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Eastern Division Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 Probable Phoenix Desert Dogs 9 4 .692 - 5-3 4-1 5-1 W3 7-3 Today, October 28, 2009 Scottsdale Scorpions 6 7 .462 3.0 3-4 3-3 1-4 L3 4-6 Scottsdale at Mesa, 12:35 PM (A) Mesa Solar Sox 4 9 .308 5.0 1-4 3-5 2-3 L2 3-7 31 Chaz Roe (RHP/COL) 0-0, 0.00 @ 28 (RHP/CHC) 0-2, 6.35 Western Division Saguaros at Surprise, 12:35 PM (F) Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 20 Steve Garrison (LHP/SD) 0-1, 8.44 @ Peoria Javelinas 8 5 .615 - 5-2 3-3 3-3 W2 7-3 19 Aaron Crow (RHP/KC) 0-0, N/A Surprise Rafters 7 6 .538 1.0 3-3 4-3 4-1 L3 4-6 Phoenix at Javelinas, 12:35 PM (L) Peoria Saguaros 5 8 .385 3.0 2-4 3-4 1-4 W4 5-5 26 Mitch Talbot (RHP/TB) 1-0, 5.40 @ 54 Josh Butler (RHP/MIL) 2-0, 11.57 Once Around the Bases Thursday, October 29, 2009 R H E LOB Surprise at Scottsdale, 12:35 PM (A) Solar Sox 5 11 0 7 WP: Ondrusek (CIN) (1-1) LP: Parker (CHC) (1-1) 30 Mike Parisi (RHP/STL) 0-1, 4.00 @ Saguaros 6 8 1 4 SV: None 34 Bryan Augenstein (RHP/ARI) 0-1, 7.71 Saguaros CF Cedric Hunter (SD) went 2-for-3 with 2 RBI, including a game-winning sacrifice fly in the Phoenix at Saguaros, 12:35 PM (F) bottom of the ninth … C Matt McBride went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer … Mesa DH Chris 74 James Simmons (RHP/OAK) 1-0, 3.52 @ Parmelee (MIN) went 2-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI … C Luis Exposito (BOS)\ went 2-for-3 41 Wilton Lopez (RHP/HOU) 0-0, 3.00 with one double and one RBI. Javelinas at Mesa, 12:35 PM (L)

R H E LOB 58 Travis Schlichting (RHP/LAD) 1-0, 1.50 @ 23 (LHP/FLA) 0-0, 5.79 Rafters 6 8 0 8 WP: Strasburg (WSH) (2-1) LP: Harrison (TEX) (1-1) Desert Dogs 7 8 1 4 SV: Demel (OAK) (1) Friday, October 30, 2009

Desert Dogs starting RHP (WSH) tossed 4.1 innings and allowed one earned run Javelinas at Phoenix, 12:35 PM (F) on one hit and two walks while striking out five … CF Corey Brown (OAK) went 2-for-4 with 1 run, 1 39 Scot Drucker (RHP/DET) 1-1, 6.43 @ double, and 3 RBI … RF Grant Desme (OAK) went 1-for-2 with 1 run, 1 double, and 2 RBI … Surprise 24 Brandon Erbe (RHP/BAL) 0-0, 1.93 SS Jeff Bianchi (KC) went 2-for-5 with 2 runs, 1 , and 3 RBI. Surprise at Saguaros, 6:35 PM (L) 22 Ian Kennedy (RHP/NYY) 1-1, 3.97 @ R H E LOB 32 (LHP/ATL) 1-0, 1.17 Javelinas 10 12 2 9 WP: Oliver (DET) (1-1) LP: Moskos (PIT) (0-1) Mesa at Scottsdale, 6:35 PM (A) Scorpions 9 12 2 11 SV: None 47 Randor Bierd (RHP/BOS) 1-1, 1.64 @ Javelinas SS Cale Iorg (DET) went 3-for-5 with 3 runs, 1 home run, and 1 RBI … RF Jordan Danks 44 Joe Martinez (RHP/SF) 1-0, 0.90

