2013 AFL Game Notes Saturday, October 19, 2013 Media Relations: Paul Jensen (480) 710-8201, [email protected] Dylan Higgins (509) 540-4034, [email protected] Nate Rowan (651) 983-5605, [email protected] Website: www.mlbfallball.com Twitter: @MLBazFallLeague Facebook: www.facebook.com/mlbfallball East Division Probable Starters Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 Mesa Solar Sox 7 1 .875 -- 3-1 4-0 3-0 L1 7-1 Salt River Rafters 3 6 .333 4.5 1-5 2-1 1-2 W1 3-6 Saturday, October 19 Scottsdale Scorpions 3 6 .333 4.5 2-3 1-3 1-3 W1 3-6 Scottsdale at *Peoria, 12:35 PM (L) West Division LHP Vidal Nuno (0-1, 6.75 ERA) @ Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 LHP Kyle Hunter (0-1, 3.60 ERA) Glendale Desert Dogs 5 3 .625 -- 3-0 2-3 2-1 L1 5-3 Surprise at Glendale, 6:35 PM (A) Surprise Saguaros 5 4 .556 0.5 2-2 3-2 2-1 W2 5-4 LHP Tim Berry (0-0, 6.00 ERA) @ Peoria Javelinas 3 6 .333 2.5 2-2 1-4 1-3 L3 3-6 RHP Trevor May (0-0, 3.00 ERA) Salt River at Mesa, 6:35 PM (F) RHP Drew Hutchison (0-0, 0.00 ERA) @ Yesterday’s Games LHP Michael Roth (1-0, 7.71 ERA) R H E LOB Sunday, October 20 Surprise 11 17 1 9 W: Goforth (MIL) (1-0) L: Rivero (CHC) (0-1) League off day Mesa 9 12 1 10 S: Couch (BOS) (1) Monday, October 21 Saguaros: 1B Travis Shaw (BOS) 1-for-4, 3-run HR (3) in 4th, 4 RBI … DH Henry Urrutia (BAL) 3-for- Surprise at Mesa, 12:35 PM (A) 4, 2 2Bs, RBI, R, SB … CF Tyler Naquin (CLE) 3-for-5, RBI, R, SB. Solar Sox: 3B Kris Bryant (CHC) LHP Miguel Pena (0-0, 1.35 ERA) @ 3-for-5, 2 HRs (4), 2B, 4 RBI, 3 R … 2B Taylor Lindsey (LAA) 2-for-5, 3B, 2 R. LHP Sammy Solis (2-0, 1.17 ERA) Salt River at *Peoria, 12:35 PM (F) R H E LOB TBA @ Peoria 3 10 0 7 W: Gaviglio (STL) (1-0) L: Maurer (SEA) (0-1) RHP Jason Adam (0-0, 3.86 ERA) Salt River 5 9 4 7 S: Glendale at Scottsdale, 6:35 PM (L) RHP Michael Lorenzen (0-1, 15.00 ERA) @ Rafters: 2B Jacob Wilson (STL) 2-for-4, 2 RBI … 1B Andy Burns (TOR) 2-for-4, 2B, RBI, R … SP Sam Gaviglio (STL) 4.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 SO. Javelinas: 2B Chris Taylor (SEA) 3-for-5 … RHP Aaron Northcraft (0-2, 9.00 ERA) 3B Cheslor Cuthbert (KC) 1-for-3, 2B, RBI. *Peoria home games played at Surprise Stadium R H E LOB Glendale 1 8 0 10 W: Law (SF) (1-0) L: Thomas (LAD) (0-1) Scottsdale 2 7 2 9 S: Scorpions: RF Alex Dickerson (PIT) 1-for-5, walk-off single in 10th … SP Phil Irwin (PIT) 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 SO … LF Robby Hefflinger (ATL) 2-for-3, solo HR (1) in 2nd. Desert Dogs: C Tucker Barnhart (CIN) 2-for-4, 2B, RBI … LF Eddie Rosario (MIN) 2-for-5. Alums of the Day Weekly Infield Schedule (thru 10/19) Cardinals rookies Kevin Siegrist Team Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. and Kolten Wong (2012 Surprise Glendale X X X Saguaros) have been on both the Mesa X X X NLDS and NLCS rosters as St. Peoria X X X Salt River X X X Louis heads to the World Series Scottsdale X X X after defeating the Los Angeles Surprise X X X Dodgers in six games with a 9-0 rout last night. 12:35 p.m. – HINF: 9:45 a.m., HBP: 10:00 a.m., VBP: 10:50 a.m., VINF: 11:40 a.m. 6:35 p.m. – HINF: 3:45 p.m., HBP: 4:00 p.m., VBP: 4:50 p.m., VINF: 5:40 p.m. Teams are REQUIRED to take infield and BP every Monday UMPIRE ROSTER Crew A – Sean Barber (CC), Pat Hoberg, Anthony Johnson, Jeff Morrow. Crew F – Seth Buckminster (CC), Marcus Pattillo, Stu Schuerwater, Thomas Woodring. Crew L – Hal Gibson (CC), Jon Byrne, Jeff Gosney, Gabe Morales. Today’s Fall League Five 1. Mesa 3B Kris Bryant (CHC) homered twice and nearly hit a third in the Solar Sox first defeat of the season yesterday. He leads the league with four home runs and 12 RBI. 2. Scottsdale RF Alex Dickerson (PIT) delivered a walk-off single in the 10th inning as the Scorpions beat Glendale Friday night. 3. Surprise had a plethora of players contribute as the Saguaros handed Mesa its first loss. CF Tyler Naquin (CLE), 3B Garin Cecchini (BOS), DH Henry Urrutia (BAL), C Jorge Alfaro (TEX) and 2B Joe Wendle (CLE) each tallied three hits and had at least one RBI and one run. 4. Scottsdale SP Phil Irwin (PIT) made his AFL debut by tossing 3.0 scoreless innings of one hit ball with three strikeouts and no walks. 