Media/Scouts Notes • Wednesday November 7, 2007 Media Relations Contacts: Paul Jensen (cell 480/710-8201, [email protected]) Ed Collari (cell 770/367-5986, [email protected]) John Meyer (cell 515/770-4190, [email protected]) AFL Standings East Division Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Division Streak Last 10 Phoenix Desert Dogs 14 9 .609 - 10-4 4-5 5-2 L1 6-4 Mesa Solar Sox 11 12 .478 3.0 7-6 4-6 4-3 L4 3-7 Scottsdale Scorpions 11 13 .458 3.5 7-5 4-8 3-7 W3 8-2 West Division Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Division Streak Last 10 Surprise Rafters 15 9 .625 - 8-4 7-5 5-3 W1 5-5 Peoria Javelinas 13 11 .542 2.0 10-4 3-7 5-3 W1 6-4 Peoria Saguaros 8 16 .333 7.0 4-6 4-10 3-7 L1 3-7 International Teams W L Pct. GB Home Away Division Streak Last 10 Team USA 4 2 .667 - 1-1 3-1 0-0 W3 4-2 Team China 1 5 .167 2.5 0-0 1-5 0-0 L4 1-5 Tuesday’s Results Scottsdale Scorpions 1, Phoenix 0 — WP: Meek (1-0). LP: Davidson (0-1). SV: Anderson (1). tenth shutout in the AFL this season and third by Scottsdale … Phoenix had its five-game winning streak snapped … Scottsdale IF Emmanuel Burriss (SF) went 2-for-3 and knocked in the only run with a single in the eighth inning … Scottsdale starting pitcher Adam Bostick (NYM) tossed five scoreless innings … Phoenix OF Andrew McCutchen (PIT) collected three hits … Phoenix C Donny Lucy finished 2-for-3 with a double … Phoenix starter Nick Blackburn (MIN) worked four shutout innings to lower his ERA to 1.59. Surprise Rafters 5, Mesa Solar Sox 2 — WP: O’Day (1-1). LP: Jones (0-1). SV: Kometani (2). Mesa was limited to four hits … Surprise IF Michael Aubrey (CLE) went 3-for-4 with a solo home run … Surprise IF Sean Rodriguez (LAA) and IF Elvis Andrus (TEX) tallied two hits and a RBI … Mesa OF Mitch Einertson (HOU) finished 2-for-3 with a solo home run and two runs scored. Peoria Javelinas 3, Peoria Saguaros 2 ─ WP: Morton (3-1). LP: Miller (0-3). SV: Jung (1). The Javelinas scored all three runs in the second inning … Javelinas starting pitcher Charlie Morton (ATL) tossed five shutout innings and limited the Saguaros to three hits with seven strikeouts … Javelinas IF Corey Wimberley (COL) lined a two-run single in the third inning … Saguaros IF Chris Coghlan (FLA) went 2-for-4 with a run scored. Wednesday’s Games Thursday’s Games Surprise @ Mesa, 12:35 p.m. Javelinas @ Surprise, 12:35 p.m. Javelinas @ Saguaros, 12:35 p.m. Scottsdale @ Saguaros, 12:35 p.m. Phoenix @ Scottsdale, 7:05 p.m. Phoenix @ Mesa, 7:05 p.m. AROUND THE LEAGUE East Division Phoenix Desert Dogs – 10-4 at home but just 4-5 on the road … five-game winning streak snapped yesterday … lowest team batting average in AFL at .243 and a league-low 10 home runs … tied for league lead with six saves … 5-7 in league high 12 one-run games … league-best 2.68 team ERA … allowed league low 10 home runs … caught stealing a league-high 14 times … RHP Jake Arrieta (BAL) leads the league with 13 scoreless innings and 11 games. He has only allowed six hits with 13 strikeouts … OF Andrew McCutchen (PIT) has reached base in 11 consecutive home games … RHP Nick Blackburn (MIN) is the AFL pitcher-of-the-week for week 4 … RHP Fernando Hernandez (CWS) has tossed 10.2 scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts and just four hits. Mesa Solar Sox – Mesa is tied for the league lead having tossed three shutouts … 7-4 when scoring first … 9-0 when leading after eight innings … OF Sam Fuld (CHC) has reached base safely in 20 of 22 games including all 13 home games. He leads the league in hits (32), extra-base hits (13), and doubles (8) … OF Matt LaPorta (MIL) leads the league with 16 RBI … RHP Sean Gallagher (CHC) has tossed 10 innings without allowing an earned run with nine strikeouts … RHP Stuart Pomeranz (STL) is 2-0 and has tossed 10 shutout innings. Scottsdale Scorpions – Scottsdale is second in the league in average (.272) and home runs (25) … pacing the league with 34 errors resulting in a league-high 27 unearned runs … only team with two wins when trailing after eight innings … AFL’s top four strikeout pitchers: RHP Nick Pereira (SF) Adam Bostick (NYM) with 18 strikeouts, RHP Calvin Medlock (TB) and LHP David Purcey (TOR) with 17… IF Eugenio Velez (SF) leads the league with 14 stolen bases … OF Caleb Stewart leads the league with five home runs … IF