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Eastern Division Today, November 14, 2009 Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 Scottsdale at Surprise, 12:35 PM (A) Phoenix Desert Dogs 16 11 .593 - 6-8 10-3 9-3 W3 5-5 31 Chaz Roe (RHP/COL) 0-2, 4.50 @ Mesa Solar Sox 12 14 .462 3.5 6-7 6-7 4-6 L2 7-3 19 (RHP/KC) 0-2, 7.94 Scottsdale Scorpions 11 15 .423 4.5 5-8 6-7 3-7 W1 4-6 Saguaros at Desert Dogs, 12:35 PM (F)

20 Steve Garrison (LHP/SD) 2-1, 4.11 @ Western Division 37 (RHP/WSH) 3-1, 5.28 Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 Mesa at Javelinas, 6:35 PM (L) 17 10 .630 - 8-5 9-5 7-5 L2 6-4 74 Tommy Mendoza (RHP/LAA) 1-1, 5.06 @ Peoria Saguaros 12 15 .444 5.0 6-7 6-8 4-7 L1 4-6 12 Nick Hill (LHP/SEA) 0-1, 8.16 Surprise Rafters 12 15 .444 5.0 5-9 7-6 6-5 W2 4-6 ─ Game Played @ Glendale ─

Sunday, November 15, 2009 Once Around the Bases Off Day R H E LOB

Rafters 5 7 1 9 WP: Hartsock (KC) (1-0) LP: Santos (CWS) (1-2) Javelinas 4 7 2 7 SV: None

Rafters CF Jarrod Dyson (KC) went 3-for-4 with one … DH Colin Curtis (NYY) added one triple and one RBI … 1B Mitch Moreland (TEX) went 1-for-2 with 1 run, 1 RBI, and 3 walks\ … Javelinas LF (SEA) a two-run shot in the seventh inning for his first professional .

R H E LOB Solar Sox 7 13 3 7 WP: Friend (OAK) (3-1) LP: Province (BOS) (0-2) Desert Dogs 9 11 0 6 SV: Gamboa (BAL) (1) Monday, November 16, 2009 Phoenix’s 2B Jemile Weeks (OAK) collected 2 runs, 1 home run, and 3 RBI … DH Grant Desme Javelinas at Surprise, 12:35 PM (F) (OAK) went 2-for-4 with 2 runs, 1 home run, and 2 RBI … 1B Brad Emaus (TOR)) added three hits and 54 Josh Butler (RHP/MIL) 3-1, 11.37 @ 1 RBI … Mesa’s 2B Steve Singleton (MIN) went 2-for-4 with 2 runs, 1 home run, and 3 RBI … CF 30 Mike Parisi (RHP/STL) 2-2, 5.06 Bryan Petersen (FLA) added 2 runs, 3 hits, and 1 RBI. Scottsdale at Saguaros, 12:35 PM (L)

R H E LOB 34 Bryan Augenstein (RHP/ARI) 1-3, 4.73 @ Saguaros 2 7 6 9 WP: Edlefsen (SF) (3-0) LP: Kimbrel (ATL) (0-1) 41 Wilton Lopez (RHP/HOU) 2-1, 4.70 Scorpions 9 9 0 6 SV: None Phoenix at Mesa, 12:35 PM (A) 26 Mitch Talbot (RHP/TB) 2-0, 5.30 @ Scorpions 3B Chase d’Arnaud (PIT) went 3-for-4 with 1 run, 2 RBI, and 2 stolen bases … LF Thomas 47 Randor Bierd (RHP/BOS) 3-1, 5.40 Neal (SF) added a 2 runs, 1 triple, and 2 RBI … Saguaros Lance Zawadzki (SD) added two hits and one RBI … starter (CIN) allowed one unearned run on 1 hit, 1 walk, and 2 in (A, F, L) – Umpire Roster Key four innings. AFL Alumni of the Day

