online) Saguaros 9 11 0 8 SV: Gorgen (STL) (1) Phoenix at Javelinas, 12:45 PM 37 (RHP/WSH) 4-1, 4.26 @ Rafters DH Taylor Teagarden (TEX), RF Colin Curtis (NYY), and 1B Mitch Moreland (TEX) each smashed home runs … CF Marcus Lemon (TEX) added 1 run, 3 hits, and 1 RBI … Saguaros RF 26 Anthony Varvaro (RHP/SEA) 1-0, 4.05 Jonathan Gaston (HOU) went 2-for-4 with one run and one triple … 3B Brandon Hicks (ATL) collected 4 runs, 2 hits, and 2 RBI. -- Game played at Scottsdale Stadium --

R H E LOB (A, F, L) – Umpire Roster Key Solar Sox 5 11 2 8 WP: Moskos (PIT) (1-1) LP: Hirschfeld (MIN) (1-3) Scorpions 7 11 2 10 SV: Johnston (COL) (2)

Scorpions C Tuffy Gosewisch (PHI) went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI … 2B Chase d’Arnaud (PIT) added two hits and one RBI … CF Jose Tabata (PIT) and 1B Brandon Allen (ARI) each tripled in the first inning … Solar Sox CF P.J. Phillips (LAA) add 1 run, 2 doubles, and 1 RBI … LF Bryan Petersen (FLA) and 3B Steve Singleton (MIN) each tripled. AFL Alumni of the Day

AFL Weekly Infield Breakdown Team Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. of Anaheim manager Dogs X X Mike Scioscia was named American Javelinas X X Rafters X X League Manager-of-the-Year after leading Saguaros X X the Angels to a West Division crown and an Scorpions X X ALCS berth. Sciocisca managed for the Solar Sox X X Peoria Javelinas in 1997. 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 ─ 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. Phoenix Desert Dogs (19-12) STARTING : RHP Robert Ray (TOR) makes his seventh start of the season today at Surprise ... 2-1 with a 4.64 ERA (11 ER/21.1 IP) ... top five in the league with 22 ... retired 18 of 22 leadoff men ... made four starts with the Blue Jays in 2009, including his major league debut on May 2 vs. Baltimore … earned his first career major league win by holding the White Sox to one unearned run on three hits and a walk over eight innings on May 16, 2009 … missed nearly three months of the 2009 season with an injury. OTHERS: OF Corey Brown (OAK) went 3-for-4 with 1 double, 2 RBI, 1 run and 1 walk Wednesday ... tied for the league lead with 27 RBI and tied for second with six home runs ... top five in hits (34) ... second in total bases (62) ... 1 HR per 17 at bats ... multiple RBI in five of his last six games ... extra-base hit in six straight games (Oct. 21-27) ... IF Danny Espinosa (WSH) 3-for-3 with 1 RBI, 2 runs and 1 walk yesterday ... six hits in his last seven at bats ... third with 24 runs scored ... ninth in hitting (.353) ... top 10 in walks (15) ... OF Grant Desme (OAK) leads the league with 11 home runs and 30 runs scored ... tied for the league lead in RBI (27) and extra-base hits (16) ... second in slugging percentage (.699) ... tied for fourth in hits (34) ... best HR/AB ratio at 1/9.82 ... hit .511 (23-45) with 10 homers and 22 RBI during an 11-game hitting streak from Oct. 14-28 ... homered in eight of 10 games (Oct. 15-28) ... C Nevin Ashley (TB) is fifth in the league in hitting at .366 (26-71) and slugging percentage (.648) ... tied for the league lead with the Saguaros’ Jonathan Gaston and teammate IF Jemile Weeks (OAK) with four triples ... one of three players this season to leg out two triples in one game (Scottsdale OF Jose Tabata, Mesa OF Bryan Petersen) ... hit safely in his first 17 games before going 0-for-4 yesterday ... 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 Shawn O’Malley (TB) drew two more walks yesterday ... walked in each of his last eight games, totaling 13 walks in that span ... fourth in the league with 17 walks ... IF Josh Bell (BAL) extended his hitting streak to 11 games yesterday with a double in four at bats ... doubles in each of his last four games ... tied for second in the league with nine two-baggers ... IF (WSH) was 2-for-5 with two RBI yesterday ... has seven two-hit games in his last nine contests ... OF Matt Angle (BAL) is top 10 in stolen bases (7) ... RHP Stephen Strasburg (WSH) leads the league with four wins ... 