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2011 AFL Game Notes
Saturday, October 15, 2011
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AFL Alum of the Day
St. Louis Cardinals OF
Matt Holliday
(2002-03 Mesa Solar Sox) went 3-for-5 with
a double and two RBI to lead his club to a
7-1 game five win over the Milwaukee
Brewers in the NLCS.
Yesterday’s Games
R H E LOB
Surprise 16 19 1 7 W: De Los Santos (TEX)(1-0) L: Hatley (CHC)(0-2)
Mesa 8 13 1 8 S: None
Sags SS Tim Beckham (TB) had four hits and four RBI with two doubles and two triples ... CF Kevin Mattison (FLA) went 3-for-4 with a triple, a homer, four RBI and four runs scored ... DH Matt
Dominguez (FLA) had three hits, including his first homer ... 3B Mike Olt (TEX) had three hits and three RBI ... Solar Sox DH Josh Vitters (CHC) was 4-for-5 with a double and two runs ... RHP Gerrit Cole (PIT) surrendered three runs on three hits and a walk in 2.1 innings in his professional debut.
R H E LOB
Salt River 7 10 1 5 W: Crosby (DET) (1-0) L: Burawa (NYY) (1-2) Phoenix 5 11 2 10 S: Wall (LAD) (2)
Rafters C Rob Brantly (DET) had two hits, including a two-run double ... DH Nolan Arenado (COL) extended his hitting streak to seven games with an RBI single ... Desert Dogs RF Cody Puckett (CIN) belted a three-run homer.
R H E LOB
Peoria 14 15 1 8 W: McHugh (NYM) (1-1) L: Maday (SF) (1-1) Scottsdale 5 7 1 8 S: None
Javs 3B Jedd Gyorko (SD) was 3-for-5 with two homers, four RBI and four runs ... LF Jaff Decker (SD) doubled, homered and drove in three ... 2B Wilfredo Tovar (NYM) went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBI and two runs ... Scorpions LF Bryce Harper (WSH) collected his first extra-base hit of the season, tripling home two runs in the seventh.
Probable Starters
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Mesa at Surprise, 12:35 PM (F)
26 RHP Cole DeVries (MIN (0-0, 7.50) @ 26 RHP Shane Dyer (TB) (1-0, 3.00) Scottsdale at Peoria, 12:35 PM (A)
35 RHP Brock Huntzinger (BOS) (0-1, 7.20) @ 25 LHP Nick Schmidt (SD) (1-0, 9.64) Phoenix at Salt River, 6:35 PM (L)
28 RHP Murphy Smith (OAK) (0-1, 14.29) @ 34 RHP Charles Brewer (ARI) (0-0, 9.53)
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Off day
Monday, October 17, 2011
Salt River at Mesa, 12:35 PM (F) 46 RHP Stephen Fife (LAD) (0-2, 8.10) @ 41 RHP Terry Doyle (CWS) (1-0, 1.17) Phoenix at Scottsdale, 12:35 PM (A) 37 LHP T.J. McFarland (CLE) (1-0, 1.42) @ 43 RHP Tyler Cloyd (PHI) (0-1, 1.80) Peoria at Surprise, 6:35 PM (L) 34 LHP Tyler Lyons (STL) (0-1, 2.57)@ 2 LHP Sean Gilmartin (ATL) (1-0, 6.43) (A, F, L) – Umpire Roster Key
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.
AFL Weekly Infield/BP Schedule
Team Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat.
Mesa IF/BP BP BP IF/BP IF/BP BP
Salt River IF/BP IF/BP BP BP IF/BP BP
Scottsdale IF/BP IF/BP BP BP IF BP
Peoria IF/BP IF/BP BP IF/BP
Phoenix IF/BP BP IF BP IF/BP BP
Surprise IF/BP BP IF/BP BP IF/BP
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. Schedule subject to change. East Division
Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 Salt River Rafters 8 2 .800 -- 3-2 5-0 5-0 W3 8-2 Scottsdale Scorpions 3 6 .333 4.5 2-2 1-4 1-4 L4 3-6
Mesa Solar Sox 2 8 .200 6.0 1-5 1-3 1-3 L1 2-8
West Division
Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 Surprise Saguaros 8 1 .889 -- 3-1 5-0 4-0 W4 8-1 Peoria Javelinas 5 5 .500 3.5 1-4 4-1 2-3 W1 5-5 Phoenix Desert Dogs 3 7 .300 5.5 1-4 2-3 1-4 L7 3-7
2011 Arizona Fall League Tidbits
• Major League Baseball this week named Boston Red Sox outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury (2006 Peoria Javelinas) the 2011 American League Comeback Player of the Year after he posted career highs in nearly every offensive category. Ellsbury became the fourth player in major league history to eclipse 200 hits, 100 RBI, 35 stolen bases and 30 home runs in the same season.