AFL Weekly Infield Breakdown first baseman Prince Team Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Fielder and first Dogs X X baseman swept RBI titles in Javelinas X X Rafters X X their respected leagues. Fielder played for Saguaros X X the Peoria Javelinas during the 2005 Scorpions X X season and Teixeira also donned the Javs Solar Sox X X jersey while a member of the organization in 2000. 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. Scottsdale Scorpions (10-15) STARTING : RHP Chaz Roe (COL) makes his fifth start today at Surprise ... 0-2 with a 4.50 ERA (4 ER/8.0 IP) ... in his last start, threw three shutout innings while allowing two hits and striking out four, Monday at Mesa ... pitched the 2009 season with Double-A Tulsa in the Texas League … 7-3 with a 3.15 ERA over 20 starts, including a nine-inning complete game at Northwest Arkansas on Aug. 4. OTHERS: IF Chase d’Arnaud (PIT) went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI, 1 run, 1 walk and 2 stolen bases last night ... tied for the league lead with eight steals, all in his last seven games ... five hits in his last nine at bats ... hit safely in 13 of 16 games ... OF Jose Tabata (PIT) was 1- for-4 with 1 run, 1 hit by pitch and 1 stolen base Friday ... league leader with 36 hits ... hit safely in 14 of his last 15 games ... sixth in average (.356) ... 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 Hector Gomez (COL) went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI, 2 runs and 1 stolen base Friday to extend his hitting streak to 12 games ... 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 ... third in the league with eight doubles ... OF Thomas Neal (SF) was 1-for-3 with 1 triple, 2 RBI, 2 runs scored and 1 walk Friday ... tied for the league lead in stolen bases (8) ... OF Cole Gillespie (ARI) is the second-toughest Fall Leaguer to strike out, fanning just five times in 70 plate appearances (14.00 TPA/SO) ... OF Domonic Brown (PHI) is tied for the league lead with nine doubles ... tied for third in extra-base hits (13) ... C Wilin Rosario (COL) named week four player-of-the-week after hitting 3 home runs, knocking in 4 and scoring 6 runs ... owns Scorpions’ only multi-homer game this season ... IF Brandon Allen (ARI) leads the league with 19 walks ... IF (SF) is top 10 in the league with 12 walks ... hitting .400 (6-15) against left-handed pitching ... LHP Donnie Veal (PIT) allowed more than one run for the first time this season Thursday, raising his ERA to 1.89 (4 ER/19.0 IP), seventh in the league ... tied for the league lead with three wins ... 18 strikeouts rank fifth ... .217 opponent batting average is best among starters ... RHP Joe Martinez (SF) struck out a league-best seven hitters on Friday while allowing just one run on three hits and a walk over four innings ... second on the circuit with 24 punch-outs ... leads all starters with a 10.45 K/9.0 IP ratio (24 K/20.2 IP) ... RHP Steve Edlefsen (SF) earned his third win of the season Friday, putting him in a tie for the league lead ... tied for the league lead with 11 appearances, nine of them scoreless ... fourth among qualifying with a .179 opponent batting average ... RHP Scott Mathieson (PHI) has had scoreless outings in seven of his nine appearances ... LHP Matt Reynolds (COL) is tied for second among qualifying pitchers with a .171 opponent average ... tied for fourth in WHIP (0.91) and seventh in ERA (1.64) ... RHP Craig Baker (COL) tossed a perfect eighth inning Friday and is tied