(CWS) added 3 runs, 2 hits, and 1 RBI, extending his league-high hitting streak to 10 games … (A, F, L) – Umpire Roster Key Scorpions CF Jose Tabata (PIT) went 3-for-6 with 1 run, 1 double, 1 home run, and 6 RBI … DH Brandon Crawford (SF) collected 3 runs, 1 hit, and 1 RBI. AFL Alumni of the Day AFL Weekly Infield Breakdown Team Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. outfielder Jayson Dogs X X X Werth is tied with New York Yankees third Javelinas X X X baseman Alex Rodriguez for most home Rafters X X X runs (5) and is third overall with 10 RBI Saguaros X X X while slugging .813 during the 2009 Scorpions X X X postseason. Werth played for the Mesa Solar Sox X X X Solar Sox during the 2000 Arizona Fall 12:35 p.m.: HINF: 10:00 a.m., HBP: 10:15 a.m., VBP: 11:00 a.m., VINF: 11:45 a.m. League season. 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 Eastern Division Rundown Mesa Solar Sox (4-9) TODAY’S STARTER: RHP Andrew Cashner (CHC) starts today’s game against Scottsdale ... 0-2 with a 6.35 ERA in two starts this season ... received a combined four runs of support in his first two appearances ... allowed one run on three hits and no walks across 3.2 innings in his last start on Oct. 22 vs. Scottsdale ... split the 2009 season between High-A Daytona and Double-A Tennessee … 0-0 with a 1.50 ERA in 12 starts with Daytona … 3-4 with a 3.39 ERA in 12 starts with Tennessee.

OTHERS: OF (MIN) extended his hitting streak to six games Tuesday, going 1-for-4 with 1 RBI, 2 runs scored and 1 walk ... OF Greg Burns (FLA), who drew seven walks in his first three games, did not work a free pass Tuesday but totaled two hits in four at bats and scored a run ... .625 on-base percentage ... C Luis Exposito (BOS) went 2-for-3 with an RBI double and a walk ... IF Chris Parmelee (MIN) drilled a pair of RBI doubles Tuesday ... Parmelee leads the Solar Sox with 11 RBI ... IF Starlin Castro (CHC) ranks fifth in the league in hitting (.429) ... IF Jose Iglesias (BOS) has hit safely in seven of his eight games after logging a single in five at-bats Tuesday ... OF Bryan Petersen (FLA) is tied for fifth in the league with 16 hits, including at least one in each of his eight games ... tied for third with five doubles ... OF Ryan Kalish (BOS) is 5-for-8 with 7 RBI with runners in scoring position ... OF P.J. Phillips (LAA) had three stolen bases Monday, the most in one game by a Fall League player this season ... RHP Richie Lentz (BOS) owns the league’s no. 10 ERA at 1.23 (1 ER/7.1 IP) and has struck out seven batters while walking just one ... holding hitters to .160 average, including .000 (0-10) by left-handed hitters ... starting RHP Mike McCardell (MIN) is tied for second in the AFL with 11 ... batters leading off an inning against RHP Randor Bierd (BOS) are 0-for-10 with a walk ... Bierd and RHP Tommy Mendoza (LAA) are tied for second in the league with 11.0 IP ... since allowing three runs (two earned) in his first appearance of the Fall League, LHP James Russell (CHC) has posted three straight scoreless outings ... RHP Blake Parker (CHC) is tied for the league lead with two saves.

TEAM: The Solar Sox are batting .364 when leading off an inning, including a 7-for-14 mark by Petersen ... 11 different players have hit the Solar Sox’ 12 home runs ... tied for the league lead with three saves.

Phoenix Desert Dogs (9-4) TODAY’S STARTER: RHP Mitch Talbot (TB) toes the rubber today against the Javelinas ... 1-0 with a 5.40 ERA (4 ER/6.2 IP) in two Fall League starts ... beat the Javelinas in his last start, allowing two runs in four innings on Oct. 21 ... pitched the majority of the season with Triple-A Durham, going 4-4 with a 4.47 ERA in 10 starts before missing two months with shoulder and elbow problems … after five rehab starts, returned to Durham and made two starts during the playoffs, going 0-1 with a 4.26 ERA.

