A’s Farmhand Of The Day
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A)
Las Vegas 51s 7
Sacramento River Cats 11
WP – Banwart 2-0 / 4.74
HR – Crumbliss (3), Moore (2), Peterson (2)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Third Baseman Scott Moore
(Home Run / 3 RBIs)
Third baseman Scott Moore continued his hot hitting on Saturday. With the game tied in the bottom of the 6th inning, Moore stepped up to the plate and blasted a home run to give the River Cats the lead, which they never relinquished. And beyond that, he scored twice more and drove in 2 other runs. Outfielders Conner Crumbliss and Shane Peterson also homered in the win. Starter Justin Thomas had a rough outing, allowing 6 runs on 7 hits over just 3 1/3 innings of work, while RHP Travis Banwart gave up 1 run in 2 2/3 innings of relief to earn his 2nd win, and RHP Mike Ekstrom tossed 2 scoreless innings to pick up his 3rd save.
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A)
Frisco RoughRiders 4
Midland RockHounds 2
LP – Hernandez 1-4 / 3.89
Farmhand Of The Game:
Outfielder Chad Oberacker
(Double / 2 RBIs)
Starter Carlos Hernandez allowed 4 runs and struck out 7 over 7 innings of work to take the loss on Saturday, while LHP Frank Gailey contributed 2 scoreless innings in relief. Outfielder Chad Oberacker drove in the RockHounds’ only 2 runs of the game with a 2-out double in the bottom of the 5th inning.
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A)
Visalia Rawhide 5
Stockton Ports 3
LP – Peters 2-2 / 7.12
Farmhand Of The Game:
Second Baseman Antonio Lamas
(3 for 5 / RBI)
Starter Tanner Peters had another shaky outing for Stockton, allowing 4 runs on 6 hits over 5 2/3 innings to take the loss. Second baseman Antonio Lamas had 3 of the Ports’ 5 hits on the night and drove in a run, and first baseman Max Muncy and outfielder Josh Whitaker each had a hit and drove in a run in the loss.
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A)
Beloit Snappers 11
Lansing Lugnuts 6
WP – Alcantara 4-1 / 3.15
HR – Nunez (6), Wooten (5), Olson (3)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Third Baseman Renato Nunez
(Home Run / Double / 3 RBIs)
Third baseman Renato Nunez has wielded the big bat for Beloit, and on Saturday, he collected 3 hits, including a home run and a double, and drove in 3 runs – and his average now stands at .318 – but he also showed his weakness in the field, making 3 errors to give him a total of 7 on the season. Designated hitter Matt Olson, who’s been heating up of late, also homered and drove in 3 runs for the Snappers. Starter Raul Alcantara allowed 5 runs, 2 earned, on 12 hits to earn his 4th win, while RHP Kris Hall gave up 1 run in 3 innings of relief to pick up his 1st save.
Sunday’s Games:
Las Vegas @ Sacramento – 1:05pm PT
Frisco @ Midland – Noon PT / 2:00pm CT
Visalia @ Stockton – 2:09pm PT
Beloit @ Lansing – 2:05pm PT / 4:05pm CT
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