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East Division Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 Probable Starters Salt River Rafters 14 6 .684 -- 7-4 7-2 6-2 W2 6-4 Mesa Solar Sox 9 11 .444 5.0 5-6 4-5 6-4 W1 7-3 Thursday, October 27, 2011 Scottsdale Scorpions 5 13 .294 8.0 2-4 3-9 1-7 L2 2-8 Surprise at Salt River, 12:35 PM (L) 26 RHP Shane Dyer (TB) (1-1, 5.40) @ West Division 34 RHP Charles Brewer (ARI) (1-0, 7.07) Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 Peoria at Phoenix, 12:35 PM (A) Surprise Saguaros 14 5 .765 -- 7-4 7-1 6-1 L1 6-4 34 LHP Tyler Lyons (STL) (0-2, 8.38) @ Peoria Javelinas 9 10 .500 5.0 3-7 6-3 4-7 L1 5-5 28 RHP Murphy Smith (OAK) (0-2, 13.50) Phoen ix Desert Dogs 7 13 .333 7.5 1-8 6-5 3-5 W1 4-6 Mesa at Scottsdale, 12:35 PM (F)

26 RHP Cole DeVries (MIN) (2-0, 3.21) @ Yesterday’s Games 35 RHP Brock Huntzinger (BOS) (0-1, 6.75) R H E LOB (10 innings) Phoenix 7 9 0 6 W: Burns (CLE) (1-1) L: Medlen (MIL) (1-1) Friday, October 28, 2011 Peoria 6 10 3 7 S: None Phoenix at Surprise, 12:35 PM (F) 37 LHP T.J. McFarland (CLE) (2-0, 1.46) @ Desert Dogs CF Grant Green (OAK) hit a 10th-inning solo homer to complete a comeback win ... trailed 2 LHP Sean Gilmartin (ATL) (2-0, 3.38) 6-1 after five innings ... DH Ronnier Mustelier (NYY) went 2-for-5 with his first home run and three RBI Mesa at Peoria, 12:35 PM (A) ... 2B Brodie Greene (CIN) homered and scored three runs ... Javelinas RF Juan Lagares (NYM) went 41 RHP Terry Doyle (CWS) (3-0, 1.08) @ 3-for-5 with a double and three RBI ... LHP Danny Hultzen (SEA) struck out five over \3.2 innings. 57 RHP Cody Scarpetta (MIL) (0-1, 18.00) R H E LOB Scottsdale at Salt River, 6:35 PM (L) Salt River 6 15 0 8 W: Gardner (COL) (2-0) L: Adcock (KC) (1-2) 43 RHP Tyler Cloyd (PHI) (0-2, 5.79) @ 46 RHP Stephen Fife (LAD) (0-4, 10.80) Surprise 2 6 3 2 S: None

Rafters 3B Nolan Arenado (COL) homered for the second straight day to drive in his league-leading Saturday, October 29, 2011 22nd run ... LF Kyle Russell (LAD) was 3-for-4 with 1 triple, 1 RBI and 1 run scored ... C Gorman Surprise at Phoenix, 12:35 PM (F) Erickson (LAD) doubled twice ... Saguaros RF Mikie Mahtook (TB) went 2-for-3 with his first 21 LHP M. De Los Santos (TEX) (2-0, 4.50) @ professional home run ... SS Leury Garcia (TEX) belted a solo homer in the ninth. 23 RHP Tyson Ross (OAK) (1-0, 4.50) Peoria at Mesa, 12:35 PM (A) R H E LOB 30 RHP Collin McHugh (NYM) (1-2, 8.18) @ Scottsdale 5 8 3 6 W: Cole (PIT) (2-0) L: Scholl (LAA) (0 -2) 48 RHP Steve Johnson (BAL) (0-0, 3.00) Mesa 10 12 1 4 S: None Salt River at Scottsdale, 6:35 PM (L) Solar Sox RHP Gerrit Cole (PIT) yielded an unearned run while striking out four over 3.2 hitless innings 67 LHP Andy Oliver (DET) (0-0, 6.14) @ ... CF Aaron Hicks (MIN) went 2-for-3 with 1 home run, 3 RBI, 2 runs scored and 1 stolen base ... DH 51 LHP Sammy Solis (WSH) (0-0, 6.60) Brandon Short (CWS) and C Michael Blanke (CWS) both connected on their second home runs ... (A, F, L) – Umpire Roster Key Scorpions LF Bryce Harper (WSH) went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI.

AFL Weekly Infield Schedule AFL Alum of the Day Team Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Mesa X X X Cincinnati Reds 1B Joey Votto (2005 Mesa Salt River X X X Solar Sox) led the National League with 40 Scottsdale X X X doubles and 110 walks in 2011. Both marked Peoria X X X career highs for the slugger, who also boasted a Phoenix X X X league-leading .416 on-base percentage. 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. Mesa RHP Gerrit Cole (PIT) earned his second win with 3.2 no-hit innings, 1 unearned run and 4 Wednesday. The 2011 no. 1 pick has thrown 6.2 innings without an earned run while allowing two hits and totaling seven strikeouts over his last two starts, both wins. He ranks second among AFL starters with .152 opponents average (5-for-33) 2. Scottsdale OF Bryce Harper (WSH) extended his hitting streak to seven games by going 2-for-3 with a homer and four RBI Wednesday. 3. Peoria OF Juan Lagares (NYM) went 3-for-5 with 1 double, 3 RBI and 1 run scored Wednesday. Lagares has driven in a run in each of his last five games, totaling 12 during that span, and has at least one hit in all seven games. 4. Surprise IF Leury Garcia (TEX) has hit safely in all 10 games this season after homering for the second straight day Wednesday. Garcia is 7-for-14 with 1 double, 2 home runs, 6 runs scored and 4 stolen bases over his last three games. 5. Scottsdale C Derek Norris (WSH) has reached via hit or walk in 12 of his last 17 plate appearances after going 2-for-3 with a walk Wednesday.

