2015 AFL Game Notes Thursday, October 15, 2015 Media Relations: Paul Jensen (480) 710-8201, [email protected] Dan Acheson (603) 520-4431, [email protected] Brent Drevalas (815) 687-6902, [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. Stk L10 Thursday, October 15 Salt River Rafters 1 1 .500 -- 1-0 0-1 1-1 L1 1-1 Glendale at Scottsdale - 12:35 PM (L) Scottsdale Scorpions 1 1 .500 1.0 1-0 0-1 1-1 W1 1-1 RHP Brandon Brennan (3-4, 3.55 ERA in 2015) @ Mesa Solar Sox 0 2 .000 2.0 0-1 0-1 0-0 L2 0-2 RHP Aaron Wilkerson (11-3, 3.10 ERA in 2015) Salt River at Peoria - 12:35 PM (F) West Division RHP Mickey Jannis (2-3, 3.55 ERA in 2015) @ Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Stk L10 RHP Jason Garcia (1-0, 4.25 ERA in ‘15 MLB) Glendale Desert Dogs 2 0 1.000 -- 1-0 1-0 0-0 W2 2-0 Mesa at Surprise* - 6:35 PM (A) Peoria Javelinas 1 1 .500 1.0 1-0 0-0 1-0 L1 1-1 RHP Jacob Esch (8-8, 3.72 ERA in 2015) @ RHP Alex Reyes (5-7, 2.49 ERA in 2015) Surprise Saguaros 1 1 .500 1.0 0-0 0-1 0-1 W1 1-1 Friday, October 16 Wednesday’s Games Scottsdale at Glendale - 12:35 p.m. (A) RHP Antonio Romero (1-1, 2.45 ERA in 2015) @ R H E LOB LHP Steven Brault (13-4, 2.43 ERA in 2015) Peoria 4 9 2 6 W: Kiekhefer (STL) (1-0) L: Fry (SEA) (0-1) Surprise 5 11 1 8 F/10 Surprise at Mesa - 12:35 p.m. (F) RHP Sam Wolff (DNP in 2015) @ Javelinas: SP James Paxton (SEA) ND, 3.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO … 1B D.J. Peterson (SEA) 2-for-4, RHP Ryan Etsell (7-5, 4.65 ERA in 2015) 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R … RF Nick Torres (SD) 2-for-5, R. Saguaros: SP Brooks Pounders (KC) ND, 3.0 IP, 2 H, 3 SO … DH Gary Sanchez (NYY) 3-for-4, HR, RBI, R … 2B Ramon Torres Peoria at Salt River - 6:35 p.m. (L) (KC) 3-for-4, 2B, R … 1B Jose Trevino (TEX) 1-for-3, 2 RBI. RHP Nick Travieso (6-6, 2.70 ERA in 2015) @ R H E LOB RHP Jeremy Gabryszwski (9-8, 3.77 ERA in 2015) Glendale 7 9 3 5 W: Minnis (HOU) (1-0) L: Hall (OAK) (0-1) Saturday, October 17 Mesa 6 13 2 11 SV: Ramos (PHI) (1) Bowman Hitting Challenge - 6:35 p.m. at SRF Desert Dogs: SP Jharel Cotton (LAD) ND, 1.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO … CF Adam Frazier (PIT) 3-for-4, 2 3B, 2 RBI … 1B Nicky Delmonico (CWS) 1-for-3, HR, 2 RBI … LF Monday, October 19 Jacob Scavuzzo (LAD) 3-for-4, R. Solar Sox: SP Sean Manaea (OAK) ND, 4.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, Scottsdale at Mesa - 12:35 p.m. (A) 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 SO … LF Caleb Adams (LAA) 2-for-4, HR, 2 RBI … C Stephen McGee (LAA) RHP Austin Kubitza DET (9-13, 5.79 ERA in 2015) @ 2-for-4, 2B, HR, RBI. LHP Rob Zastryzny CHC (0-0, 4.50 ERA in 2015 AFL) R H E LOB Surprise at Salt River - 12:35 p.m. (F) Salt River 3 7 0 6 W: Rogers (MIN) (1-0) L: Freeland (COL) (0-1) LHP Ian Clarkin NYY (DNP in 2015) @ Scottsdale 13 16 0 13 RHP Yoan Lopez ARI (1-0, 2.25 ERA in 2015 AFL) Rafters: SP Kyle Freeland (COL) L, 0.2 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 0 SO … RF Gabby Guerrero Glendale at Peoria - 6:35 p.m. (L) (ARI) 2-for-4, HR, RBI … SS Jack Reinheimer (ARI) 1-for-4, 2B, RBI … LF Emilio Guerrero RHP Yacksel Rios PHI (0-0, 4.50 ERA in 2015 AFL) @ (TOR) 1-for-3, RBI, BB. Scorpions: SP Taylor Rogers (MIN) W, 4.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, LHP James Paxton SEA (0-0, 0.00 ERA in 2015 AFL) 5 SO … 3B JaCoby Jones 2-for-5, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R … CF Clint Frazier (CLE) 3-for-3, HR, 3 * Surprise Home Games at Salt River Fields RBI, 2 BB, 2 R … 2B Todd Hankins (CLE) 3-for-5, 2B, RBI, 2 R. Umpire Roster Crew A – Tom Woodring (CC), Ben May, Ryan Goodman, Nic Lentz Crew F – Ryan Blakney (CC), Chris Segal, Ramon DeJesus, Alex Ortiz Team Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Crew L – Carlos Torres (CC), Sean Barber, Glendale -- B X X X -- Travis Egger, Roberto Ortiz Mesa -- X B X -- -- AFL Alumni of the Day Peoria -- B X -- X -- The Toronto Blue Jays used three former AFL Scottsdale -- X B -- X -- pitchers en route to the 6-3 win over the Rangers Salt River -- X X X B -- Surprise -- X B B X -- Stroman and Aaron Sanchez (2013 Salt River 12:35 p.m. – HINF: 9:30 a.m., HBP: 9:45 a.m., VBP: 10:50 a.m., VINF: 11:40 a.m. runs (two earned) on eight hits; they walked a pair 6:35 p.m. – HINF: 3:30 p.m., HBP: 3:45 p.m., VBP: 4:50 p.m., VINF: 5:40 p.m. - ion, striking out four Rangers. The Blue Jays face the Royals in the ALCS. ! GLENDALE DESERT DOGS (2-0) STARTING PITCHER – Brandon Brennan (CWS), RHP: Went 3-4 with a 3.55 ERA in 12 starts with High-A Winston-Salem … drafted by the White Sox in the fourth round of the 2012 draft out of Orange Coast (CA) College. TEAM – Steven Brault (PIT), LHP: Acquired by Pittsburgh from Baltimore in trade that yielded OF Travis Snider. Jharel Cotton (LAD), RHP: Went 6-2 with a 2.45 ERA across four levels in 2015 … trying to become second U.S Virgin Islands-born pitcher (St. Thomas) to reach the major leagues (Al McBean). J.P. Crawford (PHI), SS: MLB.com’s No. 5 overall prospect, No. 2 overall shortstop prospect and No. 1 Phillies prospect … two-time Futures Game participant (2014-15). J.D. Davis (HOU), IF: Home run vs. Mesa on 10/13 … drove in 101 runs with 26 homers for High-A Lancaster in 2015. Nicky Delmonico (CWS) IF: Solo home run and 2 RBI at Mesa 10/14.Brandon Dixon (LAD), IF: Went 2-for-4 with a HR, 2 RBI vs. Mesa on 10/13 … member of 2012 University of Arizona College World Series championship team. Adam Engel (CWS), OF: Speedster from the University of Louisville stole 65 bases for High-A Winston-Salem this season. Kyle Farmer (LAD), C: Delivered walk-off, 2-R single against Mesa on opening day … went 2-for- 5, HR, 4 RBI vs. Mesa on 10/13. Derek Fisher (HOU), OF: MLB.com’s No. 8 Astros prospect. Adam Frazier (PIT) IF/OF: Went 3-for-4 with 2 3B and 2 RBI at Mesa 10/14. Brian Holmes (HOU), LHP: went 8-7 with a save and a 4.26 ERA across two levels … struck out 115 hitters in 101.1 innings. Andrew Knapp (PHI), C: Phillies’ 2015 MLB.com Pipeline Organizational Hitting Prospect of the Year. Austin Meadows (PIT), OF: MLB.com’s No. 25 overall prospect, No. 5 overall outfield prospect and No. 2 Pirates prospect. Reese McGuire (PIT), C: MLB.com’s No. 6 Pirates prospect and No. 2 catching prospect. Trey Michalczewski (CWS), 3B: MLB.com’s No. 6 White Sox prospect. Albert Minnis (HOU), LHP: Win at Mesa 10/14. Chan Jong Moon (HOU), IF: Had 2 RBI at Mesa 10/14. A.J. Reed (HOU), 1B: MLB.com’s No. 99 overall prospect, No. 2 overall first base prospect and No. 5 Astros prospect … Astros’ 2015 MLB.com Pipeline Organizational Hitting Prospect of the Year … Houston’s 2015 Minor League Player of the Year … 2015 Joe Bauman Award winner as minor league home run leader … California League MVP and Rookie of the Year … led minor leagues in 2015 in home runs (34), RBI (127), slugging percentage (.612), OPS (1.044) and runs scored (113). Edubray Ramos (PHI), RHP: Save at Mesa 10/14. Jacob Scavuzzo (LAD), OF: Went 3-for-4 with a run scored at Mesa 10/14. Peter Tago (CWS), RHP: Selected by the White Sox from Colorado in the 2014 Rule 5 Draft. J.B. Wendelken (CWS), RHP: aAtended the same high school (South Effingham, GA) and college (Middle Georgia C.C.) as Athletics OF Josh Reddick (2008 Scottsdale Scorpion). Matt West (LAD), RHP: MLB debut with Rangers on July 10, 2014. Tom Windle (PHI), LHP: Acquired from Dodgers with RHP Zach Eflin in exchange for SS Jimmy Rollins … pitched first nine-inning no-hitter in University of Minnesota history. MESA SOLAR SOX (0-2) STARTING PITCHER – Jake Esch (MIA): Went 8-8 with a 3.72 ERA across three levels in 2015, reaching AAA … 2015 Southern League (AA) All-Star in 2015 … selected by the Marlins in the 11th round of the 2011 draft out of Georgia Tech.