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East Division Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 Probable Starters Salt River Rafters 2 1 .667 - 1-1 1-0 1-0 W1 2-1 0 2 .000 1.5 0-0 0-2 0-1 L2 0-2 Friday, October 7, 2011 Mesa Solar Sox 0 2 .000 2.0 0-2 0-1 0-0 L3 0-3 Mesa at Salt River, 12:35 PM (L) 44 RHP Trey McNutt (CHC) @ West Division 43 LHP Dallas Keuchel (HOU) Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 Peoria at Surprise, 12:35 PM (A) Phoenix Desert Dogs 3 0 1.000 - 1-0 2-0 1-0 W3 3-0 39 LHP (SEA) @ 2 0 1.000 0.5 1-0 1-0 0-0 W2 2-0 40 RHP Neil Ramirez (TEX) Peoria Javelinas 1 2 .333 2.0 0-2 1-0 0-1 L1 1-2 Phoenix at Scottsdale, 6:35 PM (F) 29 LHP Travis Webb (CIN) @ Yesterday’s Games 74 RHP Chris Scholl (LAA) R H E LOB Scorpions 2 9 0 14 W: Wall (LAD) (1-0) L: Tillman (LAA) (0-1) Saturday, October 8, 2011 Rafters 3 9 0 8 S: None Scottsdale at Phoenix, 12:35 PM (L) 49 RHP Daryl Maday (SF) @

Rafters 2B Hernan Perez (DET) had three hits, including a walk-off in the ninth ... RF Alex 42 RHP David Phelps (NYY) Castellanos (LAD) a game-tying homer in the eighth ... Scorpions DH Darin Ruf (PHI) provided the Surprise at Peoria, 6:35 PM (F) visitors’ runs with a two- homer in the second ... eight Scorpions reached base\ exactly twice ... 32 RHP Alex Sanabia (FLA) @ stranded 14 runners. 57 RHP Cody Scarpetta (MIL) Salt River at Mesa, 6:35 PM (A) R H E LOB 55 RHP Joe Gardner (COL) @ Saguaros 8 9 1 6 W: Paukovits (TB) (1-0) L: Jacobson (MIN) (0-1) 61 LHP Nate Baker (PIT) Solar Sox 7 9 1 8 S: Bullock (ATL) (1) Sunday, October 9, 2011 Saguaros C (FLA) went 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI and two runs ... CF Ryan Off day Strausborger (TEX) had three hits ... Solar Sox SS Brian Dozier (MIN) went 4-for-4 with a homer, three RBI, three runs and a walk ... RHP Steve Johnson (BAL) struck out four and allowed one hit while (A, F, L) – Umpire Roster Key pitching three scoreless frames.

R H E LOB Desert Dogs 10 11 1 7 W: McFarland (CLE) (1-0) L: Lyons (STL) (0-1) Javelinas 4 7 0 6 S: None

Dogs 1B Jesus Aguilar (CLE) went 3-for-3 with two doubles, a massive homer, four RBI, three runs and two walks ... LHP T.J. McFarland (CLE) punched out three over three scoreless to earn the win ... LF Tim Fedroff (CLE) was 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI and two runs.

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AFL Weekly Infield Schedule RHP Doug Fister (2008 Team Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Peoria Javelinas) pitched five strong Mesa X X X X Salt River X X X X innings to beat the Yankees in Game 5 of Scottsdale X X X X X the ALDS and clinch a berth in the ALCS. Peoria X X X X X Fister held baseball’s second-highest- Phoenix X X X X X scoring team from the regular season to Surprise X X X X X one run on five hits and two walks. 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.

2011 Tidbits • 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. Leading the way were the , and St. Louis Cardinals, who had 14 former Fall Leaguers each on their 25-man rosters for the ALDS and NLDS. • 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 (Mesa) was drafted first by the Pirates in 2011, OF (Scottsdale) was taken first by the Nationals in 2010 and IF (Surprise) was made the first overall selection by the Rays in 2008. Additionally, RHP , 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 (1997), (1998), (1999), Adrian Gonzalez (2000) and (2001) all participate in the AFL. • The Arizona Fall League will have two games televised nationally on the MLB Network and online at MLB.TV this season: the Rising Stars Game on November 5 and the AFL Championship Game on November 19. • Get up-to-the-minute updates from the Arizona Fall League through the league’s social media efforts, on Twitter (@MLBazFallLeague) and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/arizonafallleague.