2011 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). • 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 (9-11)

STARTING : RHP Cole DeVries (MIN) makes his fifth start today ... eight-inning scoreless streak over last two starts ... yielded two hits and struck out one over four innings for his second win, Oct. 21 vs. Phoenix ... four scoreless innings in an Oct. 15 win at Surprise, yielding only one hit while striking out five and walking none ... allowed five earned in six innings over his first two starts ... fifth in WHIP (0.86) ... among starters, owns fourth-lowest opponents average (.212) and second-lowest walk rate (0.64 BB/9) ... 9:1 K:BB ratio ... lefties hitting .100 (2-20) with seven strikeouts against him ... 4-2 with a 3.40 ERA (34 ER/90.0 IP) and a 75:32 K:BB ratio in 45 games (2 starts) between Double-A New Britain and Triple-A Rochester in 2011 ... signed as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Minnesota in 2006.

2011: OF Robbie Grossman (PIT) extended his on-base streak to 11 games with a walk Wednesday ... 2-for-2 with 2 RBI, 3 runs, 2 RBI and 1 stolen base Saturday ... batting .452 (19-for-42) with 2 doubles, 4 homers, 12 RBI, 11 runs scored, 12 walks and 2 stolen bases over his last 11 games ... multiple hits in eight of last 11 ... walks in nine of last 11 ... .520 (13-for-25) with 2 doubles, 3 homers, 7 RBI, 7 runs, 7 walks and 1 stolen base over six-game multi-hit streak (Oct. 13-20) ... leadoff homer in three of four games, Oct. 15-20 ... leads AFL with 29 hits and 50 total bases, tied for lead with six homers and 14 walks, third with .467 on-base percentage and 18 RBI, tied for third with nine extra-base hits and fourth with .649 slugging percentage and seventh with .377 average ... 11 multi-hit games overall ... four of his six home runs have led off first inning ... SS Junior Lake (CHC) was 4-for-5 with 1 double, 3 RBI and his league-leading 11th stolen base Saturday ... hit .450 (18-for-40) with 4 doubles, 1 triple, 3 homers, 13 RBI, 7 runs and 8 stolen bases during a nine-game hit streak, Oct. 11-22 ... extra-base hit in seven straight games, Oct. 14-22 ... week three player-of-the-week after hitting .455 (10-for-22) with 3 doubles, 1 triple, 1 homer, 8 RBI, 3 runs and 4 stolen bases ... leads league in steals, second with 10 extra-base hits, tied for second with 41 total bases, third with 22 hits, tied for third with five doubles and tied for fourth with four homers ... 3-for-5 with 1 double, 1 home run, 4 RBI, 3 runs and 1 steal Oct. 15 ... stolen base in 10 of 16 games and run scored in nine of 16 ... RBI in six of last nine ... OF Aaron Hicks (MIN) went 2-for-3 with 1 home run, 3 RBI, 2 runs scored, 1 walk and 1 stolen base Wednesday ... batting .375 (9-for-24) with 2 doubles, 1 triple, 3 home runs, 7 RBI, 9 runs scored, 3 walks and 2 stolen bases in last seven games ... scored a run in eight of his last nine games, including six straight from Oct. 13-20 ... 3B D.J. LeMahieu (CHC) went 2-for-4 with 1 double, 1 RBI and 1 run scored Wednesday ... 2-for-3 with 1 walk, 1 stolen base and 2 runs scored Tuesday ... stole two bases Monday ... 2-for-4 with 1 homer, 2 RBI, 2 runs, 1 walk and 1 stolen base Oct. 14 ... second in AFL with nine steals ... IF Tyler Saladino (CWS) extended his hitting streak to six games (.393, 11-for-28) with two hits Wednesday while adding one run scored and a stolen base ... 2-for-4 with 3 RBI and 2 runs scored Saturday ... eight RBI during streak ... OF Brandon Short (CWS) extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a solo homer Wednesday ... hit safely in 14 of his last 15 games ... C Michael Blanke (CWS) went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and two runs scored Wednesday ... homers in two of last three ... C Chris Herrmann (MIN) went 2-for-4 with his first home run and three RBI Tuesday ... IF/OF Josh Vitters (CHC) is batting .378 (17-for-45) with 3 doubles, 5 RBI, 4 runs and 4 walks during his 11-game hitting streak ... top-10 in AFL in batting (.358) ... 1B Joe Mahoney (BAL) went 2-for-4 Monday ... 6-for-10 with 3 doubles, 1 homer and 7 RBI in first two AFL games, Oct. 15-17 ... 2B Jarek Cunningham (PIT) clocked two home runs and added 1 triple, 5 RBI and 3 runs scored Oct. 17 ... SS Brian Dozier (MIN) went 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs Friday ... RBI in five straight games (Oct. 13-18) ... 4-for-4 with 1 homer, 3 RBI and 3 runs Oct. 6 ... RHP Terry Doyle (CWS) was named week three pitcher-of-the-week after going 2-0 with a 1.00 ERA (1 ER/9.0 IP), 2 hits, 3 walks and 8 strikeouts in two starts ... four perfect innings Oct. 11 ... first in AFL with three wins, second with 0.42 WHIP, fourth with 1.08 ERA ... leads starters with .078 opponents’ batting average (4-51) ... RHP Cole DeVries (MIN) has pitched eight scoreless innings, with 3 hits, 0 walks and 6 strikeouts over his last two starts, both wins ... fifth in WHIP (0.86) ... among starters, ranks third with .212 opponents batting average (11-52) and second in BB/9 (0.64, 1 BB, 14.0 IP) ... RHP Gerrit Cole (PIT) has thrown 6.2 innings without an earned run while allowing two hits and two walks and totaling seven strikeouts over his last two starts, both wins ... second among AFL starters with .152 opponents average (5-for-33) ... RHP Steve Johnson (BAL) has logged two scoreless outings in four starts ... RHP Brandon Kloess (CWS) has struck out eight of his last 11 hitters and ranks second among relievers with a 14.73 K/9 ratio (12 K, 7.1 IP) ... fourth among relievers with .077 opponents average (2-for-26) ... RHP Chris Carpenter (CHC) is tied for fourth in the AFL with 14 strikeouts in 9.2 innings ... has walked only two.