for fourth in WHIP (0.91) ... LHP Tom Layne (ARI) is sixth in ERA at 1.59 (2 ER/11.1 IP) ... RHP Michael Cisco (PHI) has the second-lowest opponent batting average among starters, at .228 (13-57) ... RHP Edgar Garcia (PHI) has the fifth-lowest BB/9.0 IP ratio among relievers at 1.29 (2 BB/14.0 IP) ... LHP Tony Watson (PIT) is tied for second among relievers in opponent batting average (.162). TEAM: The Scorpions are second in ERA (4.63) ... second lowest in home runs allowed with 23 ... second with two shutouts ... allowed the fewest hits in the league (248) ... only team yet to commit a balk or issue an intentional walk. vs. Surprise Rafters (12-15) TODAY’S STARTER: RHP Aaron Crow (KC) toes the rubber in Surprise for his fourth start … lost in last start on 11/09 vs. Saguaros (4.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, and 4 SO) … third among starters in lowest BB/9.0 ratio (1.59) … 2009 first-round selection signed late … pitched for the independent American Association’s Fort Worth Cats after not signing with Washington following the 2008 draft … 12-0 with a 2.56 ERA during final season at the University of Missouri … 2008 Louisville Slugger first-team all-America. OTHERS: OF Colin Curtis (NYY) is third in the league in batting average (.388) and on-base percentage (.453) … fourth in slugging percentage (.687) … tied for fourth in doubles (7) … .429 (15-35) batting average with 4 doubles, 3 home runs, and 13 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 (NYM) is tied for fourth in the Fall League with seven doubles … .500 (6-12) with 2 doubles, 2 home runs, and 12 RBI with runners in scoring position … .667 (2-3) with one double and six RBI with the bases loaded … .327 (18-55) with 10 runs, 5 doubles, 3 home runs, and 6 RBI during 14-game active on-base streak that began on 10/17 … hit a and collected six RBI on Opening Day … IF Brandon Laird (NYY) is tied for second with six home runs and RBI (24) … averaging one home run every 13.83 at bats … fifth with 51 total bases… .375 (3-8) batting average with one home run and six RBI with runners in scoring position and two outs … IF Daniel Descalso (STL) averages one strike out every 9.56 at bats … OF Tyler Henley (STL) is batting .400 (4-10) with two doubles and a .500 OBP when leading off an inning … .500 (6-12) with 2 runs, 1 home run, and 1 RBI over the last three 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 .480 (12-25) with 5 runs, 2 home runs, and 8 RBI over the last 10 games … LHP Michael Dunn (NYY) is averaging a league high 16.20 SO/9.0 IP for relievers … OF Daryl Jones (STL) is tied for fourth in the Fall League with six stolen bases … hit by pitch a league- high four times … RHP Grant Duff (NYY) is tied for second in the league with two saves … RHP Jenrry Mejia (NYM) leads all starters with a 10.32 SO/9.0 IP ratio … RHP and RHP Mike Parisi (STL) are in the top five in innings pitched … Kennedy is third in strikeouts (23) … second among starters with 10.95 base runners/9.0 IP … RHP (TEX) has a WHIP of 0.78 … holding the opposition to a .167 batting average … averaging seven base runners per 9.0 IP … 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 .983 fielding percentage … only 17 errors in 27 games … third in the league with 149 runs and 141 RBI … hitters have been hit by a pitch 10 times … boast a .300 (65-217) batting average and .374 on-base percentage when leading off an inning as a team … three-way tie with Javelinas and Phoenix for most runs in a game (17).

