Lots of offense in the early games and solid pitching in the night game in Wednesday’s Arizona Fall League action. The Mesa Solar Sox defeated the Salt River Rafters 8-4. Brandon Short and Josh Vitters each had three hits for Mesa and Nolan Arenado blasted his 6th home run and drove in his 33rd run of the fall league season. The Surprise Saguaros got a two run 10th inning home run from Florida Marlins prospect Paul Gran as the big blow of a four run inning that helped propel the team to a 10-7 win over the Peoria Javelinas. In the nightcap, the Phoenix Desert Dogs picked up a 5-0 win over the Scottsdale Scorpions. Washington Nationals prospect Bryce Harper extended his hit streak to 15 games in the loss.

Arizona Fall League Top Performances For Games Of Wednesday November 9th 2011:

Salt River vs Mesa
Nolan Arenado Colorado Rockies – 2-4, HR, RBI

Kody Hinze Houston Astros – 1-3, 2B, RBI, BB

Josh Vitters Chicago Cubs – 3-4, HR, RBI

Brandon Short Chicago White Sox – 3-4, 2B, RBI

Chris Herrmann Minnesota Twins – 2-4, 2(2B), 2RBI

Brock Holt Pittsburgh Pirates – 2-3, RBI, BB

Charles Brewer Arizona Diamondbacks – 4IP, 0ER, 3H, 0BB, 1K

Kevin Munson Arizona Diamondbacks – 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 0K

Cole DeVries Minnesota Twins – 3IP, 1ER, 1H, 0BB, 3K

Andrew Cashner Chicago Cubs – 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 2K, WIN

Surprise vs Peoria
Chirstian Colon Kansas City Royals – 2-3

Wil Myers Kansas City Royals – 2-3, 3B, HR, 2RBI

Ryan Strausborger Texas Rangers – 2-2, 2B

Leonys Martin Texas Rangers – 2-5, 3B, 2RBI

Paul Gran Florida Marlins – 2-4, 3B, HR, 3RBI, BB

Scooter Gennett Milwaukee Brewers – 2-4, BB

Kentrail Davis Milwaukee Brewers – 3-4, 3B, 2RBI, BB

Jefry Marte New York Mets – 2-5, 2RBI

Chih-Hsien Chiang Seattle Mariners – 1-4, HR, 2RBI, BB

Sean Gilmartin Atlanta Braves – 2IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 2K

Brian Moran Seattle Mariners – 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 1K

Phoenix vs Scottsdale
Anthony Gose Toronto Blue Jays – 2-5, RBI

Brodie Greene Cincinnati Reds – 2-5

Kevin Ahrens Toronto Blue Jays – 2-4, 2B, RBI

Yan Gomes Toronto Blue Jays – 2-4

Jean Segura Los Angeles Angels – 1-4, 2B

Bryce Harper Washington Nationals – 1-4, 2B

Darin Ruf Philadelphia Phillies – 2-2, BB

Joe Panik San Francisco Giants – 2-4

Travis Webb Cincinnati Reds – 3.2IP, 0ER, 3H, 1BB, 5K, WIN

Evan Crawford Toronto Blue Jays – 2IP, 0ER, 2H, 0BB, 3K

Aaron Loup Toronto Blue Jays – 1.1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 1K

Andrew Taylor Los Angeles Angels – 1IP, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 3K

Lots of offense on Tuesday in the Arizona Fall League. The Surprise Saguaros led by the strength of four home runs clawed out a 7-5 win over the Mesa Solar Sox. Kevin Mattison, Tim Beckham, Christian Bethancourt and Joe Terdoslavich all went yard for Surprise. The Salt River Rafters knocked off the Phoenix Desert Dogs 10-7. Nolan Arenado extended his league RBI lead driving in three more runs to give him 27 RBI’s in 19 games. In the nightcap, the Scottsdale Scorpions defeated the Peoria Javelinas by a final of 6 to 4. Bryce Harper continued to destroy Arizona Fall League pitching as he hit his 4th Home Run in the last five games and extended his hit streak to 11 games. His season average now stands at .290.

