The Arizona Fall League continued to be a hitters league on Monday night. The Scottsdale Scorpions was the only team not to reach the seven run mark as they lost 7-4 to the Phoenix Desert Dogs. Toronto Blue Jays prospect Adeiny Hechavarria had an absolute monster game going 4-4 with 3 Triples and 4 RBI’s for Phoenix. Bryce Harper went 1-4 with a Double for Scottsdale raising his fall league average to .129. The Mesa Solar Sox beat up on the Salt River Rafters by a final of 13-7. Los Angeles Dodgers pitching prospect Stephen Fife fell to 0-3 on the season giving up seven runs in three innings for Salt River. Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Jarek Cunningham blasted a Triple and 2 Home Runs for Mesa. In the nightcap the Peoria Javelinas rallied for four runs in the top of the ninth, but left the tying run on second base as the Surprise Saguaros held on for an 8-7 win. Florida Marlins prospect Matt Dominguez had three hits including a grand slam and drove in six runs for Surprise.

Arizona Fall League Top Performances For Games Of Monday October 17th 2011:

Phoenix vs Scottsdale
Adeiny Hechavarria Toronto Blue Jays – 4-4, 3(3B), 4RBI

Grant Green Oakland Athletics – 3-5, 3B

Corban Joseph New York Yankees – 1-3, HR, RBI, BB

Mike Trout Los Angeles Angels – 1-4, 2B

Hank Conger Los Angeles Angels – 2-3, RBI, BB

Jean Segura Los Angeles Angels – 2-4, 2B, 3RBI

Joe Panik San Francisco Giants – 2-4

Bryce Harper Washington Nationals – 1-4, 2B

T J McFarland Cleveland Indians – 3IP, 1ER, 3H, 2BB, 1K, WIN

Aaron Loup Toronto Blue Jays – 1.2IP, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 2K

Cory Burns Cleveland Indians – 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 1K

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

Daniel Tillman Los Angeles Angels – 2IP, 1ER, 1H, 1BB, 3K

Salt River vs Mesa
Tim Wheeler Colorado Rockies – 1-5, 2B, 3RBI

Nolan Arenado Colorado Rockies – 3-5, HR, 3RBI

Dixon Machado Detroit Tigers – 2-3, 3B, BB

Robbie Grossman Pittsburgh Pirates – 2-4, HR, 2RBI, BB

Brian Dozier Minnesota Twins – 2-4, RBI, BB

Junior Lake Chicago Cubs – 1-4, 2B, 2RBI, BB

Joe Mahoney Baltimore Orioles – 3-5, 2(2B), HR, 3RBI

Jarek Cunningham Pittsburgh Pirates – 3-5, 3B, 2HR, 5RBI

Terry Doyle Chicago White Sox – 5IP, 1ER, 1H, 1BB, 4K, WIN

Peoria vs Surprise
Ryan Jackson St Louis Cardinals – 1-3, 2B, 2BB

Jedd Gyorko San Diego Padres – 2-5, RBI

Jefry Marte New York Mets – 2-3, HR, 3RBI

Juan Centeno New York Mets – 2-3, 2B, 2RBI, BB

Kentrail Davis Milwaukee Brewers – 1-4, 2B

Matt Dominguez Florida Marlins – 3-4, 2B, HR, 6RBI

Christian Bethancourt Atlanta Braves – 1-4, HR, RBI

Tyler Bortnick Tampa Bay Rays – 2-4, 2B, HR, RBI

Forrest Snow Seattle Mariners – 2.1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 2K