32 First-Round Picks in the 2011 Arizona Fall League

2011 2009 2007 RHP Gerrit Cole (1st, Pittsburgh) OF (13th, Oakland) OF (3rd, ) LHP Danny Hultzen (2nd, Seattle) LHP (14th, Texas)* RHP (8th, Colorado) LHP (28th, Atlanta) OF (25th, L.A. Angels) IF Matt Dominguez (12th, Florida) IF (29th, San Francisco) IF (27th, Seattle) IF Kevin Ahrens (16th, Toronto) OF (31st, Tampa Bay) OF (32nd, Colorado) LHP Nick Schmidt (23rd, San Diego) OF (39th, Milwaukee) RHP Neil Ramirez (44th, Texas) RHP (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. Angels) OF (10th, Oakland) OF (14th, Minnesota) RHP Caleb Clay (44th, Boston) C (12th, Cincinnati) RHP (19th, Chicago Cubs) OF (24th, San Francisco) RHP Gerrit Cole (28th, )* IF (49th, Texas) * did not sign

MESA SOLAR SOX (0-3)

STARTING : RHP Trey McNutt (CHC) takes the ball for his first AFL start ... 5-6 with a 4.55 ERA (48 ER/95.0 IP) in 23 games (22 starts) at Double-A Tennessee ... 65:39 K:BB ratio ... no. 3 prospect in the Cubs’ organization entering 2011 by ... 10-1, 2.48 ERA (32 ER/116.1 IP) and 132 at three stops in 2010 ... 32nd-round pick of the Cubs in 2009.

2011: IF Josh Vitters (CHC) leads the league with seven RBI after going 2-for-4 with two RBI in Thursday’s 8-7 loss to Surprise ... IF Brian Dozier (MIN) went 4-for-4 with his first homer, three RBI and three runs in Thursday’s loss ... tied for the league lead with six hits ... OF Robbie Grossman (PIT) is tied for the league lead with six hits and has collected an extra-base hit and driven in a run in all three games ... second in (13) ... IF Junior Lake (CHC) went 3-for-4 with a double, a and his league-leading second steal Wednesday ... RHP Steve Johnson (BAL) struck out four while pitching three scoreless innings in his Thursday start ... RHP Terry Doyle (CWS) limited Phoenix to one run over a league-leading 3.2 innings in his start Wednesday ... RHP Chris Carpenter (CHC) tossed two scoreless frames Wednesday ... RHP Jacob Petricka (CWS) struck out two batters over 1.1 scoreless innings Wednesday.

OTHERS: OF Xavier Avery (BAL) has swiped at least 30 bases in each of the last three seasons ... OF Robbie Grossman (PIT) led the minor leagues with 127 runs scored and 104 walks for High-A Bradenton in 2011 ... IF Brock Holt (PIT) was the MVP of the 2011 Eastern League All-Star Game after hitting a two-run homer … IF Junior Lake (CHC) led Cubs’ minor leaguers with 38 stolen bases in 2011... IF Joe Mahoney (BAL) won the 2010 Brooks Robinson Award as the Orioles’ top position player in the minors ... OF Josh Vitters (CHC) becomes a rare three-time Fall Leaguer in 2011 after playing for the Mesa Solar Sox in 2009–10 ... RHP Gerrit Cole (PIT) was the first overall pick in 2011 MLB draft out of UCLA, the Bruins’ first no. 1 selection ... along with , became the first teammates to be drafted in the first three picks of the draft since 1978 (Arizona State’s and Hubie Brooks) ... fanned 153 as a sophomore to rank third in the nation … RHP Chris Carpenter (CHC) was ranked the no. 6 prospect in the Cubs’ organization entering 2011 by Baseball America ... RHP Andrew Cashner (CHC) pitched for Mesa in the 2009 AFL and also appeared in the Rising Stars Game ... RHP Mike Colla (PIT) tied for fourth among Bucs’ farmhands with 109 strikeouts in 2011 while ranking ninth in the Eastern League in ERA at Double-A Altoona ... RHP Phil Irwin (PIT) led all Pirate minor leaguers with 13 victories in 2011 ... RHP Bruce Pugh (MIN) led Twins minor leaguers with 17 saves in 2011.

