2011 AFL Game Notes Tuesday, November 15, 2011 Media Relations: Paul Jensen (480) 710-8201, [email protected] Rob Morse (541) 556-9387, [email protected] Patrick Kurish (480) 628-4446, [email protected] Website: www.mlbfallball.com Twitter: @MLBazFallLeague Facebook: www.facebook.com/mlbfallball East Division Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 Probable Starters Sa lt River Rafters* 21 14 .600 -- 11-6 10-8 9-7 L1 5-5 Mesa Solar Sox 16 18 .471 4.5 10-7 6-11 8-6 L3 4-6 Tuesday, November 15, 2011 Mesa at Peoria, 12:35 PM (L) Scottsdale Scorpions 14 19 .424 6.0 7-8 7-11 5-9 W1 6-4 26 RHP Cole DeVries (MIN) (2-0, 2.74) @ West Division 30 RHP Collin McHugh (NYM) (1-3, 8.06) Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 Surprise at Phoenix, 12:35 PM (A) Surprise Saguaros*^ 24 9 .727 -- 11-7 13-2 11-3 W3 7-3 46 RHP Ryan Kelly (TEX) (0-1, 4.97) @ Peoria Javelinas 14 19 .424 10.0 6-11 8-8 5-10 W1 3-7 28 RHP Murphy Smith (OAK) (0-2, 13.50) Phoenix Desert Dogs 12 22 .353 12.5 3-14 9-8 5-8 L1 4-6 Scottsdale at Salt River, 12:35 PM (F) * - division winner, ^ - home team in AFL Championship Game 43 RHP Tyler Cloyd (PHI) (1-3, 5.00) @ 34 RHP Charles Brewer (ARI) (1-1, 5.67) Yesterday’s Games Wednesday, November 16, 2011 R H E LOB ___ Mesa at Surprise, 12:35 PM (A) Phoenix 0 3 0 3 W: Adcock (KC) (2-2) L: Webb (CIN) (2-1) 41 RHP Terry Doyle (CWS) (4-0, 1.85) @ Surprise 5 5 0 3 S: None 2 LHP Sean Gilmartin (ATL) (2-1, 4.85) Saguaros 3B Mike Olt (TEX) hit his league-leading 13th home run … DH Matt Dominguez (MIA) and Salt River at Phoenix, 12:35 PM (L) CF Kevin Mattison (MIA) each homered, a three-run shot and solo shot, respectively \… RHP Nate 46 RHP Stephen Fife (LAD) (1-5, 7.43) @ Adcock (KC) pitched five scoreless innings, allowing one hit while striking out five in Surprise’s third 37 LHP T.J. McFarland (CLE) (2-0, 3.33) combined shutout of the season. Peoria at Scottsdale, 6:35 PM (F) 21 LHP Jed Bradley (MIL) (0-0, 6.35) @ R H E LOB ___ 48 RHP Jeremy Kehrt (BOS) (2-0, 9.28) Salt River 5 12 0 9 W: Huntzinger (BOS) (2-1) L: Gardner (COL) (2-2) Scottsdale 6 5 0 3 S: Carpenter (LAA) (1) Thursday, November 17, 2011 Surprise at Salt River, 12:35 PM (L) Scorpions CF Mike Trout (LAA) hit his first AFL home run, a solo, opposite-field shot … C Dan Butler 21 LHP M. De Los Santos (TEX) (4-0, 3.91) @ (BOS) and 2B Joe Panik (SF) each drove in two runs … LF Bryce Harper (WSH) went 1-for-3, scored twice, drove in a run … Rafters CF Tim Wheeler (COL) went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBI and a run 67 LHP Andy Oliver (DET) (0-0, 5.28) scored. Phoenix at Peoria, 12:35 PM (F) 24 RHP David Phelps (NYY) (2-2, 4.55) @ R H E LOB ___ TBA Peoria 4 7 0 9 W: Lyons (STL) (3-2) L: McNutt (CHC) (0-2) Scottsdale at Mesa, 12:35 PM (A) Mesa 2 6 2 6 S: Kopp (STL) (2) 59 RHP Austin Fleet (SF) (2-1, 3.38) @ Javelinas 2B Scooter Gennett (MIL) went 2-for-4 and doubled twice … 3B Zelous Wheeler (MIL) 48 RHP Steve Johnson (BAL) (0-0, 2.95) scored twice and walked twice … DH Kentrail Davis (MIL) collected an RBI double … Solar Sox CF (A, F, L) – Umpire Roster Key Aaron Hicks (MIL) went 2-for-2 with two doubles. AFL Weekly Infield Schedule AFL Alum of the Day Team Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Mesa X X Atlanta Braves RHP Craig Kimbrel (2009 Salt River X X Peoria Saguaros) was named the National Scottsdale X X League Rookie of the Year in a unanimous vote Peoria X yesterday. The 23-year-old set a major league Phoenix X X record for saves by a rookie with 46 and is the Surprise X X 22nd former Fall Leaguer to take home top rookie honors. 12:35 p.m. – HINF: 10:00 a.m., HBP: 10:15 a.m., VBP: 11:00 a.m., VINF: 11:45 a.m. 6:35 p.m. – HINF: 4:00 p.m., HBP: 4:15 p.m., VBP: 5:00 p.m., VINF: 5:45 p.m. Teams are REQUIRED to take infield and BP every Monday during the season. UMPIRE ROSTER Crew A – Clint Fagan (CC), Chris Ward, Hal Gibson, Kellen Levy. Crew F – Mark Lollo (CC), Eric Loveless, Adam Hamari, Chris Segal. Crew L – Barry Larson (CC), Stephen Barga, Jordan Baker, Chad Whitson. The Fall League Five 1. Surprise 3B Mike Olt (TEX) belted his 13th home run Monday to collect his 40th RBI. Olt, who leads the AFL in home runs and RBI, needs one home run to tie the AFL record of 14 set by Brandon Wood in 2005 and four RBI to match Orlando Miller’s RBI record of 44 from 1993. 