• 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. Leading the way were the Tampa Bay Rays, Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals, who had 14 former Fall Leaguers each on their 25-man rosters for the ALDS and NLDS.
• 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 will have two games televised nationally on the MLB Network and online at MLB.TV this season: the Rising Stars
Game on November 5 and the AFL Championship Game on November 19.
• Get up-to-the-minute updates from the Arizona Fall League through the league’s social media efforts, on Twitter (@MLBazFallLeague) and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/arizonafallleague.
33 First-Round Picks in the 2011 Arizona Fall League
2011 2009 2007
RHP Gerrit Cole (1st, Pittsburgh) OF Grant Green (13th, Oakland) OF Josh Vitters (3rd, Chicago Cubs) LHP Danny Hultzen (2nd, Seattle) LHP Matt Purke (14th, Texas)* RHP Casey Weathers (8th, Colorado) LHP Sean Gilmartin (28th, Atlanta) OF Mike Trout (25th, L.A. Angels) IF Matt Dominguez (12th, Florida) IF Joe Panik (29th, San Francisco) IF Nick Franklin (27th, Seattle) IF Kevin Ahrens (16th, Toronto) OF Mikie Mahtook (31st, Tampa Bay) OF Tim Wheeler (32nd, Colorado) LHP Nick Schmidt (23rd, San Diego)
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. Angels) OF Michael Choice (10th, Oakland) C Jason Castro (10th, Houston) RHP Caleb Clay (44th, Boston) C Yasmani Grandal (12th, Cincinnati) OF Aaron Hicks (14th, Minnesota)
OF Gary Brown (24th, San Francisco) RHP Andrew Cashner (19th, Chicago Cubs)
IF Mike Olt (49th, Texas) RHP Gerrit Cole (28th, New York Yankees)* * did not sign
Today’s Fall League Five
1. Peoria 3B Jedd Gyorko (SD) went 3-for-5 with 2 homers, 4 RBI and 4 runs scored in the Javelinas’ 14-5 win over Scottsdale Friday. Gyorko is second in the AFL with three home runs and 10th with a .391 batting average.
2. Surprise SS Tim Beckham (TB) went 4-for-6 Friday with 2 doubles, 2 triples, 3 runs and 4 RBI and leads the AFL with seven extra-base hits.
3. Surprise CF Kevin Mattison (FLA) posted multiple hits for the fourth time Friday when he went 3-for-4 with 1 triple, 1 home run, 4 RBI and 4 runs scored, finishing a double shy of the cycle. Mattison leads the league in total bases (27) and is tied for the league lead in RBI (11). 4. Peoria LF Jaff Decker (SD) extended his hitting streak to five games and his RBI streak to four when he went 2-for-4 with 1 double, 1 homer,
3 RBI, 2 runs and 1 walk Friday to raise his batting average to .483, good for second in the AFL.
5. Mesa IF/OF Josh Vitters (CHC) went 4-for-5 with a double and two runs Friday and is batting .448 (13-for-29) with three doubles and six RBI during his seven-game hitting streak
PHOENIX DESERT DOGS (3-7)
STARTING PITCHER: RHP Murphy Smith (OAK) makes his third AFL start … suffered the loss Monday in Phoenix after he was tagged for six runs on eight hits over three innings of work … took a no-decision in his first outing Oct. 4 after he allowed three runs on three hits over 2.2 IP … 6-9 record with a 3.94 ERA with Single-A Stockton in 2011 … selected by the Athletics in the 13th round of the 2009 draft.