Sean Gilmartin Atlanta Braves – 4IP, 0ER, 2H, 0BB, 4K, WIN

There was lots of offense on Saturday in the Arizona Fall League. The Mesa Solar Sox beat the Surprise Saguaros 14-3. Chicago Cubs prospect Junior Lake continued his assault of AFL pitching with three hits including a home run and four RBI’s for Mesa. Kansas City Royals pitcher Jeremy Jeffress was the hardest hit Surprise pitcher going 0.2IP, 5R, 2ER, 4H, 2BB, 0K out of the pen. The Peoria Javelinas defeated the Scottsdale Scorpions 8-7. The big news from the game was the professional debut for Washington Nationals 2011 first round pick Matt Purke who went two innings allowing one run on one hit. In the nightcap the Salt River Rafters won 8-7 in walk off fashion over the Phoenix Desert Dogs. Salt River won on a walk off wild pitch by Cincinnati Reds pitching prospect Nick Christiani that allowed Los Angeles Dogers prospect Brian Cavazos-Galvez to score from third base and win the game. Colorado Rockies prospect Nolan Arenado had a RBI in the game and has now driven in at least one run in six of the seven 2011 Arizona Fall League games played this season.

Arizona Fall League Top Performances For Games Of Saturday October 15th 2011:

Mesa vs Surprise
Robbie Grossman Pittsburgh Pirates – 2-5, HR, RBI, BB

Brian Dozier Minnesota Twins – 3-5, 2B, 2RBI, BB

Junior Lake Chicago Cubs – 3-5, 2B, HR, 4RBI

D J LeMahieu Chicago Cubs – 3-5, 2RBI, BB

Joe Mahoney Baltimore Orioles – 3-5, 2B, 4RBI

Cole DeVries Minnesota Twins – 4IP, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 5K

Chris Carpenter Chicago Cubs – 1.2IP, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 5K

Evan Reed Florida Marlins – 1.1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 2K

Scottsdale vs Peoria
Mike Trout Los Angles Angels – 2-5, 2B

Brandon Crawford San Francisco Giants – 3-5, RBI

Derek Norris Washington Nationals – 1-4, 2B, 2RBI

Cody Overbeck Philadelphia Phillies – 2-3, 2BB

Dan Butler Boston Red Sox – 1-3, HR, 3RBI, BB

Nick Franklin Seattle Mariners – 2-4, 2B, 2RBI

Juan Lagares New York Mets – 2-4, HR, 2RBI

Zelous Wheeler Milwaukee Brewers – 2-4, 2(2B), RBI

Jefry Marte New York Mets – 1-4, HR, 2RBI

Oscar Taveras St Louis Cardinals – 2-4, 2B, RBI

Matt Purke Washington Nationals – 2IP, 1ER, 1H, 1BB, 1K

Keith Butler St Louis Cardinals – 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 1K

Salt River vs Phoenix
Anthony Gose Toronto Blue Jays – 2-5, 3B, HR, RBI

Brodie Greene Cincinnati Reds – 3-5, 2RBI

Rob Segedin New York Yankees – 3-4, RBI

Grant Green Oakland Athletics – 2-3, 2RBI

Tim Wheeler Colorado Rockies – 2-5, 2B, RBI

Adam Eaton Arizona Diamondbacks – 2-5, 2B, HR, 3RBI

Kyle Russell Los Angeles Dodgers – 1-3, HR, RBI, BB

Tyler Stohr Detroit Tigers – 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 3K

One night after just one home run was hit, the Arizona Fall League exploded with power on Friday as the league’s six teams combined for 10 home runs. The Salt River Rafters beat the Phoenix Desert Dogs 7-5. The Salt River pitching staff combined to strike out 13 Desert Dogs batters and the offense blew the game open with four unearned runs in the seventh on their way to the win. The Surprise Saguaros beat the Mesa Solar Sox 16-8 in a slugfest that featured 32 hits between the two teams. Pittsburgh Pirates number one overall pick of the 2011 draft, Gerrit Cole from UCLA made his professional debut for Mesa going 2.1IP, 3ER, 3H, 1BB, 2K. He reportedly touched 100 mph on the radar gun. Tampa Bay Rays prospect Tim Beckham had a monster game for Surprise going 4-6 with 2 Doubles, 2 Triples, and 4 RBI’s. Chicago Cubs prospect Josh Vitters had four hits for Mesa and upped his season average to .405. In the night cap the Peoria Javelinas beat the Scottsdale Scorpions 14-5. San Diego Padres prospect Jedd Gyorko blasted a pair of Home Runs and drove in 4 RBI’s for Peoria. New York Mets pitching prospect Collin McHugh picked up the win scattering two runs on three hits in four innings of work.

