2015 AFL Game Notes Wednesday, October 14, 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 Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Stk L10 Probable Starters Salt River Rafters 1 0 1.000 -- 1-0 0-0 1-0 W1 1-0 Wednesday, October 14 Mesa Solar Sox 0 1 .000 1.0 0-0 0-1 0-0 L1 0-1 Peoria at Surprise* - 12:35 PM (A) Scottsdale Scorpions 0 1 .000 1.0 0-0 0-1 0-1 L1 0-1 LHP James Paxton (3-4, 3.90 ERA in ‘15 MLB) @ RHP Brooks Pounders (3-5, 2.50 ERA in 2015) West Division Glendale at Mesa - 12:35 PM (L) Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Stk L10 RHP Jharel Cotton (6-2, 2.45 ERA in 2015) @ Glendale Desert Dogs 1 0 1.000 -- 1-0 0-0 0-0 W1 1-0 LHP Sean Manaea (7-1, 2.66 ERA in 2015) Salt River at Scottsdale - 6:35 PM (F) Peoria Javelinas 1 0 1.000 -- 1-0 0-0 1-0 W1 1-0 LHP Kyle Freeland (3-2, 4.76 ERA in 2015) @ Surprise Saguaros 0 1 .000 1.0 0-0 0-1 0-1 L1 0-1 LHP Taylor Rogers (11-12, 3.98 ERA in 2015) Tuesday’s Games Thursday, October 15 Glendale at Scottsdale - 12:35 PM (L) R H E LOB RHP Brandon Brennan (3-4, 3.55 ERA in 2015) @ Surprise 5 8 0 7 W: Yardley (SD) (1-0) L: McCarthy (KC) (0-1) Peoria 6 7 2 5 SV: Weiss (CIN) (1) RHP Aaron Wilkerson (11-3, 3.10 ERA in 2015) Salt River at Peoria - 12:35 PM (F) Saguaros: SP Adrian Houser (MIL) ND, 3.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO … C Gary Sanchez (NYY) 2-for-4, RHP Mickey Jannis (2-3, 3.55 ERA in 2015) @ HR, 3 RBI, R … 2B Tyler Wade (NYY) 2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI … 1B Tyler Austin (NYY) 2-for-4, 2B … 3B Patrick Wisdom (STL) 1-for-4, 2B, R. Javelinas: SP Lucas Sims (ATL) L, 2.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, RHP Jason Garcia (1-0, 4.25 ERA in ‘15 MLB) 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO … 1B D.J. Peterson (SEA) 2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI … LF Nick Torres (SD) 1-for-4, Mesa at Surprise* - 6:35 PM (A) HR, 2 RBI … RP Zack Weiss (CIN) SV, 1.0 IP, 2 SO RHP Jacob Esch (8-8, 3.72 ERA in 2015) @ R H E LOB RHP Alex Reyes (5-7, 2.49 ERA in 2015) Mesa 7 9 1 8 W: Therrien (PHI) (1-0) L: Mahle (LAA) (0-1) Friday, October 16 Glendale 8 8 0 7 Scottsdale at Glendale - 12:35 p.m. Solar Sox: SP Pierce Johnson (CHC) ND, 3.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 SO … RP Greg RHP Antonio Romero (1-1, 2.45 ERA in 2015) @ Mahle (LAA) BS, L, 0.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 0 SO … 2B Chad Pinder (OAK) 3-for-5, 2 HR, LHP Steven Brault (13-4, 2.43 ERA in 2015) 4 RBI, 2 R …CF Chad Hinshaw (LAA) 2-for-5, 2B, 2 RBI. Desert Dogs: SP Brian Holmes (HOU) 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 0 SO … C Kyle Farmer (LAD) 2-for-5, GW 1B in 9th, HR, 4 RBI … Surprise at Mesa - 12:35 p.m. 2B Brandon Dixon (LAD) 2-for-4, HR, 2 RBI … 3B J.D. Davis (HOU) 1-for-4, HR, RBI RHP Sam Wolff (DNP in 2015) @ R H E LOB RHP Ryan Etsell (7-5, 4.65 in 2015) Scottsdale 3 5 3 8 W: Lopez (ARI) (1-0) L: Mejia (SF) (0-1) Peoria at Salt River - 6:35 p.m. Salt River 5 10 1 7 SV: Estevez (COL) (1) RHP Nick Travieso (6-6, 2.70 ERA in 2015) @ Scorpions: SP Adalberto Mejia (SF) L, 4.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO … RF Mike Gerber RHP Jeremy Gabryszwski (9-8, 3.77 ERA in 2015) (MIN) 1-for-4, 2B, RBI … RP Trevor Hildenberger (MIN) 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 SO. Rafters: SP * Surprise home games are at Yoan Lopez (ARI) W, 4.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 SO … DH Rowdy Tellez (TOR) 2-for-3, 2B, Salt River Fields 4 RBI … 1B Dominic Smith (NYM) 2-for-3, 2 2B, R … 3B Emilio Guerrero 2-for-4, RBI … SS Gavin Ceccini (NYM) 2-for-3, 2 R, BB Umpire Roster Crew A – Tom Woodring (CC), Ben May, Ryan Goodman, Nic Lentz Crew F – Ryan Blakney (CC), Chris Segal, Ramon DeJesus, Alex Ortiz Team Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Crew L – Carlos Torres (CC), Sean Barber, Travis Egger, Roberto Ortiz Glendale -- B X X X -- Mesa -- X B X -- -- AFL Alumni of the Day Peoria -- B X -- X -- Chicago Cubs SS Javier Baez (2012 Mesa Solar Scottsdale -- X B -- X -- Sox) started in place of the injured SS Addison Salt River -- X X X B -- Russell (2014 Mesa Solar Sox) in the deciding game four of the NLDS versus St. Louis. He Surprise -- X B B X -- delivered a 2-for-3 performance, which included a three-run home run in the second inning off of 12:35 p.m. – HINF: 9:30 a.m., HBP: 9:45 a.m., VBP: 10:50 a.m., VINF: 11:40 a.m. - 6:35 p.m. – HINF: 3:30 p.m., HBP: 3:45 p.m., VBP: 4:50 p.m., VINF: 5:40 p.m. season homer allowed by Lackey in his career. The Cubs clinched a trip to the NLCS with a 6-4 win at Wrigley Field. ! GLENDALE DESERT DOGS (1-0) STARTING PITCHER – Jharel Cotton (LAD), RHP: Went 6-2 with a 2.45 ERA across four levels in 2015 … trying to become second U.S Virgin Islands-born pitcher (St. Thomas) to reach the major leagues (Al McBean). TEAM – Steven Brault (PIT), LHP: Acquired by Pittsburgh from Baltimore in trade that yielded OF Travis Snider. Dylan Cozens (PHI), OF: Selected by the Phillies in the second round of the 2012 draft out of Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, AZ … hit 19 home runs as a prep senior, most in Arizona. J.P. Crawford (PHI), SS: MLB.com’s No. 5 overall prospect, No. 2 overall shortstop prospect and No. 1 Phillies prospect … two-time Futures Game participant (2014-15). J.D. Davis (HOU), IF: Home run vs. Mesa on 10/13 … drove in 101 runs with 26 homers for High-A Lancaster in 2015. Brandon Dixon (LAD), IF: Went 2-for-4 with a HR, 2 RBI vs. Mesa on 10/13 … member of 2012 University of Arizona College World Series championship team. Adam Engel (CWS), OF: Speedster from the University of Louisville stole 65 bases for High-A Winston-Salem this season. Kyle Farmer (LAD), C: Delivered walk-off, 2-R single against Mesa on opening day … went 2-for-5, HR, 4 RBI vs. Mesa on 10/13. Derek Fisher (HOU), OF: MLB.com’s No. 8 Astros prospect. Brian Holmes (HOU), LHP: went 8-7 with a save and a 4.26 ERA across two levels … struck out 115 hitters in 101.1 innings. Andrew Knapp (PHI), C: Phillies’ 2015 MLB.com Pipeline Organizational Hitting Prospect of the Year. Austin Meadows (PIT), OF: MLB.com’s No. 25 overall prospect, No. 5 overall outfield prospect and No. 2 Pirates prospect. Reese McGuire (PIT), C: MLB.com’s No. 6 Pirates prospect and No. 2 catching prospect. Trey Michalczewski (CWS), 3B: MLB.com’s No. 6 White Sox prospect. A.J. Reed (HOU), 1B: MLB.com’s No. 99 overall prospect, No. 2 overall first base prospect and No. 5 Astros prospect … Astros’ 2015 MLB.com Pipeline Organizational Hitting Prospect of the Year … Houston’s 2015 Minor League Player of the Year … 2015 Joe Bauman Award winner as minor league home run leader … California League MVP and Rookie of the Year … led minor leagues in 2015 in home runs (34), RBI (127), slugging percentage (.612), OPS (1.044) and runs scored (113). Peter Tago (CWS), RHP: Selected by the White Sox from Colorado in the 2014 Rule 5 Draft. J.B. Wendelken (CWS), RHP: aAtended the same high school (South Effingham, GA) and college (Middle Georgia C.C.) as Athletics OF Josh Reddick (2008 Scottsdale Scorpion). Matt West (LAD), RHP: MLB debut with Rangers on July 10, 2014. Tom Windle (PHI), LHP: Acquired from Dodgers with RHP Zach Eflin in exchange for SS Jimmy Rollins … pitched first nine-inning no-hitter in University of Minnesota history. MESA SOLAR SOX (0-1) STARTING PITCHER – Sean Manaea (OAK): Went 7-1 with a 2.66 ERA in 14 starts across three levels in 2015 … acquired by the Athletics in July from Kansas City in exchange for Ben Zobrist … MLB.com’s No. 10 left-handed pitching prospect and No. 3 Athletics prospect. TEAM – Corey Black (CHC), RHP: Acquired by Cubs in trade for Yankee OF Alfonso Soriano in 2013. Buddy Borden (TB), RHP: Threw a seven-inning no-hitter on May 13 … acquired by the Rays from Pittsburgh for versatile IF/OF Sean Rodriguez on December 9, 2014 … as a collegian at UNLV, semi-finalist for the inaugural Gregg Olson Award presented to college baseball’s breakout player of the year … 2013 Mountain West Co-Conference Pitcher of the Year.