TEAM: Leading 5-0 after four, the Solar Sox bullpen gave up seven runs in the fifth and sixth innings and fell 8-7 to Surprise Thursday ... managed by former Met Joe McEwing, the Solar Sox look to end a seven-year AFL championship drought ... the most recent of their four league titles came in 2003, when MVP OF Jason Dubois and RHP led the Sox to the league’s best record and a title game victory over the Mesa Desert Dogs ... in their first season in Mesa in 1999, went 31-13 to record the best win percentage in league history (.705).

SALT RIVER RAFTERS (2-1)

STARTING PITCHER: LHP Dallas Keuchel (HOU) takes the ball for his first AFL start ... 10-8 with a 4.12 ERA (75 ER/163.2 IP) in 27 starts between Double-A Corpus Christi and -A Oklahoma City in 2011 ... 91:39 K:BB ratio ... led the Astros system in wins and ranked fourth in ERA.

2011: OF Alex Castellanos (LAD) hit the Rafters’ first home run of the season Thursday, a game-tying shot to left in the bottom of the eighth ... RBI in all three games ... 3-for-6 with a double, a triple, three RBI and two runs in Tuesday’s opener ... IF Hernan Perez (DET) went 3-for-5 and drove in the game-winning run with an opposite-field double in the bottom of the ninth Thursday ... IF Dixon Machado (DET) was 2-for-3 with a walk and scored the winning run Thursday ... IF Ryan Wheeler (ARI) is tied for the league lead with three doubles ... OF Tim Wheeler (COL) has gone 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI and a run in each of his first two games ... OF Adam Eaton (ARI) reached base four times Tuesday on two hits and two walks while adding two RBI, two runs and a ... tied for the league lead with three walks ... RHP Stephen Fife (LAD) struck out four while yielding two runs over three innings to take the loss Wednesday ... RHP Kevin Munson (ARI) struck out three in a scoreless inning Wednesday.

OTHERS: OF Jay Austin (HOU) tied for eighth in the minor leagues with 13 triples and 54 stolen bases in 2010 ... IF Nolan Arenado (COL) led minor leaguers with 122 RBI for High-A Modesto in 2011 … OF Alex Castellanos (LAD) was the 2011 title runner-up at .319 and slugging title runner-up at .562 … ranked 14th in the minor leagues in 2011 with 102 runs scored … acquired in the July 31 trade that sent Rafael Furcal to the Cardinals … OF Adam Eaton (ARI) tied for fifth in the minor leagues in 2011 with 23 hit by pitches … ranked second among Diamondbacks minor leaguers with a .318 and 34 steals in 2011 ... IF Kody Hinze (HOU) ranked fourth in the minor leagues in 2011 with 94 walks … led Astros farmhands with 29 home runs and 98 RBI in 2011 … IF David Nick (ARI) ranked third in the minor leagues in 2011 with 564 at bats and tied for 16th with 99 runs scored ... OF Kyle Russell (LAD) averaged 33 doubles, 24 home runs and 85 RBI over the last three seasons … 2009 MVP after leading Class-A with 102 RBI, 72 extra-base hits and 262 total bases, ranking second with 26 home runs and tying for second with 39 doubles … OF Tim Wheeler (COL) tied for second in the minor leagues in 2011 with 33 home runs, ranked fourth with 561 at bats, tied for ninth with 67 extra-base hits and ranked 10th with 105 runs scored … 21 stolen bases made him the only 30-20 (home runs-stolen bases) player in the minor leagues in 2011 ... RHP Kevin Munson (ARI) averaged 12.7 strikeouts per nine innings at High-A Visalia in 2011 … RHP Jason Stoffel (HOU) was acquired from the Giants in Jeff Keppinger trade this summer.