23:7 K:BB ratio ... fourth 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 second among starters with a .217 opponent average ... second among starters with a 10.89 K/9.0 IP ratio ... RHP Drew Storen (WSH) tied for the league lead with a 0.66 ERA (1 ER/13.2 IP) ... leads the league with four saves ... RHP Toshiyuki Yanuki (NPB) shares the league lead with a 0.66 ERA (1 ER/13.2 IP) ... RHP Jeff Mandel (WSH) is tied for the league lead in WHIP (0.98) ... leads the league with a 0.00 BB/9 IP (0 BB/14.1 IP) ... RHP Mitch Talbot (TB) is fifth in innings (22.2) ... RHP Mickey Storey (OAK) has seven strikeouts in his last three outings (5.1 IP) ... RHP James Simmons (OAK) is fourth in (24.0) ... RHP Justin Friend (OAK) is tied for second in the league with three wins ... RHP Ryohei Tanaka (BAL) leads all starters in BB/9 IP at 0.71 (1 BB/12.2 IP). TEAM: The Desert Dogs beat the Javelinas Wednesday with a six-run eighth inning that erased a 6-1 deficit ... league’s best hitting (.297) and pitching (4.26) team ... league leader in runs scored (219) and runs allowed (158) ... hitting .459 (17-37) with 43 RBI with the bases loaded ... only team with fewer than 120 walks issued (93). vs. Surprise Rafters (15-16) TODAY’S STARTER: LHP Matt Harrison (TEX) takes the bump for his fourth start and fifth appearance … received a no-decision in last start on 11/13 at Javelinas (3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, and 0 SO) … tossed one inning of shutout relief to earn first win on 10/23 at Phoenix … 4-5 with a 6.11 (43 ER/63.1 IP) ERA, 23 BB, and 34 SO in 11 starts with TEXAS … 0-1 with 3.00 (3 ER/9.0 IP), 4 BB, and 7 SO in three starts with Double-A Frisco. OTHERS: OF Colin Curtis (NYY) leads the Fall league with a .397 batting average and slugging percentage (.731) … second with .472 on-base percentage … averages one home run every 15.6 at bats … 10 RBI over the last 10 games … .409 (18-44) batting average with 4 doubles, 1 triple, 4 home runs, and 17 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 batting .533 (8-15) with 2 doubles, 2 home runs, and 14 RBI with runners in scoring position … .667 (2-3) with 1 double, 1 , and six RBI with the bases loaded … .328 (22-67) with 10 runs, 5 doubles, 3 home runs, and 6 RBI during 17-game active on-base streak that began on 10/17 … hit a grand slam and collected six RBI on … IF Brandon Laird (NYY) is tied for second with six home runs … tied for third in doubles (9) … tied for third with 57 total bases … fifth in RBI (24) … averaging one home run every 15 at bats … .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 … OF Tyler Henley (STL) has a .400 (4-10) batting average with an OBP of .500 when leading off an inning … OF Jarrod Dyson (KC) is batting .346 (9-26) with five runs and four RBI over the last 10 games … OF Mitch Moreland (TEX) is batting .368 (7-19) with a .684 slugging percentage, 1 double, 1 home run, and 9 RBI with runners in scoring position … OF Marcus Lemon (TEX) boasts a .417 (5-12) with two runs and 1 RBI over the last three 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 … a league-high four times … RHP Danny Gutierrez (TEX) is fifth among arms in opponent batting average (.200) … RHP Grant Duff (NYY) is tied for fourth in the league with two saves … RHP (NYY) has tossed the Fall League’s most innings (29.2) and strikeouts (28) … tied for the league lead in starts (7) … fifth among starters with a .250 opponent batting average .. third in lowest BB/9.0 IP ratio at 1.52 and second fewest base runners per 9.0 IP (10.62) … RHP Mike Parisi (STL) is second in league in innings pitched (26.1) … fourth among starters with an 11.37 base runners/9.0 IP ratio … 3B Mike Moustakas (KC) averages one home run every 14.2 at bats … 14 RBI and a .650 slugging percentage with runners in scoring position … seven RBI on 10/15 vs. Mesa. TEAM: Top defensive team with a .984 fielding percentage … only 21 errors in 31 games … bats lead the league in home runs with 41 … tied for second in doubles (62) … third in the league with 182 runs and 172 RBI … hitters have been hit by a pitch 10 times. Scottsdale Scorpions (14-16) : RHP Joe Martinez (SF) makes his seventh and final start today against the Javelinas ... 