2009 Media/Scouts Notes Wednesday, November 18, 2009 Media Relations: Paul Jensen (480/710-8201, [email protected]) Adam C
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2009 Media/Scouts Notes Wednesday, November 18, 2009 Media Relations: Paul Jensen (480/710-8201, [email protected]) Adam C. Nichols (843/735-1517, [email protected]) Rob Morse (541/556-9387, [email protected]) Media Relations FAX: 602/681-9363 Website: www.mlbfallball.com Twitter: @MLBazFallLeague Eastern Division Today, November 18, 2009 Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 Surprise at Saguaros, 12:35 PM (F) Phoenix Desert Dogs^ 18 12 .600 - 7-8 11-4 10-4 L1 6-4 34 Jenrry Mejia (RHP/NYM) 1-3, 11.91 @ Mesa Solar Sox 13 16 .464 4.5 6-9 7-7 4-7 L2 6-4 32 Mike Minor (LHP/ATL) 1-0, 3.14 Scottsdale Scorpions 13 16 .464 4.5 6-8 7-8 4-7 W1 6-4 Javelinas at Phoenix, 12:35 PM (L) Western Division 31 Justin Cassel (RHP/CWS) 2-2, 8.80 @ Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 43 Ryohei Tanaka (RHP/BAL) 1-1, 8.62 Peoria Javelinas^* 18 12 .600 - 8-6 10-6 8-6 W1 5-5 Mesa at Scottsdale, 6:35 PM (A) Surprise Rafters 14 16 .467 4.0 6-10 8-6 7-5 W2 4-6 59 Steven Hirschfeld (RHP/MIN) 1-2, 9.95 @ Peoria Saguaros 13 17 .433 5.0 7-8 6-9 4-8 L1 3-7 56 Donnie Veal (LHP/PIT) 3-1, 1.89 ^Division champion *Designated home team in championship by virtue of clinching division first. Thursday, November 19, 2009 Scottsdale at Javelinas, 12:35 PM (F) 44 Joe Martinez (RHP/SF) 1-0, 3.92 @ Once Around the Bases 12 Nick Hill (LHP/SEA) 0-2, 9.00 R H E LOB Saguaros at Mesa, 12:35 PM (L) Rafters 9 11 1 7 WP: Kennedy (NYY) (2-1) LP: Cashner (CHC) (2-3) 15 Mike Leake (RHP/CIN) 0-2, 1.72 @ Solar Sox 2 7 1 7 SV: None 23 Andrew Miller (LHP/FLA) 0-0, 6.35 Rafters DH Colin Curtis (NYY) went 2-for-4 with 2 runs, 1 home run, and 2 RBI … CF Jarrod Dyson Phoenix at Surprise, 12:35 PM (A) (KC) added 1 run, 3 hits, and 2 RBI … LF Nick Evans (NYM) and 3B Mike Moustakas\ (KC) each hit 28 Robert Ray (RHP/TOR) 2-1, 4.64 two-run home runs … Solar Sox SS Starlin Castro (CHC) and 1B David Cooper (TOR) each 41 Matt Harrison (LHP/TEX) 1-2, 7.50 amassed two hits. Friday, November 20, 2009 R H E LOB Off Day Desert Dogs 4 9 2 9 WP: Cisco (PHI) (1-2) LP: Simmons (OAK) (1-4) Scorpions 1 5 0 9 SV: Murata (NPB) (1) Scorpions C Wilin Rosario (COL) smashed 4 hits with 1 run and 1 RBI … 3B Brandon Crawford (SF) (A, F, L) – Umpire Roster Key went 2-for-4 with 1 run, 1 triple, and 2 RBI … CF Jose Tabata (PIT) added three hits and one RBI … Phoenix’s DH Corey Brown (OAK) went 2-for-5 with two RBI. R H E LOB Javelinas 24 23 1 6 WP: Krebs (LAD) (2-0) LP: DeMark (SD) (0-1) Saguaros 15 16 2 8 SV: None Javelinas LF Dustin Ackley (SEA) went 4-for-6 with 3 runs, 1 double, and 3 RBI … 3B Brent Morel (CWS) went 4-for-6 with 3 runs, 1 home run, and 3 RBI … Saguaros C Doug Hogan (TEX) collected 2 runs, 1 home run, and 5 RBI … 3B Carlos Rivero (CLE) went 3-for-6 with two runs and four RBI … teams combined for 13 doubles, 3 home runs … teams combined to go 22-for-48 with RISP, leave only 14 on base …eight pitchers allowed three earned runs or more. AFL Alumni of the Day AFL Weekly Infield Breakdown Team Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun Dogs X X was the only player in the National League Javelinas X X Rafters X X to collect 200-plus hits with 203. The Saguaros X X former University of Miami standout played Scorpions X X for the Scottsdale Scorpions during the Solar Sox X X 2006 season. 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. Surprise Rafters (14-16) TODAY’S STARTER: RHP Jenrry Mejia (NYM) makes his sixth start and is looking for back-to-back victories … won last start on 11/12 vs. Javelinas (3.2 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO) … 4-6 with a 3.14 (33 ER/94.2 IP), 39 BB, and 91 SO in 19 starts between High-A St. Lucie and Double-A Binghamton … selected to the 2009 Florida State League All-Star Game. OTHERS: OF Colin Curtis (NYY) is tied for the league lead in slugging percentage (.699) … second with .464 on-base percentage … fourth in batting average (.384) … .405 (16-40) batting average with 4 doubles, 4 home runs, and 16 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 … .500 (2-4) with one double 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 Opening Day … IF Brandon Laird (NYY) is tied for second with six home runs … tied for third in doubles (8) … fourth with 55 total bases … fifth in RBI (24) … averaging one home run every 14.33 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 … IF Daniel Descalso (STL) averages one strike out every 9.6 at bats … .385 (5-13) with an OBP of .433 when leading off an inning … OF Jarrod Dyson (KC) is batting .333 (10-30) with six runs and five RBI over the last 10 games … 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 .333 (11-30) with 4 runs, 2 home runs, and 6 RBI over the last 10 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 … hit by pitch 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 Ian Kennedy (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 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 19 errors in 30 games … bats lead the league in home runs with 37 … third in the league with 171 runs and 161 RBI … hitters have been hit by a pitch 10 times … bats accumulated most hits in a game (21). vs. Peoria Saguaros (13-17) TODAY’S STARTER: LHP Mike Minor (ATL) makes league-tying high seventh start for the Cacti … no-decision in his last three starts … last start on 11/12 vs. Scottsdale 2.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, and 1 SO … 0-1 with a 0.64 ERA (1 ER/14.0 IP), 0 BB, 17 SO in four starts for Class-A Rome … West Division starter in 11/07 Rising Stars Game … selected by the Braves with the seventh overall in the 2009 draft from Vanderbilt University. OTHERS: C Matt McBride (CLE) holds the league lead in on-base percentage (.500) … third with 17 walks … top 10 in batting average (.369) … fifth in slugging percentage (.652) … averaging one home run every 16.50at bats … .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 (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 1/14 … hitting .366 (15-41) with runners on base ..