Arizona Fall League Top Performances For Games Of Tuesday November 1st 2011:

Mesa vs Surprise
Robbie Grossman Pittsburgh Pirates – 3-5, RBI

Joe Mahoney Baltimore Orioles – 2-5, HR, RBI

Xavier Avery Baltimore Orioles – 2-4

Kevin Mattison Florida Marlins – 2-5, 3B, HR, 3RBI

Tim Beckham Tampa Bay Rays – 2-4, 2B, HR, RBI

Christian Bethancourt Atlanta Braves – 3-4, HR, RBI

Joe Terdoslavich Atlanta Braves – 1-4, HR, RBI

Jacob Petricka Chicago White Sox – 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 2K

Nathan Adcock Kansas City Royals – 3IP, 0ER, 2H, 1BB, 2K

Salt River vs Phoenix
Adam Eaton Arizona Diamondbacks – 2-4, 2B, BB

Nolan Arenado Colorado Rockies – 2-4, 2(2B), 3RBI, BB

Ben Paulsen Colorado Rockies – 1-4, 2B, RBI

Hernan Perez Detroit Tigers – 2-3, 2(2B), 2RBI, BB

Cody Puckett Cincinnati Reds – 1-2, 2B, RBI, 3BB

Michael Choice Oakland Athletics – 1-4, 2B, 3RBI

Kevin Ahrens Toronto Blue Jays – 3-5

Scottsdale vs Peoria
Scooter Gennett Milwaukee Brewers – 3-4

Matt Adams St Louis Cardinals – 2-4

Kentrail Davis Milwaukee Brewers – 1-3, 3B, 2RBI

Jean Segura Los Angeles Angels – 2-3, 2B, BB

Bryce Harper Washington Nationals – 2-4, HR, 2RBI

Joe Panik San Francisco Giants – 2-4, HR, 2RBI

Caleb Clay Boston Red Sox – 2IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 3K, WIN

The top two picks of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft were on the mound in the Arizona Fall League on Monday. Top overall pick Gerrit Cole from the Pittsburgh Pirates went 3IP, 1ER, 3H, 0BB, 3K and got a no decision in his start in the Mesa Solar Sox 3-1 win over the Phoenix Desert Dogs. Danny Hultzen the second overall pick by the Seattle Mariners continued his strong fall going 4IP, 0ER, 2H, 0BB, 5K in the Peoria Javelinas 8-0 win over the Salt River Rafters. 2010’s top overall pick, Bryce Harper extended his hit streak to 10 games with a two hit day for the Scottsdale Scorpions who fell 8-5 to the Surprise Saguaros. The Washington Nationals prospect is now hitting .276 on the fall. He’s been on fire after a horrific first two weeks of the Arizona Fall League season.

Arizona Fall League Top Performances For Games Of Monday October 31st 2011:

Surprise vs Scottsdale
Kevin Mattison Florida Marlins – 3-4, 2B, RBI, BB

Tim Beckham Tampa Bay Rays – 1-3, HR, 2RBI, BB

Wil Myers Kansas City Royals – 1-4, 2B, RBI, BB

Mike Olt Texas Rangers – 2-4, BB

Christian Bethancourt Atlanta Braves – 1-5, HR, 2RBI

Mikie Mahtook Tampa Bay Rays – 2-5

Tyler Bortnick Tampa Bay Rays – 2-5, 2B, RBI

Leury Garcia Texas Rangers – 2-5

Mike Trout Los Angeles Angels – 1-3, 2BB

Brandon Crawford San Francisco Giants – 2-4, 2RBI

Bryce Harper Washington Nationals – 2-4, 2B, 2RBI

Adam Liberatore Tampa Bay Rays – 2IP, 0ER, 0H, 1BB, 4K, WIN

Jake Diekman Philadelphia Phillies – 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 1BB, 2K

