Wednesday, August 22nd: Kila Powers Cats to Victory while Hounds, Ports and Bees All Fall

 

A’s Farmhand Of The Day

Sacramento River Cats DH Kila Ka’aihue (HR / Double / 3 RBIs)

 

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A)

Salt Lake Bees                4

Sacramento River Cats  9

(WP – Simmons 2-0 / 0.84)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Designated Hitter Kila Ka’aihue

(Home Run / Double / 3 RBIs)

 

 

Worth Noting: Designated hitter Kila Ka’aihue homered, doubled and drove in 3 runs, while shortstop Brandon Hicks homered for the 2nd straight night and drove in 3 runs for the River Cats. A.J. Griffin’s first rehab start with Sacramento was a little shaky. The right-hander allowed 3 runs on 4 hits over just 2 1/3 innings, but right-hander James Simmons came on to claim the win with 2 2/3 scoreless innings of relief.

 

TEXAS LEAGUE (DOUBLE-A)

Midland RockHounds  2

Corpus Christi Hooks   4

(LP – Smith 6-10 / 4.61)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

First Baseman Anthony Aliotti

(Home Run / 2 RBIs)

 

 

Worth Noting: Starter Murphy Smith allowed 4 runs on 6 hits over 5 2/3 innings to take his 10th loss, while first baseman Anthony Aliotti hit a 2-run homer to account for all the RockHounds’ runs on Wednesday.

 

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (HIGH-A)

Modesto Nuts     6

Stockton Ports  1

(LP – Brown 5-10 / 5.01)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Catcher Ryan Ortiz

(3 for 4 / RBI)

 

 

Worth Noting: Starter Jacob Brown had a rough outing, allowing 5 runs on 7 hits over 4 innings to take his 10th loss. Left-hander Jeff Urlaub performed well in relief, striking out 6 of the 9 batters he faced over 3 perfect innings, and catcher Ryan Ortiz collected 3 hits and drove in the only run of the night for the Ports.

 

MIDWEST LEAGUE (CLASS-A)

Clinton LumberKings  5

Burlington Bees        1

(LP – Granier 11-8 / 3.11)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Outfielder Aaron Shipman

(2 for 4)

 

 

Worth Noting: Right-hander Drew Granier had a rare rocky outing, allowing 5 runs while striking out 7 over 5 1/3 innings to take the loss. Right-hander Nate Eppley struck out 2 in 2 perfect innings of relief, and outfielder Aaron Shipman had 2 of the Bees’ 4 hits on the night.

 

NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE (CLASS-A SHORT-SEASON)

Vermont Lake Monsters  0

Staten Island Yankees     2

(LP – Menna 0-8 / 4.70)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Second Baseman Chris Bostick

(2 for 4 / Double)

 

 

Worth Noting: Starter J.C. Menna had a solid outing on Wednesday, allowing 2 runs over 5 innings, but still took the loss to run his record to 0-8. Right-hander Stuart Pudenz struck out 4 in 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief, while second baseman Chris Bostick has 2 hits, including a double for Vermont’s only extra base hit of the game.

 

ARIZONA LEAGUE (ROOKIE SHORT-SEASON)

AZL Athletics

AZL Dodgers

CANCELLED

 

Thursday’s Games:

Salt Lake @ Sacramento – 7:05pm PT

Midland @ Corpus Christi – 7:05pm CT

Modesto @ Stockton – 7:05pm PT

Clinton @ Burlington – 6:30pm CT

Vermont @ Staten Island – 7:00pm ET

 

 

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