Arizona Fall League Top Performances For Games Of Friday October 14th 2011:

Salt River vs Phoenix
Nolan Arenado Colorado Rockies – 1-4, RBI

Ryan Wheeler Arizona Diamondbacks – 1-4, RBI

David Nick Arizona Diamondbacks – 2-4

Rob Brantley Detroit Tigers – 2-4, 2B, 2RBI

Anthony Gose Toronto Blue Jays – 2-5

Cody Puckett Cincinnati Reds – 1-5, HR, 3RBI

Rob Segedin New York Yankees – 2-4, HR, RBI, BB

Chad Huffman Cleveland Indians – 1-3, 2B, 2BB

Corban Joseph New York Yankees – 2-3, 2B, BB

Josh Wall Los Angeles Dodgers – 1IP, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 3K, SAVE

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

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

Tim Beckham Tampa Bay Rays – 4-6, 2(2B), 2(3B), 4RBI

Mike Olt Texas Rangers – 3-5, 2B, 3RBI

Matt Dominguez Florida Marlins – 3-6, HR, 2RBI

Todd Cunningham Atlanta Braves – 1-4, 2B, 3RBI

Josh Vitters Chicago Cubs – 4-5, 2B

Junior Lake Chicago Cubs – 1-5, HR, RBI

D J LeMahieu Chicago Cubs – 2-4, HR, 2RBI

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

Ryan Kelly Texas Rangers – 1.2IP, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 0K

Casey Lambert Baltimore Orioles – 1.2IP, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 1K

Dakota Watts Minnesota Twins – 1.1IP, 1ER, 2H, 1BB, 4K

Peoria vs Scottsdale
Logan Schafer Milwaukee Brewers – 2-5, HR, RBI, BB

Jedd Gyorko San Diego Padres – 3-5, 2HR, 4RBI, BB

Matt Adams St Louis Cardinals – 1-5, 2B, BB

Jaff Decker San Diego Padres – 2-4, 2B, HR, 3RBI, BB

Adam Moore Seattle Mariners – 1-4, 2B, 2RBI, BB

Wilfredo Tovar New York Mets – 3-5, 2B, 2RBI

Oscar Taveras St Louis Cardinals – 2-5, 2B, RBI

Tyson Gillies Philadelphia Phillies – 2-4, RBI, BB

Brandon Crawford San Francisco Giants – 1-4, 2B, RBI, BB

Bryce Harper Washington Nationals – 1-4, 3B, 2RBI

Cody Scarpetta Milwaukee Brewers – 2IP, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 4K

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

The first week and a half of the Arizona Fall League season saw an ton of offense with Home Runs flying out of every ball park at a rapid rate. Now a couple of starts into their seasons it would seem the pitchers are beginning to catch up. Cincinnati Reds prospect Brodie Greene was the only player to hit a Home Run in Thursday’s Arizona Fall League action. The Mesa Solar Sox pounded out 16 hits but were only able to score six of them in a 6-3 win over the Peoria Javelinas. Seattle Mariners pitching prospect Danny Hultzen made his second pro start for Peoria and pitched in and out of trouble, finishing with a line of 3IP, 1ER, 6H, 1BB, 0K. The Surprise Saguaros picked up a 6-2 win over the Phoenix Desert Dogs. Kansas City Royals pitcher Nate Adcock had a terrific start for Surprise giving up just one hit and striking out seven batters in three innings of work. The Surprise pitching staff combined to strike out 15 Desert Dogs in the game. In the nightcap, the Salt River Rafters picked up a 3-1 win over the Scottsdale Scorpions in a pitching dominate ballgame. Diamondbacks prospect Adam Eaton continued his hot hitting and pushed his batting average to .417 after a three hit day.