2011: OF Cody Puckett (CIN) belted his second home run of the 2011 AFL campaign Friday, a three-run shot … .364 (4-for-11) average with runners on base … OF Rob Segedin (NYY) collected multiple hits for the second time when he went 2-for-4 with a solo home run … multi-hit performance Monday when he went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI … .400 (6-for-15) batting average with the bases empty compared to .133 (2-for-15) with runners on … IF Corban Joseph (NYY) recorded his first multiple-hit performance Friday after he went 2-for-3 with a double …
Anthony Gose (TOR) tallied multiple hits Friday for the first time since Opening Day when he went 2-for-5 with a run scored … doubled and drove in a run Wednesday … 1B Jesus Aguilar (CLE) delivered multiple hits for the fourth time Thursday when he went 2-for-4 with a walk … homered in the ninth inning of Tuesday’s loss to Peoria … team-high three hits in five at bats Monday … six of 11 hits have gone for extra-bases (three home runs and three doubles) … ranks among league leaders in home runs (3, T-2nd), extra-base hits (6, T-2nd), doubles (3, T-3rd) and slugging (.852, 2nd)
… ranks eighth with a .407 (11-for-27) batting average … IF Brodie Greene (CIN) belted his first home run Thursday, a solo shot in the fifth … turned in his first multi-hit game when he went 2-for-4 Tuesday …OF Grant Green (OAK) collected multiple hits for the first time Monday when he went 2-for-5 with two runs scored … three-run home run in Oct. 5 victory over Mesa …OF Michael Choice (OAK) went 2-for-5 with a homer in Saturday’s loss to Scottsdale ... .471 (8-for-17) batting average … 1.059 slugging percentage and a 1/5.67 HR/AB ratio … scored a run in all four games ... SS Dusty Coleman (OAK) went 1-for-3 at the plate Saturday, belting his first homer, a two-run shot … OF Tim Fedroff (CLE) was 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, two runs, a walk and a steal Thursday ... .364 (4-for-11) batting average … IF Kevin Ahrens (TOR) doubled and drove in a run Wednesday after going 1-for-3 at the plate ... second in league with four doubles … C RobertoPerez (CLE) hit a three-run homer in
Wednesday’s victory over Mesa ... RHP Brad Boxberger (CIN) allowed his first run of the 2011 AFL campaign Friday, but allowed three hits while striking out three in a loss to Salt River … struck out three over a scoreless inning Oct. 7 and has recorded 11 of his 17 outs via strikeout ... owns the league lead in strikeouts ... has not surrendered a hit to a right-handed batter (0-for-9, 7 K) while lefties are hitting .400 (4-for-10, 4 K) against him … RHP Andrew Carignan (OAK) has pitched 4.1 scoreless innings in four games, striking out eight … tied for third in the AFL in strikeouts and tied for the league lead in appearances … RHP Nick Christiani (CIN) struck out two over a scoreless frame Saturday and has allowed one hit over two innings ... league WHIP leader (0.25) … RHP Evan Crawford (TOR) punched out three batters in two scoreless innings Wednesday.
TEAM: Current high seven-game losing streak after starting the season 3-0 … tops league with 16 home runs but have struck out a league-high 86 times … pitching staff owns the West Division lead with 81 strikeouts … manager Todd Steverson (OAK) played outfield at nearby Arizona State University ... won five straight AFL titles from 2004-08 after winning their title in 2001.
SALT RIVER RAFTERS (8-2)
STARTING PITCHER: RHP Charles Brewer (ARI) has allowed six earned runs over 5.2 innings in his first two starts ... both no-decisions ... 5:3 K:BB ratio ... 5-1 with a 2.58 ERA (15 ER/52.1 IP) for Double-A Mobile in 2011 despite missing two months with a fractured wrist ... allowed one or fewer earned runs in six of his final seven starts ... drafted in the 12th round by the Diamondbacks in 2009 out of UCLA.
