Wednesday, May 9th: Norris Hits Another Walk-Off HR for Cats as Ports Lose 10th Straight

A’s Farmhand Of The Day

Sacramento River Cats catcher Derek Norris (HR / Double / 2 RBIs)

 

TRIPLE-A PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

Omaha Storm Chasers  2

Sacramento River Cats  4

(WP – Thompson 1-0 / 2.70)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Catcher Derek Norris

(Home Run / Double / 2 RBIs)

 

 

Worth Noting: For the second night in a row, the River Cats won on a walk-off home run, this time off the bat of catcher Derek Norris. And for his second outing in a row, starter Bruce Billings failed to allow a run. He gave up only 2 hits over 7 2/3 scoreless innings on Wednesday, but right-hander Fautino De Los Santos allowed Omaha to tie the game by giving up 2 runs in the top of the 9th inning. Norris then drilled a 2-run homer in the bottom of the 9th to give the River Cats their 3rd straight win.

 

ADVANCED-A CALIFORNIA LEAGUE

Stockton Ports   2

Visalia Rawhide  3

(LP – Brown 1-2 / 1.90)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Infielder Miles Head

(Home Run / 2 RBIs)

 

 

Worth Noting: The Ports lost their 10th straight on Wednesday and, once again, infielder Miles Head accounted for most of the team’s offensive output, blasting a 2-run homer in the top of the 1st inning to briefly give Stockton the lead. But that was the last scoring the Ports would do, managing only 4 hits the rest of the way, 2 of them courtesy of outfielder Chad Oberacker.

 

CLASS-A MIDWEST LEAGUE

Cedar Rapids Kernels  14

Burlington Bees            2

(LP – Joseph 0-2 / 5.15)

Farmhand Of The Game:

Second Baseman Chih Fang Pan

(Home Run / 2 RBIs)

 

Worth Noting: Bees starter Jonathan Joseph allowed 12 runs, 5 earned, in just the first 3 innings to quickly put the game out of Burlington’s reach. The Bees managed only 2 runs, both driven in by second baseman Chih Fang Pan, one on a solo home run in the bottom of the 6th inning.

 

Wednesday’s Games:

Omaha @ Sacramento – 7:05pm PT

(TBD vs. Peacock)

Midland @ San Antonio – 7:05pm CT

(Gray vs. Werner)

Modesto @ Stockton – 11:05am PT

(TBD vs. TBD)

Cedar Rapids @ Burlington – 11:30am CT

(Diaz vs. Granier)