Arizona Fall League Top Performances For Games Of Thursday October 13th 2011:

Scottsdale vs Surprise
Hank Conger Los Angeles Angels – 1-4, 3B

Bryce Harper Washington Nationals – 1-4

Cody Overbeck Philadelphia Phillies – 1-4, 2B

Adam Eaton Arizona Diamondbacks – 3-4, 3B, 2RBI

Nolan Arenado Colorado Rockies – 2-4

Hernan Perez Detroit Tigers – 1-3, 2B

Stephen Herrold San Francisco Giants – 2IP, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 3K

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

Daniel Tillman Los Angeles Angels – 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 1K

Dallas Keuchel Houston Astros – 4IP, 0ER, 2H, 0BB, 3K, WIN

Parker Frazier Colorado Rockies – 2IP, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 3K

Kevin Munson Arizona Diamondbacks – 1IP, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 2K, SAVE

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

Christian Bethancourt Atlanta Braves – 2-4, RBI

Mikie Mahtook Tampa Bay Rays – 2-4, 2RBI

Christian Colon Kansas City Royals – 1-3, RBI, BB

Brodie Greene Cincinnati Reds – 1-5, HR, RBI

Jesus Aguilar Cleveland Indians – 2-4, BB

Nathan Adcock Kansas City Royals – 3IP, 0ER, 1H, 1BB, 7K, WIN

Kirby Yates Tampa Bay Rays – 1.1IP, 0ER, 1H, 1BB, 2K

Johan Yan Texas Rangers – 1.2IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 4K

Billy Bullock Atlanta Braves – 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 1K

Nick Christiani 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 2K

Andrew Carignan 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 2K

Mesa vs Peoria
Xavier Avery Baltimore Orioles – 1-5, 2B, BB

Brian Dozier Minnesota Twins – 2-6, RBI

Robbie Grossman Pittsburgh Pirates – 3-5, 2B, RBI

Josh Vitters Chicago Cubs – 1-4, RBI, BB

Brandon Short Chicago White Sox – 3-4, BB

Tyler Saladino Chicago White Sox – 3-5, 3B, 2RBI

Jarek Cunningham Pittsburgh Pirates – 2-5, 2B, 2RBI

Ryan Jackson St Louis Cardinals – 1-4, 2B

Jaff Decker San Diego Padres – 1-3, RBI, BB

Chih-Hsien Chiang Seattle Mariners – 1-4, 3B

Wilfredo Tovar New York Mets – 1-3, 2B, BB

Nathan Baker Pittsburgh Pirates – 2IP, 0ER, 1H, 1BB, 1K, WIN

Wednesday’s early games are complete in the Arizona Fall League. The Surprise Saguaros got four innings of hitless late innings relief from their bullpen their offense rallied for a 5-3 win over the Phoenix Desert Dogs. Trailing 3-1 heading to the bottom of the seventh, Surprise jumped on Toronto Blue Jays pitching prospect Evan Crawford for four runs in the inning. Atlanta Braves prospect Joe Terdoslavich had the big blow, a bases loaded triple. The Peoria Javelinas offense pounded out 12 hits and on the way to a 6-2 win over the Mesa Solar Sox. Milwaukee Brewers prospect Scooter Gennett led the way with three hits and raised his 2011 Arizona Fall League batting average to .421. Four Peoria relievers combined for five innings of one hit relief in the win. The nightcap was the Nolan Arenado show. The Colorado Rockies prospect and 2011 Minor League baseball RBI leader drove in five runs to lead the Salt River Rafters to a 10-5 win over the Scottsdale Scorpions.