2011: OF Adam Eaton (ARI) had his first three-hit performance Thursday, going 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBI and a run ... 2-for-4 with three runs scored and two steals Wednesday ... tied for second with 10 runs scored and four steals ... scored a run and reached safely in all seven games ... IF Nolan Arenado (COL), who led the minor leagues in RBI in 2011, is tied for the league lead with 11 RBI after driving in one with an RBI single Friday ... 3-for-4 with five RBI Wednesday ... hit safely in all seven games, driving in a run in six of them ... just two strikeout in 32 plate appearances (third in AFL) ... OF Alex Castellanos (LAD) tallied his second straight 3-for-3 game Wednesday while walking twice, stealing his fourth base and scoring four runs ... 3-for-3 with a solo homer, three runs scored, a walk and two stolen bases Tuesday ... 7-for-11 with 1 double, 2 home runs, 2 RBI, 4 walks, 4 stolen bases and 9 runs scored in three games this week ... league leader in runs scored (13) and tied for second in home runs (3), steals (4), extra-base hits (6) and total bases (24) ... 1B Kody Hinze (HOU) extended his hitting streak to five games and his RBI streak to four Wednesday ... two RBI in three consecutive games, Oct. 7-11 ... reached safely twice in all five games ... tied for fourth in on-base (.522), fourth in slugging (.789) and top-5 in batting (.421) ... OF Tim Wheeler (COL) stole two bases and drove in his ninth run Tuesday ... sixth-inning grand slam for his first AFL homer Monday ... IF Ryan Wheeler (ARI) went 4-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI Oct. 8 ... leads league with five doubles and is tied for fourth with 13 hits ... multiple hits in four of first five games ... week one co-player-of-the-week with Desert Dogs OF Michael Choice after hitting .556 (10-18) with five doubles, four RBI and two runs ... IF David Nick (ARI) has scored a run in all seven games ... hit safely in all six games with a plate appearance ... top-10 in batting (.417) ... IF Ben Paulsen (COL) collected the team’s first four-hit game Monday ... C Rob Brantly (DET) drove in two with a double Friday ... IF Jake Lemmerman (LAD) is tied for third in AFL with five walks ... LHP Dallas Keuchel (HOU) yielded just one unearned run on two hits and no walks over four innings while striking out three to earn the win Thursday ... fourth among starters with a .154 opponents’ batting average ... RHP Eric Smith (ARI) earned the win with two scoreless innings and two strikeouts Wednesday at Scottsdale ... RHP Stephen Fife (LAD) had a team-high six strikeouts vs. Surprise Tuesday ... second in league with 10 punchouts ... RHP Kevin Munson (ARI) has nine strikeouts in four innings and recorded his first save Thursday ... third in AFL in strikeouts ... RHP Parker Frazier (COL) fanned three in two scoreless innings Thursday, lowering his ERA to 1.29.
TEAM: Second in hits (107) and runs scored (68) ... pitching staff leads league with 96 strikeouts ... only team averaging more than one strikeout per inning (96 K, 90.0 IP) ... seven-run fifth inning on Oct. 5 is league’s highest-scoring frame ... manager Stu Cole (COL) marks his fourth stint in the AFL ... the Rafters have won just two AFL championships despite reaching finals seven times.
MESA SOLAR SOX (2-8)
STARTING PITCHER: RHP Cole DeVries (MIN) has allowed five earned runs over six innings in his first two starts, both no-decisions ... 4-2 with a 3.40 ERA (34 ER/90.0 IP) and a 75:32 K:BB ratio in 45 games (2 starts) between Double-A New Britain and Triple-A Rochester in 2011 ... started 74 games over his first three pro seasons but has made just seven starts in the last two years ... signed as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Minnesota in 2006 … named Class 3A High School player-of-the-year in 2003 at Eden Prairie High School.
