2008 Media/Scouts Notes Thursday, October 30, 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 Mesa Solar Sox 13 6 .684 - 6-4 7-2 8-2 W2 9-1 Eric Bruntlett played for the Phoenix Desert Dogs in Peoria Saguaros 13 6 .684 - 5-3 8-3 4-3 W1 5-5 2001 and the Scottsdale Scorpions in 2003 Scottsdale Scorpions 6 13 .316 7.0 5-3 1-10 0-7 L1 3-7 representing the Astros. Last night, Bruntlett scored National Division the series-clinching run for the Phillies over the Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Division Streak Last 10 Tampa Bay Rays in game five of the 2008 World Phoenix Desert Dogs 11 8 .579 - 6-3 5-5 7-3 W5 7-3 Peoria Javelinas 10 9 .526 1.0 6-5 4-4 4-4 L2 5-5 Series Surprise Rafters 4 15 .211 7.0 4-7 0-8 1-5 L8 1-9 Yesterday’s Highlights Phoenix Desert Dogs 10, Peoria Javelinas 2 ─ WP: Brown (ARI) (1-2, 5.84), LP: Kahn (SEA) (0-1, 7.20) Desert Dog 1B Sean Doolittle (OAK) went 3-for-5 with 1 double, 1 home run, 3 runs, and 4 RBI as the Dogs reclaimed first place in the National Division … Phoenix CF Eric Young, Jr. (COL) lined a single in the ninth to extend his league-high hitting streak to 14 games … Dogs RHP Brooks Brown (ARI) threw 4.2 IP and only allowed three hits while striking out five for his first win … CF Lorenzo Cain (MIL) knocked a solo blast in the sixth inning for the Javelinas. Mesa Solar Sox 10, Scottsdale Scorpions 4 – WP: Thompson (FLA) (1-0, 2.25), LP: Browning (LAA) (1-1, 12.46) With another win at home yesterday, the Solar Sox improved to 9-1 in last 10 games … Jeff Larish (DET) went 2-for-4 with 2 runs, 3 RBI, and a home run off Jeff Sues (PIT) … four Solar Sox doubled in the six-run sixth inning: Will Rhymes (DET), Darwin Barney (CHC), Casper Wells (DET), and Logan Morrison (FLA) … Shelby Ford (PIT) and Chris Pettit (LAA) each homered for the Scorpions … Kevin Fransden (SF) went 3-for-4 with a double. Peoria Saguaros 12, Surprise Rafters 6 – WP: Parnell (NYM) (3-0, 2.89), LP: Matusz (BAL) (1-1, 3.60) Seven home runs by both teams for the second consecutive game in Surprise … solo home runs by: Steven Hill (STL), Mike Baxter (SD), Cole Armstrong (CWS), Jordan Danks (CWS), Kyle Blanks (SD), Chad Tracy (TEX), and Justin Smoak (TEX) … Baxter went 5-for-5 with one run and four RBI … Julio Borbon (TEX) went 3-for-4 with a triple and stolen base … Saguaros pitching struck out twelve. Probable Pitchers October 30, 2008 October 31, 2008 November 1, 2008 Surprise @ Saguaros, 12:35 PM (F) Javelinas @ Mesa, 12:35 PM (F) Saguaros @ Phoenix, 12:35 PM (F) 53 Josh Tomlin (RHP/CLE) 1-2, 12.60 @ 31 Jeff Marquez (RHP/DET) 0-1, 7.00 @ 38 Lucas Harrell (RHP/CWS) 2-0, 6.52 @ 35 Cesar Carrillo (RHP/SD) 0-0, 5.40 30 Jesse Estrada (RHP/CHC) 1-0, 5.59 36 Jeff Manship (RHP/MIN) 1-1, 5.63 Javelinas @ Phoenix, 12:35 PM (L) Phoenix @ Saguaros, 12:35 PM (A) Mesa @ Javelinas, 12:35 PM (L) 54 Alex Periard (RHP/MIL) 0-0, 2.84 @ 13 Chaz Roe (RHP/COL) 1-1, 9.95 @ 19 Sean West (LHP/FLA) 1-1, 6.75 @ 18 Shane Lindsay (RHP/TOR) 1-0, 3.68 40 Adam Ottavino (RHP/STL) 1-1, 4.22 23 Pedro Viola (LHP/CIN) 2-0, 4.11 Mesa @ Scottsdale, 12:35 PM (A) Scottsdale @ Surprise, 7:05 PM (L) Surprise @ Scottsdale, 7:05PM (A) 34 Tommy Hanson (RHP/ATL) 2-0, 0.00@ 62 Ryne Lawson (RHP/BOS) 0-3, 9.64 47 Justin Orenduff (RHP/LAD) 0-2, 8.10 @ 30 Sergio Perez (RHP/HOU) 0-0, 4.00 33 Willie Eyre (RHP/TEX) 0-1, 6.92 17 Jared Hughes (RHP/PIT) 0-1, 7.15 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, DJ Reyburn Crew L ─ David Uyl (CC), Dan Bellino, Manny Gonzalez, Alan Porter, John Tumpane www.mlbfallball.com Around the Arizona Fall League 2008 AFL Tidbits Second Annual Pat Tillman Foundation Benefit Night 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 will be joined by infielder Orlando Hudson and MLB Hall of Famer Frank Robinson to 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. • Former major league umpire, Rich Garcia was honored as the 2008 recipient of the Arizona Fall League’s Roland Hemond Award prior to the Rising Stars Game on Friday, October 24 at Surprise Stadium. • Cleveland Indians manager Eric Wedge was inducted into the AFL Hall of Fame on Friday, October 17 at Scottsdale Stadium. 