TEAM: League-high 43 steals and 85 walks ... second with 127 runs scored ... last title in 2003 ... in their first season in Mesa in 1999, went 31-13 to record the best win percentage in league history (.705). SALT RIVER RAFTERS (14-6)

STARTING PITCHER: RHP Charles Brewer (ARI) earned his first win Oct. 21, holding Peoria to one run on five hits and striking out six over 4.1 innings ... 10 earned runs over 9.2 innings in his first three starts ... 13:5 K:BB ratio ... 5-1 with a 2.58 ERA (15 ER/52.1 IP) for Double-A Mobile in 2011 despite missing two months with a fractured wrist ... allowed one or fewer earned runs in six of his final seven starts ... drafted in the 12th round by the Diamondbacks in 2009 out of UCLA.

2011: 3B Nolan Arenado (COL), who led the minor leagues with 122 RBI in 2011, leads the AFL with 22 RBI after going 2-for-5 with a solo home run Wednesday, his fourth ... homers in two straight ... hit safely in 14 of 15 games with at least one RBI in 12 games ... second with 25 hits and top-10 in average (.379) ... just five strikeouts in 69 plate appearances (third in AFL) ... hit .408 with 3 doubles, 2 homers, 19 RBI and 7 runs scored during 11-game hitting streak (Oct. 4-20) ... 4-for-5 with a homer and four RBI Oct. 17 ... 3-for-4 with five RBI Oct. 12 ... 15 RBI over six-game RBI streak (Oct. 12-18) ... .480 (12-for-25) with 18 RBI with runners in scoring position ... OF Adam Eaton (ARI) has scored a run and reached safely in all 15 games after going 2-for-5 with an RBI and run scored Wednesday ... leads AFL with 20 runs scored, tied for fourth with 21 hits and tied for fifth with five steals ... hit safely in 12 games ... 2-for-4 with 2 doubles, 1 walk and 3 runs scored Oct. 18 ... OF Tim Wheeler (COL) is fourth in the league with 17 RBI and tied for third with five doubles ... has struck out in 12 straight games ... eight RBI during a seven-game hitting streak, Oct. 14-22 ... grand slam Oct. 10 ... five multi-RBI efforts ... C Gorman Erickson (LAD) doubled twice Wednesday and is 4-for-8 with three doubles and three RBI in his last two games ... C Rob Brantly (DET) is 8-for-17 with three doubles and four RBI in his last four games ... 3B Ryan Wheeler (ARI) is tied for the league lead with six doubles ... week one co-player-of-the-week with Phoenix OF Michael Choice after hitting .556 (10-18) with 5 doubles, 4 RBI and 2 runs ... C Jason Castro (HOU) has reached safely via hit or walk in all five games ... 1B Kody Hinze (HOU) had a five-game RBI streak, Oct. 7-15 ... reached safely twice in each of his first six games ... IF David Nick (ARI) had a seven-game run scored streak to open the season (Oct. 4-14) ... OF Brian Cavazos-Galvez (LAD) went 2-for-5 with a double and run scored Wednesday ... OF Jay Austin (HOU) is batting .357 (5-for-14) with 4 walks, 3 runs scored and 3 steals during a four-game hitting streak ... OF Kyle Russell (LAD) went 3-for-4 with 1 triple, 1 RBI and 1 run scored Wednesday ... LHP Dallas Keuchel (HOU) limited Phoenix to two runs on two hits over five innings Tuesday ... yielded one unearned run on two hits over four innings to earn the win Oct. 14 ... surrendered league single-game high nine hits Oct. 19 ... has yet to walk a batter in 16 innings and leads starters with 0.00 BB/9 ... fifth among starters with .238 opponents average (15-for-63) and third with 0.94 WHIP ... RHP Kevin Munson (ARI) has 13 strikeouts and no walks in 8.2 innings over eight appearances ... third with 1.04 ERA and 0.81 WHIP ... leads AFL relievers with 0.00 BB/9 ... fifth with 13.50 K/9 ... RHP Josh Wall (LAD) has fanned at least one batter in seven of eight appearances ... leads league with four saves ... RHP Joe Gardner (COL) has won two straight starts, yielding just one run on four hits and two walks over six innings ... fifth among starters with 9.90 K/9.