OTHERS: OF Grant Desme (OAK), the league’s week two player-of-the-week, had his streak of consecutive games with a home run snapped at five Tuesday ... went 1-for-2 with a two-run double, 2 walks, 3 runs scored and a stolen base ... with a league-high eight home runs, sits only six long balls shy of Brandon Wood’s (LAA) 2005 record of 14 ... during his 10-game hitting streak, is batting .488 (20-for-41) ... leads the league with 18 RBI, including 14 in his last six games ... league’s active leader in batting at .444 ... OF Corey Brown (OAK) went 2-for-4 with a double, a two-run homer and 3 RBI Tuesday ... has hit safely in his last six games and 10 of his 11 games ... extra-base hit in six straight games (3 doubles, 2 triples, 3 home runs) ... third in total bases (35) ... IF Brad Emaus (TOR) went 2-for-3 with 2 RBI, 1 walk and 1 stolen base Tuesday ... IF Danny Espinosa (WSH) was 2-for-4 with his first extra-base hit of the season, a double in the third inning ... IF Brandon Snyder (BAL) ranks third in the league with 15 RBI ... OF Matt Angle (BAL) is tied with Surprise’s Daryl Jones for the league lead with six steals ... C Nevin Ashley (TB) hit a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the ninth Monday to beat Mesa, the first grand slam of his professional career ... IF Shawn O’Malley (TB) has the league’s only two sacrifice bunts ... RHP Josh Wilkie (WSH) leads the league with a 0.00 ERA (0 ER/7.0 IP) despite surrendering six unearned runs ... RHP Stephen Strasburg (WSH) notched his second win of the season Tuesday, allowing one run on one hit and two walks over 4.1 innings ... tied a league season-high with five strikeouts ... LHP Hiroshi Katayama (NPB) has yielded just one hit over 4.2 innings and has seven strikeouts this season.

TEAM: The Desert Dogs own a league-best 9-4 record ... league’s best hitting (.321) and pitching (4.66 ERA) team ... league leader in runs (109), home runs (24) and caught stealing (3) ... pitchers have walked only 41 batters (second in league is 57).

Scottsdale Scorpions (6-7) TODAY’S STARTER: RHP Chaz Roe (COL) faces Mesa today ... allowed one hit over two scoreless innings in his only outing of the Fall League season on Oct. 22 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: OF Jose Tabata (PIT) went 3-for-6 with 1 double, 1 three-run homer and 6 RBI Tuesday against the Javelinas ... most RBI in a game by a Scorpion this season ... now tied for fifth in the league with 11 RBI ... OF Domonic Brown (PHI) went 2-for-5 Tuesday ... tied for third on the circuit with five doubles ... OF Thomas Neal (SF) notched a hit and scored a run in each of his first seven games ... IF Pedro Ciriaco (ARI) owns the league’s fourth-highest average at .433 (13-for-30) ... OF Cole Gillespie (ARI) had three hits, including a double, to push his on-base percentage to .500, good for fifth in the league ... C (SF) walked twice and scored twice on Tuesday ... IF Brandon Crawford (SF) went 1-for-2 with 1 RBI, 2 walks, and 3 runs scored Tuesday ... RHP Steve Edlefsen (SF) has pitched in a league-high six games, five of which were scoreless outings ... RHP Joe Martinez (SF) ranks sixth in the league with a 0.90 ERA (1 ER/10 IP) ... also has a team-high 10 strikeouts ... LHP Donnie Veal (PIT) is fifth in the league with a 0.81 WHIP ... also tied for seventh in the loop with a 1.04 ERA (1 ER/8.2 IP) ... third among starting pitchers with .172 opponent batting average ... RHP (PHI) has not allowed a run this season (5 games, 6.2 innings).

TEAM: Scorpions pitchers have yielded a league-low seven home runs in 13 games ... the next fewest is 12 ... their 107 strikeouts are four behind the league lead ... holding opponents to .274 average, second behind Surprise’s .273 ... second in the league with 28 doubles.

Western Division Rundown

Peoria Javelinas (8-5) TODAY’S STARTER: RHP Josh Butler (MIL) makes his third start of the season for the Pigs … 2-0 with a 11.57 ERA (6 ER/4.2 IP) and five strikeouts … averaging 9.64 SO/9.0 IP … saw action at five levels in the Brewers organization during the 2009 season (Milwaukee, Nashville, Huntsville, Brevard County, and AZL Brewers) … 0-0 with a 9.00 ERA in the majors … 9-3 with a 2.97 ERA and 96 strikeouts in 24 combined minor league games.

