A’s Farmhand Of The Day
TRIPLE-A PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Fresno Grizzlies 7
Sacramento River Cats 10
(WP – Godfrey 7-0 / 1.93)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Infielder Brandon Hicks
(Home Run / 4 RBIs)
Worth Noting: Infielder Brandon Hicks hit his 5th home run in the last 6 games, designated hitter Chris Carter collected 3 hits, and outfielders Michael Taylor and Kila Ka’aihue drove in 2 runs apiece. Starter Graham Godfrey allowed 6 runs in 6 innings but still manged to pick up the win to run his record to 7-0.
DOUBLE-A TEXAS LEAGUE
Frisco RoughRiders 6
Midland RockHounds 3
(LP – Castro 0-1 / 18.00)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher James Simmons
(4 IP / 0 ER / 1 K)
Worth Noting: Starter Fabio Castro, making his first start since his demotion from Sacramento, allowed 6 runs on 8 hits over just 3 innings of work to take the loss, but right-hander James Simmons came on to toss 4 scoreless and hitless innings in relief. Outfielder Jeremy Barfield hit his 8th home run, and outfielder Michael Choice collected 2 hits and drove in a run in the loss.
CLASS-A SHORT-SEASON NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE
Vermont Lake Monsters 7
Tri-City ValleyCats 4
(WP – Chitwood 1-0 / 5.40)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Austin House
(2 IP / 0 ER / 5 K)
Thursday’s Games:
Fresno @ Sacramento – 7:05pm PT
(Yourkin vs. TBD)
Frisco @ Midland – 7:00pm CT
(Bell vs. Hernandez)
Stockton @ Modesto – 7:05pm PT
(TBD vs. TBD)
Vermont @ Tri-City – 7:00pm ET
(TBD vs. TBD)
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