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) Week Three Solar Sox ─ C Tyler Flowers (ATL) Saguaros ─ LHP Jason Vargas (NYM) American Division Mesa Solar Sox (13-6) ─ Solar Sox had team-high four doubles in one inning yesterday … Jeff Larish (DET) is 7-for-12 in last three games with seven runs scored and two home runs … Scott Cousins (FLA) and Logan Morrison (FLA) both went 5-for-5 during week three … Tyler Flowers (ATL) hit four home runs in week three … Solar Sox had 82 hits in week three … five players have at least 10 hits in road games: Jason Donald (PHI), Flowers, Larish, Will Rhymes (DET) and Casper Wells (DET) … John Raynor (FLA) hit for the cycle in week one. Peoria Saguaros (13-6) ─ Mike Baxter (SD) went 5-for-5 and Jordan Danks (CWS) went 4-for-4 yesterday… Danks also had outfield assist double-play … Saguaros hitting .323 in last five games … Daniel Murphy (NYM) and Shane Robinson (STL) both have scored seven runs at home … Saguaros have at least one two-out RBI in every game except one (10/18) … 10-4 record in games under three hours … Saguaros pitching did not allow a home run in 11 games … four players with four-hit games: Murphy, Cole Armstrong (CWS), and Sean Kazmar (SD) and Jordan Danks (CWS) … Bobby Parnell (NYM) has not allowed a run or walk at home, striking out seven in 5.0 innings … first three-game winner. Scottsdale Scorpions (5-13) ─ Shelby Ford (PIT) has homered in consecutive games (10/28, 10/29) … Barret Browning (LAA) has not drawn a walk and has struck out eight in 7.0 innings at home … Drew Sutton (HOU) had an extra-base hit in six consecutive games … team has one stolen base or more in all but four games (10/15, 10/18, 10/22, 10/29) … Emmanuel Burriss (SF) and Kevin Fransden (SF) only Scorpions to have four-hit games (10/16 and 10/20, respectively) … Scorpions pitching has allowed fewest walks (58) … Kelvin Pichardo (SF) and Osiris Matos (SF) have not drawn a walk. National Division Peoria Javelinas (10-9) ─ IF Rhyne Hughes (TB) leads AFL in hits (28) and triples (3) in addition to having a top-five batting average (.424) … Javelinas lead the league in saves (6) … RHP Carlos Fisher (CIN) main cog with three … 10/07: OF Austin Jackson (NYY) drove in a team-high four RBI … 10/18: IF Kevin Russo (NYY) went 5-for-5 (all singles) … Russo is hitting .500 has the Javelinas’ longest active hitting streak at nine games … 10/16: All 18 players in starting lineup between Mesa and Peoria collected at least one hit. Phoenix Desert Dogs (11-8) ─ Since 10/11, OF Eric Young, Jr. (COL) has 24 hits with 20 runs and eight RBI during his AFL-leading 14- game hitting streak … Young leads the league in stolen bases (11) and runs scored (23) … 1B Sean Doolittle (OAK) and C Michael McKenry (COL) share the league lead in home runs (6) … C J.P. Arencibia (TOR) is second in the AFL in throwing out base runners (.385) … IF Steve Tolleson (MIN) is third in the AFL with a .431 batting average … 10/28: Young inside-the-park grand slam against Surprise … 10/27: C Michael McKenry (COL) hits three home runs and drives in seven RBI … 10/21: Every player in the Desert Dogs starting lineup amasses at least one hit. Surprise Rafters (4-15) ─ RHP Andrew Laughter (TEX) is 10th in the AFL in ERA (2.00) … Rafters pitching staff leads the AFL in strikeouts (149), led by RHP Willie Eyre (TEX) who is second in the AFL with 20 strikeouts … IF Wes Hodges (CLE) is tied for the AFL in RBI (17) and 10th with a .385 batting average … 10/28: Hodges drives in a team-high four RBI … 10/14: IF Beau Mills (CLE) scores team-high three runs … two players have collected four hits in a game (C Matt Wieters (BAL) 10/09 and IF Ivan De Jesus, Jr.