TEAM: Came from behind to beat Scottsdale Thursday ... seven-run fifth inning Wednesday is league’s highest-scoring frame ... brand new Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, spring home of the Diamondbacks and Rockies, is their fifth home as a Fall League team ... managed by Rockies minor league Stu Cole (COL), who marks his third stint in the AFL ... the Rafters have won just two AFL championships despite reaching the finals on seven occasions ... title drought dates back to 2000. PEORIA JAVELINAS (1-2)

STARTING PITCHER: LHP Danny Hultzen (SEA), the second overall pick in the 2011 draft out of the University of Virginia, makes his pro debut today at Surprise ... three-time all-America selection at Virginia ... finalist for the 2011 and the Trophy ... unanimous first team all-America in 2011 … only three-time (2009–11) all-America selection in UVA history … earned ACC pitcher-of-the-year award in consecutive seasons (2010–11), the first pitcher in UVA history to receive that honor … holds UVA career wins record (32) and ranks second in career innings pitched (320) … owns Virginia career record (395) that also ranks fourth in ACC history … 2011 recipient of the John Olerud Two-Way Player Award after posting a 12–3 record with a 1.37 ERA while also hitting .309 with 11 doubles … 2011 finalist for the Golden Spikes Award (best amateur player) and the (national college baseball player-of-the-year) … 2011 Capital One first team academic all- America carried a 3.37 GPA majoring in history at UVA.

2011: OF Logan Schafer (MIL) drove in a pair of runs in Thursday’s loss to the Desert Dogs, giving him four RBI ... OF (SD) logged another hit in a 13-7 win over Salt River on Wednesday ... .700 on-base percentage, going 5-for-8 with two walks in two games ... IF Matt Adams (STL) is 4-for-10 with four RBI and four runs scored ... IF Scooter Gennett (MIL) had three hits Wednesday, including the team’s first home run ... 3B Jefry Marte (NYM) drove in two runs and scored three in the win Wednesday ... 3B Jedd Gyorko (SD) had three hits Tuesday ... RHP Forrest Snow (SEA) retired all nine batters he faced, including three on strikeouts, in earning the win Wednesday.

OTHERS: IF Matt Adams (STL) was the 2011 Texas League MVP after hitting .312 with 31 home runs and 94 RBI ... set Double-A Springfield single-season records for home runs and RBI ... OF Chih-Hsien Chiang (SEA) converted to after the 2008 season ... OF Jaff Decker (SD) led Double-A San Antonio to the Texas League title in 2011 by sharing the playoff league lead with three home runs and seven RBI ... drew 103 walks, one behind Solar Sox OF Robbie Grossman for the minor-league lead ... had career highs of 19 home runs and 92 RBI and scored 90 runs, ranking third in the Texas League in RBI and fourth in runs scored ... C Jason Hagerty (SD) was a Topps Class-A All-Star in 2010 after hitting .302 with 14 HR and 74 RBI for Class-A Fort Wayne ... IF Juan Lagares (NYM) had career highs in 2011 by hitting .349 with 26 doubles, 9 home runs, 71 RBI and 72 runs scored at two stops (High-A St. Lucie and Double-A Binghamton) ... C Adam Moore (SEA) spent 2011 on the major-league disabled list after suffering torn medial meniscus in his right knee … OF Logan Schafer (MIL) was named Brewers’ Minor League Player-of-the-Year in 2009 ... RHP Keith Butler (STL) finished second among Cardinals minor leaguers with 17 saves in 2011 ... had a 1.23 ERA at Class-A Quad Cities and High-A Palm Beach, giving up just seven earned runs in 51.1 innings ... has surrendered just two home runs in 112.1 career innings ... RHP Santo Manzanillo (MIL) had a combined 17 saves and a 1.75 ERA in 48 games for two teams in 2011 ... RHP Taylor Whitenton (NYM) won the 2011 ERA crown with 2.49 mark for Class-A Savannah … also led the league in opponents’ batting average (.193) while ranking second in WHIP (1.12).

TEAM: Won their first game Wednesday at Salt River, 13-7 ... shares league lead in runs scored (with Phoenix) with 22 ... manager Pedro Lopez managed the Mets’ High-A St. Lucie affiliate in 2011 ... the Javelinas’ bid for a repeat title came up just short in 2010 as they lost in the AFL Championship Game to the Scottsdale Scorpions ... Javs have won titles in 2009, 2002, 1997 and 1994.