Arizona Fall League Top Performances For Games Of Wednesday October 12th 2011:

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

Nolan Arenado Colorado Rockies – 3-4, 5RBI

Alex Castellanos Los Angeles Dodgers – 3-3, 2B, 2BB

Hernan Perez Detroit Tigers – 2-4

Cody Overbeck Philadelphia Phillies – 2-4, 3B, RBI

Jean Segura Los Angeles Angels – 3-4, 2B, RBI

Casey Weathers Colorado Rockies – 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 1BB, 2K

Eric Smith Arizona Diamondbacks – 2IP, 0ER, 0H, 1BB, 2K WIN

Caleb Clay Boston Red Sox – 2IP, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 1K

Phoenix vs Surprise
Corban Joseph New York Yankees – 1-5, 2B

Kevin Aherns Toronto Blue Jays – 1-3, 2B, RBI, BB

Joe Terdoslavich Atlanta Braves – 2-4, 2B, 3B, 4RBI

Mikie Mahtook Tampa Bay Rays – 1-3, RBI

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

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

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

Preston Claiborne New York Yankees – 1IP, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 0K

Neil Ramirez Texas Rangers – 4IP, 1ER, 3H, 0BB, 3K

Marquis Fleming Tampa Bay Rays – 2IP, 0ER, 0H, 1BB, 2K

Evan Reed Florida Marlins – 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 1K

Alejandro Ramos Florida Marlins – 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 1BB, 1K

Peoria vs Mesa
Scooter Gennett Milwaukee Brewers – 3-5, 2B

Juan Lagares New York Mets – 2-4, HR, 2RBI, BB

Jefry Marte New York Mets – 2-5, RBI

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

Nick Franklin Seattle Mariners – 1-3, HR, 2RBI, BB

Junior Lake Chicago Cubs – 2-4

Anthony Bass San Diego Padres – 4IP, 2ER, 3H, 1BB, 3K, WIN

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

Jeff Ibarra San Diego Padres – 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 1BB, 1K

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

Keith Butler St Louis Cardinals – 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 1K

Dakota Watts Minnesota Twins – 1.2IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 1K

There were a pair of one run games in the Arizona Fall League on Tuesday afternoon. The Peoria Javelinas defeated the Phoenix Desert Dogs 3-2. Phoenix got the 3rd Home Run of the season from Cleveland Indians prospect Jesus Aguilar in the losing effort. Brewers prospect Tyler Thornburg picks up the win for Peoria throwing two scoreless innings of relief. In the other afternoon game, the Mesa Solar Sox got four hitless innings from Chicago White Sox pitching prospect Terry Doyle and held off a late inning Scottsdale Scorpions rally to notch a 3-2 win. Bryce Harper was 0-3 with a walk in the loss and saw his 2011 Arizona Fall League batting average dip to .053 (1-19) on the season. In the nightcap, the Surprise Saguaros pounded out 16 hits on the way to an 11-4 win over the Salt River Rafters. Kansas City Royals prospect Wil Myers was a home run shy of the cycle for Surprise. Atlanta Braves pitching prospect Sean Gilmartin got the win going 4IP, 2ER, 3H, 1BB, 5K.

Arizona Fall League Top Performances For Games Of Tuesday October 11th 2011:

Surprise vs Salt River
Wil Myers Kansas City Royals – 3-6, 2B, 3B, 2RBI

Mike Olt Texas Rangers – 2-6

Anthony Seratelli Kansas City Royals – 2-5, 2B

Christian Bethancourt Atlanta Braves – 2-5, 2B, 3RBI

Tyler Bortnick Tampa Bay Rays – 1-3, 2B, 2BB

Todd Cunningham Atlanta Braves – 3-4, RBI

Leury Garcia Texas Rangers – 3-5, 3(2B), 2RBI

Alex Castellanos Los Angeles Dodgers – 3-3, HR, RBI, BB

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

Miguel De Los Santos Texas Rangers – 1.1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 2K

Phoenix vs Peoria
Anthony Gose Toronto Blue Jays – 1-4, 3B, RBI

Jesus Aguilar Cleveland Indians – 1-4, HR, RBI

Brodie Greene Cincinnati Reds – 2-4

Chih-Hsien Chiang Seattle Mariners – 2-4

Jaff Decker San Diego Padres – 2-3, 2RBI, BB

Nick Christiani Cincinnati Reds – 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 1K

