2009 Media/Scouts Notes Wednesday, November 11, 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 Today, November 11, 2009 Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 Surprise at Mesa, 12:35 PM (F) Phoenix Desert Dogs 13 11 .542 - 5-8 8-3 6-3 L3 3-7 22 Ian Kennedy (RHP/NYY) 1-1, 3.98 @ Mesa Solar Sox 11 12 .478 1.5 5-6 6-6 4-4 W5 7-3 41 Andrew Cashner (RHP/CHC) 2-2, 2.63 Scottsdale Scorpions 10 13 .435 2.5 4-7 6-6 3-6 W1 4-6 Javelinas at Saguaros, 12:35 PM (L) 58 Travis Schlichting (RHP/LAD) 1-1, 3.00 @ Western Division 49 Zach Putnam (RHP/CLE) 0-0, 3.86 Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 Phoenix at Scottsdale, 6:35 PM (A) Peoria Javelinas 16 8 .667 - 8-4 8-4 5-3 W3 8-2 91 Reidier Gonzalez (RHP/TOR) @ Peoria Saguaros 11 13 .478 5.0 5-6 6-7 4-5 L1 5-5 35 Michael Cisco (RHP/PHI) 0-1, 3.86 Surprise Rafters 10 14 .417 6.0 4-9 6-5 4-5 L4 3-7 Thursday, November 12, 2009 Javelinas at Surprise, 12:35 PM (L) Once Around the Bases R H E LOB 31 Justin Cassel (RHP/CWS) 2-1, 5.52 @ Scorpions 2 7 1 6 WP: Augenstein (ARI) (1-3) LP: Simmons (OAK) (1-3) 19 Jenrry Mejia (RHP/NYM) 0-3, 12.91 Desert Dogs 0 4 0 10 SV: Reynolds (COL) (2) Scottsdale at Saguaros, 12:35 PM (A) 56 Donald Veal (LHP/PIT) 3-0, 0.54 @ Scottsdale’s SS Hector Gomez (COL) went 2-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI … 2B Pedro 32 Mike Minor (LHP/ATL) 1-0, 2.31 Ciriaco (ARI) and LF Steve Susdorf (PHI) each added doubles … starter Bryan Augenstein\ (ARI), Phoenix at Mesa, 6:35 PM (F) Tom Layne (ARI), Daniel Turpen (SF), Steve Edlefsen (SF), Craig Baker (COL), and Matt 43 Ryohei Tanaka (RHP/BAL) 1-1, 5.54 @ Reynolds (COL) combined for the league’s sixth shutout of the season. 59 Steven Hirschfeld (RHP/MIN) 1-2, 11.17 R H E LOB Solar Sox 6 7 0 5 WP: Bierd (BOS) (3-1) LP: Parisi (STL) (2-2) Friday, November 13, 2009 Surprise at Javelinas, 12:35 PM (F) Rafters 4 7 1 8 SV: Burnett (MIN) (2) 54 Matt Harrison (RHP/TEX) 1-2, 15.00 @ Solar Sox RF Bryan Petersen (FLA) went 3-for-4 with 1 run, 1 double, 1 home run, and 4 RBI … C 39 Scot Drucker (RHP/DET) 1-1, 5.14 Michael Brenly (CHC) added two hits and one RBI … Surprise’s RF Colin Curtis (NYY) went 3-for-4 Mesa at Phoenix, 12:35 PM (L) with 1 run, 1 double, and 1 RBI … 2B Daniel Descalso (STL) added two hits and one run … CF 23 Andrew Miller (LHP/FLA) 0-0, 3.86 @ Jarrod Dyson (KC) scored two runs on one hit and one walk. 28 Robert Ray (RHP/TOR) 1-1, 4.67 @ R H E LOB Saguaros at Scottsdale, 6:35 PM (A) 15 Mike Leake (RHP/CIN) 0-2, 2.31 @ Saguaros 5 9 2 12 WP: Rasner (CWS) (1-0) LP: Lopez (HOU) (2-1) 54 Joe Martinez (RHP/SF) 1-0, 4.32 Javelinas 9 13 1 7 SV: Weinhardt (DET) (1) Javelinas 3B Brent Morel (CWS) went 3-for-3 with one run and one RBI … 1B Russ Mitchell (LAD) (A, F, L) – Umpire Roster Key added 3 runs, 3 hits, and 1 RBI … DH Joseph Dunigan (SEA) went 2-for-3 with 1 run, 1 double, and 1 RBI … Saguaros SS Lance Zawadzki (SD) went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI. AFL Alumni of the Day AFL Weekly Infield Breakdown Team Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Six Fall League alumni – catcher Joe Dogs X X Mauer (MIN), first baseman Mark Teixeira Javelinas X X (NYY), third baseman Evan Longoria (TB), Rafters X X shortstop Derek Jeter (NYY), outfielder Saguaros X X Adam Jones (BAL), and outfielder Torrii Scorpions X X Hunter (LAA) – were awarded with 2009 Solar Sox X X Rawlings Golden Glove awards at their 12:35 p.m.: HINF: 10:00 a.m., HBP: 10:15 a.m., VBP: 11:00 a.m., VINF: 11:45 a.m. respected positions. 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 ─ 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. Surprise Rafters (10-14) TODAY’S STARTER: RHP Ian Kennedy (NYY) makes his sixth start to equal the league lead … looking for first decision since 10/19 (loss vs. Scottsdale) after pitching back-to-back-to-back no-decisions … 5.