AFL 10/9: Scottsdale lost to Surprise 8-7 (10 innings)
(after Surprise led 3-2 after 7 innings)

Scottsdale: DH Kevin Frandsen: 0 for 3, HBP, SH, GiDP
Scottsdale: 1B Mark Trumbo: 3 for 5, 2B, 2 SO
Scottsdale: LF-RF Ben Copeland: 0 for 4, HBP, 3 SO
Scottsdale: PH Emmanuel Burriss: 0 for 1, SO
Surprise: CF Julio Borbon: 2 for 4, 2 BB, IBB, 2 SO, SB
Surprise: DH Matt Wieters: 4 for 4, 2B, BB
Surprise: 3B Wes Hodges: 3 for 5, HR

Scottsdale: RHP Kelvin Pichardo: 1.0 IP, 2 K
Scottsdale: RHP Bud Norris: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 K
Surpise: RHP Justin Orenduff: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

In five plate appearances each, Frandsen and Copeland each managed to reach base just one, in both instances after being hit by a pitch.  Burriss, the other Giants hitter in the AFL, struck out in his 9th inning pinch hit appearance.  The Angels' Trumbo had three hits, including his first XBH, to pace the Scorpions' eleven-hit attack.  Given that nearly half his hits were XBH this past season, it's mildly surprising that Trumbo's first five hits in the AFL were all singles.  The Orioles' Wieters, who is very probably the top prospect in all baseball, had four hits, including two doubles, plus a walk.  The Indians' Hodges, who hit 18 HRs this year and whom BA named the 16th best prospect in the Eastern League, had the game's only homer.  The Rangers' Borbon, whom BA recently rated the #8 prospect in the Texas League and #11 prospect in the California League this year, reached base four times in his leadoff role.

The Giants' Pichardo threw 10 of 12 pitches for strikes in a perfect 5th inning.  He and Norris, who may be the Astros best pitching prospect, were the only Scorpions pitchers among six who appeared in the game not to allow an earned run.  The Dodgers' Orenduff, who had an ERA over 6.50 in the PCL this year, was the game's only pitcher to last more than two innings as he threw 29 of 40 pitches for strikes.  He had a 6/1 GO/FO line, desite having a GO/AO ratio well below 1.00 during the regular season.

HWB 10/9: Waikiki lost to Honolulu 3-0 (7 innings)

Waikiki: 1B Yonder Alonso: 1 for 2, BB, SO, E
Waikiki: LF Roger Kieschnick: 0 for 2, BB, SO
Honolulu: SS Ruben Tejada: 1 for 1, 2 BB

Waikiki: RHP Andrew Brackman: 3.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 4 K--2 WP
Honolulu: RHP Satoshi Nagai: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K

Alonso, whom the Reds drafted seventh overall this summer, had one of the Beach Boys' two hits and one of their two walks.  The Giants' Kieschnick had their other walk.  The Mets' 19-year-old Tejada, who had a sub-.600 OPS in the high-A Florida State League this year, reached base in all three plate appearances.

In his third pro start, the Yankees' Brackman struggled with his control, throwing just 38 of 77 pitches for strikes, but he allowed just one run.  Japan's 24-year-old Nagai had his six straight start with five scoreless innings.  He has allowed just two hits in each of his three Hawaiian starts.