Peoria Saguaros (12-15) TODAY’S STARTER: LHP Steve Garrison (SD) takes the hill in his sixth start for the Cacti … won his last start on 11/09 at Surprise (4.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, and 3 SO) …1-2 with a 5.56 (21 ER/34.0 IP) ERA, 8 BB, and 32 SO in 13 games (12 starts) between rookie-level AZL Padres, High-A Lake Elsinore, and Double-A San Antonio. OTHERS: C Matt McBride (CLE) holds the league lead in on-base percentage (.500) … tied for third with 15 walks … fourth in slugging percentage (.672) … top 10 batting average (.362) … .364 (8-22) with 5 runs, 2 home runs, and 2 RBI over the last 10 games … .500 (3-6) batting average with four 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 1/12.29 … hitting .366 (15-41) with runners on base ... RHP Josh Judy (CLE) has a top five ERA (0.60) … holding the opposition to a .189 batting average … IF Jose Vallejo (HOU) is in a three-way tie for fourth in stolen bases (6) … IF Brandon Hicks (ATL) owns a .455 (5-11) batting average with four RBI with runners in scoring position and two outs … RHP Logan Ondrusek (CIN) has yet to allow a one walk in 9.2 innings pitched … OF Jonathan Gaston (HOU) leads the league in triples (4) … tied for third in walks (15) … .500 (10-20) 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 (CIN) is fourth in lowest TPA/SO ratio at 9.75 … leads AFL with three sacrifice flies … .370 (10-27) with two home runs and 17 RBI with runners in scoring position … RHP Evan Scribner (SD) leads the AFL in games finished with 10 … tied for second with 10 appearances … holding the opposition to a .182 batting average … LHP Lee Hyde (ATL) is tied for the Fall League lead in appearances (11) … 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 reliever by averaging 12.96 SO/9.0 IP. 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 three of six 2009 shutouts … second with 216 strikeouts … averaging eight strikeouts per game … Cacti bats are second in the Fall League with 118 walks … lead in stolen bases (38) … tied for league lead in hit by pitches with Phoenix (12) … own league’s only victory when trailing after eight innings (10/20 at Phoenix). vs. Phoenix Desert Dogs (16-11) STARTING PITCHER: RHP Stephen Strasburg (WSH) makes his fifth start of the season and first since 11/2 ... 3-1 with a 5.28 ERA (9 ER/15.1 IP) ... 17:5 K:BB ratio ... 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 with three wins and tied for sixth with 17 strikeouts ... third among starters with a 9.98 K/9.0 IP ratio ... no. 1 overall pick out of State University in the 2009 MLB Draft … 2009 Dick Howser Player of the Year and National Pitcher of the Year by the College Baseball Foundation … first Mountain West Conference player to win the , accomplishing the feat in 2009. OTHERS: C Nevin Ashley (TB) was 2-for-4 with 1 double and 1 RBI Friday ... second in the league in hitting at .407 (24-59) ... third in slugging (.729) ... tied for the league lead with the Saguaros’ Jonathan Gaston 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) ... 7-for-14 with 3 doubles, 3 triples, 3 RBI and 4 runs scored in his last three games ... hit safely in all 15 games this season ... RBI in eight of his last 10 games ... OF Grant Desme (OAK) went 2-for-4 with 1 home run, 2 RBI and 2 runs ... leads the league with 11 home runs, 27 RBI, 29 runs scored, .763 slugging percentage and 16 extra- base hits ... third in hits (33) ... top 10 in average at .355 (33-93) ... 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) ... sits three home runs shy of Brandon Wood’s (LAA) 2005 record of 14 ... IF Brad Emaus (TOR) collected three hits, including a double, and one RBI Friday ... toughest hitter in the league to strikeout at 1 strikeout per 22 plate appearances ... OF Corey Brown (OAK) is tied for second in the league with six home runs ... sixth in hits (28) and fifth in RBI (21) ... tied for third in total bases (54) ... extra-base hit in six straight games (Oct. 21-27) ... IF Danny Espinosa (WSH) went 1-for-3 with two walks and one run Friday ... five walks in his last two games, giving him 14 on the season, good for fifth in the league ... third with 21 runs scored ... IF Chris Marrero (WSH) has six two-hit games in his last eight contests ... IF Josh Bell (BAL) had two hits and three RBI Thursday while extending his hitting streak to six games ... IF Shawn O’Malley (TB) was 1-for-3 with 3 walks and 3 runs Thursday ... eight walks in his last five games ... top 10 in the league with 12 walks ... IF Jemile Weeks (OAK) hit a go-ahead two-run homer on Friday to beat division rival Mesa ... three RBI and two runs on the day ... hit .366 (15-41) with 4 doubles, 3 triples, 6 RBI, 12 runs scored and 3 stolen bases over his 10-game hitting streak that ended Monday ... OF Matt Angle (BAL) is fourth in the league with seven steals ... RHP (WSH) is tied for third in the league with a 0.84 ERA (1 ER/10.2 IP) ... tied for second in the league with two saves ... RHP Toshiyuki Yanuki (NPB) leads the league with a 0.00 ERA (0 ER/10.2 IP) ... the Desert Dogs bullpen quartet of RHP Mickey Storey (OAK), LHP Hiroshi Katayama (NPB), RHP Justin Friend (OAK) and RHP Eddie Gamboa (BAL) held the Solar Sox to just one hit over the final six innings Friday ... RHP James Simmons (OAK) is fifth with 21.0 innings pitched ... 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 fourth with 22 strikeouts and tied for third in innings (12.1). TEAM: The Desert Dogs moved 3.5 games ahead of second-place Mesa with five games to play ... the league’s best hitting (.297) and pitching (4.54) team ... league leader in runs (196) and shared league leader in home runs (33) ... hitting .412 (14-34) with 37 RBI with the bases loaded ... only team with fewer than 100 walks issued (77).

