2009 Media/Scouts Notes Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Media Relations: Paul Jensen (480/710-8201, [email protected]) Adam C. Nichols (843/735-1517, [email protected]) Rob Morse (541/556-9387, [email protected]) Media Relations FAX: 602/681-9363 Website: www.mlbfallball.com Twitter: @MLBazFallLeague Eastern Division Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 Probable Pitchers Phoenix Desert Dogs 12 6 .667 - 5-4 7-2 6-1 W2 6-4 Today, November 3, 2009 Scottsdale Scorpions 7 10 .412 4.5 3-6 4-4 1-5 L1 3-7 Surprise at Phoenix, 12:35 PM (F) Mesa Solar Sox 6 11 .353 5.5 3-6 3-5 3-4 W1 4-6 19 Aaron Crow (RHP/KC) 0-1, 4.50 @ 28 Mitch Talbot (RHP/TB) 2-0, 7.59 Western Division Mesa at Saguaros, 12:35 PM (L) Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 23 Andrew Miller (LHP/FLA) 0-0, 3.86 @ Peoria Javelinas 12 6 .667 - 5-3 7-3 4-3 W4 7-3 20 Steve Garrison (LHP/SD) 1-1, 5.40 Peoria Saguaros 8 10 .444 4.0 4-5 4-5 3-4 L2 7-3 Javelinas at Scottsdale, 6:35 PM (A) Surprise Rafters 8 10 .444 4.0 3-6 5-4 4-4 L3 3-7 54 Josh Butler (RHP/MIL) 2-1, 14.09 @ 31 Chaz Roe (RHP/COL) 0-1, 3.38 Once Around the Bases Wednesday, November 4, 2009 R H E LOB Scottsdale at Surprise, 12:35 PM (A) Desert Dogs 10 11 2 6 WP: Strasburg (WSH) (3-0) LP: Harrison (TEX) (1-2) 34 Bryan Augenstein (RHP/ARI) 0-2, 5.87 @ Rafters 2 7 1 3 SV: None 30 Mike Parisi (RHP/STL) 1-1, 2.57 Phoenix’s starting RHP Stephen Strasburg (WSH) allowed one earned run on four hits and one walk Mesa at Javelinas, 12:35 PM (F) while striking out six in five innings … DH Chris Marrero (WSH) went 2-for-5 with one double and five 47 Randor Bierd (RHP/BOS) 1-1, 3.68 @ RBI … 2B Jemile Weeks (OAK) added 2 runs, 2 hits, and 1 RBI … Rafters C Taylor\ Teagarden 54 Travis Schlichting (RHP/LAD) 1-0, 2.70 (TEX) and 1B Brandon Laird (NYY) each collected two hits. Saguaros at Phoenix, 12:35 PM (L) R H E LOB 41 Wilton Lopez (RHP/HOU) 1-0, 1.80 @ 74 James Simmons (RHP/OAK) 1-1, 7.59 Javelinas 6 12 0 8 WP: Krebs (LAD) (1-0) LP: Baker (COL) (0-1) Scorpions 4 8 2 11 SV: Braddock (MIL) (2) Thursday, November 5, 2009 Javelinas C Lucas May (LAD) went 3-for-4 with 1 run, 1 home run, and 3 RBI … LF Andrew Lambo Javelinas at Mesa, 12:35 PM (L) (LAD) added three hits … RF Jordan Danks (CWS) went 2-for-5 with 2 runs, 1 double, and 1 RBI … 39 Scot Drucker (RHP/DET) 1-1, 4.09 @ Scottsdale’s CF Jose Tabata (PIT) went 3-for-5 …. C Buster Posey (SF) hit a two-run home run in the 41 Andrew Cashner (RHP/CHC) 1-2, 3.72 second inning. Surprise at Scottsdale, 12:35 PM (F) 22 Ian Kennedy (RHP/NYY) 1-1, 4.11 @ R H E LOB 44 Joe Martinez (RHP/SF) 1-0, 3.55 Saguaros 2 7 1 6 WP: Lentz (BOS) (1-0) LP: Leake (CIN) (0-2) Phoenix at Saguaros, 12:35 PM (A) Solar Sox 7 9 0 2 SV: None 24 Brandon Erbe (RHP/BAL) 0-0, 2.00 @ Mesa’s CF Bryan Petersen (FLA) went 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI … DH Starlin Castro (CHC) 34 Bradley Boxberger (RHP/CIN) 1-1, 7.00 added 1 run, 2 hits, and 2 RBI … Saguaros LF Chris Heisey (CIN) went 2-for-4 with 1 run, 1 triple, and (A, F, L) – Umpire Roster Key 1 RBI … Solar Sox pitchers, Tommy Mendoza (LAA), Richie Lentz (BOS), John Gaub (CHC), Dustin Richardson (BOS), and Sean Burnett (MIN) silenced Peoria over the final eight frames. AFL Alumni of the Day AFL Weekly Infield Breakdown Team Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Dogs X X X Chase Utley went 2-for-3 with 3 runs, 2 Javelinas X X X home runs, and 4 RBI in the Phillies 8-6 Rafters X X X victory over the New York Yankees in game Saguaros X X X five of the World Series. Utley’s five home Scorpions X X X runs in this fall classic ties Reggie Jackson Solar Sox X X X (1977) for most homers in a World Series. 