Sergio Santos (TOR) has a seven-game hitting streak and is hitting .345 with 4 home runs and six runs during that span … RHP Brian Anderson (SF) has worked 9.1 innings without allowing an earned run. He is second with three saves. West Division Surprise Rafters – 10-2 when scoring first … 3-1 when tied after eight innings … committed a league-low 18 errors … lead the league with a .980 fielding percentage … leading the AFL with 31 home runs … LHP Matt Harrison (TEX) leads the league in wins (4) … OF Chris Lubanski (KC) leads the league in triples (3) … C Craig Tatum (CIN) has reached base in 10 consecutive games and is hitting .343 during that stretch … C Taylor Teagarden (TEX) has reached base in six consecutive home games. Peoria Javelinas – 10-5 at home … 11-0 when leading after 7 innings … league-leading .283 team batting average, 154 runs and 235 hits … lead the league with 49 stolen bases and only caught eight times … OF Dexter Fowler (COL) has reached base in 19 straight games but only scored four runs during that stretch … OF Jordan Schafer (ATL) leads the league in runs scored (18) … IF Yung Chi Chen (SEA) leads the league with a .404 average and has reached base in 12 consecutive games. Peoria Saguaros – Manager John Russell has been named manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He becomes the 22 nd former AFL manager to serve in the same capacity in the major leagues. He also becomes the second active AFL manager to be hired by a major league team, joining Lloyd McClendon , who was the manager of the Peoria Javelinas in 2000 when he was hired to manage the Pittsburgh Pirates … 11 stolen bases but caught nine times … only 2-12 when trailing after six innings … outscored 133-106 for the season … league worst ERA (5.48) … Saguaros IF Blake Dewitt (LAD) has reached base in 11 consecutive games and is on a seven-game hitting streak. He is hitting .350 with seven runs and 14 hits during that span … OF Xavier Paul (LAD) is on a nine-game hitting streak … C Brett Hayes (PHI) has thrown out five base stealers to tie for the league lead. Upcoming 2007 Fall League Events Monday, November 5…….. MLB-TV began 10-game webcast schedule Wednesday, November 7…..Ken Macha Hall of Fame Recognition – Scottsdale Stadium Thursday, November 8…….Roy Halladay Recognition Ceremony – Mesa HoHokam Park Saturday, November 17……Championship Game – Scottsdale Stadium AFL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Batter Pitcher Week 1 Javelinas OF Jordan Schafer (ATL) N/A Week 2 Scottsdale IF Evan Longoria (TB) Phoenix RHP Bob McCrory (BAL) Week 3 Mesa OF Sam Fuld (CHC) Surprise LHP Matt Harrison (TEX) Week 4 Javelinas IF Matt Tuiasosopo (SEA) Phoenix RHP Nick Blackburn (MIN) Pitching Rotations WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2007 Surprise Rafters @ Mesa Solar Sox – 12:35 p.m. (A) 47 Dusty Hughes (LHP/KC) 1-0, 1.20 @ 52 Sean Gallagher (RHP/CHC) 0-0, 0.00 Peoria Javelinas @ Peoria Saguaros – 12:35 p.m. (C) 7 Chin Lung Lo (RHP/COL) 0-1, 6.75 @ 67 Ricky Nolasco (RHP/FLA) 0-1, 3.76 Phoenix Desert Dogs @ Scottsdale Scorpions – 7:05 p.m. (B) 46 Anthony Swarzak (RHP/MIN) 0-0, 2.08 @ 49 Mike Prochaska (LHP/TB) 2-1, 8.82 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2007 Peoria Javelinas @ Surprise Rafters – 12:35 p.m. (A) 6 Sean Thompson (LHP/COL) 1-1, 3.65 @ 43 Matt Harrison (LHP/TEX) 4-0, 1.50 Scottsdale Scorpions @ Peoria Saguaros – 12:35 p.m. (B) 27 Greg Smith (LHP/ARI) 1-1, 1.74 @ 61 Patrick Overholt (RHP/PHI) 2-2, 7.82 Phoenix Desert Dogs @ Mesa Solar Sox – 7:05 p.m. (C) 26 Ryan Mullins (LHP/MIN) 0-0, 1.64 @ 59 Steven Hammond (LHP/MIL) 1-2, 7.20 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2007 Surprise Rafters @ Peoria Javelinas – 12:35 p.m. (C) 49 Adam Miller (RHP/CLE) 0-0, 5.40 @ 37 Joe Woerman (RHP/SEA) 1-1, 1.98 Mesa Solar Sox @ Phoenix Desert Dogs – 12:35 p.m. (A) 31 Daniel Hagwood (LHP/BOS) 1-2, 7.82 @ 15 Hayden Penn (RHP/BAL) 0-0, 8.78 Peoria Saguaros @ Scottsdale Scorpions – 7:05 p.m. (B) 32 John Hudgins (RHP/SD) 0-0, 5.14 @ 47 Nick Pereira (RHP/SF) 2-1, 2.79 Umpire Roster Crew A Crew B Crew C Damian Beal – CC Delfin Colon – CC Chris Tiller – CC Dave Uyl Jake Uhlenhopp Dan Bellino D.J. Reyburn Bryan Reilly Rob Healey Wil Robinson Adrian Johnson Jeff Macias 2007 Mesa Solar Sox Day-By-Day Date Opponent W/L Score Inn.