SURPRISE SAGUAROS (2-0)

STARTING PITCHER: RHP Neil Ramirez (TEX) was 5-3 with a 3.12 ERA (34 ER/98.0 IP) in 25 starts at three levels (High-A, Double-A, Triple-A) in 2011 ... 119:44 K:BB ratio ... has raised his strikeout rate in each of the last two seasons ... 142:37 K:BB ratio in 2010 at Class-A Hickory ... first- round choice (44th overall) of the Rangers in 2007.

2011: OF Ryan Strausborger (TEX) had three hits and a stolen base Thursday ... C Kyle Skipworth (FLA) went 2-for-3 with a double, one RBI, two runs and a walk ... RHP Evan Reed (FLA) fanned two in a scoreless inning Thursday ... RHP Shane Dyer (TB) earned the win Wednesday with three scoreless innings ... IF Mike Olt (TEX) hit two home runs Wednesday, including the third of a back-to-back-to-back sequence in the sixth and a grand slam in the eighth ... two homers and five RBI match the league’s single-game high ... IF Tim Beckham (TB) and OF Wil Myers (KC) preceded Olt with solo shots in the sixth Wednesday ... C Christian Bethancourt (ATL) singled in each of his three at-bats Wednesday ... LHP Dan Jennings (TB) struck out two in two scoreless innings Wednesday.

OTHERS: IF Christian Colon (KC), the first captain in Team USA baseball history, was a first-round selection (4th overall) in 2010 draft by Kansas City ... drove in 61 runs in his first full minor-league season with Double-A Northwest Arkansas in 2011 ... IF Matt Dominguez (FLA) makes second trip to the AFL after appearing in 12 games for the Mesa Solar Sox in 2009 … rated by MLB.com as the no. 49 prospect in baseball in 2011 … also rated as the Marlins’ top prospect by Baseball America entering the 2011 season ... OF Mikie Mahtook (TB) was the first-round pick (31st overall) of the Rays in 2011 and is making his pro debut in the AFL ... OF Wil Myers (KC) was rated baseball’s no. 8 prospect by ESPN and no. 16 by MLB.com entering 2011 … one of three Royals to finish as a finalist for Baseball America’s 2010 minor league player-of-the-year … member of the USA squad at the XM Futures Game at MLB’s All-Star Game in 2011 … C Kyle Skipworth (FLA) a first-round pick (sixth overall) by the Marlins in 2008, makes his second trip to the AFL after catching for the Desert Dogs in 2010, when he logged a .267 batting average with 4 doubles, 3 home runs and 12 RBI in 15 games ... RHP Evan Reed (FLA) returns for his second trip to the AFL ... made six appearances out of the bullpen in 2009 for the Surprise Rafters as a member of the Rangers’ organization ... RHP Alex Sanabia (FLA) made his major-league debut in a relief appearance for the Marlins on June 10, 2010 at Baltimore ... RHP Kirby Yates (TB) was 2-1 with a 1.80 ERA in 20 minor league games in 2011.

TEAM: Rallied from 5-0 deficit to beat Mesa 8-7 Thursday ... manager Billy Gardner Jr. (TB) finished his 17th season as a minor-league manager in 2011 ... owns a 1,117-1,117 career record, sitting at an even .500 ... 16-year title drought is longest in league history.

PHOENIX DESERT DOGS (2-0)

STARTING PITCHER: LHP Travis Webb (CIN) was 1-7 with a 4.35 ERA (34 ER/70.1 IP) in 36 games (five starts) for Double-A Carolina and one for Triple-A Louisville in 2011 ... 89:36 K:BB ratio ... eighth-round draft choice of the Reds in 2006.

