2013 AFL Game Notes Tuesday, October 22, 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 8 2 .800 -- 4-2 4-0 3-1 W1 8-2 Tuesday, October 22 Scottsdale Scorpions 5 6 .455 3.5 3-3 2-3 1-3 W3 4-6 Mesa at Surprise, 12:35 PM (L) Salt River Rafters 4 7 .364 4.5 1-5 3-2 2-2 L1 4-6 RHP Tommy Collier (0-0, 1.80 ERA) @ LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (0-0, 4.76 ERA) West Division Scottsdale at Glendale, 12:35 PM (A) Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 RHP Kyle Crick (0-1, 7.20 ERA) @ Surprise Saguaros 6 5 .545 -- 2-2 4-3 3-1 L1 5-5 LHP Andrew Heaney (1-0, 2.70 ERA) Glendale Desert Dogs 5 5 .500 0.5 3-1 2-4 2-2 L3 5-5 Peoria at Salt River, 6:35 PM (F) Peoria Javelinas 4 7 .364 2.0 3-3 1-4 1-3 W1 4-6 LHP Alex Sogard (1-1, 3.86 ERA) @ LHP Grayson Garvin (1-1, 3.00 ERA) Yesterday’s Games Wednesday, October 23 Salt River at Surprise, 12:35 PM (F) R H E LOB RHP Aaron Sanchez (0-1, 3.60 ERA) @ Salt River 3 5 1 4 W: O’Grady (SD) (1-0) L: Matzek (COL) (0-1) RHP Will Roberts (0-1, 2.57 ERA) Peoria 5 9 1 7 S: Leone (SEA) (2) Peoria at Glendale, 12:35 PM (L) Javelinas: CF Delino DeShields (HOU) 3-for-4, 2 2B, R … 1B Japhet Amador (HOU) 1-for-4, 2-run RHP Johnny Barbato (0-1, 7.36 ERA) @ HR (2) in 7th … C Austin Hedges (SD) 1-for-3, 3B, RBI, R. Rafters: 2B James Ramsey (STL) 1-for-4, RHP Alex Meyer (1-0, 4.50 ERA) 2B, RBI … DH Tim Wheeler (COL) 1-for-2, RBI, R. Mesa at Scottsdale, 12:35 PM (A) LHP Matt Purke (2-0, 0.00 ERA) @ R H E LOB RHP Hansel Robles (0-1, 6.75 ERA) Surprise 6 11 2 8 W: Solis (WSH) (3-0) L: Pena (BOS) (0-1) Mesa 9 9 2 6 S: Knebel (DET) (1) Thursday, October 24 Surprise at Salt River, 12:35 PM (A) Solar Sox: SP Sammy Solis (WSH) league-leading 3rd win … 2B Devon Travis (DET) 2-for-3, 2B, 3 LHP Will Lamb (0-1, 13.50 ERA) @ RBI, R … C David Freitas (OAK) 1-for-4, 3-run HR (1) in 2nd. Saguaros: 3B Garin Cecchini (BOS) 2- RHP Sam Gaviglio (1-0, 4.50 ERA) for-5, 2 RBI … C Jorge Alfaro (TEX) 2-for-4, RBI, 2 R. Glendale at *Peoria, 12:35 PM (F) RHP Stephen McCray (2-0, 0.00 ERA) @ R H E LOB RHP Brandon Maurer (0-1, 6.35 ERA) Glendale 1 5 1 10 W: Northcraft (ATL) (1-2) L: Lorenzen (CIN) (0-2) Scottsdale at Mesa, 12:35 PM (L) Scottsdale 5 11 1 11 RHP Phil Irwin (0-0, 0.00 ERA) @ Scorpions: SP Aaron Northcraft (ATL) 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 SO … C Andrew Susac (SF) 3-for-4, RHP Dallas Beeler (1-0, 6.00 ERA) 2-run HR (1) in 2nd … CF Mason Williams (NYY) 1-for-3, 2 R, SB. Desert Dogs: 3B Colin Moran *Peoria home games played at Surprise Stadium (MIA) 1-for-2 … C Tucker Barnhart (CIN) 1-for-3. Weekly Infield Schedule (thru 10/26) Team Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Alum of the Day Glendale X X X Mesa X X X Cardinals SP Adam Wainwright Peoria X X X X (2004 Mesa Solar Sox) will start Salt River X X X for St. Louis on Wednesday in Scottsdale X X X game one of the World Series in Surprise X X Boston. Each team finished with a 12:35 p.m. – HINF: 9:45 a.m., HBP: 10:00 a.m., VBP: 10:50 a.m., VINF: 11:40 a.m. major-league best 97-65 record. 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. Salt River OF Stephen Piscotty (STL) was named week two player of the week after leading the league in average (.611), hits (11) and total bases (16), tying for the lead in triples (2) and tying for second in stolen bases (3). 2. Glendale SP Stephen McCray (CWS) earned pitcher of the week honors after tossing 4.0 perfect innings on Thursday at Salt River, needing only 38 pitches to retire 12 men in a row while striking out two batters. 3. Mesa SP Sammy Solis (WSH) became the first pitcher to reach three wins as he allowed one run on six hits and one walk with four strikeouts in 5.0 innings Monday as the Solar Sox snapped a two-game losing skid. 4. Scottsdale C Andrew Susac (SF) went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run as the Scorpions won their third straight game Monday. 5. Peoria 1B Japhet Amador (HOU) hit the go-ahead two-run home run in the seventh inning as Peoria snapped a four-game losing streak. 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 (5-5) STARTING PITCHER – Andrew Heaney (MIA): 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA in two AFL starts … 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. 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. 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.