OTHERS: OF Jordan Danks (CWS) has a 10-game hitting streak, tied for longest active in the Fall League with Phoenix OF Grant Desme (OAK) ... .472 (17-for-36) with 14 runs, 3 doubles, 2 home runs, and 10 RBI during that span … second in runs (14) … tied for third with 17 hits … .529 (7-for- 17) batting average over the last five games … OF Andrew Lambo (LAD) is tied for third in the AFL in to total plate appearances ratio 1:19.00 … IF Russ Mitchell (LAD) is tied for the lead in the Fall League in doubles (6) … second in the AFL with four home runs and a .524 OBP … averaging one home run every 9.5 at bats … tied for second in RBI (16) and extra-base hits (10) … tied for third with 13 runs… third in the league with a .868 slugging percentage … relief RHP Anthony Varvaro (SEA) has the AFL’s second-lowest WHIP at 0.71 … averaging 6.35 base runners/9.0 IP … RHP Andrew Oliver (DET) and RHP Robbie Weinhardt (MIL) are tied for second with 11 strikeouts … averaging 14.14 SO/9.0 IP … OF Casper Wells (DET) is hitting .347 (35-101) with an OBP of .442 during a 28-game on-base streak that began on 10/09/08 … fifth in AFL with a .821 slugging percentage and 11 RBI … .405 (30-74) batting average with 20 runs, 19 extra-base hits (8 doubles, 2 triples, 9 home runs), and 30 RBI during an 18-game hitting streak from 10/25/08-10/23/09.

TEAM: Pigs’ pitching staff leads the Fall League with 111 strikeouts … bats are second in the AFL with a .302 (137-453) batting average and 101 runs … boasts a pair of the top 10 AFL leaders in batting average – Danks at .436 (17-39), and Lambo at .400 (14-35) … IF Brent Morel (CWS) added to the roster on 10/26, replacing IF Dayan Viciedo (CWS).

Peoria Saguaros (5-8) TODAY’S STARTER: LHP Steve Garrison (SD) makes his third start of the season … received a no-decision in last start at Surprise on 10/22 (3.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, and 1 SO) … 13 games (12 starts) between rookie-level AZL Padres, High-A Lake Elsinore, and Double-A San Antonio … 1-2 with a 5.56 ERA, 8 walks, and 32 strikeouts.

OTHERS: OF Chris Heisey (CIN) has a top 10 batting average (.422) … second in total bases (37) and hits (19) … tied for second in extra-base hits (10) and doubles (5) … top five slugging percentage (.822) … RHP Chia-Jen Lo (HOU) has a top five WHIP of 0.75 … one walk in 9.1 IP … RHP Craig Kimbrel (ATL) has held the opposition to a league-low .067 batting average … RHP Josh Judy (CLE) is averaging 14.29 strikeouts per 9.0 innings … RHP Logan Ondrusek (CIN) has yet to allow a walk in five appearances … OF Cedric Hunter (SD) is second in the league with a SO/TPA ratio of 1/21.00 … SS Zack Cozart (CIN) has a .545 (8-15) batting average with 5 runs, 2 home runs, and 5 RBI over the last five games … C Matt McBride (CLE) has eliminated 42.9% (3-7) of base stealers ….500 (3-6) batting average with four RBI with runners in scoring position and two outs …C Matt McBride (CLE) has eliminated 42.9% (3-for-7) base stealers … .500 (3-6) batting average with four RBI with runners in scoring position and two outs … RHP Evan Scribner (SD) is leading the AFL in games finished with five … IF Brandon Hicks (ATL) has a .500 (3-for-6) batting average when leading off an inning … 1B (CIN) has 10 RBI when batting with runners in scoring position.

TEAM: Cacti bats are hitting .309 (43-139) with 63 RBI with runners in scoring position … second in the Fall League with 65 walks … pitching staff is one of three in the Fall League to amass 100 strikeouts (102).

Surprise Rafters (7-6) TODAY’S STARTER: RHP Aaron Crow (KC) makes his organizational and debut after the 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) has a top 10 batting average (.415) and is the only active Rafter hitting above .400 … third in the league with 17 hits … 1B (NYM) is tied for the Fall League with six doubles … fifth with eight extra-base hits … .444 (4-9) with 1 double, 1 home run, and 8 RBI with runners in scoring position … IF Brandon Laird (NYY) is batting .750 (3-4) with one home run and six RBI with runners in scoring position and two outs … RHP Aaron Hartsock (KC) is averaging 6.75 base runners/9.0 IP … LHP Grant Duff (NYY) is holding the opposition to a .125 batting average … 0.00 ERA (0 ER/5.1 IP) … OF Daryl Jones (STL) leads the Fall League with six stolen bases … hit by a pitch four times … RHP Ian Kennedy (NYY) leads the Fall League with 11.1 innings pitched and 13 strikeouts … 10.35 SO/9.0 IP … 0.79 BB-IBB/9.0 IP … RHP Danny Gutierrez (KC) holding opposition to a .091 batting average … 3B (KC) collected seven RBI on 10/15 vs. Mesa.