2011: 1B Jesus Aguilar (CLE) continued his fast start by going 3-for-3 with two doubles, one homer, four RBI, three runs and two walks in Thursday’s 10-4 win over Peoria ... all five hits are for extra bases (two home runs and three doubles) ... leads the league with five runs scored, five extra-base hits, 14 total bases and a 2.000 ... tied for the league lead in doubles, homers and on-base percentage (.800) ... six RBI rank second ... OF Tim Fedroff (CLE) was 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, two runs, a walk and a steal Thursday ... OF Anthony Gose (TOR) has two homers to go with five RBI ... extra-base hit in three straight games after a double Thursday ... LHP T.J. McFarland (CLE) threw three shutout frames for the win Thursday, striking out three ... RHP Andrew Carignan (OAK) has pitched 2.1 scoreless innings in two games, striking out four ... OF Michael Choice (OAK) is 4-for-9 and is tied for second with four runs scored ... C Roberto Perez (CLE) and OF Grant Green (OAK) each hit a three-run homer in Wednesday’s victory over Mesa ... RHP Evan Crawford (TOR) punched out three batters in two scoreless innings Wednesday ... RHP Brad Boxberger (CIN) struck out all four batters he faced in 1.1 innings Tuesday.

OTHERS: INF Kevin Ahrens (TOR) was selected in first round (16th overall) by the Blue Jays in 2007 draft ... OF Michael Choice (OAK) was the Athletics’ first-round pick in 2010 ... ranked second among A’s farmhands with 30 home runs ( leader) and 82 RBI for High-A Stockton in 2011, his first full minor-league season ... INF Dusty Coleman (OAK) missed the 2010 season with a wrist injury, but hit a combined 15 HR and drive in 70 runs at two levels in 2011 ... OF Anthony Gose (TOR) scored the go-ahead run in Double-A New Hampshire’s 2011 Eastern League championship-clinching victory ... C Yasmani Grandal (CIN) hit .305 with 31 doubles, 14 home runs and 68 RBI in his first full minor-league season at three stops in 2011 ... OF Grant Green (OAK) makes second trip to the AFL after playing infield for the Desert Dogs in 2010 … IF Brodie Greene (CIN) drove home 81 runs and stole 38 bases in his first full minor-league season in 2011 … tied for third among Reds minor leaguers in RBI and ranked fourth in steals ... RHP Brad Boxberger (CIN), the Reds’ first-round pick in 2009, is making his second trip to the AFL after he made his pro debut for Peoria in 2009 ... split his 2011 season between Double-A Carolina and Triple-A Louisville, owning a combined 2.04 ERA and a 13.5 strikeouts-per-nine-innings ratio while posting 11 saves ... RHP Cory Burns (CLE) tied for second in all of minor-league baseball with Desert Dogs teammate Preston Guilmet by recording 35 saves for Double-A Akron in 2011, which also led the Eastern League ... ERA of 2.30 or better at each of his four career minor-league stops ... RHP Andrew Carignan (OAK) had an overall ERA of 1.85 at three minor-league levels in 2011 ... RHP Wes Etheridge (TOR) saved a Toronto organization-best 33 games in 2011, including a -leading 32 for High-A Dunedin ... RHP David Phelps (NYY) has posted an ERA under 3.00 and at least seven wins in all four of his minor-league seasons.

TEAM: The Dogs have hit four home runs in each of their first two games, both wins ... seven different players have gone deep ... tied for the league lead with 22 runs ... manager Todd Steverson (OAK) played outfield at nearby ... won five straight AFL titles from 2004-08 after winning their title in 2001.

SCOTTSDALE SCORPIONS (0-2)

STARTING PITCHER: RHP Chris Scholl (LAA) was 4-3 with a 2.32 ERA (22 ER/85.1 IP) in 32 games (7 starts) for Double-A Arkansas ... 66:22 K:BB ratio ... eighth-rounder of the Angels in 2008.

2011: IF Darin Ruf (PHI) provided the Scorpions’ only two runs with a two-run homer in the second inning Thursday ... eight players reached base via hit or walk exactly twice in Thursday’s 3-2 loss ... OF Gary Brown (SF) tripled and scored in the ninth inning to break up a one-hit shutout bid by six Surprise Wednesday ... RHP Tyler Cloyd (PHI) pitched two scoreless innings and struck out two in his start Wednesday ... RHP Brock Huntzinger (BOS) fanned four over two frames but took the loss with one earned run on four hits.

