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Four Pitchers Going to AFL

September 4, 2009 | 10:31 am
By Jack Etkin

Left-handed reliever Matt Reynolds, closer Andrew Johnston and starter Chaz Roe from Double-A Tulsa along with high Class A Modesto closer Craig Baker are headed to the Arizona Fall League.

The four pitchers will play for the Scottsdale Scorpions, whose roster will also include three other Rockies prospects _ Tulsa third baseman Darin Holcomb and shortstop Hector Gomez and catcher Wilin Rosario from Modesto.

Roe, who turns 23 next month and who wore down badly in the fall league last year, is 7-3 with a 3.13 ERA for the Drillers going into a vital start Friday night at Springfield. Tulsa then closes the regular season with three games at home against Northwest Arkansas and trails the Naturals by one game.

Reynolds, who turns 25 next month, began the season at Modesto and is 0-2 with a 3.86 ERA and one save in 19 games for the Drillers. Reynolds has allowed 10 earned runs in those 19 games, with three apiece coming in two of his past three outings. Overall this season, Reynolds has 17 walks and 85 strikeouts in 72 1/3 innings.

Johnston, 25, and Baker, 24, lead their leagues in saves. Johnston is 2-3 with a 3.44 ERA and 31 saves in 54 games for Tulsa with 18 walks and 38 strikeouts in 52 1/3 innings. Baker is 4-2 with a 2.39 ERA and 33 saves in 60 games for Modesto and has 20 walks and 73 strikeouts in 60 1/3 innings.

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