2011: IF/OF Josh Vitters (CHC) went 4-for-5 with a double and two runs Friday ... batting .448 (13-for-29) with three doubles and six RBI during his seven-game hitting streak ... tied for the league lead with 15 hits ... second with 10 RBI and tied for second with 24 total bases ... OF Robbie Grossman (PIT) is tied for the league lead with 15 hits ... tied for second in total bases (24) ... five multi-hit games ... 3B D.J. LeMahieu (CHC) went 2-for-4 with 1 homer, 2 RBI, 2 runs, 1 walk and 1 stolen base Friday ... scored a run in seven of nine games ... SS Junior Lake (CHC) hit his second home run Friday ... 2-for-4 and stole two bases Wednesday, adding to his league-leading total (6) ... stolen base in five of eight games and run scored in six of eight ... 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and a steal on Oct. 5 ... IF Tyler Saladino (CWS) collected his first three-hit game Thursday at Peoria, going 3-for-5 with a triple, two RBI and one run ... tied for second in the league with two, three-baggers ... OF Brandon Short (CWS) has at least one hit seven of last eight games ... 3-for-4 with a walk and two runs Thursday ... first home run Tuesday ... 13 strikeouts lead league ... SS Brian Dozier (MIN) went 4-for-4 with his first homer, three RBI and three runs on Oct. 6 ... leads league with two sac bunts ... IF Jarek Cunningham (PIT) went 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI Thursday, giving him RBI in four of his last five ... RHP Terry Doyle (CWS) pitched four perfect innings to earn Mesa’s first win Tuesday ... limited Phoenix to one run over 3.2 innings in his Oct. 5 start ... second with 7.2 innings and 0.26 WHIP ... leads starters with .083 opponents’ batting average (2-24) ... top-10 in ERA (1.17) ... RHP Trey McNutt (CHC) retired all nine batters he faced in his first start, Oct. 7 ... RHP Steve Johnson (BAL) struck out four in each of his first two starts, placing him tied for fourth in AFL with eight punchouts ... third among starters in K/9 at 12.00 (8 K, 6.0 IP) ... RHP Chris Carpenter (CHC) and RHP Jacob Petricka (CWS) have both held left-handed batters to a .143 average (1-7) with four strikeouts ... RHP Mike Colla (PIT) earned his first save with a scoreless ninth Thursday ... tied for league lead with 0.00 ERA (4.1 IP).
TEAM: League-worst 6.49 ERA and only 61 strikeouts in 87.1 innings ... tied for league-high 13 home runs allowed ... managed by former Met Joe McEwing (CWS), the Solar Sox look to end a seven-year AFL championship drought ... the most recent of their four league titles came in 2003 ... in their first season in Mesa in 1999, went 31-13 to record the best win percentage in league history (.705).
SURPRISE SAGUAROS (8-1)
STARTING PITCHER: RHP Shane Dyer (TB) makes his third AFL start … tagged by the Rafters for two runs on four hits while walking five and striking out one over three innings Monday … won first start, Oct. 5 vs. Scottsdale, with three scoreless innings … 7-11 with 4.47 ERA in 28 starts for Double-A Montgomery in 2011 … selected by the Rays in the sixth-round of the 2008 draft out of South Mountain Community College in Phoenix. 2011: OF Kevin Mattison (FLA) posted multiple hits for the fourth time in seven games Friday after going 3-for-4 at the plate with 1 home run, 1 triple, 4 RBI and 4 runs scored … double shy of the cycle … 2-for-4 with two runs and a triple Thursday … 4-for-4 Oct. 8, including a two-run triple and a stolen base … RBI triple and game-tying two-run homer in bottom of the ninth, Oct. 7 … third in AFL with .433 (13-for-30) batting average … league leader with.900 slugging percentage, 27 total bases and four triples ... shares league lead with 11 RBI … tied for fourth with 13 hits, tied for second with 10 runs scored and third with a .541 on-base percentage … IF Tim Beckham (TB) went 4-for-6 at the plate Friday with 2 doubles, 2 triples, 3 runs and 4 RBI … homered for the second time in as many days Oct. 8, a two-run shot in the ninth inning … leads the AFL with seven extra-base hits … .421 (8-for-19) batting average with runners on base … IF Mike Olt (TEX) turned in his fourth multi-hit performance of the AFL season Friday when he went 3-for-5 with a double and three RBI … second multi-homer game in his fourth AFL game Monday, both solo shots … also hit two home runs Oct. 5, including the third of a back-to-back-to-back sequence in the sixth and a grand slam in the eighth … leads AFL with four home runs, tied for first with 11 RBI and tied for second with 24 total bases … second in AFL with 1 home run per 7.75 at-bats … 1B Joe Terdoslavich (ATL) scored twice Friday while going 2-for-5 at the plate ... multiple hits in all five games … 3-for-4 with two doubles Friday ... leads league with .500 (11-for-22) batting average ... OF Wil Myers (KC) fell a home run short of the cycle in Tuesday’s win at Salt River after he went 3-for-6 at the plate with two RBI … solo home run in the first inning Monday, the front end of a back-to-back combination with Mike Olt … second time this season Myers and Olt have hit back-to-back home runs (also Oct. 5) …tied for the league-lead with seven walks and tied for second with two triples … IF Matt Dominguez (FLA) collected multiple hits for the first time Friday when he went 3-for-6 with 1 home run, 2 RBI and 2 runs scored … OF Mikie Mahtook (TB) recorded multiple hits for the first time as a professional Thursday when he went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored … .444 (4-for-9) batting average with five RBI with runners in scoring position … C Christian Bethancourt (ATL) tallied multiple hits for the third time in four AFL games Thursday when he went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run … 2-for-5 with 1 double, 3 RBI and 2 runs scored Tuesday … fourth in the AFL with a .429 (9-for-21) batting average … IF Leury Garcia (TEX) had a league single-game high three doubles Monday with two RBI … IF Anthony Seratelli (KC) tallied a pair of hits Tuesday, including a double, and two runs scored … OF Ryan Strausborger (TEX) is tied for ninth in the AFL with a .455 (5-for-11) batting average ... RHP Nate Adcock (KC) earned his first AFL win Thursday after he tossed three scoreless innings, allowing just one hit … seven of his nine outs came via strikeout, setting an AFL season-high for strikeouts in a game … LHP Sean Gimartin (ATL) earned his first win Tuesday after he allowed two runs on three hits while striking out five in four innings of work … RHP Neil Ramirez (TEX) struck out two across three scoreless frames Oct. 7 ... LHP Dan Jennings (TB) struck out two in two scoreless innings Oct. 5.
TEAM: League-best .337 team batting average, 189 total bases and 10 triples … pitching staff has pitched to an AFL-low 4.56 ERA, 76 hits and 41 ER … 16-year title drought is longest in league history ... manager Billy Gardner Jr. (TB) finished his 17th season as a minor-league manager in 2011 ... 1,117-1,117 career record, sitting at an even .500.
SCOTTSDALE SCORPIONS (3-6)
STARTING PITCHER: RHP Brock Huntzinger (BOS) is 0-1 with a 7.20 ERA (4 ER/5.0 IP) in his first two appearances (1 start) ... 6:2 K:BB ratio ... 5-11 with a 6.17 ERA (85 ER/124.0 IP) with Double-A Portland in 2011 ... struck out 123 batters, compared to 41 walks ... third-round pick of Boston in the 2007 draft out of Pendleton Heights (IN) High School ... led the state of Indiana with a 0.16 ERA his senior year at Pendleton Heights. 2011: OF Tyson Gillies (PHI) was 2-for-4 and drew his league-leading seventh walk Friday ... has drawn a walk in all five games with a plate appearance ... reached base four times, scored three runs and stole his first base Oct. 7 ... second with .542 on-base percentage ... IF Jean Segura (LAA) went 3-for-4 with a double, one RBI and two runs scored Wednesday ... 3B Zach Walters (WSH) recorded his first RBI and multi-hit effort on Tuesday ... C Hank Conger (LAA) has hit safely in all five games ... three RBI on Oct. 7 ... SS Brandon Crawford (SF) has tripled in each of his last two games ... 3-for-4 with a triple and two runs, including the decisive tally in the eighth in Monday’s 4-3 win over Mesa ... C Dan Butler (BOS) has gone 1-for-3 in each of his three games ... perfect 3-for-3 at throwing out attempting base stealers ... OF Bryce Harper (WSH) drove in two with a triple Friday ... two steals Monday ... OF Gary Brown (SF) scored two runs Friday ... 3-for-5 with a double and two RBI on Oct. 8 ... 1B Cody Overbeck (PHI) was 2-for-4 with a triple, one RBI and two runs scored Wednesday ... reached base four times (one hit and three walks) and scored twice Oct. 8 ... 3B Will Middlebrooks (BOS) has reached safely via hit or walk in all five games ... stole his first base of the season Wednesday ... knocked in two runs with a double Monday ... 3-for-4 with a double, a homer, two RBI and two runs on Oct. 7 ... OF Mike Trout (LAA) went 3-for-5 with a double, RBI and run scored in his AFL debut Oct. 7 ... OF Alex Hassan (BOS) has walked five times in his last four games ... RHP Austin Fleet (SF) ran his scoreless streak to five innings with two shutout frames Tuesday ... RHP Daryl Maday (SF) earned the win on Oct. 8 by striking out six and allowing one hit through four scoreless innings ... LHP Jacob Diekman (PHI) has not allowed a hit in three scoreless appearances and has totaled five strikeouts over 3.1 innings.
