A’s Farmhand Of The Day
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A)
Sacramento River Cats 6
Las Vegas 51s 10
LP – Gray 1-1 / 3.94
HR – Montz 2 (4), Barton (1)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Catcher Luke Montz
(2 Home Runs / 4 RBIs)
Starter Sonny Gray allowed 6 runs, 4 earned, on 7 hits over 5 innings on Thursday to take the loss. Catcher Luke Montz clubbed 2 home runs and drove in 4, designated hitter Stephen Vogt had a pair of hits, including a double, and drove in a run, and first baseman Daric Barton homered in the loss.
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A)
Midland RockHounds 2
San Antonio Missions 1
WP – Bowman 2-0 / 2.40
HR – Goebbert (2)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Josh Bowman
(5 IP / 3 H / 1 ER / 3 BB / 3 K / Win)
Starter Josh Bowman had another solid outing on Thursday, allowing just 1 run on 3 hits to earn his 2nd win, while RHP Kyler Newby struck out 3 in 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief to pick up his 2nd save. Midland managed just 2 hits in the game, the decisive one being a 2-run homer off the bat of outfielder Jake Goebbert in the top of the 2nd inning, which was all the RockHounds would need.
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A)
Modesto Nuts 8
Stockton Ports 5
LP – Avila 0-2 / 6.00
Farmhand Of The Game:
Outfielder Dusty Robinson
(2 Doubles / 3 RBIs)
Starter Andres Avila allowed 6 runs in 5 innings of work on Thursday to take his 2nd loss. Outfielder Dusty Robinson had a pair of doubles and drove in 3 runs, second baseman Antonio Lamas doubled and drove in 2 runs, and designated hitter Adam Rosales collected 3 hits, including a double, in his 2nd rehab start with Stockton.
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A)
Beloit Snappers
Burlington Bees
(POSTPONED)
Friday’s Games:
Sacramento @ Las Vegas – 7:05pm PT
Midland @ San Antonio – 5:05pm PT / 7:05pm CT
Modesto @ Stockton – 7:05pm PT
Beloit @ Burlington – 4:30pm PT / 6:30pm CT
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