2015 AFL Game Notes Friday, October 23, 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 Salt River Rafters 3 4 .429 -- 2-1 1-3 1-1 L3 3-4 Friday, October 23 Peoria at Scottsdale - 12:35 PM (L) Scottsdale Scorpions 3 4 .429 -- 2-2 1-2 2-2 L3 3-4 RHP Jason Garcia BAL (0-0, 0.00 ERA in 2015 AFL) @ Mesa Solar Sox 1 7 .125 2.5 0-4 1-3 1-1 L2 1-7 RHP Antonio Romero CLE (1-1, 2.45 ERA in 2015) Glendale at Surprise* - 12:35 PM (A) West Division LHP Steven Brault PIT (13-4, 2.43 ERA in 2015) @ Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Stk L10 RHP Sam Wolff TEX (1-0, 4.50 ERA in 2015 AFL) Glendale Desert Dogs 5 1 .833 -- 2-0 3-1 1-0 W3 5-1 Salt River at Mesa - 6:35 PM (F) Surprise Saguaros 6 2 .750 -- 4-0 2-2 1-1 W3 6-2 RHP John Simms WSH (1-0, 3.00 ERA in 2015 AFL) @ Peoria Javelinas 3 3 .500 2.0 2-2 1-1 1-2 W2 3-3 RHP Ryan Etsell LAA (0-1, 16.87 ERA in 2015 AFL) Saturday, October 24 Thursday’s Games Surprise at Glendale - 12:35 PM (A) R H E LOB LHP Ian Clarkin NYY (0-0, 2.25 ERA in 2015 AFL) @ Surprise 7 14 1 7 W: Edwards (KC) (1-0) L: Robertson (DET) (1-1) RHP Yacksel Rios PHI (1-0, 1.80 ERA in 2015 AFL) Mesa at Salt River - 12:35 PM (F) Saguaros SP Alex Reyes (STL) ND, 4.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO … RP Andrew LHP Rob Zastryzny CHC (0-0, 6.00 ERA in 2015 AFL) @ Edwards (KC) W, 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO … DH Jurickson Profar (TEX) 2-for-5, 2B, HR, RHP Yoan Lopez ARI (1-1, 5.40 ERA in 2015 AFL) RBI, 2 R … SS Yadiel Rivera (MIL) 3-for-5, 4 RBI … C Gary Sanchez (NYY) 3-for-5, RBI, R. Scottsdale at Peoria - 6:35 PM (L) Scorpions: SP Aaron Wilkerson (BOS) 3.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 SO … RP Montreal Robertson (L) 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO … RF Mike Gerber (DET) 4-for-5, 2B, HR, 4 RHP Austin Kubitza DET (0-0, 10.12 ERA in 2015 AFL) @ RBI, 3 R … CF Todd Hankins (CLE) 2-for-3, RBI. LHP James Paxton SEA (0-1, 1.42 ERA in 2015 AFL) R H E LOB Monday, October 26 Peoria 5 8 0 6 W: Butler (SD) (1-0) L: Border (TB) (0-1) Mesa at Glendale - 12:35 p.m. (L) Mesa 3 9 3 4 SV: Yardley (SD) (1) LHP Pierce Johnson CHC (0-0, 7.71 ERA in 2015 AFL) @ LHP Brian Holmes HOU (0-0, 0.00 ERA in 2015 AFL) Javelinas: SP Lucas Sims (ATL) ND, 3.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO … RP Eric Yardley Surprise at Peoria - 12:35 p.m. (F) (SD) SV, 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO … 2B Adrian Marin (BAL) 3-for-5, 3B, R … RF Tyler RHP Adrian Houser MIL (1-0, 0.00 ERA in 2015 AFL) @ O’Neill (SEA) 2-for-4, 2B, RBI … LF Mike Yastrzemski (BAL) 0-for-2, 2 RBI, R. Solar Sox: SP RHP Nick Travieso CIN (0-0, 0.00 ERA in 2015 AFL) Jake Esch (MIA) ND, 3.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO … RP Buddy Borden (TB) BS, L, 1.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 SO … 1B Eric Aguilera (LAA) 2-for-4, HR, RBI. Scottsdale at Salt River - 12:35 p.m. (A) LHP Adalberto Mejia SF (0-1, 3.72 ERA in 2015 AFL) @ R H E LOB Glendale 7 9 2 5 W: Rogers (LAD) (1-0) L: De Los Santos (WSH) (0-1) RHP Yoan Lopez ARI (1-1, 5.40 ERA in 2015 AFL) * Surprise Home Games at Salt River Fields Desert Dogs: SP Jharel Cotton (LAD) ND, 3.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 SO … DH Reese McGuire Umpire Roster (PIT) 1-for-5, 2B, 3 RBI, R … CF Adam Engel (CWS) 2-for-4, 3 R, 2B, BB.Rafters: SP Mickey Crew A – Tom Woodring (CC), Ben May, Ryan Jannis (NYM) ND, 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO … RP Abel De Los Santos (WSH) L, Goodman, Nic Lentz Crew F – Ryan Blakney 1.