TEAM: Seven-run fifth on Oct. 5 shares league high for runs in an inning ... pitching staff leads league with 4.85 ERA and 160 strikeouts ... Rafters have won just two AFL championships despite reaching the finals seven times. SCOTTSDALE SCORPIONS (5-13)

STARTING PITCHER: RHP Brock Huntzinger (BOS) makes his third start and fifth overall appearance today ... pitched three scoreless innings of relief with three strikeouts Oct. 21 at Surprise ... one earned run in five innings as reliever compared to eight earned runs in seven innings as starter ... 10:2 K:BB ratio ... 5-11 with a 6.17 ERA (85 ER/124.0 IP) with Double-A Portland in 2011 ... struck out 123 batters, compared to 41 walks ... third-round pick of Boston in the 2007 draft out of Pendleton Heights (IN) High School ... led the state of Indiana with a 0.16 ERA his senior year at Pendleton Heights.

2011: OF Bryce Harper (WSH) extended his hitting streak to seven games by going 2-for-3 with a homer and four RBI Wednesday ... 3-for-4 with 1 double, 3 RBI, 2 walks and his first home run Oct. 18 ... SS Brandon Crawford (SF) extended his hitting streak to eight games with a 1-for-4 effort and two runs Wednesday ... .382 (13-for-34) with seven runs during streak ... C Derek Norris (WSH) extended his hitting streak to six games by going 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored Wednesday ... 2-for-2 with 1 double, 1 homer, 2 RBI, 2 runs and 1 walk Monday ... 3-for-4 with 1 homer, 2 RBI and 1 stolen base Wednesday ... reached base safely in 12 of his last 17 plate appearances ... hit safely in nine of his last 10 ... run scored in eight of last nine ... 2B Joe Panik (SF) extended his hitting streak to six games by going 2-for-3 with his first AFL homer and two RBI Monday ... 3B Zach Walters (WSH) clocked his first home run Saturday, a two-run shot that broke an eighth-inning tie ... SS Jean Segura (LAA) doubled in five at-bats Monday to extend his hitting streak to eight games ... six straight games with run scored, Oct. 7-17 ... 3B Will Middlebrooks (BOS) went 2-for-5 with his third homer and three RBI Oct. 21 ... two homers and six RBI in last three games ... C Hank Conger (LAA) drove in two and scored twice Saturday ... reached safely in all eight games with hits in seven of eight ... C Dan Butler (BOS) was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI Oct. 21 ... AFL season-high four walks Oct. 18 ... reached safely in all seven games with hits in six of seven ... 6-for-11 at throwing out attempting base stealers ... 1B Darin Ruf (PHI) went 2-for-4 with 1 homer, 2 RBI, 2 runs and 1 walk Saturday ... 1B Cody Overbeck (PHI) went 3-for-4 Oct. 21 and has scored twice in five of his last eight games ... OF Tyson Gillies (PHI) walked in each of his first five games with a plate appearance ... reached base four times, scored three runs and stole a base Oct. 7 ... OF Mike Trout (LAA) has hit safely in five of six ... OF Juan Carlos Linares (BOS) hit his first home run Wednesday ... IF Ryan Dent (BOS) doubled twice Wednesday ... RHP Austin Fleet (SF) ranks fifth with a 1.13 ERA (1 ER/9.0 IP) ... fourth among relievers with 1.13 BB/9 ... RHP Daryl Maday (SF) is second among starters with .195 opponents batting average (8-for-41) ... RHP Stephen Harrold (SF) ran his scoreless streak to eight innings a scoreless inning Saturday ... four hits and eight strikeouts during streak ... LHP Jacob Diekman (PHI) has not allowed a hit in five scoreless appearances and has totaled six strikeouts over 5.1 innings ... only qualifying reliever in AFL with no hits allowed (0-for-16) ... RHP Tyler Cloyd (PHI) is tied for second with 15 strikeouts.

TEAM: League-low .252 batting average ... league-low 86 runs scored (4.8 per game), 156 hits, 15 home runs and 47 extra-base hits ... staff 6.81 ERA is more than 1.25 runs higher than next highest team ... issued league-low 58 walks ... defending league champion. PEORIA JAVELINAS (9-10)

STARTING PITCHER: LHP Tyler Lyons (STL) makes fourth AFL start … suffered loss Oct. 17 after he surrendered seven runs on five hits while striking out three and walking four over 2.2 innings … did not factor into the decision Oct. 11 after he allowed one run on two hits while striking out three in four innings … took the loss in his first start Oct. 6 after he allowed one run while striking out five over three innings … 9-4 record with a 4.50 ERA over 33 appearances (12 starts) for the Single-A Palm Beach Cardinals in 2011 … selected in the 9th round of the 2010 draft by the St. Louis Cardinals.

