2011 AFL Game Notes
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2011 AFL Game Notes Friday, October 28, 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 14 7 .667 -- 7-5 7-2 6-2 L1 5-5 Mesa Solar Sox 9 12 .429 5.0 5-6 4-6 6-5 L1 6-4 Friday, October 28, 2011 Phoenix at Surprise, 12:35 PM (F) Scottsdale Scorpions 6 13 .316 7.0 3-4 3-9 2-7 W1 3-7 37 LHP T.J. McFarland (CLE) (2-0, 1.46) @ West Division 2 LHP Sean Gilmartin (ATL) (2-0, 3.38) Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 Mesa at Peoria, 12:35 PM (A) Surprise Saguaros 15 5 .750 -- 7-4 8-1 6-1 W1 7-3 41 RHP Terry Doyle (CWS) (3-0, 1.08) @ Peoria Javelinas 10 10 .500 5.0 3-7 7-3 5-7 W1 5-5 57 RHP Cody Scarpetta (MIL) (0-1, 18.00) Phoenix Desert Dogs 7 14 .333 8.5 1-9 6-5 3-6 L1 4-6 Scottsdale at Salt River, 6:35 PM (L) Yesterday’s Games 43 RHP Tyler Cloyd (PHI) (0-2, 5.79) @ 46 RHP Stephen Fife (LAD) (0-4, 10.80) R H E LOB (11 innings)_______________________________ Peoria 7 11 1 7 W: Moran (SEA) (1-0) L: Burawa (NYY) (1-3) Saturday, October 29, 2011 Surprise at Phoenix, 12:35 PM (F) Phoenix 5 13 0 8 S: None 21 LHP M. De Los Santos (TEX) (2-0, 4.50) @ Javelinas SS Wilfredo Tovar (NYM) had a triple, two RBI and a run scored ... 1B Matt Adams (STL) 23 RHP Tyson Ross (OAK) (1-0, 4.50) went 2-for-5 with 1 double, 1 RBI and 1 run scored ... C Juan Centeno (NYM) hit a go-ahead RBI single Peoria at Mesa, 12:35 PM (A) in the 11th ... Desert Dogs C Roberto Perez (CLE) went 4-for-5 with a double and a home run ... 3B 30 RHP Collin McHugh (NYM) (1-2, 8.18) @ Ronnier Mustelier (NYY) tallied his fifth consecutive multi-hit game, going 3-for-5. \ 48 RHP Steve Johnson (BAL) (0-0, 3.00) Salt River at Scottsdale, 6:35 PM (L) R H E LOB __________________________________________ Surprise 5 12 2 7 W: Yan (TB) (1-0) L: Munson (ARI) (1-1) 67 LHP Andy Oliver (DET) (0-0, 6.14) @ 51 LHP Sammy Solis (WSH) (0-0, 6.60) Salt River 3 7 2 5 S: Ramos (FLA) (2) Saguaros 2B Christian Colon (KC) and RF Wil Myers (KC) both went 2-for-5 with a solo home run ... Sunday, October 30, 2011 RHP Shane Dyer (TB) allowed two runs (1 earned) on five hits over 4.2 innings ... Rafters DH Nolan Off day Arenado (COL) homered for the third straight game, a two-run shot in the fifth ... OF Adam Eaton (ARI) (A, F, L) – Umpire Roster Key went 2-for-4 with a stolen base ... RHP Charles Brewer (ARI) struck out six over five innings. R H E LOB __________________________________________ AFL Alum of the Day Mesa 7 14 2 8 W: Harrold (SF) (3-0) L: Inman (PIT) (0-1) Scottsdale 8 13 2 7 S: None St. Louis Cardinals RHP Chris Carpenter (1996 Phoenix Desert Dogs) and Texas Scorpions LF Bryce Harper (WSH) hit a walk-off, three-run home run with one out in the bottom of the Rangers LHP Matt Harrison (2007, '09 Surprise ninth ... CF Mike Trout (LAA) and SS Jean Segura (LAA) both went 3-for-5 and Segura had 2 RBI, 2 Rafters) face-off in tonight's decisive World runs and 1 stolen base ... Solar Sox CF Aaron Hicks (MIN) went 3-for-4 with 2 doubles, 2 RBI and 3 Series game seven, the first game seven since runs scored ... LF Xavier Avery (BAL) was 3-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored. 2002. This is the first World Series match-up between the former AFL standouts. AFL Weekly Infield Schedule Team Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Mesa X X X Salt River X X X Scottsdale X X X Peoria X X X Phoenix X X X Surprise X X X 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. Scottsdale OF Bryce Harper (WSH) extended his hitting streak to eight games by going 2-for-5 with four RBI Thursday, including a walk-off, three-run home run down two runs in the bottom of the ninth against Mesa. Harper has two home runs and eight RBI in his last two games. 2. Phoenix IF Ronnier Mustelier (NYY) recorded multiple hits for the fifth consecutive game Thursday when he went 3-for-5 with a run scored and is hitting .478 (11-for-23) during that stretch. 3. Surprise OF Wil Myers (KC) went 2-for-5 with a solo homer Thursday and is hitting .545 (12-for-22) with 3 doubles, 1 triple, 1 homer, 7 RBI and 5 runs scored in his last five games. 4. Mesa OF Aaron Hicks (MIN) went 3-for-4 with 2 doubles, 2 RBI and 3 runs scored Thursday. Second in the league with 18 runs scored, Hicks is hitting .429 (12-for-28) with 4 doubles, 1 triple, 3 home runs, 9 RBI, 12 runs scored, 3 walks and 2 stolen bases in last eight games. 5. Salt River RHP Charles Brewer (ARI) struck out six over five innings of two-run ball in a no-decision Thursday. With 12 strikeouts in his last two starts, Brewer is tied for the league lead with 19 on the season. 2011 Arizona Fall League Tidbits • Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp (2005 Phoenix Desert Dogs) was given the 2011 Hank Aaron Award Monday, being recognized as the most outstanding offensive performer in the National League. Kemp led the NL in home runs (39), RBI (126) and runs scored (115) while finishing third in batting average (.324). • Chicago White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko (1996 Sun Cities Solar Sox) became the 27th member of the Arizona Fall League Hall of Fame following his Oct. 22 induction at Salt River Fields. The Scottsdale resident and Chaparral High School alum owns seven 30-homer seasons and six 100-RBI seasons during his illustrious 15-year career. • 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 Tampa Bay Rays, Milwaukee Brewers 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 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 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. Former Fall Leaguers in the World Series A total of 25 former Arizona Fall League players are participating in the 2011 World Series. TEXAS RANGERS (11) ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (14) RHP Scott Feldman RHP Mitchell Boggs LHP Michael Gonzalez RHP Chris Carpenter LHP Matt Harrison RHP Kyle Lohse LHP Darren Oliver RHP Jason Motte C Mike Napoli LHP Marc Rzepczynski IF Elvis Andrus RHP Jake Westbrook IF Ian Kinsler C Gerald Laird IF Mitch Moreland IF Daniel Descalso IF Michael Young IF Albert Pujols OF Josh Hamilton IF Nick Punto OF David Murphy IF/OF Skip Schumacher IF Ryan Theriot OF Adron Chambers OF Matt Holliday MESA SOLAR SOX (9-12) STARTING PITCHER: RHP Terry Doyle (CWS) is 3-0 with a 1.08 ERA after four starts ..