TEAM: League-worst .224 batting average ... league-low 32 runs scored (3.55 per game), 66 hits, two home runs and 16 extra-base hits ... struck out fewest times of any team, with only 59 in nine games ... staff has issued league-low 32 walks ... defending league champions ... manager Arnie Beyeler (BOS) recently finished his first season as the skipper of Triple-A Pawtucket after four seasons with Double-A Portland.
PEORIA JAVELINAS (5-5)
STARTING PITCHER: LHP Nick Schmidt (SD) makes his second AFL start and third appearance … earned the win in his start Monday at Phoenix after he allowed two runs on three hits in three innings of work … no-decision in first appearance on Oct. 6 after he allowed three runs on two hits while striking out and walking three in 1.2 IP … combined 4-6 record with a 3.91 ERA between the Rookie-League Arizona Padres and High-A Lake Elsinore in 2011 … selected in the first-round (23rd overall) by the Padres in the 2007 draft … 2006 Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Year while playing collegiately at the University of Arkansas.
2011: 3B Jedd Gyorko (SD) went deep twice for the Javelinas Friday, a solo shot and a three-run shot in the eighth and ninth innings, respectively … finished the night 3-for-5 with 4 RBI and 4 runs scored … belted a three-run homer Monday and went 2-for-4 … three hits Oct. 4 … .391 (9-for-23) batting average ranks 10th in the AFL … tied for second in AFL with three home runs, fifth with a .783 slugging percentage and first with a 1/7.67 HR/AB ratio … OF Jaff Decker (SD) logged multiple hits for the fourth time Friday when he went 2-for-4 with 1 home run, 3 RBI and 2 runs scored … 1-for-3 with an RBI single and a walk Thursday … 2-for-3 with two RBI Thursday … three or more hits for the second time Monday when he went 3-for-5 with 1 triple, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored … 4-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored in his AFL debut Oct. 4 … second in the AFL with .483 (14-for-29) batting average, third with 14 hits and tied for third with six walks … batting at an .833 (5-for-6) clip with runners on base and two outs … OF Logan Schafer (MIL) belted his first home run Friday and finished the night 2-for-5 with a walk … OF Chih-Hsien Chiang (SEA) legged out his first triple Thursday when he went 1-for-4 with a run scored … tallied multiple hits for the second consecutive day Tuesday when he went 2-for-4 with a run scored … first multi-hit performance came on Monday when went 3-for-4 with a walk and a run scored … added an outfield assist, throwing out a runner at second base … IF Scooter Gennett (MIL) went 3-for-5 with a double and a run scored Wednesday … hit a go-ahead grand slam with two outs in the ninth while trailing 3-1 Oct. 7 at Surprise ... three hits Oct. 5, including the team’s first home run… OF Juan Lagares (NYM) belted a two-run home two-run Wednesday while going 2-for-4 at the plate with two two-runs scored … IF Nick Franklin (SEA) hit his first home run Wednesday, a two-run shot … SS Ryan Jackson (STL) doubled and scored a run after going 1-for-4 Thursday … 3-for-5 with two RBI and a double Monday … seventh in the AFL with a .409 (9-for-22) batting average … OF Kentrail Davis (MIL) was the only Javelinas batter to record multiple hits in Oct. 8 loss to Surprise, going 2-for-3 with a pair of singles and a stolen base … C Adam Moore (SEA) reached base three times Oct. 7, going 1-for-2 with two walks ... 3B Jefry Marte (NYM) drove in two runs and scored three Oct. 5 ... LHP Danny Hultzen (SEA) allowed one run on six hits over three innings of work Thursday … RHP Taylor Whitenton (NYM) fanned three hitters in two innings Saturday … RHP Forrest Snow (SEA) retired all nine batters he faced, including three on strikeouts, in earning the win Oct. 5.