1-0 with a 3.92 ERA (9 ER/20.2 IP) ... third in the league with 24 strikeouts ... third among starters with a 10.45 K/9 IP ratio ... in his last start, struck out a league season-high seven batters over four innings ... missed over two months of the 2009 season after a line drive hit him in the head in his second career big league appearance … earned a win at Houston in his first MLB appearance (Aug. 5, 2009) after the injury. OTHERS: OF Jose Tabata (PIT) went 2-for-3 with 1 triple, 2 walks and 2 runs yesterday ... leads the league with 41 hits ... hit safely in 16 of his last 18 games ... sixth in average (.366, 41-113) ... 12 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 ... C Wilin Rosario (COL) was 4-for-4 with 1 RBI and 1 run on Tuesday ... 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 Chase d’Arnaud (PIT) was 2-for-5 with one RBI and his league-leading 11th stolen base Wednesday ... all 11 steals have come in his last 10 games ... swiped a bag in each of his last six games ... hit safely in 16 of 19 games ... OF Thomas Neal (SF) is second in the league with 10 steals ... OF (ARI) drew three walks yesterday ... 14 walks are top 10 in the league ... the toughest active Fall Leaguer to strike out, fanning just five times in 83 plate appearances (16.60 TPA/SO) ... OF Domonic Brown (PHI) is tied for second with nine doubles ... top 10 in extra-base hits (13) ... IF Brandon Allen (ARI) leads the league with 20 walks ... C Tuffy Gosewisch (PHI) had a season-high three hits, including two doubles, and two RBI yesterday ... LHP Donnie Veal (SF) made his seventh and final start of the season yesterday, fanning four over two innings ... eighth in ERA at 2.14 (5 ER/21.0 IP) ... third-lowest opponent average among starters (.221) ... LHP Matt Reynolds (COL) leads relievers in fewest base runners per nine innings at 8.25 ... RHP Steve Edlefsen (SF) is tied for second in the league with 12 appearances and three wins ... allowed a run in only nine of his 12 games ... RHP Scott Mathieson (PHI) has scoreless outings in nine of his 11 appearances ... LHP Tom Layne (ARI) leads the league with five holds ... LHP Tony Watson (PIT) is seventh in ERA at 2.13 (2 ER/12.2 IP) ... third in WHIP (1.03) ... leads league in opponent batting average (.152) ... 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 (4.63) and shutouts (2) ... allowed the fewest hits in the league (289) ... only team yet to commit a balk or issue an intentional walk ... have won four of their last five games. vs. Peoria Javelinas (18-13) TODAY’S STARTER: LHP Nick Hill (SEA) makes his seventh start and is still in search for his first Fall League victory … lost in his last start on 11/14 vs. Mesa (2.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, and 4 SO ) … 5-6 with a 3.10 (33 ER/95.2 IP) ERA, 24 BB, 100 SO in 36 games (nine starts) for Double-A West Tennessee … first U.S. Military Academy player since Steve Reich in 1993 to play for Team USA. OTHERS: IF Russ Mitchell (LAD) leads the AFL in doubles (10) … tied for the top spot with 16 extra-base hits … tied for third in RBI (25) … third in total bases (57) … tied for fourth in home runs (5) … fourth in 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 28 runs scored and walks (19) … fifth in on-base percentage (.452) … 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 .357 (10-28) with two doubles and 16 RBI with runners in scoring position … OF Casper Wells (DET) has a top 10 batting average (.342) … third in the Fall League with a .658 slugging percentage … tied for third with 25 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 (MIL) is tied for third with eight stolen bases … stole three bases in one game (11/06) … RHP Zach Braddock (MIL) is tied for second in the league lead in saves (3) … top five ERA (0.77) … holding opposition to