2014 AFL Game Notes Wednesday, October 8, 2014 Media Relations: Paul Jensen (480) 710-8201, [email protected] Dylan Higgins (509) 540-4034, [email protected] Dan Acheson (603) 520-4431, [email protected] Website: www.mlbfallball.com Twitter: @MLBazFallLeague Facebook: www.facebook.com/mlbfallball East Division Probable Starters Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 Scottsdale Scorpions 1 0 .000 -- 1-0 0-0 1-0 W1 1-0 Wednesday, October 8 Mesa Solar Sox 0 1 .000 1.0 0-0 0-1 0-0 L1 0-1 Surprise @ *Peoria, 12:35 PM (F) Salt River Rafters 0 1 .000 1.0 0-1 0-0 0-1 L1 0-1 RHP Keith Couch (8-2, 2.78 ERA in 2014) @ RHP Jaime Schultz (4-1, 2.40 ERA in 2014) West Division Glendale at Mesa, 12:35 PM (L) Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 RHP Matt Magill (7-6, 5.21 ERA in 2014) @ Glendale Desert Dogs 1 0 1.000 -- 1-0 0-0 0-0 W1 1-0 RHP Sean Nolin (4-7, 3.43 ERA in 2014 MLB) Peoria Javelinas 1 0 1.000 -- 0-0 1-0 1-0 W1 1-0 Salt River at Scottsdale, 6:35 PM (A) Surprise Saguaros 0 1 .000 1.0 0-1 0-0 0-1 L1 0-1 RHP Mark Appel (3-7, 6.91 ERA in 2014) @ LHP Joely Rodriguez (6-11, 4.84 ERA in 2014) Tuesday’s Games Thursday, October 9 Scottsdale at *Peoria, 12:35 PM (L) R H E LOB RHP Ryan O’Sullivan (7-8, 3.91 ERA in 2014) @ Mesa 3 4 0 7 W: Bassitt (CWS) (1-0) L: Rivero (WAS) (0-1) RHP Aaron Northcraft (7-10, 4.70 ERA in 2014) Glendale 9 14 3 8 Salt River at Mesa, 6:35 PM (F) Solar Sox: DH Addison Russell (CHC) 1-for-4, 2 RBI … SP Felipe Rivero (WAS) 4+ IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 LHP Taylor Rogers (11-6, 3.29 in 2014) @ ER, 2 BB, 3 SO Desert Dogs: RF Steven Moya (DET) 3-for-5, 2B, 3 RBI … SS Corey Seager (LAD) 2- RHP C.J. Edwards (1-2, 2.35 ERA in 2014) for-3, 2 2B, 2 BB, RBI … 3B Jason Esposito (BAL) 2-for-4, solo-HR (1) … 1B Nick Ramirez (MIL) 2- Surprise at Glendale, 6:35 PM (A) for-4, solo-HR (1) … WP Chris Bassitt (CWS) 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 SO RHP Justin Hancock (3-2, 3.92 ERA in 2014) @ RHP Francellis Montas (5-0, 1.44 ERA in 2014) R H E LOB Peoria 5 14 0 11 W: Cunniff (ATL) (1-0) L: Landazuri (SEA) (0-1) Friday, October 10 Surprise 4 8 2 5 S: Garcia (LAD) (1) Salt River at Peoria*, 12:35 PM (L) TBA @ Javelinas: 3B Hunter Dozier (KC) 2-for-5, 2B, 2 RBI … C Justin O’Conner (TB) 3-for-5, 2B … LF C.J. RHP Tyrell Jenkins (6-5, 3.28 ERA in 2014) McElroy (STL) 3-for-4, 2B, RBI Scorpions: SP Taijuan Walker (SEA) 4.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 Surprise at Mesa, 6:35 PM (A) SO … RF Hunter Renfroe (SD) 2-for-4, 2 R, 2 2B, RBI … 1B Patrick Kivlehan (SEA) 1-for-4, solo-HR RHP Nick Howard (2-1, 3.74 ERA in 2014) @ (1) RHP Ivan Pineyro (0-6, 5.55 ERA in 2014) R H E LOB Glendale at Scottsdale, 6:35 PM (F) Scottsdale 7 11 2 6 W: Hilario (NYM) (1-0) L: Bradley (ARI) (0-1) LHP Robbie Ray (1-4, 8.16 ERA in 2014 MLB) @ LHP Tom Harlan (6-6, 3.15 ERA in 2014) Salt River 4 8 3 8 Replay testing used. Scorpions: DH Greg Bird (NYY) 3-for-5, 2 2B, solo-HR (1), 4 RBI …RF Tyler *Peoria home games played at Surprise Stadium Austin (NYY) 2-for-4, 2 RBI … WP Julian Hilario (NYM) W, 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 SO Rafters: C Peter O’Brien (ARI) 2-for-3, solo-HR, 2 RBI … 2B Austin Nola (MIA) 2-for-4, 3B … SP Archie Bradley UMPIRE ROSTER L, 2.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO Crew A – Tom Honec (CC), Doug Vines, Shaun Lampe, Ryan Goodman Crew F – Blake Davis (CC), Ryan Blakney, Derek Mollica, Carlos Torres Crew L – David Weekly Infield Schedule (thru 10/11) Soucy (CC), Greg Stanzak, Ian Fazio, Nick Lentz Team Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Glendale X AFL Alum of the Day Mesa X X X Cardinals 1B Matt Adams (2011 Peoria X X X Peoria Javelinas) hit a three-run, go- Salt River X X Scottsdale X X ahead home run in the bottom of the Surprise X X X seventh inning against Dodgers LHP Clayton Kershaw to send the 12:35 p.m. – HINF: 9:45 a.m., HBP: 10:00 a.m., VBP: 