Mesa Solar Sox (12-14) STARTING PITCHER: RHP Tommy Mendoza (LAA) gets his fifth start of the season today ... 1-1 with a 5.06 ERA (9 ER/16.0 IP) ... 11:1 K:BB ratio ... one relief appearance, tossing a scoreless inning on Wednesday ... 0.00 BB/9 IP ratio as a starter leads AFL starting pitchers ... began the season at Double-A Arkansas, posting a 7-7 record and 3.36 ERA in 20 starts … promoted to Triple-A Salt Lake in mid- August, where he went 2-1 with a 2.91 ERA in four starts. OTHERS: OF Bryan Petersen (FLA) went 3-for-4 Friday with 2 triples, 1 RBI, 2 runs, 1 walk and 1 stolen base ... leads the league in hitting at .422 (35-83) ... second in hits ... hit safely in 17 of 18 games, including a season-opening 12-game hitting streak ... top five in runs scored (19) ... fifth in on-base percentage (.449) ... batting .484 (15-31) when leading off an inning ... over his last five games, is batting .545 (12-22) ... 11 multi-hit games ... IF Jose Iglesias (BOS) was 2-for-5 with one RBI Friday, his third straight multi-hit game ... eight hits in his last 13 at bats ... IF Starlin Castro (CHC) has six two-hit games in his last eight contests ... fourth in the Fall League with a .388 (31-80) average ... fourth in the league in hits ... tied for fifth in the league with six stolen bases ... IF Steve Singleton (MIN) was 2-for-4 with 1 home run, 3 RBI and 2 runs in Mesa’s 9-7 loss to Phoenix on Friday ... tied for the team lead with three home runs and tied for second on the team with 14 RBI ... OF Ryan Kalish (BOS) went 2-for-3 with 2 runs, 1 walk and 1 stolen base ... four multi-hit games in his last six tilts ... batting .429 (9-21) with 14 RBI with runners in scoring position ... IF Josh Vitters (CHC) is eighth in the league with a .356 average (21-59) ... riding a 10-game hitting streak ... IF David Cooper (TOR) doubled Thursday to give him hits in 10 of his last 11 tilts ... OF Greg Burns (FLA) owns a .537 on-base percentage ... tied for sixth in the league with 13 walks in only 10 games this season ... OF Rene Tosoni (MIN) is tied for third in the league with three triples ... IF Chris Parmelee (MIN) leads the club with 17 RBI ... RHP Richie Lentz (BOS) is eighth in ERA at 1.98 (3 ER/13.2 IP) ... second in WHIP at 0.88 ... 13:2 K:BB ratio ... RHP Randor Bierd (BOS) is tied for the league lead with three wins ... second among starters with a .228 opponent batting average ... LHP John Gaub (CHC) ranks third among relievers with a 14.09 K/9 IP ratio (12 K/7.2 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) worked a two-inning save Tuesday, allowing no runs on no hits and two walks while fanning three ... leads all relievers with a .138 opponent batting average ... Burnett, RHP Chris Province (BOS) and RHP Blake Parker (CHC) are tied for second in the league with two saves ... RHP Jay Buente (FLA) doubled his season total by striking out five batters Monday ... RHP Andrew Cashner (CHC) has 16 strikeouts in 16.2 innings ... LHP Dustin Richardson (BOS) is fourth among relievers with 13.03 strikeouts per 9.0 IP. TEAM: The Solar Sox lost to the Desert Dogs for the second straight day Friday, falling 3.5 games behind their East Division counterparts with five games to play ... allowed the second-fewest hits in the league (260) ... batting .329 when leading off an inning and holding opponents to .225 in the same situation ... 15 different players have accounted for the Solar Sox’ 24 home runs. vs. Peoria Javelinas (17-10) TODAY’S STARTER: LHP Nick Hill (SEA) makes his sixth start still in search of his first Fall League victory … no-decision on 11/09 vs. Phoenix (3.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, and 2 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) is tied for the AFL lead in doubles (9) … second with 15 extra-base hits … second in total bases (54) … tied for second with 24 RBI and eight doubles … fourth in runs (20) … tied for fourth in home runs (5) … fifth in hits (29) … 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 (17) … tied for second in on-base percentage (.457) … 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 .348 (8-23) with one double and 14 RBI with runners in scoring position … OF Casper Wells (DET) has a top 10 batting average (.367) … second in the Fall League with a .750 slugging percentage … tied for second with 24 RBI … tied for fourth in on-base percentage (.451) … sixth in RBI (20) … averaging one home run every 15 at bats … 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) shares the stolen bases lead with eight … stole three bases in one game (11/06) … tied for fifth with 13 walks … RHP Zach Braddock (MIL) has a top five ERA at 0.84 … leads in saves (3) … holding the opposition to a .162 batting average … RHP Thad Weber (DET) has allowed one walk in 9.0 IP … RHP Sergio Santos (CWS) is tied for second in saves (2) … tied for fourth in games finished (7) … RHP (SEA) holding the opposition to a .167 batting average … RHP (SEA) owns a top 10 ERA (2.25) … averaging 6.75 base runners/9.0 IP … holding opposition to a .171 average … leads all arms with a 0.83 WHIP … RHP Robbie Weinhardt (DET) shares the AFL lead in holds (4) … second among relievers with a 15 SO/9.0 IP ratio … leads league with 25 strikeouts … only reliever to be in the top four … averaging 15 SO/9.0 IP … RHP Robert Wooten (MIL) averages 8.10 base runners per nine innings pitched … RHP (SEA) has struck out 14 in 10.0 IP. TEAM: The Pigs’ pitching staff leads Fall League with 236 strikeouts … averaging 8.74 strikeouts per game … bats are second with 179 runs … third in the AFL with 27 home runs … third with a .286 (269-940) average … team is batting .368 (14-38) with 4 doubles, 3 grand slams, and 45 RBI with the bases loaded … own a 5-1 record in one-run games.