Aaron Loup Toronto Blue Jays – 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 2K

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

Tyler Lyons St Louis Cardinals – 4IP, 1ER, 2H, 1BB, 3K

Tyler Thornburg Milwaukee Brewers – 2IP, 0ER, 1H, 1BB, 2K

Miles Mikolas San Diego Padres – 1IP, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 2K

Scottsdale vs Mesa
Brandon Crawford San Francisco Giants – 1-4, 3B

Hank Conger Los Angeles Angels – 2-4, RBI

Zach Walters Washington Nationals – 2-3, RBI

Junior Lake Chicago Cubs – 2-4

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

Xavier Avery Baltimore Orioles – 1-3, 3B

Aaron Hicks Minnesota Twins – 1-2, 3B, BB

Austin Fleet San Francisco Giants – 2IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 0K

Terry Doyle Chicago White Sox – 4IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 2K, WIN

Casey Lambert Baltimore Orioles – 1.2IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 2K

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

Lots of offense in Monday’s early Arizona Fall League games. The Peoria Javelinas beat the Phoenix Desert Dogs 7-6. Peoria pounded out 16 hits in the game. Phoenix had the tying run on with one out in the bottom of the ninth but Oakland Athletics prospect Grant Green grounded into a double play to end the game. Fellow Oakland prospect Murphy Smith was hammered in his start for Phoenix going 3IP, 6ER, 8H, 0BB, 0K, allowing two home runs and taking the loss. His ERA ballooned to 14.29. The Salt River Rafters pounded out 21 hits in beating the Surprise Saguaros in a game that featured seven combined home runs. Every Salt River starter had at least one hit and eight of the nine had at least one RBI. Each of Surprise’s six pitchers gave up at least one earned run. Colorado Rockies prospect Ben Paulsen had four hits for Salt River while Texas Rangers prospect Mike Olt tallied his second two Home Run day of the 2011 Arizona Fall League season. Colorado Rockies prospect and former Vanderbilt star Casey Weathers picked up the win in relief with a scoreless inning. An RBI ground out in the bottom of the 8th led the Scottsdale Scorpions to a 4-3 win over the Mesa Solar Sox in the nightcap. Bryce Harper got his first hit of the season in the game. He had previously been 0-15 before a sixth inning single.

Arizona Fall League Top Performances For Games Of Monday October 10th 2011:

Mesa vs Scottsdale
Robbie Grossman Pittsburgh Pirates – 2-5, RBI

D J LeMahieu Chicago Cubs – 2-4, 2B

Josh Vitters Chicago Cubs – 1-3, 2B, BB

Aaron Hicks Minnesota Twins – 1-2, RBI, 2BB

Brandon Crawford San Francisco Giants – 3-4, 3B

Will Middlebrooks Boston Red Sox – 1-4, 2B, 2RBI

Bryce Harper Washington Nationals – 1-3, RBI, BB, 2SB

Colby Shreve Philadelphia Phillies – 2IP, 0ER, 2H, 0BB, 2K

Will Latimer Boston Red Sox – 2IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 2K

Stephen Harrold San Francisco Giants – 2IP, 0ER, 0H, 2BB, 1K, WIN

Salt River vs Surprise
David Nick Arizona Diamondbacks – 3-5, RBI, BB

Tim Wheeler Colorado Rockies – 2-6, HR, 4RBI

Alex Castellanos Los Angeles Dodgers – 1-5, HR, RBI, BB, SB

Ryan Wheeler Arizona Diamondbacks – 2-5, RBI, BB

Kody Hinze Houston Astros – 3-5, HR, 2RBI, BB

Ben Paulsen Colorado Rockies – 4-6, 2B, RBI

Jake Lemmerman Los Angeles Dodgers – 2-4, RBI, 2BB

Rob Brantley Detroit Tigers – 3-5, 2RBI, BB

Tim Beckham Tampa Bay Rays – 1-5, 2B

Wil Myers Kansas City Royals – 1-3, HR, RBI, 2BB

Mike Olt Texas Rangers – 3-4, 2HR, 2RBI, BB

Joe Terdoslavich Atlanta Braves – 2-5

Kyle Skipworth Florida Marlins – 1-4, HR, RBI, BB

Ryan Strausborger Texas Rangers – 2-3, 3B, RBI, BB

Casey Weathers Colorado Rockies – 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 0K, WIN