10:50 a.m., VINF: 11:40 a.m. Cardinals to the 3-2 win Tuesday 6:35 p.m. – HINF: 3:45 p.m., HBP: 4:00 p.m., VBP: 4:50 p.m., VINF: 5:40 p.m. night in the clincher of the NLDS. St. Teams are REQUIRED to take infield and BP every Monday Louis will face the San Francisco Giants in the NLCS beginning Saturday. Sunday, November 3 League off day Today’s Fall League Five 1. Peoria IF Patrick Kivlehan (SEA) hit the first home run of the 2014 AFL season off of Surprise’s RHP Kyle Zimmer, a solo shot on a 1-0 pitch th with two outs in the third inning … Peoria used a three-run 8 to down the Saguaros 5-4 on opening day. 2. Glendale OF Steven Moya (DET) went 3-for-5 with a double, run scored, and three RBI in the Dogs 9-3 win over the Mesa Solar Sox. 3. Scottsdale IF Greg Bird (NYY) went 3-for-5 with two doubles, three runs scored, a home run, and a league-high four RBI in the Scorpions’ season-opening 7-4 win over the Rafters. 4. Glendale IFs Nick Ramirez (MIL) and Jason Esposito (BAL) both had two hits, including a solo home run, and helped power the Dogs past the Sox 9-3. 5. Peoria RHP Taijuan Walker (SEA) got the Opening Day start for the Javelinas and tossed four innings and allowed just one run on five hits; he struck out five and did not walk a batter in the Javelinas 5-4 win over Surprise. MLB Pace of Game Initiatives Experimental pace of game initiatives — primarily at Salt River Fields — are being game-tested during 2014 Arizona Fall League games this season. The wide-ranging plan was developed by Major League Baseball’s new Pace of Game Committee chaired by Atlanta Braves President John Schuerholz. GLENDALE DESERT DOGS (1-0) STARTING PITCHER – Matt Magill (LAD): Went 7-6 with a 5.21 ERA in 36 games (12 starts) for Triple-A Albuquerque in 2014. TEAM – Tim Anderson (CWS): MLB.com’s No. 83 overall prospect list, No. 9 overall shortstop and No. 2 White Sox prospect. Chris Bassitt (CWS): MLB debut with the White Sox on August 30, 2014 vs. Detroit. Daniel Coulombe (LAD): Attended Chaparral H.S. in Scottsdale, AZ … MLB debut with the Dodgers on September 16, 2014 at Colorado. Zach Davies (BAL): Born in Chandler, AZ … attended Mesquite H.S. in Gilbert, AZ … MLB.com’s No. 8 Orioles prospect. Jason Esposito (BAL): Home run vs. Mesa 10/08 … earned 2014 minor league Rawlings Gold Glove Award for his defense at High-A Frederick … paced all Carolina League third basemen in fielding percentage (.960), putouts (83) and assists (257). Daniel Fields (DET): Father, Bruce, played 58 big-league games with the Tigers and Mariners and coached with Detroit. Gomez (MIL): MLB debut with the Rockies on September 16, 2011 vs. San Francisco. Francellis Montas (CWS): MLB.com’s No. 3 White Sox prospect … traded from Red Sox to White Sox in three-team deal that sent RHP Jake Peavy to the Red Sox in 2013. Steven Moya (DET): Three hits, three RBI vs. Mesa 10/08 … MLB.com’s No. 7 Tigers prospect … 2014 Double-A Eastern League MVP after hitting .276 with 35 homers, 105 RBI and 16 stolen bases in 133 games at Erie… MLB debut with the Tigers on September 1, 2014 at Cleveland … Futures Game participant in 2014. Mike Ohlman (BAL): Hit .313 at Frederick in 2013 to win the High-A Carolina League batting title. Nick Ramirez (MIL): Home run vs. Mesa 10/08 … Robbie Ray (DET): MLB.com’s No. 2 Tigers prospect … traded from Washington to Detroit in 2013 deal that sent RHP Doug Fister to the Nationals … won MLB debut with the Tigers on May 6, 2014 vs. Houston. Corey Seager (LAD): No. 13 prospect on MLB.com’s Top 100 list, No. 4 overall shortstop prospect and No. 1 Dodgers prospect … 2014 California League MVP after hitting .352 with 18 homers and 70 home runs in 80 games at Single-A Rancho Cucamonga … Futures Game participant in 2014 … brother of Seattle 3B Kyle Seager and Mariners farmhand Justin Seager. Chad Smith (DET): MLB debut with the Tigers on June 22, 2014 at Cleveland … cousin, Scott Nestor, played nine minor-league seasons.