2008 Media/Scouts Notes Tuesday, November 11, 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 Rookies-Of-The-Year Peoria Saguaros 20 9 .690 - 11-4 9-5 7-5 W1 7-3 C Geovany Soto (CHC) and 3B Evan Longoria (TB) yesterday Mesa Solar Sox 18 11 .621 2.0 8-7 10-4 9-3 L1 5-5 became the 17th and 18th former Fall League players to be Scottsdale Scorpions 11 17 .393 8.5 8-6 3-11 2-10 W2 5-5 named MLB rookies-of-the-year. Soto hit .285 with 141 hits, 23 HR, and 86 RBI this season. Soto played for the Mesa Solar National Division Sox in 2004. Longoria was the unanimous American League Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Division Streak Last 10 selection and finished 2008 season by hitting .272 with 122 hits, Phoenix Desert Dogs 16 12 .571 - 10-4 6-8 9-3 L2 6-4 27 HR and 85 RBI. Longoria played for the Scottsdale Peoria Javelinas 12 17 .414 4.5 6-8 6-9 5-8 W1 2-8 Surprise Rafters 9 20 .310 7.5 5-9 4-11 4-7 L1 5-5 Scorpions and Team USA in 2007. Yesterday’s Highlights Peoria Saguaros 13, Phoenix Desert Dogs 11 ─ WP: Zinicola (WAS) (1-0, 4.05), LP: Lahey (MIN) (1-2, 3.86), SV: W. Lopez (SD) (1) Seven-run eighth inning secured the comeback victory for the Saguaros in Peoria … Sags’ 3B Brett Wallace (STL) collected four hits while he knocked in three RBI and scored three runs … Peoria SS Ian Desmond (WAS) hit his third home run of the season and drove in three RBI … Phoenix RF Sean Doolittle (OAK) and C Michael McKenry (COL) each hit their eighth home run of the season. Scottsdale Scorpions 7, Surprise Rafters 5 – WP: Pucetas (SF) (4-1, 3.29), LP: Matusz (1-3, 4.50), S: Vaughan (BOS) (1) Player-of-the-Week, Chris Pettit (HOU) went 3-for-4 with 2 doubles, 1 home run, 2 RBI with an outfield assist … Mark Wagner (BOS) went 2-for-2 with one RBI … Chris McConnell (KC) went 2-for-3 with a run scored … Kevin Pucetas (SF) became the league’s first four-game winner, throwing 5.0 innings and allowing two hits and one run with four strikeouts … Scorpions struck out eight and did not yield a walk. Peoria Javelinas 13, Mesa Solar Sox 9 – WP: Hernandez (SEA) (1-4, 7.52), LP: Carpenter (PHI) (0-2, 6.86) Lorenzo Cain (MIL) went 4-for-4 with three runs scored and five RBI … four Javelinas hit five home runs — Juan Miranda (NYY), Cain (2), Lou Palmisano (MIL) and Rhyne Hughes (TB) … every Javelina in the starting lineup had a hit … Jeremy Slayden (PHI) went 3-for-5 with three RBI and one run scored … Casper Wells (DET) homered off Mike Wlodarczyk (TB) in the sixth inning … Logan Morrison (FLA) went 2-for-5 with three RBI. Probable Pitchers November 11, 2008 November 12, 2008 November 13, 2008 Mesa @ Javelinas, 12:35 PM (A) Surprise @ Mesa, 12:35 PM (A) Mesa @ Surprise, 12:35 PM (A) 39 Luis Marte (RHP/DET) 2-1, 6.00 @ 33 Willie Eyre (RHP/TEX) 0-2, 5.23 @ 30 Jesse Estrada (RHP/CHC) 3-0, 3.66 @ 54 Alex Periard (RHP/MIL) 0-2, 12.19 34 Tommy Hanson (RHP/ATL) 3-0, 0.48 47 Justin Orenduff (RHP/LAD) 2-2, 6.63 Scottsdale @ Surprise, 12:35 PM (F) Javelinas @ Saguaros, 12:35 PM (F) Scottsdale @ Phoenix, 12:35 PM (L) 30 Sergio Perez (RHP/HOU) 1-1, 2.50 @ 31 Jeff Marquez (RHP/NYY) 1-1, 4.00 @ 17 Jared Hughes (RHP/PIT) 0-2, 10.80 @ 53 Josh Tomlin (RHP/CLE) 2-2, 6.63 40 Adam Ottavino (RHP/STL) 2-1, 6.75 36 Jeff Manship (RHP/MIN) 2-1, 5.04 Saguaros @ Phoenix, 7:05PM (L) Phoenix @ Scottsdale, 7:05PM (L) Saguaros @ Javelinas, 7:05 PM (F) 30 Bobby Parnell (RHP/NYM) 3-1, 3.00 @ 13 Chaz Roe (RHP/COL) 1-2, 9.33 @ 38 Lucas Harrell (RHP/CWS) 3-1, 7.98 @ 18 Shane Lindsay (RHP/COL) 2-1, 3.14 62 Ryne Lawson (RHP/BOS) 0-3, 6.48 23 Pedro Viola (LHP/CIN) 2-2, 9.82 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, Dan Bellino Crew L ─ David Uyl (CC), Manny Gonzalez, Alan Porter, DJ Reyburn, John Tumpane www.mlbfallball.com Around the Arizona Fall League 2008 AFL Tidbits • The suspended game between the Phoenix Desert Dogs and Scottsdale Scorpions on Friday, November 7 will resume at 6:15 PM tomorrow at Scottsdale Stadium. • Jimmy Rollins, shortstop for the 2008 World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies, was inducted into the Arizona Fall League Hall of Fame on Wednesday, November 5 at Scottsdale Stadium prior to the regularly-scheduled game. • Cleveland Indians manager Eric Wedge was inducted into the AFL Hall of Fame on Friday, October 17 at Scottsdale Stadium. • The AFL held its second annual Pat Tillman Foundation Benefit Night at Scottsdale Stadium on Friday, October 31. The event raised $15,000 for the 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. 