2008 Media/Scouts Notes Tuesday, October 21, 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 Alumnus of the Day Peoria Saguaros 8 4 .667 - 4-2 4-2 3-2 L3 6-4 Mesa Solar Sox 7 5 .583 1.0 4-3 3-2 4-1 W3 6-4 RHP Brad Lidge played for the Maryvale Saguaros Scottsdale Scorpions 5 7 .417 3.0 4-2 1-5 0-4 W1 5-5 in 2000 representing the Houston Astros. Lidge threw 4.1 innings in the LCS for the National League National Division Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Division Streak Last 10 champion Philadelphia Phillies, striking out six and Peoria Javelinas 7 5 .583 - 4-2 3-3 3-2 W2 5-5 collecting three saves. Phoenix Desert Dogs 5 7 .417 2.0 3-2 2-5 3-2 L2 4-6 Surprise Rafters 4 8 .333 3.0 4-2 0-6 1-3 L1 4-6 Yesterday’s Highlights Peoria Javelinas 4, Peoria Saguaros 2 – WP: Whelan (NYY) (1-0, 0.00), LP: C. Torres (CWS) (1-1, 13.50), S: Fisher (CIN) (2) The Javelinas scored all four runs in the seventh inning … Javs’ RF J.T. Hall (TB) went 2-for-4 with 1 run and 2 RBI … Javelinas reliever RHP Carlos Fisher (CIN) retired the final four outs for his second save … Saguaros DH Josh Thole (NYM) went 3-for-3 with 1 run and 1 RBI … Saguaros starter RHP Adam Ottavino (STL) struck out six in three shutout innings for a no-decision. Scottsdale Scorpions 11, Phoenix Desert Dogs 2 – WP: Browning (LAA) (1-0, 6.43), LP: Roe (COL) (0-1, 12.46) Quartet of relievers shut down Phoenix hitters over final six innings … Scorps’ DH Kevin Frandsen (SF) was 4-for-4 with 2 runs and 1 RBI … AFL player-of-the-week, Scottsdale RF Drew Sutton (HOU), added a solo blast in the second inning … Desert Dogs leadoff hitter and CF Eric Young, Jr. (COL) went 2-for-5 with a 1 double, 1 run and 1 stolen base in the sixth … Scorpions pitchers struck out 11 Dogs. Mesa Solar Sox 28, Surprise Rafters 1 – WP: Estrada (CHC) (1-0, 3.86), LP: Tomlin (CLE)(1-1, 10.00) Five Solar Sox pitchers retired 21 consecutive hitters after Rafter LF Nolan Reimold (BAL) (1) hit a solo home run in the second inning off Jesse Estrada (CHC) … Solar Sox had a team high 24 hits and 28 runs …every hitter had at least one hit …. two players one hit short of cycle ─ Matthew Young (ATL) (home run) and Jason Donald (PHI) (triple) … Scott Cousins (FLA) went 3-for-5 with three runs and five RBI … every Rafters position made an error except LF and 2B. Probable Pitchers October 21, 2008 October 22, 2008 October 23, 2008 Saguaros @ Javelinas, 12:35 PM (F) Surprise @ Saguaros, 12:35 PM (A) Saguaros @ Surprise, 12:35 PM (A) 38 Lucas Harrell (RHP/CWS) 1-0, 1.80 @ 26 Dan Cortes (RHP/KC) 0-1, 17.36 @ 35 Cesar Carrillo (RHP/SD) 0-0, 5.40 @ 25 Wade Townsend (RHP/TB) 1-0, 6.43 30 Bobby Parnell (RHP/NYM) 1-0, 7.71 27 Brian Matusz (LHP/BAL) 1-0, 1.29 Mesa @ Surprise, 12:35 PM (L) Mesa @ Scottsdale, 12:35 PM (F) Scottsdale @ Mesa, 12:35 PM (F) 19 Sean West (LHP/FLA) 0-0, 4.76 @ 39 Luis Marte (RHP/DET) 0-1, 13.50 @ 59 Kevin Pucetas (RHP/SF) 1-1, 6.48 @ 47 Justin Orenduff (RHP/LAD) 0-0, 2.57 61 Clay Buchholz (RHP/BOS) 1-0, 0.00 37 Andrew Carpenter (RHP/PHI) 0-1, 10.80 Scottsdale @ Phoenix, 7:05 PM (A) Javelinas @ Desert Dogs, 12:35 PM (L) Phoenix @ Javelinas, 12:35 PM (L) 30 Sergio Perez (RHP/HOU) 0-0, 5.40 @ 30 Jeremy Jeffress (RHP/MIL) 1-0, 5.68 @ 37 Kyle Ginley (RHP/TOR) 1-0, 6.75 @ 36 Jeff Manship (RHP/MIN) 0-1, 3.38 15 Brooks Brown (RHP/ARI) 0-1, 5.79 32 Gaby Hernandez (RHP/SEA) 0-1, 7.71 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, Alan Porter Crew L ─ David Uyl (CC), Dan Bellino, Manny Gonzalez, DJ Reyburn, John Tumpane www.mlbfallball.com Around the Arizona Fall League 2008 AFL Tidbits • The third annual Rising Stars game will be played at Surprise Stadium this Friday, October 24th at 7:15 PM. Each MLB organization will be represented in the American Division vs. National Division contest. Rosters will be announced later today. • Current Cleveland Indians manager Eric Wedge was inducted into the AFL Hall of Fame last Friday night at Scottsdale Stadium. • The Arizona Fall League will hold the second annual Pat Tillman Foundation Benefit Night on Saturday, November 1 at Scottsdale Stadium. Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Eric Byrnes and other special guests from the Phoenix sports community will participate in the event that will feature a sports memorabilia auction before and during the game. All proceeds from the sports memorabilia auction and one-half of the night’s gate receipts will be donated to the Pat Tillman Foundation. 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) American Division Mesa Solar Sox (7-5) ─ Team hit .323 yesterday afternoon ─ 7 doubles, 1 triple, and 2 home runs … team high 28 runs is twice as much as next team high (Javelinas, 14) … team ERA 3.95 …six players with OPS over 1.000 … … three hitters with 10 or more RBI … John Raynor (FLA) (10), Matthew Young (ATL) (11), and Jeremy Slayden (PHI) (13) …first team with 100 strikeouts by pitchers … team hitting .373 with runners on base … Raynor hit for the cycle in week one. Peoria Saguaros (8-4) ─ Saguaros notched five doubles (team-high) and a triple but only scored two runs in loss yesterday … Chad Huffman (SD) improved OPS against the Javelinas to 1.643 …leads team in doubles (5) … Mike Baxter (SD) hitting .714 at home … Saguaros pitching holding hitters to .274 average … first loss following leading after five innings (5-1) … Saguaros pitching surrendered 48 hits in last five games (44 innings). Scottsdale Scorpions (5-7) ─ Barret Browing (LAA) has walked none and struck out eight in 7.0 innings …Clay Buchholz (BOS) is holding opponents to .045 average … Josh Reddick (BOS) struck out 11 times with runners on base … Mark Trumbo (LAA) hitting .625 with five hits leading off inning …12 RBI with runners in scoring position … Kevin Fransden (SF) hitting .625 against Desert Dogs … Scorpions have struck out Desert Dogs hitters 25 times … Drew Sutton (HOU) has homered in three consecutive games National Division Peoria Javelinas (7-5) ─ Javelinas are hitting .336 at home compared to .246 on the road … IF Juan Miranda (NYY) continued his on-base streak to 21-games after a walk yesterday … leads the AFL in total bases (27) … RHP Phil Hughes and (NYY) LHP Pedro Viola (CIN) are in the top five in innings pitched … IF Rhyne Hughes (TB) looks to add to his league high five-game home hitting streak … Peoria is batting .375 with the bases loaded and knocked in eight RBI … OF Greg Halman (SEA) is hitting .353 with 1 home run and 7 RBI with runners in scoring position … relievers lead AFL with five saves. Phoenix Desert Dogs (5-7) ─ OF Eric Young, Jr. (COL) extended his hitting streak to seven-games … tied with Scottsdale IF Emmanuel Burriss (SF) for the league lead in stolen bases (6) … Desert Dogs are looking for their fourth victory at home … C J.P. Arencibia (TOR) has thrown out 50 percent of would be base stealers (4-of-8) … IF Steve Tolleson (MIN) is hitting .429 with runners on-base wih seven RBI … tied with Mesa for lead in stolen bases (16) … tonight’s game at Phoenix Municipal is the only AFL game under the lights this week other than the Rising Stars Game. Surprise Rafters (4-8) ─ Tucson native RHP Gilbert de la Vara (KC) has struck out eight in 6.2 IP … has yet to allow an earned run … OF Joe Dickerson (KC) is hitting .500 when leading off an inning … RHP Travis Schlichting (LAD) has struck out two and yet to yield a run in 3.0 IP … IF Wes Hodges (CLE) is batting .462 with four runs and six RBI at home … the Rafters are 4-2 at home … 3-2 in one-run games. .