a .162 batting average … RHP Thad Weber (DET) has allowed one walk in 11.0 IP … RHP Eric Krebs (LAD) has a top 10 ERA (2.19) … RHP Sergio Santos (CWS) is tied for fourth in saves (2) … RHP Josh Fields (SEA) holding the opposition to a .152 batting average to lead all relievers … RHP Robbie Weinhardt (DET) is second 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 Philippe Aumont (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 267 strikeouts … averaging 8.9 strikeouts per game … only pitching staff not to toss a shutout … bats are second with 209 runs … third in the AFL with 30 home runs … second with a .288 (304-1054) average … team is batting .359 (14-39) with 4 doubles, 3 grand slams, and 45 RBI with the bases loaded … bats have accumulated the most runs in a game (24), hits (23), doubles, (10), and RBI (22) … 14-0 when leading after five innings … own a 6-2 record in one- run games. Peoria Saguaros (13-18) TODAY’S STARTER:RHP Mike Leake (CIN) takes the mound for his fifth start and sixth appearance … no-decision in last start on 11/13 at Scottsdale (4.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, and 2 SO) … top 10 ERA at 1.72 … Cincinnati’s 2009 first-round selection (eighth overall) from Arizona State … Pac-10 Conference’s only back-to-back pitcher-of-the-year award winner. OTHERS: C Matt McBride (CLE) holds the league lead in on-base percentage (.506) … third with 18 walks … top five in batting average (.371) … fifth in slugging percentage (.657) … .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 (14), 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 1/14.57 … hitting .366 (15-41) with runners on base ... RHP Josh Judy (CLE) has a top five ERA (1.59) … holding the opposition to a .210 batting average … IF Brandon Hicks (ATL) owns a .417 (5-12) batting average with five RBI with runners in scoring position and two outs … .444 (8-18) with four doubles and an OBP of .474 when leading off an inning … IF Lance Zawadzki (SD) is batting .405 (15-37) with five runs and seven RBI over the last 10 games … tied for third with eight stolen bases … batting .409 (9-22) with 4 doubles, 1 triple, and 14 RBI with runners in scoring position … OF Jonathan Gaston (HOU) leads the league in triples (4) … tied for fifth in walks (16) … .462 (12-26) batting average with 2 triples, 3 home runs, and 18 RBI with runners in scoring position … boasts Cacti’s only grand slam (10/26 at Scottsdale) … six RBI over the last eight games … 1B Yonder Alonso (CIN) leads AFL with three sacrifice flies … .353 (12-34) with 2 doubles, 2 home runs and 17 RBI with runners in scoring position … RHP Zach Putnam (CLE) leads all starters with a 13.14 strikeouts per 9.0 IP ratio … RHP Evan Scribner (SD) leads the AFL in games finished with 12 … tied for second with 12 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 Bradley Boxberger (CIN) has allowed one walk in 8.1 IP ... RHP (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. 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 250 strikeouts … averaging 8.33 strikeouts per game … Cacti bats are second the fall league in stolen bases (40) … tied for league lead with Phoenix in hit by pitches (14) … third with 133 walks … own league’s only victory when trailing after eight innings (10/20 at Phoenix). vs. Mesa Solar Sox (13-17) STARTING PITCHER: LHP Andrew Miller (FLA) owns a 6.35 ERA (4 ER/9.1 IP) in his first four starts of the Fall League ... pitched at five different levels in the Marlins system this season, recording a 5+ strikeout game at each stop (GCL Marlins, High-A Jupiter, Double-A Jacksonville, Triple-A New Orleans, and ) … pitched at the lower levels of the organization while rehabbing an oblique injury that he suffered on April 20 at Pittsburgh … 3-5 with a 4.84 ERA in 20 games (14 starts) with the Marlins ... originally drafted by the Tigers with the sixth pick in the 2006 draft. OTHERS: IF Starlin Castro (CHC) was 2-for-5 with a double and run Wednesday ... third in the Fall League with a .388 (38- 98) average ... second in the league in hits ... third in the league with nine steals ... batting .524 (11-21) when leading off an inning ... 