A’s Farmhand Of The Day
TRIPLE-A PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Sacramento River Cats 12
Reno Aces 4
(WP – Billings 1-0 / 2.25)
Farmhand Of The Game:
First Baseman Chris Carter
(3 Home Runs / 5 RBIs)
Worth Noting: First baseman Chris Carter homered thrice and outfielder Brandon Moss homered twice, outfielders Jermaine Mitchell and Michael Taylor contributed 3 hits apiece, and starter Bruce Billings allowed 1 earned run and struck out 5 over 5 innings for his 1st win for the River Cats this season.
DOUBLE-A TEXAS LEAGUE
Midland RockHounds 10
San Antonio Missions 6
(WP – Griffin 1-0 / 1.52)
Farmhand Of The Game:
First Baseman Michael Spina
(2 Home Runs / 6 RBIs)
Worth Noting: First baseman Michael Spina hit 2 home runs and drove in 6 runs, and second baseman Tyler Ladendorf homered and scored 3 times. Starter A.J Griffin turned in another solid outing, allowing 2 runs and striking out 5 over 7 innings, but left-hander Carlos Hernandez gave up 4 runs over 1 2/3 innings in his first outing for Midland since being demoted from Sacramento.
ADVANCED-A CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
Stockton Ports 2
Modesto Nuts 7
(LP – Bowman 0-3 / 5.28)
Farmhand Of The Game:
First Baseman A.J. Kirby-Jones
(2 for 2 / 2 Walks / RBI)
Worth Noting: First baseman A.J. Kirby-Jones and infielder Ryan Pineda had 2 hits apiece and infielder Miles Head doubled and drove in a run in the loss.
CLASS-A MIDWEST LEAGUE
Great Lakes Loons 0
Burlington Bees 7
(WP – Granier 3-0 / 1.23)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Drew Granier
(6 IP / 0 ER / 4 K / Win)
Worth Noting: Starter Drew Granier had another terrific outing, allowing no runs and striking out 4 over 6 innings, and left-hander Brent Powers tossed 3 scoreless innings in relief. Catcher John Nester, serving as the designated hitter for the day, doubled and drove in a run, and Taiwanese infielder Chih Fang Pan had 2 hits, including a double, and drove in 2 runs in the win.