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, and 2 SO in last start on 11/05 at Scottsdale fourth in the Fall League with 20.1 innings pitched … second with 19 strikeouts … 9.74 SO/9.0 IP … base runners/9.0 IP ratio of 8.80 … 1-0 with a 1.59 (4 ER/22.2 IP) ERA, 7 BB, and 25 SO in four starts … tossed one scoreless inning of relief with the Yankees in 2009 … selected by New York in the first round (21st overall) in 2006. OTHERS: OF Colin Curtis (NYY) is second in batting average (.393) … fifth in slugging percentage (.672) and on-base percentage (.448) … .419 (13-31) batting average with 3 doubles, 3 home runs, and 11 RBI with runners on base … 12-game on-base streak (10/13-29) … .388 (19-49) with 11 runs, 4 doubles, 1 triple, 2 home runs, and 8 RBI during the streak … 1B Ike Davis (NYM) is tied for third in the Fall League with six doubles … .667 (2-3) with one double, six RBI with the bases loaded … riding a six-game home hitting streak … .304 (7-23) with 3 runs, 1 double, 1 home run, and 4 RBI during the streak … hit a grand slam and collected six RBI on Opening Day … IF Brandon Laird (NYY) is tied for second with 5 home runs … averaging one home run every 14.60 at bats … third with 21 RBI … .375 (3-8) batting average with one home run and six RBI with runners in scoring position and two outs … .385 (5-13) with two runs, two RBI over the last five games … IF Daniel Descalso (STL) and OF Tyler Henley (STL) are batting .444 (4-9) with a .500-plus OBP when leading off an inning … Henley is averaging one strikeout every 10 at bats … RHP Scot Moviel (NYM) has a top 10 ERA (1.69) … OF Mitch Moreland (TEX) is batting .333 (5-15) with a .643 slugging percentage, 1 double, 1 home run, and 6 RBI with runners in scoring position … OF Marcus Lemon (TEX) has a .455 (10-22) batting average with 4 runs, 1 home run, and 4 RBI over his last six games … LHP Michael Dunn (NYY) is averaging a league high for relievers of 15.26 SO/9.0 IP … OF Daryl Jones (STL) shares the Fall League lead with six stolen bases … hit by pitch a league-high four times … RHP Grant Duff (NYY) is tied for second in the league with two saves … RHP Tanner Scheppers (TEX) has a WHIP of 0.78 … holding the opposition to a .167 batting average … averaging seven base runners per 9.0 IP … 3B Mike Moustakas (KC) has 12 RBI and a .800 slugging percentage with runners in scoring position … seven RBI on 10/15 vs. Mesa. TEAM: Top defensive team with a .984 fielding percentage … only 13 errors in 24 games … third in the league with 125 RBI … hitters have been hit by a pitch 10 times … boast a .314 (61-194) batting average and .387 on-base percentage when leading off an inning as a team … three-way tie with Javelinas and Phoenix for most runs in a game (17). vs. Mesa Solar Sox (11-12) STARTING PITCHER: RHP Andrew Cashner (CHC) faces Surprise today ... 2-2 with a 2.63 ERA (4 ER/13.2 IP) in four starts ... allowed five hits and two walks with eight strikeouts and no runs over his last two starts (8.0 IP) ... split the 2009 season between High-A Daytona and Double-A Tennessee … 0-0 with a 1.50 ERA in 12 starts with Daytona, finishing his stint there with five scoreless appearances in his last six starts … 3-4 with a 3.39 ERA in 12 starts with Tennessee. OTHERS: OF Bryan Petersen (FLA) went 3-for-4 with 1 double, 1 home run, 4 RBI, 1 run, 1 walk and 1 stolen base Tuesday ... leads the league in average as the only player above the .400 mark (.419, 31-74) ... tied for the league lead in hits ... hit safely in 15 of 16 games, including a season-opening 12-game hitting streak ..