12:35 p.m.: HINF: 10:00 a.m., HBP: 10:15 a.m., VBP: 11:00 a.m., VINF: 11:45 a.m. The former UCLA standout played for the 6:35 p.m.: HINF: 4:00 p.m., HBP: 4:15 p.m., VBP: 5:00 p.m., VINF: 5:45 p.m. 2002 Grand Canyon Rafters. Teams are REQUIRED to take Infield and BP every Monday during the season. UMPIRE ROSTER Crew A ─ Alan Porter (CC), Toby Basner, Jon Merry, David Rackley. Crew F ─ Cory Blaser (CC), Lance Barrett, Tyler Funneman, Manny Gonzalez. Crew L ─ Vic Carapazza (CC), Chris Conroy, Mark Ripperger, John Tumpane. Eastern Division Rundown Mesa Solar Sox (6-11) STARTING PITCHER: LHP Andrew Miller (FLA) gets his fourth start of the season and third against the Saguaros ... 0-0 with a 3.86 ERA (4 ER/9.1 IP) ... has increased his strikeout total and decreased his walk total in each start ... in his last outing, allowed one run on three hits and one walk with four strikeouts in 4.2 innings against the Javs ... pitched at five different levels in the Marlins system this season, recording a 5+ strikeout game at each stop (GCL Marlins, High-A Jupiter, Double-A Jacksonville, Triple-A New Orleans, and Florida) … pitched at the lower levels of the organization while rehabbing an oblique injury that he suffered on April 20 at Pittsburgh … 3-5 with a 4.84 ERA in 20 games (14 starts) with the Marlins ... originally drafted by the Tigers with the sixth pick in the 2006 draft. OTHERS: IF Starlin Castro (CHC) is tied for the league lead with a .423 (22-52) average ... tied for fourth in the league in hits ... IF Chris Parmelee (MIN) was held without an RBI for the first time in eight games Monday ... tied for fourth in the league with 15 RBI ... OF Bryan Petersen (FLA) went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI, 2 runs scored and 1 stolen base on Monday, boosting his average to .411, good for third in the league ... tied for second in the league with 23 hits ... has hit safely in all 12 games ... top 10 in runs scored (14) ... batting .478 (11-23) when leading off an inning ... OF Greg Burns (FLA) has a .560 on-base percentage, thanks to a team-high 10 walks in only six games ... OF Ryan Kalish (BOS) is batting .462 (6-13) with nine RBI with runners in scoring position ... C Hank Conger (LAA) knocked in two runs Monday, his fifth straight game with at least one RBI ... IF Josh Vitters (CHC) tripled and scored in the seventh inning Monday to extend his hit streak to seven games ... OF P.J. Phillips (LAA) had three stolen bases on Oct. 26, the most in one game by a Fall League player this season ... OF Rene Tosoni (MIN) had his eight-game hitting streak snapped Monday ... RHP Richie Lentz (BOS) earned his first win Monday by pitching two scoreless innings and allowing one hit with two strikeouts ... lowered his ERA to 0.84 (1 ER/10.2 IP), fifth in the league ... owns an 11:2 K:BB ratio ... league-leading 0.66 WHIP ... RHP Tommy Mendoza (LAA) has 10 strikeouts and no walks in 15.0 innings this season ... LHP John Gaub (CHC) has a league-leading 15.00 K/9 IP ratio (10 K/6.0 IP) ... LHP James Russell (CHC) has posted five straight scoreless outings ... RHP Blake Parker (CHC) is tied for the league lead in saves with two ... RHP Tim Kiely (LAA) has not allowed an earned run in his last four appearances ... RHP Randor Bierd (BOS) is third in the league with 14.2 innings pitched. TEAM: The Solar Sox are batting .344 when leading off an inning ... 11 different players have hit the Solar Sox’ 15 home runs ... second in the league with 24 steals. Phoenix Desert Dogs (12-6) STARTING PITCHER: RHP Mitch Talbot (TB) toes the rubber against the Rafters ... won his last two starts, both against the Javelinas ... 2-0 with a 7.59 ERA (9 ER/10.2 IP) over three starts ... beat the Javelinas in his last start, allowing five runs in four innings, Oct. 28 ... pitched the majority of the season with Triple-A Durham, going 4-4 with a 4.47 ERA in 10 starts before missing two months with shoulder and elbow problems … after five rehab starts, returned to Durham and made two starts during the playoffs, going 0-1 with a 4.26 ERA. OTHERS: IF Jemile Weeks (OAK) – the league’s week two player-of-the-week – went 2-for-4 with 1 double, 1 RBI, 1 walk and 2 runs scored ... batting .394 (13-33) with 4 doubles, 3 triples, 6 RBI, 10 runs scored and 3 stolen bases over his current eight-game hitting streak ..