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO … 1B Dominic Smith (NYM) 3-for-4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R … RF (CC), Chris Segal, Ramon DeJesus, Alex Ortiz Daniel Palka (ARI) 2-for-4, 2 RBI, R … 2B Jeff McNeil (NYM) 2-for-4, RBI. Crew L – Carlos Torres (CC), Sean Barber, Travis Egger, Roberto Ortiz Team Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. AFL Alums of the Day Glendale X -- B X I B Seven of the eight umpires assigned to work Mesa X X -- X B X the ALCS are former Fall Leaguers. Laz Diaz, Peoria X X -- X -- B Mike Estabrook, , Jeff Nel- Scottsdale X B X -- B X son, Tony Randazzo, Jim Reynolds and Salt River X -- X B X -- Hunter Wendelstedt. Nelson will call balls Surprise X B -- X -- X and strikes in tonight’s pivotal game six, at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. The Royals 12:35 p.m. – HINF: 9:30 a.m., HBP: 9:45 a.m., VBP: 10:50 a.m., VINF: 11:40 a.m. lead the series 3-2. 6:35 p.m. – HINF: 3:30 p.m., HBP: 3:45 p.m., VBP: 4:50 p.m., VINF: 5:40 p.m. Today’s Fall League Five 1. Surprise IF Yadiel Rivera (MIL) collected three hits and four RBI, including the game-winning RBI single in the top of the 10th, in the Saguaros’ 7-6 win over Scottsdale. 2. Scottsdale OF Mike Gerber (DET) collected four hits, including a grand slam, with three runs scored in the Scorpions’ 7-6 extra-inning loss to Surprise on Wednesday. 3. Surprise IF Jurickson Profar (TEX) ripped a double in his first plate appearance and a clutch game-tying solo homer in the top of the ninth in Surprise’s 7-6 extra-inning win over Scottsdale. It was his first appearance in the AFL. 4. Glendale C Reese McGuire (PIT) collected three RBI and scored the go-ahead run in the Desert Dogs’ 7-5 win vs. Glendale on Wednesday. 5. Salt River IF Dominic Smith (NYM) launched his first Fall League homer in a three-hit, two-run performance against Glendale. Smith leads the league with a .625 average and a .727 on-base percentage. Bowman Hitting Challenge Winners AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE 1. A.J. Reed (GLE/HOU) 1. Jacob Scavuzzo (GLE/LAD) 2. Ramon Torres (SUR/KC) 2. Austin Dean (MES/MIA) 3. Rowdy Tellez (SRR/TOR) 3. Patrick Wisdom (SUR/STL) Former Fall Leaguers on Championship Series Rosters ALCS NLCS Kansas City Royals (16) Toronto Blue Jays (14) Chicago Cubs (12) New York Mets (12) Drew Butera (2007) Josh Donaldson (2008) Jake Arrieta (2007) Michael Cuddyer (1999, 2001) Lorenzo Cain (2008-09) Ryan Goins (2012) Javier Baez (2012) Lucas Duda (2009) Christian Colon (2011) LaTroy Hawkins (1995) Quintin Berry (2008) Jeurys Familia (2013) Danny Duffy (2010) Aaron Loup (2011) Kris Bryant (2013) Sean Gilmartin (2011) Jarrod Dyson (2009) Russell Martin (2004) Starlin Castro (2009) Curtis Granderson (2004) Alcides Escobar (2005) Roberto Osuna (2014) Chris Coghlan (2007) Kelly Johnson (2003) Alex Gordon (2005) Cliff Pennington (2007) Chris Denorfia (2005) Juan Lagares (2011) Luke Hochevar (2006) Dalton Pompey (2014) Dexter Fowler (2007) Daniel Murphy (2008) Eric Hosmer (2010) Ben Revere (2010) Austin Jackson (2008) Kirk Nieuwenhuis (2010) Ryan Madson (2003) Aaron Sanchez (2013) Tommy La Stella (2013) Matt Reynolds (2014) Kris Medlen (2008) Justin Smoak (2008) Miguel Montero (2005) Hansel Robles (2013) Kendrys Morales (2005) Marcus Stroman (2013) Jorge Soler (2013) David Wright (2003) Mike Moustakas (2009) Ryan Tepera (2012) Salvador Perez (2010) Troy Tulowitzki (2006) Chris Young (2003) Ben Zobrist (2006) GLENDALE DESERT DOGS (5-1) STARTING PITCHER – Steven Brault (PIT), LHP: 13-4 with a 2.43 ERA in 28 starts across two levels in 2015 … advanced to Double-A Altoona and went 9-3 with a 2.00 ERA in 15 starts … acquired by Pittsburgh from Baltimore in trade that yielded OF Travis Snider (2007 Scottdale Scorpion). TEAM – Brandon Brennan (CWS), RHP: Three strikeouts in 3.0 IP at Scottsdale on 10/15 … 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. Chris Cotton (HOU), LHP: Save at Peoria on 10/19. Jharel Cotton (LAD), RHP: Six strikeouts at Salt River on 10/22 … 0-0 with a 3.86 ERA in one AFL start … 6-2 with a 2.45 ERA across four levels in 2015 … trying to become second U.S Virgin Islands-born pitcher (St.