2. Surprise RHP Nate Adcock (KC) took a perfect game to the fifth and finished with one hit over five scoreless innings in Surprise’s three-hit shutout Monday. It was the Saguaros’ third shutout of three or fewer hits. 3. Peoria 2B Scooter Gennett (MIL) doubled twice Monday for his sixth multi-hit game in his last seven games. Gennett has raised his average almost 100 points over the stretch and is just 16 points behind teammate 3B Jedd Gyorko (SD) for the AFL lead. 4. Peoria LHP Tyler Lyons (STL) tossed five innings and allowed one run on four hits to earn his third straight win Monday. Lyons is second in the league with 28 strikeouts in a league-high 29.2 innings. 5. Salt River OF Adam Eaton (ARI) extended his hitting streak to 16 games by going 1-for-5 Monday, matching Scottsdale OF Bryce Harper (WSH) and SS Brandon Crawford (SF) for the longest in the league this season. 2011 Arizona Fall League Tidbits • A total of nine former Fall Leaguers won 2011 Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger Awards. The six National League winners include 1B Prince Fielder (2005 Peoria Javelinas), 2B Brandon Phillips (2001 Scottsdale Scorpions/2002 Phoenix Desert Dogs), SS Troy Tulowitzki (2006 Grand Canyon Rafters), LF Ryan Braun (2006 Scottsdale Scorpions), CF Matt Kemp (2005 Phoenix Desert Dogs) and C Brian McCann (2004 Grand Canyon Rafters). The American League boasted three Fall League alumni: 1B Adrian Gonzalez (2003 Peoria Saguaros), CF Curtis Granderson (2004 Grand Canyon Rafters) and CF Jacoby Ellsbury (2006 Peoria Javelinas). • A total of 11 former Fall Leaguers took home 2011 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards last week. The five National League winners include 1B Joey Votto (2005 Mesa Solar Sox), 2B Brandon Phillips (2001 Scottsdale Scorpions/2002 Phoenix Desert Dogs), SS Troy Tulowitzki (2006 Grand Canyon Rafters), CF Matt Kemp (2005 Phoenix Desert Dogs) and RF Andre Ethier (2005 Phoenix Desert Dogs). The six in the American League are C Matt Wieters (2008 Surprise Rafters), 1B Adrian Gonzalez (2003 Peoria Saguaros), 2B Dustin Pedroia (2004 Scottsdale Scorpions), LF Alex Gordon (2005 Surprise Scorpions), CF Jacoby Ellsbury (2006 Peoria Javelinas) and RF Nick Markakis (2005 Peoria Javelinas). • A total of 99 Arizona Fall League alumni graced the rosters of the eight teams in the MLB playoffs, representing nearly 50% of the 200 players on post-season rosters. • Three of the last four no. 1 overall picks in the MLB First-Year Player Draft are playing in this year’s Arizona Fall League: RHP Gerrit Cole (Mesa) was drafted first by the Pirates in 2011, OF Bryce Harper (Scottsdale) was taken first by the Nationals in 2010 and IF Tim Beckham (Surprise) was made the first overall selection by the Rays in 2008. Additionally, RHP Stephen Strasburg, the no. 1 pick of the Nationals in 2009, played for Phoenix in 2009, meaning the last four no. 1 overall picks have played in the AFL. Since 1992, the year the Arizona Fall League started, 13 of the 20 no. 1 overall picks in the MLB draft will have played in the AFL. The current streak of four straight no. 1 picks (2008-11) is the second-longest streak, following a five-year stretch (1997-2001) that saw Matt Anderson (1997), Pat Burrell (1998), Josh Hamilton (1999), Adrian Gonzalez (2000) and Joe Mauer (2001) all participate in the AFL. • The Arizona Fall League has three games televised nationally on the MLB Network and online at MLB.TV this season: the Nov. 5 Rising Stars Game, the Nov. 11 AFL Military Appreciation Game and the AFL Championship Game on Sat., Nov. 19, at 1 p.m. • Get updates from the Arizona Fall League on Twitter (@MLBazFallLeague) and Facebook at www.facebook.com/arizonafallleague. 34 First-Round Picks in the 2011 Arizona Fall League 2011 2009 2007 RHP Gerrit Cole (1st, Pittsburgh) OF Grant Green (13th, Oakland) IF/OF Josh Vitters (3rd, Chicago Cubs) LHP Danny Hultzen (2nd, Seattle) LHP Matt Purke (14th, Texas)* RHP Casey Weathers (8th, Colorado) LHP Jed Bradley (15th, Milwaukee) OF Mike Trout (25th, L.A. Angels) IF Matt Dominguez (12th, Florida) LHP Sean Gilmartin (28th, Atlanta) IF Nick Franklin (27th, Seattle) IF Kevin Ahrens (16th, Toronto) IF Joe Panik (29th, San Francisco) OF Tim Wheeler (32nd, Colorado) LHP Nick Schmidt (23rd, San Diego) OF Mikie Mahtook (31st, Tampa Bay) OF Kentrail Davis (39th, Milwaukee) RHP Neil Ramirez (44th, Texas) RHP Brad Boxberger (43rd, Cincinnati) IF Ryan Dent (62nd, Boston) 2010 2008 2006 OF Bryce Harper (1st, Washington) IF Tim Beckham (1st, Tampa Bay) RHP Jeremy Jeffress (16th, Milwaukee) IF Christian Colon (4th, Kansas City) C Kyle Skipworth (6th, Florida) C Hank Conger (25th, L.A.