2011: OF Juan Lagares (NYM) went 3-for-5 with three RBI, a run scored and a double Wednesday … RBI in each of his last five games, totaling 12 during that span … at least one hit in all seven games … 3-for-5 with four RBI and a triple Saturday … two-run home run Oct. 15 … two-run homer Oct. 12 ... .480 (12-for-25) batting average against righties … IF Nick Franklin (SEA) tallied multiple hits for the first time since Oct. 15 when he went 2-for-5 with a run scored Wednesday … 2-for-4 with 1 double, 2 RBI and 1 run scored Oct. 15 … .429 (6-for-14) batting average against lefties … OF Logan Schafer (MIL) scored a pair of runs Wednesday when he went 2-for-4 with a double … second three-hit game Oct. 21 when he went 3-for-5 … first home run Oct. 14 … OF Kentrail Davis (MIL) went 2-for-3 Monday with 2 runs scored, 2 RBI, 1 walk and 1 stolen base … his first AFL home run Oct. 21 … .417 (10-for-24) batting average against right-handed pitching … 3B Jefry Marte (NYM) extended his hitting streak to six games Monday when he went 2-for-4 with 2 runs scored, 1 RBI and 1 double … homered in three consecutive games from Oct. 15-19 … .417 (5-for-12) clip with runners in scoring position and two outs and .429 (6-for-14) with runners on base and two outs … IF Wilfredo Tovar (NYM) recorded his second multi-hit game in three games Monday when he went 2-for-4 with a RBI, a run scored and a double … .412 (7-for-17) with four doubles against left-handed pitching … 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored Oct. 20 … 3-for-5 with 2 RBI, 1 double and 2 runs scored Oct. 14 … 3B Jedd Gyorko (SD) drove in a pair of runs Monday … tallied an AFL single-game-high five hits Oct. 20 (four singles and one double) while driving in three runs … five multi-hit games … homered twice Oct. 14, finishing 3-for-5 with 4 RBI and 4 runs scored … .383 (18-for-47) batting average ranks fourth in the AFL … tied for sixth with 18 hits and three home runs … 1B Matt Adams (STL) went 3-for-4 with a double Oct. 21 … first multi-hit performance since Oct. 10 … two-run homer Tuesday … first multi-RBI game since AFL’s Opening Day … .282 (11-for-39) batting average against righties compared to .050 (1-for-20) against southpaws … IF Scooter Gennett (MIL) logged his second consecutive three-hit game and fifth overall Oct. 20 when he went 3-for-5 with 1 RBI, 3 runs scored and 1 double … 3-for-4 with two runs scored Oct. 19 … go-ahead grand slam in the ninth while trailing 3-1 Oct. 7 ... fifth with a .381 (16-for-42) batting average … .462 (12-for-26) on the road … .471 (8-for-17) with runners on base … IF C Juan Centeno (NYM) recorded his second consecutive multi-hit game and first three-hit game Oct. 20 when he went 3-for-4 with two runs scored … LF Oscar Taveras (STL) collected a pair of doubles Oct. 19 when he went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored … OF Jaff Decker (SD) was week two player-of-the-week after hitting .533 (8-15) with 1 double, 1 triple, 1 home run, 7 RBI, 4 runs scored and 3 walks in four games ... multiple hits for fourth time Oct. 14, going 2-for-4 with 1 home run, 3 RBI and 2 runs scored … 3-for-5 with 1 triple, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored Oct. 10 … 4-for-4 with 2 RBI and 2 runs scored in his AFL debut Oct. 4 … SS Ryan Jackson (STL) went 3-for-5 with two RBI Oct. 10 … LHP Danny Hultzen (SEA) struck out five over 3.2 innings Wednesday … four no-hit innings and one walk Oct. 19 … ranks 10th in the AFL with a 2.13 ERA … RHP Anthony Bass (SD) struck out an AFL single-game-high eight batters over five innings Oct. 18 … leads AFL with 19 strikeouts and has walked just two … RHP Forrest Snow (SEA) has allowed just one hit across 8.2 scoreless innings to go with 10 strikeouts and just one walk.

TEAM: Pitching staff has pitched to a West-Division-best 5.09 ERA and have allowed a league-low 175 hits and 96 earned runs … offense leads AFL with 44 doubles … manager Pedro Lopez managed the Mets’ High-A St. Lucie affiliate in 2011 ... won titles in 2009, 2002, 1997 and 1994. PHOENIX DESERT DOGS (7-13)

STARTING PITCHER: RHP Murphy Smith (OAK) makes his fifth AFL start … suffered the loss Oct. 21 after he was tagged for five runs on eight hits in 4.2 innings … no-decision Oct. 15 when he allowed five runs on six hits over 2.1 innings … suffered the loss Oct. 10 in Phoenix after he was tagged for six runs on eight hits over three innings … no-decision in his first AFL outing Oct. 4 after he allowed three runs on three hits over 2.2 innings … posted a 6-9 record with a 3.94 ERA with Single-A Stockton in 2011 … selected by the Athletics in the 13th round of the 2009 draft.