Jason Stoffel Houston Astros – 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 1BB, 3K

Peoria vs Phoenix
Logan Schafer Milwaukee Brewers – 2-5, 2B, SB

Chih-Hsien Chiang Seattle Mariners – 3-4, 2B, BB

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

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

Jaff Decker San Diego Padres – 3-5, 3B, RBI

Ryan Jackson St Louis Cardinals – 3-5, 2B, 2RBI

Wilfredo Tovar New York Mets – 1-4, 2B, BB

Jesus Aguilar Cleveland Indians – 3-5

Grant Green Oakland Athletics – 2-5

Rob Segedin New York Yankees – 2-4, 2B, 2RBI

Forrest Snow Seattle Mariners – 2IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 4K

A pair of walk off wins highlighted the early games as the first week of the 2011 Arizona Fall League season continued on Friday. The Salt River Rafters beat the Mesa Solar Sox 4-3 on a walk off error in the bottom of the ninth. Mesa second baseman and Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Jarek Cunningham attempted to turn an inning ending double play but instead threw the ball away allowing Arizona Diamondbacks prospect David Nick to score the game winning run for Salt River. The Surprise Saguaros beat the Peoria Javelinas 6-5 in a game that featured a wild ninth inning. In the top of the 9th, Milwaukee Brewers prospect Scooter Gennett blasted a Grand Slam Home Run to put Peoria ahead 5-3. In the bottom half Florida Marlins prospect Kevin Mattison hit a two run home run to tie the game and later Tampa Bay Rays prospect Mikie Mahtook singled to drive in Tim Beckham with the game winning run. Seattle Mariners first round pick Danny Hultzen made the start for Peoria and went 2IP, 1ER, 3H, 1BB, 2K in his professional debut. In the nightcap the Scottsdale Scorpions beat the Phoenix Desert Dogs 7-3. The game marked Los Angeles Angels prospect Mike Trout’s 2011 Arizona Fall League Debut, and he didn’t disappoint getting three hits in the game.

Arizona Fall League Top Performances For Games Of Friday October 7th 2011:

Phoenix vs Scottsdale
Michael Choice Oakland Athletics – 2-3, HR, 2RBI

Yasmani Grandal Cincinnati Reds – 1-4, 2B, RBI

Tyson Gillies Philadelphia Phillies – 2-2, 2BB, SB

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

Hank Conger Los Angeles Angels – 1-4, 3RBI

Will Middlebrooks Boston Red Sox – 3-4, 2B, HR, 2RBI

Chad Beck Toronto Blue Jays – 1.2IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 0K

Bradley Boxberger Cincinnati Reds – 1IP, 0ER, 1H, 2BB, 3K

Chris Scholl Los Angeles Angels – 3IP, 2ER, 1H, 1BB, 3K

Austin Fleet San Francisco Giants – 2IP, 0ER, 0H, 1BB, 3K

Seth Rosin San Francisco Giants – 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 0K

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

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

Mesa vs Salt River
Brandon Short Chicago White Sox – 1-3, 2B, BB

Jarek Cunningham Pittsburgh Pirates – 1-4, HR, 2RBI

Chris Herrmann Minnesota Twins – 1-2, 2B, 2BB

Tyler Saladino Chicago White Sox – 1-4, 3B

Adam Eaton Arizona Diamondbacks – 2-4

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

Nolan Arenado Colorado Rockies – 1-4, 2RBI

Trey McNutt Chicago Cubs – 3IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 0K

