Media/Scouts Notes • Monday November 12, 2007 Media Relations Contacts: Paul Jensen (cell 480/710-8201, [email protected]) Ed Collari (cell 770/367-5986, [email protected]) John Meyer (cell 515/770-4190, [email protected]) AFL Standings East Division Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Division Streak Last 10 *Phoenix Desert Dogs 17 10 .630 - 12-4 5-6 7-3 W2 8-2 Mesa Solar Sox 12 15 .444 5.0 8-7 4-8 5-4 L2 2-8 Scottsdale Scorpions 12 16 .429 5.5 8-7 4-9 3-8 L1 6-4 West Division Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Division Streak Last 10 Surprise Rafters 18 10 .643 - 9-4 9-6 6-4 W1 6-4 Peoria Javelinas 15 13 .536 3.0 12-4 3-9 6-5 W2 4-6 Peoria Saguaros 10 18 .357 8.0 6-6 4-12 4-7 L2 4-6 *Clinched East Division International Teams W L Pct. GB Home Away Division Streak Last 10 Team USA 4 2 .667 - 1-1 3-1 0-0 W3 4-2 Team China 1 5 .167 2.5 0-0 1-5 0-0 L4 1-5 Saturday’s Results Phoenix Desert Dogs 5, Peoria Saguaros 2 — WP: Russell (2-0). LP: Ellis (0-1). SV: Morlan (1) The Dogs clinched the East Division title on Saturday with their win and the Solar Sox defeat … Desert Dogs OF Nyjer Morgan (PIT) collected 3 hits, a SB, a run, and 2 RBI … Desert Dogs RHP Jack Egbert (CWS) tossed five innings, allowed one run on one hit and struck out six … former Sun Devil and Saguaros IF Jeff Larish (DET) was 2-4 with an RBI … Saguaros LHP Joe Savery (PHI) pitched three scoreless innings and lowered his ERA to 0.64. Peoria Javelinas 5, Mesa Solar Sox 2 — WP: Mock (1-1). LP: James (1-2). SV: Wordekemper (1). Javelinas OF Dexter Fowler (COL) hit a three-run triple in the third inning … the Javelinas stole six bases … Javelinas IF Corey Wimberley (COL) was 2-2 with two runs and a SB … Solar Sox OF Sam Fuld (CHC) was 1-4 with a BB. Surprise Rafters 5, Scottsdale Scorpions 1 ─ WP: Rodriguez (1-2). LP: Pursey (1-2). The Rafters magic number to clinch the Western Division is two … Rafters OF John Mayberry Jr. (TEX) went 2-4 with a run and 3 RBI … Scorpions IF Sergio Santos (TOR) went 4-4 with 2 doubles … Scorpions IF Reid Brignac (TB) was 2-5 and fellow Devil Ray John Jaso (TB) hit a solo home run … Scorpions LHP David Purcey (TOR) allowed one run on one hit and struck out eight in five innings. Monday’s Games Tuesday’s Games Phoenix @ Mesa, 12:35 p.m. Mesa @ Surprise, 12:35 p.m. Scottsdale @ Saguaros, 12:35 p.m. Phoenix @ Scottsdale, 12:35 p.m. Javelinas @ Surprise, 7:05 p.m. Javelinas @ Saguaros, 12:35 p.m. AROUND THE LEAGUE East Division Phoenix Desert Dogs – Clinched the East Division and will attempt to win their fourth straight AFL championship on Saturday … 12-4 at home but 5-6 on the road … league-best 2.76 team ERA and allowed league-low 12 home runs … lowest team batting average in AFL at .246 and a league-low 13 home runs … league leader with eight saves … 7-7 in league-high 14 one-run games … 13-0 when leading after seven innings … RHP Jake Arrieta (BAL) leads the league with 14 scoreless innings in 12 games. He has only allowed six hits with 15 strikeouts … OF Andrew McCutchen (PIT) has reached base in 13 consecutive home games … RHP Fernando Hernandez (CWS) has tossed 11.2 scoreless innings with 11 strikeouts against four hits … RHP Eduardo Morlan (MIN) and RHP Chris Hernandez (PIT) both have worked 11 innings without surrendering an earned run. Mesa Solar Sox – Mesa is tied for the league lead with three combined shutouts … 0-2 in extra- inning contests … only team to drop two games when leading after eight innings … OF Sam Fuld (CHC) has reached base safely in 23 of 25 games, including all 14 home games. He leads the league in average (.398), hits (37), extra-base hits (14), on-base percentage (.495), slugging percentage (.634) and doubles (9) … OF Matt LaPorta (MIL) is tied for the league lead with five home runs and paces the league with 20 RBI … RHP Stuart Pomeranz (STL) is 2-0 and has tossed 10 shutout innings … LHP Mitch Stetter (MIL) has worked 11.2 shutout innings with 19 strikeouts. Scottsdale Scorpions – Winners of 12 of 19 outings since starting 0-9 … second in the league in average (.271) and home runs (30) … pacing the league with 38 errors resulting in a league-high 28 unearned runs … only team with two wins when trailing after eight innings … RHP Nick Pereira (SF) leads the league with 24.1 innings pitched and 26 whiffs … OF