OTHERS: OF Gary Brown (SF) was the 2011 California League rookie-of-the-year after hitting .336 with 188 hits, 34 doubles, 13 triples, 14 home runs, 80 RBI, 115 runs scored and 53 stolen bases with High-A San Jose … led minor leagues in runs scored and ranked among minor-league leaders in hits (2nd), runs scored (T-6th), total bases (6th) and triples (T-7th) ... C Hank Conger (LAA) was the 2010 MLB Futures Game MVP after going deep in the contest … 2009 AFL Rising Stars Game participant as a member of the Mesa Solar Sox … OF Bryce Harper (WSH) is the first player in Fall League history younger than the league … 2010 first overall draft pick as a 17-year-old third-youngest first overall draft pick behind and Ken Griffey, Jr. … 2010 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award winner as top amateur player … Baseball America’s no. 1 prospect and MLB.com’s no. 3 prospect entering 2011 … 2010 Scottsdale Scorpion … OF Alex Hassan (BOS) finished third in the Eastern League with a .404 on-base percentage in 2011 … IF Will Middlebrooks (BOS) had 94 total RBI at two stops, tying for the highest in the Boston chain in 2011 … led the Eastern League with 80 RBI at the time of his promotion to Triple-A … ranked by Baseball America as the best hitting prospect in the Eastern League in 2011 … played in the 2011 MLB Futures Game … IF Cody Overbeck (PHI) tied for the Phillies’ minor-league lead in home runs in 2011 with 24 at two stops …IF Joe Panik (SF) was the 2011 MVP … hit .341 with 6 home runs and 54 RBI in 69 games in his debut with Short-A Salem-Keizer in 2011 … OF Mike Trout (LAA) was named the 2011 Minor League Player-of-the-Year by Baseball America … Baseball America’s no. 2 prospect entering 2011 … youngest player to appear in the majors in 2011 ... LHP Jacob Diekman (PHI) led the Eastern League with a 11.49 strikeouts-per-nine-innings ratio at Double-A Reading in 2011 … second in the league in opponents’ batting average (.199).

TEAM: Stranded 14 runners in 3-2 loss to Salt River Thursday ... three runs in first two games, both losses ... manager Arnie Beyeler (BOS) recently finished his first season as the skipper of Triple-A Pawtucket after four seasons with Double-A Portland ... defending league champions.

Head-to-Head Records

Opponent MES SRR SCO PEO PHX SUR Mesa Solar Sox --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-1 Salt River Rafters 0-0 --- 1-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 Scottsdale Scorpions 0-0 0-1 --- 0-0 0-0 0-1

Peoria Javelinas 0-0 1-1 0-0 --- 0-1 0-0 Phoenix Desert Dogs 2-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 --- 0-0 Surprise Saguaros 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 ---

Single-Game Highs HITTING PITCHING

# Player (last) Date Opp. # Player (last) Date Opp. H 4 multiple players IP 3.2 T. Doyle (MES/CWS) 10/5 PHX 2B 2 multiple players H 5 multiple players 3B 1 multiple players R 5 multiple players HR 2 J. Vitters (MES/CHC)/M. Olt (SUR/TEX) ER 5 multiple players RBI 5 J. Vitters (MES/CHC)/M. Olt (SUR/TEX) SO 4 multiple players BB 2 multiple players BB 4 multiple players SB 1 multiple players HR 3 J. Kehrt (SCO/BOS) 10/5 @SUR

Combination Shutouts Date Club Pitchers Opponent Hits

Grand Slams 4+ Hit Games Date Hitter Team Opp. Pitcher Inn. Date Hitter Team Opp. Hits Type _ 10/5 M. Olt SUR/TEX SCO Carpenter 8 10/4 J. Decker PEO/SD SRR 4 4 1B 10/6 B. Dozier MES/MIN SUR 4 3 1B, HR

Multi-HR Games 5+ RBI Games Date Hitter Team Opp. HR Type Date Hitter Team Opp. RBI Hits 10/4 J. Vitters MES/CHC @PHX 2 2-R, 3-R 10/4 J. Vitters MES/CHC @PHX 5 2 10/5 M. Olt SUR/TEX SCO 2 Solo, GS 10/5 M. Olt SUR/TEX SCO 5 2