14 multi-hit games, including 11 in his last 15 contests ... held hitless in just two games all season ... OF Bryan Petersen (FLA) is second in hitting at .391 (36-92) ... third in hits ... hit safely in 18 of 20 games, including a season-opening 12-game hitting streak ... top five in runs scored (20) ... batting .471 (16-34) when leading off an inning ... 11 multi-hit games ... tied for fourth on the circuit with three triples ... IF Steve Singleton (MIN) went 2-for-4 with 1 triple, 1 RBI and 1 run scored Wednesday ... only Fall League player to homer twice last week ... tied for second on the team with three home runs and 15 RBI ... OF P.J. Phillips (LAA) went 2-for-3 with 2 doubles, 1 RBI, 1 run and 1 walk Wednesday ... OF Ryan Kalish (BOS) has hit safely in seven of his last eight, hitting .393 (11-28) with 2 doubles, 1 home run, 6 RBI, 6 walks, 7 runs scored and 3 stolen bases over the span ... batting .435 (10-23) with 15 RBI with runners in scoring position ... IF (MIN) leads the club with four home runs and 21 RBI ... IF Josh Vitters (CHC) is seventh in the league with a .359 average (23-64) ... riding an 11-game hitting streak ... OF Greg Burns (FLA) owns a .490 on-base percentage ... top 10 with 15 walks in 12 games ... OF Rene Tosoni (MIN) is tied for fourth in the league with three triples ... C Luis Exposito (BOS) pushed his hitting streak to seven games ... LHP James Russell (CHC) has gone 10 straight appearances without allowing an ... tied for the league lead with a 0.98 WHIP ... third in the league in ERA at 1.26 (2 ER/14.1 IP) ... LHP John Gaub (CHC) ranks fourth among relievers with a 13.97 K/9 IP ratio (15 K/9.2 IP) ... RHP Alex Burnett (MIN) is tied for second with three saves ... LHP (BOS) is top 10 among relievers with a 13.89 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) ... RHP Richie Lentz (BOS) is fourth in the league with a 1.04 WHIP ... 16:3 K:BB ratio ... RHP Garrett Parcell (FLA) has allowed no runs on one hit and one walk while striking out six in his last three appearances (5.1 IP) ... RHP Chris Province (BOS) is fifth in the league in WHIP (1.08). TEAM: The Solar Sox are third in hitting (.288) ... allowed second-fewest hits ... batting .328 when leading off an inning and holding opponents to .229 in the same situation ... 16 different players have accounted for the Solar Sox’ 26 home runs.

2009 Tidbits • reliever Andrew Bailey and Florida Marlins outfielder were awarded the 2009 Rookie-of-the-Year awards in their respective leagues. The past six MLB rookies-of-the-year -- OF Ryan Braun (MIL), 3B (TB), 2B Dustin Pedroia (BOS), and C Geovany Soto (CHC) -- are former Fall Leaguers. • 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 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 (STL), C Joe Mauer (MIN), 1B Mark Teixeira (NYY), 3B Evan Longoria (TB), SS Derek Jeter (NYY), OF (BAL), and OF Torii Hunter (LAA) -- were awarded 2009 Gold Glove awards. • Long-time 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 of the seven teams (, , , , Minnesota Twins, , and Padres) 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: .282 H: 1845 RBI: 1030 BB: 760 CS: 73 G: 186 TB: 2890 SAC: 12 IBB; 7 GIDP: 147 Offensive TPA: 7458 2B: 355 SF: 72 SO: 1479 SLG: .442 Runs: 4 – Multiple AB: 6543 3B: 78 HBP: 69 SB: 210 OBP: .359 Hits: 5 – Laird (SUR/NYY) R: 1104 HR: 178 Pitching 2B: 2 – Multiple

W: 92 GS: 186 IP: 1647.1 ER: 969 BB: 760 3B: 2 – Multiple L: 92 CG: 0 H: 1845 HR: 178 IBB: 7 HR: 2 – Multiple PCT: .500 SHO 8 AB: 6543 SH: 12 SO: 1479 ERA 5.29 GF: 186 TBF: 7458 SF: 72 WP: 119 RBI: 7 – Multiple

G: 186 SV: 41 R: 1104 HB: 69 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 (5th in 2008, San Francisco) IF Yonder Alonso (7th in 2008, Cincinnati) SO: 7 – Martinez (SCO/SF)

RHP (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 – Multiple RHP Drew Storen (10th in 2009, Washington)

* did not sign