Salt River vs Peoria
Tim Wheeler Colorado Rockies – 1-3

Wilfredo Tovar New York Mets – 2-5

Jedd Gyorko San Diego Padres – 3-4, 2B, HR, 3RBI, BB

Matt Adams St Louis Cardinals – 2-4, 2B, HR, 5RBI

Ryan Jackson St Louis Cardinals – 2-4

Jaff Decker San Diego Padres – 1-4, 2B

Kentrail Davis Milwaukee Brewers – 2-4

Danny Hultzen Seattle Mariners – 4IP, 0ER, 2H, 0BB, 5K, WIN

Robert Carson New York Mets – 2IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 1K

Mesa vs Phoenix
Brian Dozier Minnesota Twins – 1-4, 2B, 2RBI

Junior Lake Chicago Cubs – 1-4, 3B

Joe Mahoney Baltimore Orioles – 2-3, RBI

Xavier Avery Baltimore Orioles – 1-3, 2B

Anthony Gose Toronto Blue Jays – 1-3, BB

Ronnier Mustelier New York Yankees – 1-4, HR, RBI

Rob Segedin New York Yankees – 1-3, 2B, BB

Grant Green Oakland Athletics – 1-4, 2B

Corban Joseph New York Yankees – 1-4, 2B

Gerrit Cole Pittsburgh Pirates – 3IP, 1ER, 3H, 0BB, 3K

Nathan Baker Pittsburgh Pirates – 1IP, 0ER, 1H, 1BB, 3K

Dakota Watts Minnesota Twins – 2IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 0K

David Phelps New York Yankees – 5IP, 0ER, 1H, 1BB, 3K

The 2011 Arizona Fall League season has been dominated by high powered offensive outputs, however on Saturday, Texas Rangers pitching prospect Miguel de los Santos and four others dominated on the mound as the Surprise Saguaros picked up an 11-0 win over the Phoenix Desert Dogs. De los Santos allowed one hit and struck out eight in five innings picking up the win for Surprise who struck out 13 as a staff in the game. Florida Marlins prospect Paul Gran added a Grand Slam Home Run for Surprise to pace the offense. The Mesa Solar Sox beat the Peoria Javelinas 8-5. Mesa was led by Chicago Cubs prospect Josh Vitters who had three hits including his third home run of the Arizona Fall League season. The Salt River Rafters got a solo home run by Los Angeles Dodgers prospect Kyle Russell in the top of the ninth to snap a 3-3 tie and give Salt River a 4-3 win over the Scottsdale Scorpions. Boston Red Sox prospect Will Middlebrooks hit his fourth home run in the losing effort.

Arizona Fall League Top Performances For Games Of Saturday October 29th 2011:

Peoria vs Mesa
Juan Lagares New York Mets – 2-4, 2B, BB

Jedd Gyorko San Deigo Padres – 1-2, RBI, 2BB

Zelous Wheeler Milwaukee Brewers – 2-4

Adam Moore Seattle Mariners – 2-3, 2B, 2RBI

Robbie Grossman Pittsburgh Pirates – 2-3, 2B, RBI, BB

Junior Lake Chicago Cubs – 1-4, HR, RBI

Josh Vitters Chicago Cubs – 3-4, HR, RBI

Brandon Short Chicago White Sox – 1-4, 2B, 2RBI

Xavier Avery Baltimore Orioles – 2-3

Forrest Snow Seattle Mariners – 1IP, 1R, 0ER, 0H, 1BB, 2K

Casey Medlen Milwaukee Brewers – 2IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 2K

Brandon Kloess Chicago White Sox – 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 1K, SAVE

Surprise vs Phoenix
Anthony Seratelli Kansas City Royals – 3-4, RBI, 2BB

Christian Colon Kansas City Royals – 2-6, RBI

Matt Dominguez Florida Marlins – 1-4, HR, 2RBI

Leonys Martin Texas Rangers – 2-4, 2B, BB

Paul Gran Florida Marlins – 2-5, HR, 4RBI

Elio Sarmiento Texas Rangers – 2-5, HR, 2RBI

Todd Cunningham Atlanta Braves – 3-5, 2B

Miguel de los Santos Texas Rangers – 5IP, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 8K, WIN

Kirby Yates Tampa Bay Rays – 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 1BB, 2K

