A’s Farmhand Of The Day
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A)
Colorado Springs Sky Sox 3
Sacramento River Cats 9
(WP – Godfrey 8-0 / 2.31)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Graham Godfrey
(8 IP / 3 ER / 3 K / Win)
Worth Noting: Starter Graham Godfrey delivered another solid outing forSacramento, allowing 3 runs while walking none over 8 innings to run his record to 8-0. First baseman Kila Ka’aihue homered and drove in 4 runs, while second baseman Eric Sogard had 3 hits, including a double and a triple, and drove in 3 in the win.
TEXAS LEAGUE (DOUBLE-A)
Midland RockHounds 9
Arkansas Travelers 4
(WP – Castro 1-1 / 5.68)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Shortstop Dusty Coleman
(4 for 4 / 2 Doubles / Triple / 2 RBIs)
Worth Noting: Midland’s sluggish offense finally woke up on Saturday and put 9 runs on the board. Shortstop Dusty Coleman had 4 hits, including 2 doubles and a triple, and drove in 2 runs, infielder Josh Horton blasted a 2-run homer, and catcher Ryan Lipkin and third baseman Miles Head both collected 3 hits and drove in 2. Starter Fabio Castro allowed 3 runs, just 1 earned, and struck out 4 in 5 2/3 innings to earn his 1st win for the RockHounds.
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (HIGH-A)
Visalia Rawhide 6
Stockton Ports 1
(LP – Krol 1-5 / 4.93)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Outfielder Josh Whitaker
(Home Run / Double)
Worth Noting: Outfielder Josh Whitaker continued his hot hitting of late, collecting a home run and a double on Saturday night. Starter Ian Krol had a rough outing though, allowing 6 runs on 9 hits over 5 innings to take his 5th loss. And in his first appearance since his promotion from Burlington, left-hander Jeff Urlaub tossed 1 perfect inning in relief.
MIDWEST LEAGUE (CLASS-A)
Burlington Bees 5
Kane County Cougars 0
(WP – Cole 4-0 / 2.58)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher A.J. Cole
(6 IP / 0 ER / 9 K / Win)
Worth Noting: Starter A.J. Cole turned in another impressive outing at Burlington, striking out 9 over 6 scoreless innings to earn his 4th win. Outfielder Bobby Crocker had 4 hits and drove in a run, and infielder Wade Kirkland collected 3 doubles and drove in 2.
NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE (CLASS-A SHORT-SEASON)
Lowell Spinners 3
Vermont Lake Monsters 4
(WP – Gagnier 1-0 / 3.38)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Andres Avila
(5 1/3 IP / 1 ER / 3 K)
Worth Noting: Starter Andres Avila had another solid outing for Vermont, allowing 2 runs, 1 earned, over 5 1/3 innings of work on Saturday. Stu Pudenz turned in 3 scoreless innings, Logan Chitwood contributed 2 scoreless innings, and Drew Gagnier picked up the win with 1 inning of scoreless relief.
ARIZONA LEAGUE (ROOKIE SHORT-SEASON)
AZL Rangers 4
AZL Athletics 1
(LP – Paulino 0-1 / 4.50)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Michael Ynoa
(1 IP / 0 ER / 1 K)
Worth Noting: Pitching for the first time in about 2 years, 20-year-old right-hander Michael Ynoa walked 1 and struck out 1 in 1 scoreless inning of work for the AZL A’s on Saturday.
Sunday’s Games:
Colorado Springs @ Sacramento – 1:05pm PT
(TBD vs. TBD)
Midland @ Arkansas – 6:00pm CT
(Smith vs. Oye)
San Jose @ Stockton – 6:05pm PT
(TBD vs. TBD)
Clinton @ Burlington – 2:00pm CT
(Guaipe vs. TBD)
Vermont @ Connecticut – 4:05pm ET
(TBD vs. TBD)
AZL Athetics @ AZL Cubs – 7:00pm PT
(TBD vs. TBD)
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