Steve Ames Los Angeles Dodgers – 4IP, 0ER, 2H, 2BB, 1K

Peoria vs Surprise
Scooter Gennett Milwaukee Brewers – 2-5, 2B, HR, 4RBI

Jefry Marte New York Mets – 1-3, 2B, BB

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

Christian Colon Kansas City Royals – 2-5, 2B

Joe Terdoslavich Atlanta Braves – 3-4, 2(2B), BB

Mikie Mahtook Tampa Bay Rays – 1-3, 2RBI, BB, SB

Anthony Bass San Diego Padres – 3IP, 0ER, 3H, 0BB, 4K

Neil Ramirez Texas Rangers – 3IP, 0ER, 1H, 1BB, 2K

Eric Cordier Atlanta Braves – 2IP, 0ER, 0H, 2BB, 1K

Ryan Kelly Texas Rangers – 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 1K

There were a pair of one run games Thursday afternoon in the Arizona Fall League. The Salt River Rafters beat the Scottsdale Scorpions on a Walk Off RBI Double by Detroit Tigers prospect Hernan Perez off of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Daniel Tillman. Bryce Harper was 0-5 in the game for Scottsdale and is hitless in his first two 2011 Arizona Fall League games. The Surprise Saguaros held off a late rally by the Mesa Solar Sox and held on for a 8-7 win. Braves pitching prospect Sean Gilmartin was roughed up a bit in his first start going 3IP, 3ER, 4H, 1BB, 1K allowing a Home Run to Twins prospect Brian Dozier who was 4-4 on the day. The Phoenix Desert Dogs beat the Peoria Javelinas 10-4 in the nightcap. Cleveland Indians pitching prospect T.J. McFarland picked up the win with three scoreless innings in his start for Phoenix. Fellow Indians prospect Jesus Aguilar had three extra base hits and two walks in five at-bats to raise his Arizona Fall League batting average to .714.

Arizona Fall League Top Performances For Games Of Thursday October 6th 2011:

Phoenix vs Peoria
Jesus Aguilar Cleveland Indians – 3-3, 2(2B), HR, 4RBI, 2BB

Tim Fedroff Cleveland Indians – 3-4, 2(2B), 2RBI, BB, SB

Anthony Gose Toronto Blue Jays – 1-4, 2B, RBI, BB

T J McFarland Cleveland Indians – 3IP, 0ER, 2H, 0BB, 3K, WIN

Andrew Carignan Oakland Athletics – 1.1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 3K

Cory Burns Cleveland Indians – 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 0K

Tyler Lyons St Louis Cardinals – 3IP, 1ER, 3H, 1BB, 5K, LOSS

Scottsdale vs Salt River
Darin Ruf Philadelphia Phillies – 1-4, HR, 2RBI, BB

Joe Panik San Francisco Giants – 2-4

Hernan Perez Detroit Tigers – 3-5, 2B, RBI

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

Dixon Machado Detroit Tigers – 2-3, BB

B J Rosenberg Philadelphia Phillies – 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 1K

Eric Smith Arizona Diamondbacks – 2.1IP, 0ER, 1H, 2BB, 1K

Parker Frazier Colorado Rockies – 2IP, 0ER, 2H, 0BB, 2K

Josh Wall Los Angeles Dodgers – 1.1IP, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 1K, WIN

Surprise vs Mesa
Wil Myers Kansas City Royals – 1-4, 3B, RBI, BB

Kyle Skipworth Florida Marlins – 2-3, 2B, RBI, BB

Ryan Strausborger Texas Rangers – 3-4, 2B

Todd Cunningham Atlanta Braves – 1-4, 2B, 2RBI

Brian Dozier Minnesota Twins – 4-4, HR, 3RBI, BB

Josh Vitters Chicago Cubs – 2-4, 2RBI

Evan Reed Florida Marlins – 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 2K

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

Steve Johnson Baltimore Orioles – 3IP, 0ER, 1H, 2BB, 4K

Sean Gleason Baltimore Orioles – 1.2IP, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 1K