2011: 2B Ronnier Mustelier (NYY) collected multiple hits for a fourth consecutive game Wednesday when he went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI … .500 (6-for-12) batting average with runners on base … OF Anthony Gose (TOR) tallied at least one hit in nine of his last 10 games … went 2-for-5 with a triple Saturday, his fourth multi-hit performance in his last six games … 3-for-4 with 2 doubles, 2 RBI, 2 runs scored and season-high 3 stolen bases Oct. 20 … drove in three runs Oct. 19 … led off game Oct. 15 with a triple and belted a solo home run while going 2-for-5 with two runs scored … tops AFL with 11 extra-base hits, fourth with 39 total bases and tied for second with three triples … leads the league with five hit-by-pitches … OF Grant Green (OAK) tallied multiple hits for the first time since Oct. 18 when he went 2-for-5 with 1 run scored, 1 double and 1 RBI Wednesday … three consecutive multi-hit games from Oct. 15-18 … 3-for-5 with 2 runs scored and 1 triple Oct. 17 … IF Brodie Greene (CIN) scored three runs Wednesday after he went 1-for-4 with a solo home run … second home run Oct. 20, a two-run shot … .500 (4-for-8) batting average in the first inning … C Yan Gomes (TOR) recorded his first multi-hit game Wednesday when he went 2-for-3 with a run scored … OF Rob Segedin (NYY) went 1-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored Tuesday, including his first home run and his first multi-RBI performance since Oct. 10 against Peoria … .353 (6-for-17) batting average against lefties … .353 (6-for-17) when leading off an inning ... 1B Jesus Aguilar (CLE) snapped his nine game hitting streak Wednesday when he went 0-for-3 with two walks … .342 (13-for-38) batting average during that stretch … has reached base safely in 11 consecutive games … two-run double Oct. 20 ... tied for league lead with six doubles and tied for third with nine extra-base hits … 3B Kevin Ahrens (TOR) drove in a run in his fifth straight game Tuesday with an RBI double … seven total RBI over the five-game stretch … .364 (4-for-11) with eight RBI with runners in scoring position … recorded his first multi-hit and multi-RBI performance Saturday when he went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run … OF Michael Choice (OAK) tallied multiple hits Monday for the fifth time, going 2-for-5 with a double and a RBI … solo homer Oct. 22 … 2-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 double, 2 runs scored and 3 RBI Oct. 18, his first game back after missing a week … .359 (14-for-39) batting average ranks ninth … third with five home runs and leads the league with a .821 slugging percentage and a home run every 7.80 at-bats … scored in seven of 10 games and reached base safely in all 10 ... week one co-player of the week after going 8-for-17 with 1 double, 3 homers, 4 RBI and 7 runs scored ... IF Corban Joseph (NYY) drove in multiple runs for the first time since Oct. 4 when he went 2-for-5 with 1 double, 1 run scored and 2 RBI Monday … solo home run Oct. 17, his second ... C Roberto Perez (CLE) belted a grand slam Oct. 20, his second home run of the season … three-run homer Oct. 12 … SS Adeiny Hechavarria (TOR) went 4-for-4 Oct. 17, including a 2011 league single-game-high three triples, and drove in four runs … C Yasmani Grandal (CIN) logged his first multi-hit game Oct. 18 when he went 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI … RHP Brad Boxberger (CIN) allowed his first two hits to right handed batters Oct. 20 … righties are hitting .167 (2-for-12, 7 K) against him … earned his second save Oct. 17 after he fired a perfect inning, striking out one … allowed his first run Oct. 14, allowing three hits while striking out three … 14 of 26 outs via ... tied for fourth in strikeouts and owns a share of the league lead with seven games finished … third among AFL relievers with 14.54 K/9 … RHP Andrew Carignan (OAK) ranks fourth among AFL relievers with 14.14 K/9 … RHP Chad Beck (TOR) has allowed just one hit over six innings pitched in four AFL appearances … holding the opposition to a .053 batting average, the fourth-lowest among relief … tops in the league among relief pitchers with three base runners per nine innings.

TEAM: Tied for the AFL lead with 41 doubles and 27 home runs … pitching staff has allowed a league-low 17 home runs … five straight AFL titles from 2004-08 after winning their first title in 2001.

SURPRISE SAGUAROS (14-5)

STARTING PITCHER: RHP Shane Dyer (TB) makes his fifth AFL start … tagged for five runs on eight hits while striking out two over five innings Oct. 21 … suffered the loss Oct. 15 with two runs on six hits over four innings … allowed two runs on four hits while walking five and striking out one over three innings Oct. 10 … win on Oct. 5 vs. Scottsdale after three scoreless innings and one hit … 7-11 record with a 4.47 ERA in 28 starts for Double-A Montgomery in 2011 … selected by the Rays in the sixth-round of the 2008 draft out of South Mountain Community College in Phoenix.