2009 Arizona Fall League Tidbits • Seven Fall League alumni from each major league (14 in total) --1B Mark Teixeira (NYY) and (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 (BAL), and OF Torrii Hunter (LAA) -- were awarded 2009 Golden 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 (, , Detroit Tigers, , 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)

Arizona Fall League Totals Single-Game Offensive Highs AVG: .281 H: 1597 RBI: 892 BB: 651 CS: 64 G: 162 TB: 2499 SAC: 10 IBB; 6 GIDP: 129 Offensive TPA: 6483 2B: 299 SF: 66 SO: 1259 SLG: .439 Runs: 4 – Multiple AB: 5693 3B: 66 HBP: 61 SB: 185 OBP: .357 Hits: 5 – Laird (SUR/NYY) R: 957 HR: 157 Pitching 2B: 2 – Multiple

W: 80 GS: 162 IP: 1437.1 ER: 834 BB: 651 3B: 2 – Multiple L: 80 CG: 0 H: 1597 HR: 157 IBB: 6 HR: 2 – Multiple PCT: .500 SHO 6 AB: 5693 SH: 10 SO: 1259 ERA 5.22 GF: 162 TBF: 6483 SF: 66 WP: 107 RBI: 7 – Multiple

G: 162 SV: 33 R: 957 HB: 61 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 (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 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 (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