2008 Media/Scouts Notes Monday, October 20, 2008 Media Relations CONTACTS: Paul Jensen (480/710-8201, [email protected]) Stephanie Armijo (602/791-2590, [email protected]) Adam C. Nichols (480/232-1291, [email protected]) Media Relations FAX: 602/681-9363 American Division Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Division Streak Last 10 Alumnus of the Day Peoria Saguaros 8 3 .727 - 4-1 4-2 3-2 L2 7-3 Mesa Solar Sox 6 5 .545 2.0 3-3 3-2 4-1 W2 5-5 Willy Aybar played for the Scottsdale Scorpions in Scottsdale Scorpions 4 7 .364 4.0 3-2 1-5 0-4 L1 4-6 2003 representing the Los Angeles Dodgers. Aybar went 2-for-3 last night for the Rays in their American National Division Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Division Streak Last 10 League pennant clinching victory over Boston, Peoria Javelinas 6 5 .545 - 4-2 2-3 3-2 W1 5-5 including a solo home run in the seventh inning and Phoenix Desert Dogs 5 6 .455 1.0 3-2 2-4 3-2 L1 5-5 hit .421 in the ALCS. Surprise Rafters 4 7 .364 2.0 4-2 0-5 1-3 W1 4-6 Saturday’s Highlights Mesa Solar Sox 3, Peoria Saguaros 1 – WP: Hanson (2-0, 0.00), LP: Fiske (0-1, 18.00), S: Marek (2) Mesa Solar Sox pitched eight innings of shutout ball at home … RHP Tommy Hanson (ATL) had a spectacular pitching performance, hurling four innings and striking out nine …13 strikeouts in last two outings … holding opponents to a .037 batting average… LF Matthew Young (ATL) hit an inside-the-park home run (1) … DH Stefan Gartrell (CWS) went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored. Peoria Javelinas 14, Scottsdale Scorpions 11 – WP: Wlodarczyk (TB) (1-1, 2.08), LP: James (HOU) (0-1, 18.00), SV: Kahn (1) Six-run seventh inning capped Peoria’s comeback victory … Javelinas SS Chris Valaika (CIN) hit 2 home runs and collected three RBI, and went 3-for-5 … Peoria 3B Kevin Russo (NYY) had five hits and scored two runs … Scottsdale 3B Drew Sutton (HOU) was 3-for-4 with four RBI including a three-run homer in the third … Peoria relievers shut out Scottsdale over final three innings to secure victory … 33 combined hits. Surprise Rafters 10, Phoenix Desert Dogs 9 ─ WP: Hayes (KC) (1-0, 9.64), LP: Delaney (MIN) (0-1, 9.82), SV: de la Vara (KC) (1) Rafters rallied for three runs in eighth inning for triumph … Surprise 1B Brandon Snyder (BAL) hit two doubles and knocked in two RBI … 3B Wes Hodges (CLE) was 2-for-4 with two runs and three RBI … Phoenix C John Hester (ARI) cracked a second inning three-run homer … Surprise pitcher’s struck out 11 Desert Dogs. Probable Pitchers October 20, 2008 October 21, 2008 October 22, 2008 Surprise @ Mesa, 12:35 PM (L) Saguaros @ Javelinas, 12:35 PM (F) Surprise @ Saguaros, 12:35 PM (A) 23 Josh Tomlin (RHP/CLE) 1-0, 1.29 @ 38 Lucas Harrell (RHP/CWS) 1-0, 1.80 @ 26 Dan Cortes (RHP/KC) 0-1, 17.36 @ 30 Jesse Estrada (RHP/CHC) 0-0, 6.00 25 Wade Townsend (RHP/TB) 1-0, 6.43 30 Bobby Parnell (RHP/NYM) 1-0, 7.71 Phoenix @ Scottsdale, 12:35 PM (A) Mesa @ Surprise, 12:35 PM (L) Mesa @ Scottsdale, 12:35 PM (F) 13 Chaz Roe (RHP/COL) 0-0, 12.60 @ 19 Sean West (LHP/FLA) 0-0, 4.76 @ 39 Luis Marte (RHP/DET) 0-1, 13.50 @ 17 Jared Hughes (RHP/HOU) 0-0, 10.38 47 Justin Orenduff (RHP/LAD) 0-0, 2.57 61 Clay Buchholz (RHP/BOS) 1-0, 0.00 Javelinas @ Saguaros, 12:35 PM (F) Scottsdale @ Phoenix, 7:05 PM (A) Javelinas @ Desert Dogs, 12:35 PM (L) 23 Pedro Viola (LHP/CIN) 1-0, 7.50 @ 30 Sergio Perez (RHP/HOU) 0-0, 5.40 @ 30 Jeremy Jeffress (RHP/MIL) 1-0, 5.68 @ 40 Adam Ottavino (RHP/STL) 0-1, 9.64 36 Jeff Manship (RHP/MIN) 0-1, 3.38 15 Brooks Brown (RHP/ARI) 0-1, 5.79 Umpire Roster Crew A ─ Jake Uhlenhopp (CC), Lance Barrett, David Rackley , Mark Ripperger, Will Robinson Crew F ─ Rob Healey (CC), Cory Blaser, Vic Carapazza, Jon Merry, Alan Porter Crew L ─ David Uyl (CC), Dan Bellino, Manny Gonzalez, DJ Reyburn, John Tumpane www.mlbfallball.com Around the Arizona Fall League 2008 AFL Tidbits • The third annual Rising Stars game will be played at Surprise Stadium Friday, October 24th at 7:15 PM. Representatives from each organization will be playing against each other representing the American and National Division. • Current Indians manager Eric Wedge was inducted into the AFL Hall of Fame last Friday night at Scottsdale Stadium. • The Arizona Fall League will hold the second annual Pat Tillman Foundation Benefit Night on Saturday, November 1 at Scottsdale Stadium. Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Eric Byrnes and other special guests from the Phoenix sports community will participate in the event that will feature a sports memorabilia auction before and during the game. All proceeds from the sports memorabilia auction and one-half of the night’s gate receipts will be donated to the Pat Tillman Foundation. Player/Pitcher of the Week Player Pitcher Week One Saguaros ─ IF Shawn Bowman (NYM) Javelinas ─ RHP Phil Hughes (NYY) Week Two Scorpions ─ IF Drew Sutton (HOU) Solar Sox ─ RHP Tommy Hanson (ATL) American Division Mesa Solar Sox (6-5) ─ Solar Sox have two-game win streak … Steve Clevenger (CHC) and Jason Donald (PHI) are tied for the league lead in doubles (3) … Donald is also tied for the league lead in extra-base hits (4) … Nate Spears (CHC) is hitting .500 against righties … Will Rhymes (DET) leads the team in average with runners on base (.625) … John Raynor (FLA) is hitting .800 against Rafters pitching …team has scored 39 runs in last five games. Peoria Saguaros (8-3) ─ Saguaros play four of five games in Peoria this week … Daniel Murphy (NYM) is hitting 1.000 against the Javelinas … team has committed five errors against Javelinas … Saguaros pitchers 1.50 ERA against Javelinas … Gordon Beckham (CWS) .500 average with runners on base … Tyler Greene (STL) and Steven Hill (STL) are both hitting 1.000 against left-handed pitching … Cole Armstrong (CWS) hitting .600 in last five games with a home run and two RBI. Scottsdale Scorpions (4-7) ─ Drew Sutton (HOU), the AFL’s leading hitter at .600, hitting .643 with 9 hits, 2 home runs, and 5 RBI in last five games … hitting .588 on the road … Scorpions on the road three days this week … Sutton and Emmanuel Burriss (SF) each have three stolen bases in road games … team hitting .352 against the Desert Dogs … Scorpions have not hit a home run off Desert Dogs pitching … team has struck out 40 in last five games. National Division Peoria Javelinas (6-5) ─ Javelinas are looking for their first win against the Saguaros … IF Rhyne Hughes (TB) leads with three hits against the Saguaros … tied for the AFL lead in hits (16) … IF Carlos Triunfel (SEA) has an eight-game hitting streak … nine of IF Juan Miranda’s (NYY) 14 hits have been for extra bases … has a 20-game on-base streak … OF Lorenzo Cain (MIL) is hitting .556 over the last five games … tied with Scottsdale with five-players with 10 or more hits. Phoenix Desert Dogs (5-6) ─ OF Sean Doolittle’s (OAK) two home runs against the Scorpions … tied with fellow Athletics IF Josh Donaldson (OAK) with a .429 batting average against the Scorps … OF Eric Young, Jr. (COL) hitting .450 during six-game hitting streak … tied with Saguaros with least home runs allowed (4) … lead AFL with 10 home runs hit … Phoenix is 4-1 when scoring last. Surprise Rafters (4-7) ─ Starter RHP Josh Tomlin (CLE) looks to top teammate RHP Willie Eyre (TEX) to reclaim the team lead in strikeouts (12) … Tomlin has only allowed one earned run in his two starts … IF Wes Hodges (CLE) is hitting .423 during his six-game hitting streak ... tied for second in AFL in RBI (9) … four of IF Brandon Snyder’s (BAL) eight hits are doubles … Rafters pitching leads the AFL in strikeouts (95). .