2011: OF Mikie Mahtook (TB) belted his first professional home run among two hits Wednesday … current five-game hitting streak … 2-for-5 with an RBI Saturday … hits in nine of 11 games … .385 (6-for-16) with runners in scoring position … IF Leury Garcia (TEX) homered for the second consecutive day Wednesday, a solo shot … season-high four hits in five at-bats Tuesday, including the game-tying home run in the ninth inning … also swiped three bases, tying the league single-game high ... hit a league single-game-high three doubles Oct. 10 ... .386 (17- for-44) batting average ranks third … .556 (5-for-9) batting average against lefties … IF Mike Olt (TEX) turned in his third multi-home run game of the season Tuesday, belting an opposite-field solo shot and a two-run job ... tied for the league lead with six home runs and second with 20 RBI … all six of his home runs this season have come in multi-HR games … owns half the league’s multi-homer games ... has accomplished the feat at Surprise Stadium against each of the three East Division teams … second multi-homer game Oct. 10 … also hit two home runs Oct. 5, including the third of a back-to-back-to-back sequence in sixth and a grand slam in eighth … drove in four runs Oct. 21 … 3-for-5 with a double and three RBI Oct. 14 … OF Wil Myers (KC) collected three hits for the third time in four games Tuesday when he went 3-for-5 with 1 triple, 1 RBI and 1 run scored … 3-for-4 with 3 RBI, 1 double and 1 run scored Monday … drove in two and scored a pair of runs Friday … 3-for-4 with a double Oct. 19… reached safely in all 12 games … fell a home run short of the cycle Oct. 11 … solo home run Oct. 10, the front end of a back-to-back combination with Mike Olt … second time Myers and Olt hit back-to-back home runs (also Oct. 5) … ranks second with a .396 (19-for-48) batting average … leads the league with a .532 on-base percentage, tied for the league lead with 14 walks and second with a .729 slugging percentage … .429 (18-for-42) average against righties … .588 (10-for-17) batting average with 5 runs, 3 doubles, 1 triple and 6 RBI since Oct. 20 … OF Ryan Strausbroger (ATL) belted a two-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning Tuesday … six RBI over his last four games … two hits and three RBI Friday, his first multiple hit performance since Oct. 10 … C Kyle Skipworth (FLA) recorded multiple hits in his second straight game Tuesday when he went 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI … logged his first three-hit performance Oct. 21 when he went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and two runs scored … .381 (8-for-21) batting average against right-handers … 1B Joe Terdoslavich (ATL) went 2-for-3 Monday with his first AFL home run, a two-run shot … two singles and two runs scored Oct. 21 … multiple hits in eight of 10 games ... tops AFL with .419 (18-for-43) batting average, second with .468 on-base percentage and fourth with .651 slugging percentage ... .500 (8-for-16) average with seven RBI with runners on base … 2B Christian Colon (KC) tallied a pair of hits and scored a run Tuesday … belted his first AFL home run Saturday … .353 (6-for-17) against lefties compared to .182 (4-for-22) against righties …IF Tim Beckham (TB) recorded multiple hits for the first time since Oct. 14 when he went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI, 1 double and 1 run scored Monday … 4-for-6 with 2 doubles, 2 triples, 3 runs and 4 RBI Oct. 14 … .391 (9-for-23) with runners on base … C Christian Bethancourt (ATL) snapped his eight-game hitting streak Monday when he went 0-for-4 … solo home run Oct. 18 … OF Todd Cunningham (ATL) tallied multiple RBI for the third time Oct. 19 when he drove in three runs … CF Leonys Martin (TEX) homered in his first game Oct. 19 … OF Kevin Mattison (FLA) went 2-for-5 with two stolen bases and scored the go-ahead run in the ninth inning Oct. 18 … 3- for-4 with 1 home run, 1 triple, 4 RBI and 4 runs scored Oct. 14 … leads league with four triples … 3B Matt Dominguez (FLA) belted an opposite-field grand slam and had a two-run double en route to a 2011 AFL single-game-high six-RBI night Oct. 17 … IF Tyler Bortnick (TB) logged his first multi-hit performance Oct. 17 with a homer and a double … RHP Alex Sanabia (FLA) fired five scoreless innings Oct. 19 … RHP Nate Adcock (KC) was awarded week two pitcher-of-the-week for his stellar AFL debut at Phoenix Oct. 13, when he pitched three scoreless innings while allowing one hit and one walk with seven strikeouts … LHP Sean Gilmartin (ATL) is holding opponents to a .224 (13- for-58) batting average, fifth-lowest among starters … RHP Alejandro Ramos (FLA) ranks first among relievers with a 15.88 K/9 … LHP Miguel De Los Santos (TEX) struck out five and walked two over four innings Monday … leads AFL starters with 10.57 K/9.

TEAM: Pitching staff combined to throw the first shutout of the 2011 AFL season Oct. 19 … league-best .301 average, 334 total bases, .510 slugging percentage and 13 triples … pitching staff ranks second in the AFL with 178 hits allowed … 16-year title drought is longest in league history.

Head-to-Head Records

Opponent MES SRR SCO PEO PHX SUR Mesa Solar Sox --- 2-3 4-1 1-1 1-2 1-4 Salt River Rafters 3-2 --- 3-0 2-1 3-1 3-2 Scottsdale Scorpions 1-4 0-3 --- 0-3 4-1 0-2

Peoria Javelinas 1-1 1-2 3-0 --- 3-3 1-4 Phoenix Desert Dogs 2-1 1-3 1-4 3-3 --- 0-2 Surprise Saguaros 4-1 2-3 2-0 4-1 2-0 ---

