Friday, May 10th: Alcantara’s Gem Helps Snappers Split A Pair while Cats & Ports Both Fall

 

A’s Farmhand Of The Day

 

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE  (Triple-A)

Sacramento River Cats  3

Memphis Redbirds           10

LP – Banwart 2-1 / 5.64

HR – Peterson (3)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

First Baseman Shane Peterson

(Home Run / 2 RBIs)

 

With RHP Jesse Chavez recalled by the A’s, RHP Travis Banwart became the last-minute starter for the River Cats on Friday, and he ended up allowing 4 runs over 3 1/3 innings to take the loss. First baseman Shane Peterson had 2 hits, including his 3rd home run, and drove in a pair of runs, while shortstop Hiro Nakajima went 0 for 3 in his fourth rehab game for Sacramento.

 

TEXAS LEAGUE  (Double-A)

Midland RockHounds

San Antonio Missions

(POSTPONED)

 

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE  (High-A)

Stockton Ports       13

Lancaster JetHawks  19

LP – Perez 0-1 / 20.25

HR – Whitaker (6), Delgado (4), Russell (2)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Shortstop Addison Russell

(Home Run / Triple / Double / 3 RBIs)

 

It was a California League slugfest in Lancaster on Friday with a total of 32 runs scored. Starter Sergio Perez was charged with 9 earned runs in just 1 inning of work to take the loss, while RHP T.J. Walz and LHP Omar Duran combined to give up another 10 runs. Shortstop Addison Russell had a big game, collecting a double, a triple and a home run, falling just a single short of a cycle, and driving in 3 runs. Outfielder Bobby Crocker had a pair of doubles and drove in 4 runs, while outfielder Josh Whitaker and designated hitter Ryan Delgado both homered in the loss.

 

MIDWEST LEAGUE  (Class-A)

GAME #1

Peoria Chiefs         2

Beloit Snappers  0

LP – Bacus 3-1 / 3.30

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Pitcher Dakota Bacus

(5 IP / 3 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 0 K)

 

Starter Dakota Bacus allowed 2 runs, just 1 earned, on 3 hits over 5 innings of work but still ended up taking the loss in the first game of Friday’s doubleheader. The Snappers managed just 5 hits in the game, 3 of them off the bat of catcher Bruce Maxwell who raised his average to .316, while third baseman Renato Nunez committed a pair of errors, giving him 11 miscues on the season.

 

GAME #2

Peoria Chiefs         0

Beloit Snappers  4

WP – Alcantara 5-1 / 2.61

HR – Olson (4)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Pitcher Raul Alcantara

(7 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 3 K / Win)

 

RHP Raul Alcantara turned in an impressice performance for the Snappers in the second game of Friday’s doubleheader, allowing just 1 hit and no walks over 7 scoreless innings to earn his 5^th win for Beloit. First baseman Matt Olson had 3 hits, including a home run and a double, and drove in a pair of runs in the win.

 

Saturday’s Games:

Sacramento @ Nashville – 4:35pm PT

Game #1 – Midland @ San Antonio – 3:05pm PT / 5:05pm CT

Game #2 – Midland @ San Antonio

Stockton @ Lancaster – 7:00pm PT

Cedar Rapids @ Beloit – 2:00pm PT / 4:00pm CT

 

 

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