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) Week Four Solar Sox ─ IF Logan Morrison (FLA) Desert Dogs ─ RHP Jeff Manship (MIN) Desert Dogs ─ OF Eric Young, Jr. (COL) Week Five Scorpions ─ OF Chris Pettit (LAA) Desert Dogs ─ RHP Brooks Brown (ARI) American Division Mesa Solar Sox (18-11) ─ Casey Fien (DET), Stephen Marek (ATL), and Tim Wood (FLA) have yet to issue a walk … 11/11: Jason Donald (PHI) has a nine- game road hitting streak … 11/6: Tommy Hanson (ATL) strikes out game-high 11 batters and leads league in strikeouts (30) … Hanson has surrendered 1 run, 6 hits and 4 walks in 18.2 innings … Logan Morrison (FLA) leads the league in batting average (.443) and currently has a 14-game hitting streak … 11/1: Team-high four home runs by Tyler Flowers (ATL), Van Pope (ATL), Scott Cousins (FLA) and Donald … Cousins and Morrison went 5-for-5 during week three … Flowers hit four home runs in week three … Jeff Larish (DET) leads league in RBI (27) …11 players have at least 10 hits in road games: Quintin Berry (PHI), Cousins, Donald, Flowers, Morrison, Will Rhymes (DET), Jeremy Slayden (PHI), Nate Spears (CHC), Casper Wells (DET), and Matt Young (ATL) … John Raynor (FLA) and Morrison hit for the cycle (week one and week four, respectively). Peoria Saguaros (20-9) ─ 11/6: Scored team-high runs (20), hits (T/17), and RBI (18) …11/6: Gordon Beckham (CWS) went 5-for-5 and tied for AFL season-high seven RBI while accounting for 12 runs …11/4: Game-high seven doubles by Shane Robinson (STL) (3), Bill Rhinehart (WAS) (2), Tyler Greene (STL), and Daniel Murphy (NYM) … Mike Baxter (SD) went 5-for-5 and Jordan Danks (CWS) went 4-for-4 during week four … 10/29: Team-high five home runs by Steven Hill (STL), Baxter, Cole Armstrong (CWS), Danks, and Kyle Blanks (SD) … Saguaros have 149 hits on the road … Saguaros have at least one two-out RBI in every game except two (10/18, 11/5) … Beckham leads team with five-hit game and four players tied with four-hit games -- Murphy, Armstrong, Sean Kazmar (SD) and Danks … Bobby Parnell (NYM) has not allowed a run or walk at home, striking out seven in 5.0 innings. Scottsdale Scorpions (11-17) ─ 11/10: Kevin Pucetas (SF) first four-game winner … Chris Pettit (LAA) and Drew Sutton (HOU) have active 12-game road on- base streak …11/10: Ninth consecutive game with 10 hits or more … 11/8: Team-high hits (20) … 11/7: Kevin Frandsen (SF) had an 18-game on-base streak … 11/5: Team stole a game-high seven bases ─ Brian Bogusevic (HOU) (2), Pettit (3), and Frandsen (2) … 10/31: Scorpions scored team-high in runs (16), triples (2), home runs (2), and RBI (13) … Shelby Ford (PIT) homered in consecutive games (10/28-10/29) … Chris Johnson (HOU) homered in consecutive games (10/30- 10/31) … Sutton had an extra-base hit in six consecutive games … team has one stolen base or more in all but seven games (10/15, 10/18, 10/22, 10/29, 10/30, 11/5, 11/10) … Emmanuel Burriss (SF) (10/16), Frandsen (10/20), Bogusevic (11/4), and Mark Trumbo (LAA) (11/8) all have four-hit games. National Division Peoria Javelinas (12-17) ─ IF Rhyne Hughes (TB) is tied for the AFL lead in triples (3) and ranks third in hits (36) along with a top-10 batting average (.396) … Hughes has an 13-game home hitting streak … RHP Kevin Whelan (NYY) is second in the league in ERA (0.68) … … SS Chris Valiaka (CIN) leads all shortstops with 47 assists … IF Justin Smoak (TEX) is batting .667 and has scored twice in the past five games … 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 .386 with 27 hits and owns the AFL’s longest active hitting streak at 18 games … 10/16: All 18 players in starting lineup between Mesa and Peoria collected at least one hit.