Single-Game Highs HITTING PITCHING

# Player Date Opp. # Player Date Opp. H 5 J. Gyorko (PEO/SD) 10/20 PHX IP 5.0 multiple players 2B 3 L. Garcia (SUR/TEX) 10/11 @SRR H 10 N. Adcock (SUR/KC) 10/26 SRR 3B 3 A. Hechavarria (PHX/TOR) 10/17 @SCO R 7 multiple players HR 2 multiple players ER 7 multiple players RBI 6 M. Dominguez (SUR/FLA) 10/17 PEO SO 8 A. Bass (PEO/SD) 10/18 SUR R 4 multiple players BB 4 multiple players SB 3 A. Gose (PHX/TOR)/L. Garcia (SUR/TEX) HR 3 J. Kehrt (SCO/BOS) 10/5 @SUR

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 10/7 S. Gennett PEO/MIL @SUR Hoover 9 10/6 B. Dozier MES/MIN SUR 4 3 1B, HR 10/10 T. Wheeler SRR/COL @SUR Kelly 6 10/8 K. Mattison SUR/FLA @PEO 4 3 1B, 3B 10/17 M. Dominguez SUR/FLA PEO Lyons 3 10/10 B. Paulsen SRR/COL @SUR 4 3 1B, 2B 10/20 R. Perez PHX/CLE @PEO Scarpetta 1 10/14 T. Beckham SUR/TB @MES 4 2 2B, 2 3B 10/14 J. Vitters MES/CHC SUR 4 3 1B, 2B 10/17 A. Hechavarria PHX/TOR @SCO 4 1B, 3 3B 10/18 N. Arenado SRR/COL MES 4 3 1B, HR 10/20 J. Gyorko PEO/SD PHX 5 4 1B, 2B 10/22 J. Lake MES/CHC @SRR 4 3 1B, 2B 10/25 L. Garcia SUR/TEX MES 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 10/10 M. Olt SUR/TEX SRR 2 Solo, Solo 10/12 N. Arenado SRR/COL @SCO 5 3 10/14 J. Gyorko PEO/SD @SCO 2 Solo, 3-R 10/17 J. Cunningham MES/PIT SRR 5 3 10/17 J. Cunningham MES/PIT SRR 2 Solo, 3-R 10/17 M. Dominguez SUR/FLA PEO 6 3 10/25 M. Olt SUR/TEX MES 2 Solo, 2-R

Combination Shutouts Date Club Pitchers Opponent Hits 10/19 Surprise A. Sanabia (5.0), J. Jeffress (1.0), D. Jennings (1.0), K. Yates (1.0), A. Ramos (1.0) Salt River 2

2011 AFL Transaction Log

Date Player Action From To______Oct. 8 C Jason Castro (HOU) Added Salt River Oct. 8 C Roberto Pena (HOU) Removed Salt River Oct. 10 C Yan Gomes (TOR) Activated Phoenix (taxi) Phoenix Oct. 10 OF Tim Fedroff (CLE) Deactivated Phoenix Phoenix (taxi) Oct. 11 RHP Chris Hicks (HOU) Removed Salt River Oct. 13 RHP Casey Medlen (MIL) Added Peoria Oct. 13 RHP Santo Manzanillo (MIL) Removed Peoria Oct. 13 RHP Phil Irwin (PIT) Removed Mesa Oct. 14 OF Brian Cavazos-Galvez (LAD) Added Salt River Oct. 14 OF Alex Castellanos (LAD) Removed Salt River Oct. 15 C Yan Gomes (TOR) Deactivated Phoenix Phoenix (taxi) Oct. 15 OF Leonys Martin (TEX) Added Surprise (taxi) Oct. 15 LHP Jed Bradley (MIL) Added Peoria Oct. 15 RHP Tyler Thornburg (MIL) Removed Peoria Oct. 17 RHP Justin Miller (TEX) Added Surprise Oct. 17 RHP Neil Ramirez (TEX) Removed Surprise Oct. 18 RHP Rob Waite (DET) Added Salt River Oct. 18 LHP Matt Hoffman (DET) Removed Salt River Oct. 18 OF Juan Carlos Linares (BOS) Added Scottsdale (taxi) Oct. 19 RHP Jeff Inman (PIT) Added Mesa Oct. 20 RHP Navery Moore (ATL) Added Surprise Oct. 20 RHP Erik Cordier (ATL) Removed Surprise Oct. 22 LHP Aroldis Chapman (CIN) Added Phoenix Oct. 25 RHP Daryl Maday (SF) Removed Scottsdale Oct. 26 OF Tim Fedroff (CLE) Removed Phoenix (taxi) Oct. 26 C Elio Sarmiento (TEX) Activated Surprise (taxi) Surprise Oct. 26 C Christian Bethancourt (ATL) Deactivated Surprise Surprise (taxi)

2011 AFL Players of the Week

Player of the Week Pitcher of the Week Week 1 SRR IF Ryan Wheeler (ARI) 10-18, 5 2B, 4 RBI n/a PHX OF Michael Choice (OAK) 8-17, 2B, 3 HR, 4 RBI, 7 R Week 2 PEO OF Jaff Decker (SD) 8-15, 2B, 3B, HR, 7 RBI, 4 R SUR RHP Nate Adcock (KC) 1-0, 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K Week 3 MES IF Junior Lake (CHC) 10-22, 3 2B, 3B, HR, 8 RBI, 4 SB MES RHP Terry Doyle (CWS) 2-0, 9.0 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 3 BB, 8 K