Jeremy Jeffress Kansas City Royals – 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 2K

Bradley Boxberger Cincinnati Reds – 1.2IP, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 4K

Salt River vs Scottsdale
Nolan Arenado Colorado Rockies – 3-4, 2(2B)

Kody Hinze Houston Astros – 1-3, 2B, RBI, BB

Kyle Russell Los Angeles Dodgers – 2-4, HR, RBI

Will Middlebrooks Boston Red Sox – 2-5, 2B, HR, RBI

Derek Norris Washington Nationals – 2-5

Ryan Dent Boston Red Sox – 2-3, BB

Rob Scahill Colorado Rockies – 1IP, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 1K, WIN

Sammy Solis Washington Nationals – 4IP, 1R, 0ER, 5H, 2BB, 5K

Pat Lehman Washington Nationals – 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 2K

Andrew Taylor Los Angeles Angels – 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 2K

Lots of offense on display in the Arizona Fall League on Friday. The Mesa Solar Sox picked up a 10-3 win over the Peoria Javelinas. White Sox prospect Terry Doyle picked up his league leading 4th win with three scoreless innings for Mesa. Fellow White Sox prospect Brandon Short blasted two home runs and drove in four to pace the Solar Sox. The Phoenix Desert Dogs defeated the Surprise Saguaros 11-5. Michael Choice tied for the league lead in Home Runs with his 6th as part of a three hit, five RBI day for Phoenix. In the nightcap, the Scottsdale Scorpions beat the Salt River Rafters 9-5. Bryce Harper extended his hit streak to nine games with a two run home run in his final at-bat. It was Harper’s third Home Run in as many games.

Arizona Fall League Top Performances For Games Of Friday October 28th 2011:

Mesa vs Peoria
Robbie Grossman Pittsburgh Pirates – 1-4, 2B, 2BB

Brian Dozier Minnesota Twins – 2-5, 2RBI, BB

Brandon Short Chicago White Sox – 2-6, 2HR, 4RBI

Joe Mahoney Baltimore Orioles – 1-4, 2B, BB

Aaron Hicks Minnesota Twins – 2-4, 2RBI, BB, SB

Xavier Avery Baltimore Orioles – 2-3, 3B, RBI, 2BB, SB

Logan Schafer Milwaukee Brewers – 1-4, HR, 2RBI, BB

Wilfredo Tovar New York Mets – 2-5, 2(2B)

Ryan Jackson St Louis Cardinals – 2-4

Juan Centeno New York Mets – 2-4, 2B

Terry Doyle Chicago White Sox – 3IP, 0ER, 2H, 0BB, 3K, WIN

Nick Schmidt San Diego Padres – 3IP, 1ER, 3H, 0BB, 3K

Cody Scarpetta Milwaukee Brewers – 3IP, 1ER, 2H, 2BB, 3K, LOSS

Phoenix vs Surprise
Brodie Greene Cincinnati Reds – 1-4, 2B, BB

Michael Choice Oakland Athletics – 3-4, HR, 5RBI, BB

Chad Huffman Cleveland Indians – 1-4, 2B, RBI, BB

Jesus Aguilar Cleveland Indians – 2-4, 2B, BB

Rob Segedin New York Yankees – 1-5, 3B, 2RBI

Kevin Aherns Toronto Blue Jays – 2-5, 2B

Corban Joseph New York Yankees – 2-4, 2B, 2RBI

Ryan Ortiz Oakland Athletics – 2-4, BB

Kevin Mattison Florida Marlins – 2-3, 2BB

Mike Olt Texas Rangers – 2-5, 2RBI

Joe Terdoslavich Atlanta Braves – 1-4, 2B

Christian Bethancourt Atlanta Braves – 2-4, 2B, HR, 3RBI

Mikie Mahtook Tampa Bay Rays – 2-4, 3B

Anthony Capra Oakland Athletics – 1.1IP, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 2K

Donnie Joseph Cincinnati Reds – 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 2K, WIN

Chase Whitley New York Yankees – 1IP, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 2K