5. Surprise RP David Goforth (MIL) allowed his first baserunner of the season yesterday. He leads the league with a 0.27 WHIP. 2013 Arizona Fall League Tidbits A total of 99 Arizona Fall League alumni graced the rosters of the eight teams in the divisional round of the MLB playoffs, representing nearly 50 percent of the 200 players on division series rosters. Leading the way were the Pittsburgh Pirates who had 17 former Fall Leaguers on their 25-man roster for the NLDS. Since 1992, the year the Arizona Fall League was founded, 13 of the 22 No. 1 overall picks in the MLB draft have played in the AFL. Get up-to-the-minute updates from the Arizona Fall League through the league’s social media on Twitter (@MLBazFallLeague) and Facebook at www.facebook.com/arizonafallleague. AFL Grads On MLB Championship Series Rosters Boston Red Sox (12) Detroit Tigers (12) Los Angeles Dodgers (11) St. Louis Cardinals (11) Quintin Berry (2008), OF Joaquin Benoit (2000), RHP Carl Crawford (2001), OF Matt Adams (2011), IF Craig Breslow (2005), LHP Prince Fielder (2005), IF A.J. Ellis (2006), C Adron Chambers (2010), OF Clay Buchholz (2008), RHP Doug Fister (2008), RHP Mark Ellis (2001), IF Randy Choate (1999), LHP Mike Carp (2007), OF Torii Hunter (1998), OF Andre Ethier (2005), OF Tony Cruz (2010), C Stephen Drew (2005), IF Jose Iglesias (2009-10), IF Adrian Gonzalez (2003), IF Daniel Descalso (2009), IF Jacoby Ellsbury (2006), OF Omar Infante (2000), IF Kenley Jansen (2009), RHP Matt Holliday (2002-03), OF Jonny Gomes (2003), OF Austin Jackson (2008), OF Ricky Nolasco (2007), RHP Pete Kozma (2010), IF Will Middlebrooks (2011), IF Don Kelly (2003, ’05), IF Nick Punto (2000), IF Shane Robinson (2008), OF Mike Napoli (2004), C Jhonny Peralta (2002), IF Nick Schumaker (2003), OF Kevin Siegrist (2012), LHP Dustin Pedroia (2004), IF Hernan Perez (2011), IF Juan Uribe (2000), IF Adam Wainwright (2003-04), RHP Jarrod Saltalamacchia (2005-06), C Max Scherzer (2007-08), RHP Michael Young (2000), IF Kolten Wong (2012), IF Shane Victorino (2002), OF Jose Veras (2003), RHP GLENDALE DESERT DOGS (5-3) STARTING PITCHER – Trevor May (MIN): Making first AFL start … 0-0 with a 3.00 ERA in two relief appearances … traded in the Ben Revere trade in December, 2012. TEAM – Byron Buxton (MIN): Solo home run on 10/14 vs. Peoria … cousin Dexter Carter is a retired professional football player … Midwest League MVP in 2013 … 2013 Futures Game participant … No. 1 overall prospect, No. 1 outfield prospect and No. 1 Twins prospect by MLB.com. Brian Cavazos-Galvez (LAD): Collected league’s first five-hit game vs. Surprise on 10/10, going 5-for-5 with 2 doubles, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored … volunteers with Little League and the Special Olympics. Drew Hayes (CIN): Returns to the Fall League after participating in 2012. Andrew Heaney (MIA): Earned the win after tossing 3.0 scoreless innings while allowing two hits with six strikeouts on 10/11 at Scottsdale … posted 34-inning scoreless streak in 2013 between High-A Jupiter and Double-A Jacksonville … semifinalist for Golden Spikes Award and Dick Howser Trophy in 2012 … No. 48 overall prospect, No. 4 left-handed pitching prospect, and No. 2 Marlins prospect on MLB.com. Brandon Jacobs (CWS): Solo homers on 10/11 at Scottsdale and 10/9 at Mesa. Micah Johnson (CWS): Tallied three RBI vs. Surprise on 10/10 … scored three runs and stole three bases vs. Mesa on 10/8 … led the minor leagues with 84 stolen bases in 2013. Max Kepler (MIN): Played for Buchbinder Legionäre Regensburg of Bundesliga, a Bavarian baseball team … parents were professional ballet dancers … received largest signing bonus given by MLB franchise to European-born player. Michael Lorenzen (CIN): No. 6 Reds prospect by MLB.com. Travis Mattair (CIN): Solo home run on 10/9 at Mesa … momentarily “retired” from baseball in 2009-10 to follow dream of playing college basketball. Pratt Maynard (LAD): Three RBI and hit a two-run home run on 10/16 vs. Salt River. Stephen McCray (CWS): Tied for the league lead with two wins … earned second win after tossing 4.0 perfect innings with two strikeouts on 10/17 at Salt River … 2.2 scoreless innings vs.