Caleb Stewart (NYM) is tied for the league lead with five home runs and OF Travis Snider (TOR) leads the league in runs (20) … RHP Brian Anderson (SF) has worked 11.1 innings without allowing an earned run. He is second with three saves … IF Emmanuel Burriss (SF) is on an nine-game hitting streak and is batting .471 (16-for-34) during that span. West Division Surprise Rafters – Magic number to clinch the West Division is two … 13-4 when leading after seven innings … lead AFL with 36 home runs … 14-2 when scoring first … 3-1 when tied after eight innings … committed a league-low 21 errors … lead the league with a .980 fielding percentage … LHP Matt Harrison (TEX) leads the league in wins (5) … OF Chris Lubanski (KC) leads the league in triples (3) … C Taylor Teagarden (TEX) has reached base in seven consecutive home games … RHP David Austen (LAA) has worked 9.2 scoreless innings and opponents are only hitting .152 against him. Peoria Javelinas – 12-4 at home … 13-0 when leading after seven innings … league-leading .273 team batting average, 168 runs … 0-10 when trailing after six innings … lead the league with 59 stolen bases and caught only 10 times … OF Brett Gardner (NYY) has a 13-game on-base streak and IF Kory Casto (WSH) has an on-base streak of 12 games … Gardner leads the league in stolen bases (15) and is second in hits (32) and is tied with OF Jordan Schafter (ATL) in runs (19). Peoria Saguaros – 17 stolen bases but caught nine times … only team that has not played an extra- inning contest … 3-6 in one-run games … only 2-13 when trailing after six innings … league-worst ERA (5.30) … IF Blake Dewitt (LAD) has reached base in 13 consecutive games and is batting .326 with 10 runs and 15 hits during that span … IF Jeff Larish (DET) has reached base in 14 consecutive games and is hitting .375 during that stretch … C Brett Hayes (PHI) has thrown out five base stealers to tie for the league lead. Silver Sluggers - Four Arizona Fall League alums -- first baseman Prince Fielder (Brewers), catcher Russell Martin (Dodgers), shortstop Jimmy Rollins (Phillies), and third baseman David Wright (Mets) -- are first-time major league Silver Slugger Award winners in 2007. Four others -- outfielder Matt Holliday (Rockies), outfielder Carlos Lee (Astros), shortstop Derek Jeter (Yankees), second baseman Chase Utley (Phillies) -- are repeat winners. The Silver Slugger Award honors the top hitter at each position in each league. AFL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Batter Pitcher Week 1 Javelinas OF Jordan Schafer (ATL) N/A Week 2 Scottsdale IF Evan Longoria (TB) Phoenix RHP Bob McCrory (BAL) Week 3 Mesa OF Sam Fuld (CHC) Surprise LHP Matt Harrison (TEX) Week 4 Javelinas IF Matt Tuiasosopo (SEA) Phoenix RHP Nick Blackburn (MIN) Week 5 Phoenix OF Nyjer Morgan (PIT) Scottsdale LHP David Purcey (TOR) Pitching Rotations MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2007 Phoenix Desert Dogs @ Mesa Solar Sox – 12:35 p.m. (B) 26 Nick Blackburn (RHP/MIN) 3-0, 1.59 @ 35 Mitch Boggs (RHP/STL) 0-1, 3.71 Scottsdale Scorpions @ Peoria Saguaros – 12:35 p.m. (A) 55 Adam Bostick (LHP/NYM) 1-0, 1.42 @ 31 Greg Miller (LHP/LAD) 0-3, 11.81 Peoria Javelinas @ Surprise Rafters – 7:05 p.m. (C) 38 Charlie Morton (RHP/ATL) 3-1, 3.38 @ 51 Benjamin Jukich (LHP/CIN) 0-2, 9.20 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2007 Mesa Solar Sox @ Surprise Rafters – 12:35 p.m. (B) 47 Stuart Pomeranz (RHP/STL) 2-0, 0.00 @ 47 Dusty Hughes (LHP/KC) 1-0, 1.50 Phoenix Desert Dogs @ Scottsdale Scorpions – 12:35 p.m. (C) 46 Anthony Swarzak (RHP/MIN) 1-0, 1.59 @ 49 Mike Prochaska (LHP/TB) 2-2, 8.47 Peoria Javelinas @ Peoria Saguaros – 12:35 p.m. (A) 7 Ching Lung Lo (RHP/COL) 0-2, 6.75 @ 67 Ricky Nolasco (RHP/FLA) 1-1, 3.75 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2007 Surprise Rafters @ Peoria Saguaros – 12:35 p.m. (B) 43 Matt Harrison (LHP/TEX) 5-0, 1.23 @ 61 Patrick Overholt (RHP/PHI) 3-2, 5.94 Peoria Javelinas @ Phoenix Desert Dogs – 12:35 p.m. (C) 6 Sean Thompson (LHP/COL) 1-2, 3.86 @ 68 Ryan Mullins (LHP/MIN) 0-0, 2.40 Mesa Solar Sox @ Scottsdale Scorpions – 7:05 p.m. (A) 59 Steven Hammond (LHP/MIL) 1-2, 7.11 @ 27 Greg Smith (LHP/ARI) 1-2, 3.68 Umpire Roster Crew A Crew B Crew C Damian Beal – CC Delfin Colon – CC Chris Tiller – CC Dave Uyl Jake Uhlenhopp Dan Bellino D.J.