Andrew Carignan Oakland Athletics – 1IP, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 1K

Scottsdale vs Salt River
Mike Trout Los Angeles Angels – 2-6, 2B, RBI

Brandon Crawford San Francisco Giants – 2-6, RBI

Bryce Harper Washington Nationals – 1-4, HR, 2RBI, BB

Darin Ruf Philadelphia Phillies – 1-1, RBI, 3BB

Joe Panik San Francisco Giants – 1-4, 2B, RBI, BB

Zach Walters Washington Nationals – 1-3, 2B, 3RBI

Tim Wheeler Colorado Rockies – 2-4, BB

Kody Hinze Houston Astros – 2-4, HR, 2RBI

Brian Cavazos-Galvez Los Angeles Dodgers – 1-4, HR, 3RBI

Seth Rosin San Francisco Giants – 2IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 2K

The Scottsdale Scorpions used a three run Walk Off Home Run by Washington Nationals top prospect Bryce Harper to beat the Mesa Solar Sox 8-7 on Thursday. Harper drove in four on the day and extended his hitting streak to nine games. On the other side of the ledger, fellow Nationals prospect Matt Purke was hammered once again, allowing three earned runs in one inning. His fall league ERA stands at 29.70. The Peoria Javelinas needed eleven innings to defeat the Phoenix Desert Dogs 7-5. Cleveland Indians prospect Roberto Perez was a triple shy of the cycle for Phoenix. Cincinnati Reds pitcher Aroldis Chapman went one and two thirds innings allowing one run on one hit while walking a batter and striking out one for Phoenix. The Surprise Saguaros scored two in the top of the ninth to pull out a 5-3 win over the Salt River Rafters. Nolan Arenado homered for the third consecutive game and drove in his league leading 23rd and 24th RBI’s of the year for Salt River.

Arizona Fall League Top Performances For Games Of Thursday October 27th 2011:

Mesa vs Scottsdale
Xavier Avery Baltimore Orioles – 3-4, 2RBI, BB

Aaron Hicks Minnesota Twins – 3-4, 2(2B), 2RBI

Brian Ward Baltimore Orioles – 2-4, 2B

Jarek Cunningham Pittsburgh Pirates – 2-4

Mike Trout Los Angeles Angels – 3-5, 2B

Jean Segura Los Angeles Angels – 3-5, 3B, 2RBI

Bryce Harper Washington Nationals – 2-5, HR, 4RBI

Darin Ruf Philadelphia Phillies – 2-4, HR, 2RBI

Mike Colla Pittsburgh Pirates – 2IP, 0ER, 2H, 0BB, 1K

Stephen Harrold San Francisco Giants – 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 1K, WIN

Peoria vs Phoenix
Matt Adams St Louis Cardinals – 2-5, 2B, RBI

Jefry Marte New York Mets – 1-4, 2B, BB

Jason Hagerty San Diego Padres – 2-5, RBI

Jaff Decker San Diego Padres – 1-4, 2B, BB

Oscar Taveras St Louis Cardinals – 2-4, RBI

Juan Centeno New York Mets – 2-5, RBI

Ronnier Mustelier New York Yankees – 3-5

Roberto Perez Cleveland Indians – 4-5, 2B, HR, RBI

Adeiny Hechavarria Toronto Blue Jays – 2-5, 3B

Brian Moran Seattle Mariners – 2IP, 0ER, 1H, 1BB, 2K, WIN

Evan Crawford Toronto Blue Jays – 1IP, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 2K

Chad Beck Toronto Blue Jays – 2IP, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 2K

Surprise vs Salt River
Christian Colon Kansas City Royals – 2-5, HR, RBI

Wil Myers Kansas City Royals – 2-5, HR, RBI

Kyle Skipworth Florida Marlins – 2-3, BB

Anthony Seratelli Kansas City Royals – 2-3, BB

Adam Eaton Arizona Diamondbacks – 2-4

Nolan Arenado Colorado Rockies – 1-4, HR, 2RBI

Jacob Goebbert Houston Astros – 2-4, 2B