TEAM: Top defensive team in the AFL with a .992 fielding percentage … four errors in 13 games … third in the league with a team batting average of .296 (138-for-467) … C Taylor Teagarden (TEX) was added to the Rafters roster on 10/26. . 2009 Arizona Fall League Tidbits • The Arizona Fall League has teamed with the Joe Niekro Foundation this week to raise money for awareness of brain aneurysms. During the week of October 26-31, every strikeout by pitchers of the seven teams (, , , Houston Astros, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, and ) that Joe Niekro played for during his 22-year career will be tallied and for each punch-out, four committed sponsors will each contribute $36 dollars to the Joe Niekro Foundation. • The Arizona Fall League will have two games -- the Rising Stars Game on November 7 and the AFL Championship on November 21 – televised live-nationally on the MLB Network and MLB.TV. • Twitter and Facebook have infiltrated the Arizona Fall League; check out the latest informative tweets @MLBazFallLeague and Arizona Fall League on Facebook.

AFL Player and -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) SCO RHP Chia-Jen Lo (HOU)

AFL Single Game-Highs 1st Round Picks in the AFL

Thirty-seven former first-round draft picks will play in the 2009 Arizona Offensive Pitching Fall League. The 15 top 10 selections are listed below. Runs: 3 – Multiple IP: 5.0 – Bierd (MSS/BOS) OF (4th in 2002, Baltimore) RHP Mark Rogers (5th in 2004, Milwaukee) Hits: 5 – Laird (SUR/NYY) Hits: 8 – Mendoza (MSS/LAA) LHP Andrew Miller (6th in 2006, Detroit) IF Mike Moustakas (2nd in 2007, Kansas City) 2B: 2 – Multiple R: 8 – Multiple IF Josh Vitters (3rd in 2007, Chicago Cubs) LHP Danny Moskos (4th in 2007, Pittsburgh) C Buster Posey (5th in 2008, San Francisco) 3B: 2 – Tabata (SCO/PIT) ER: 8 – Hill (PEJ/SEA) IF Yonder Alonso (7th in 2008, Cincinnati) RHP Aaron Crow (9th in 2008, Washington)* HR: 2 – Multiple SO: 5 – Multiple C (10th in 2008, Houston) RHP Stephen Strasburg (1st in 2009, Washington) RBI: 7 – Multiple BB: 6 – Graham (PES/CLE) OF (2nd in 2009, Seattle) LHP Mike Minor (7th in 2009, Atlanta) SB: 3 – Phillips (MSS/LAA) HR: 3 – Strasburg (PDD/WSH) RHP (8th in 2009, Cincinnati) RHP (10th in 2009, Washington)

* -- did not sign Arizona Fall League Totals Offensive AVG: .294 H: 813 RBI: 485 BB: 349 CS: 35 G: 78 TB: 1300 SAC: 2 IBB; 4 GIDP: 67 TPA: 3186 2B: 158 SF: 32 SO: 606 SLG: .470 AB: 2765 3B: 31 HBP: 38 SB: 91 OBP: .377 R: 518 HR: 89

Pitching W: 39 GS: 78 IP: 689.0 ER: 451 BB: 349 L: 39 CG: 0 H: 813 HR: 89 IBB: 5 PCT: .500 SHO 1 AB: 2765 SH: 2 SO: 606 ERA 5.89 GF: 78 TBF: 3186 SF: 32 WP: 44 G: 78 SV: 11 R: 518 HB: 38 BK: 6

AFL Alumni in the MLB Postseason

The 2009 Major League postseason is comprised of 99 players (49 percent) who are alums of the Arizona Fall League. Leading the way are the Minnesota Twins and St. Louis Cardinals with 16 ex-Fall Leaguers. To round out the rest of the National League, the Philadelphia Phillies are second with 15 alums while have 12 and have eight. In the American League, the L.A. Angels of Anaheim boast 12 alums and the have 11 on their squad while the New York Yankees have only nine.