TEAM: Offense exploded for 15 hits Friday, nine for extra bases, in their 14-5 victory over Scottsdale … four relievers combined for five scoreless innings of one-hit baseball in Wednesday’s 6-2 win at Mesa ... pitching staff has allowed a league-low five home runs … offense leads the AFL with 22 doubles … manager Pedro Lopez managed the Mets’ High-A St. Lucie affiliate in 2011 ... the Javelinas’ bid for a repeat title came up short in 2010 as they lost in the AFL title game to the Scottsdale Scorpions ... Javs have won titles in 2009, 2002, 1997 and 1994.
Single-Game Highs
HITTING PITCHING
# Player Date Opp. # Player Date Opp.
H 4 multiple players IP 4.0 multiple players
2B 3 L. Garcia (SUR/TEX) 10/11 @SRR H 8 A. Sanabia (SUR/FLA) 10/14 @MES
3B 2 T. Beckham (SUR/TB) 10/14 @MES R 6 S. Gleason (MES/BAL) 10/14 SUR HR 2 J. Vitters (MES/CHC)/M. Olt (SUR/TEX) (2x) ER 6 S. Gleason (MES/BAL) 10/14 SUR
RBI 5 multiple players SO 7 N. Adcock (SUR/KC) 10/13 @PHX
R 4 multiple players BB 4 multiple players
SB 2 multiple players HR 3 J. Kehrt (SCO/BOS) 10/5 @SUR
Head-to-Head Records
Opponent
MES
SRR
SCO
PEO
PHX
SUR
Mesa Solar Sox
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0-2
1-1
1-1
0-2
0-2
Salt River Rafters
2-0
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3-0
1-1
1-0
1-1
Scottsdale Scorpions
1-1
0-3
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0-1
2-0
0-1
Peoria Javelinas
1-1
1-1
1-0
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2-1
0-2
Phoenix Desert Dogs
2-0
0-1
0-2
1-2
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0-2
Surprise Saguaros
2-0
1-1
1-0
2-0
2-0
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Multi-HR Games
Date Hitter Team Opp. HR Type
10/4 J. Vitters MES/CHC @PHX 2 2-R, 3-R
10/5 M. Olt SUR/TEX SCO 2 Solo, GS
10/10 M. Olt SUR/TEX SRR 2 Solo, Solo
10/14 J. Gyorko PEO/SD @SCO 2 Solo, 3-R
5+ RBI Games
Date Hitter Team Opp. RBI Hits
10/4 J. Vitters MES/CHC @PHX 5 2
10/5 M. Olt SUR/TEX SCO 5 2
10/12 N. Arenado SRR/COL @SCO 5 3
Grand Slams
Date Hitter Team Opp. Pitcher Inn.
10/5 M. Olt SUR/TEX SCO Carpenter 8
10/7 S. Gennett PEO/MIL @SUR Hoover 9 10/10 T. Wheeler SRR/COL @SUR Kelly 6
4+ Hit Games
Date Hitter Team Opp. Hits Type _
10/4 J. Decker PEO/SD SRR 4 4 1B
10/6 B. Dozier MES/MIN SUR 4 3 1B, HR 10/8 K. Mattison SUR/FLA @PEO 4 3 1B, 3B 10/10 B. Paulsen SRR/COL @SUR 4 3 1B, 2B 10/14 T. Beckham SUR/TB @MES 4 2 2B, 2 3B 10/14 J. Vitters MES/CHC SUR 4 3 1B, 2B
2011 AFL Players of the Week
Player of the Week Pitcher of the Week
Week One SRR IF Ryan Wheeler (ARI) 10-18, 5 2B, 4 RBI n/a PHX OF Michael Choice (OAK) 8-17, 2B, 3 HR, 4 RBI, 7 R
