Sunday, May 11th: McKinney’s Big Bat Leads Ports to Victory while Cats Win in Another Walkoff and Hounds Go Down to Defeat

 

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE  (High-A)

Stockton Ports  12

Modesto Nuts        8

WP – Hall 3-0 / 4.91

Farmhand Of The Game:

Outfielder Billy McKinney

(4 for 4 / Double / Walk / 2 RBIs)

Outfielder Billy McKinney played a big role in the Ports’ win on Sunday, reaching base in all 5 trips to the plate – on 3 singles, a double and a walk – and driving in the tying run in the 7^th and the go-ahead run in the 8^th for Stockton. Shortstop Daniel Robertson had 3 hits and drove in 3, while second baseman Wade Kirkland posted a pair of doubles, first baseman Matt Olson singled, doubled and drove in a run, and catcher Ryan Lipkin went 1 for 5 in his first game for Stockton since being sent down from Midland. Starter Tim Atherton allowed 4 runs, 2 earned, in just 2 innings of work in his return from the disabled list, while LHP Omar Duran came on to toss 3 shutout innings, and RHP Kris Hall struck out 3 in 2 scoreless innings of relief to pick up his 3^rd win for Stockton.

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PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE  (Triple-A)

Salt Lake Bees                   5

Sacramento River Cats  6

WP – Nieve 1-1 / 8.15

HR – Goebbert (6)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Outfielder Jake Goebbert

(Home Run / 2 Walks / 2 RBIs)

 

Starter Josh Lindblom allowed 1 run on 3 hits and 2 walks but had to exit the game after being hit with a line drive in the right ankle with no outs in the top of the 3^rd inning on Sunday. RHP Philip Humber relieved Lindblom and gave up 4 runs, just 1 earned, over 2 2/3 innings, while RHP Derek Hooker tossed 2 scoreless innings of relief, and RHP Fernando Nieve got the final 6 outs of the game to earn his 1^st win for the River Cats. Outfielder Jake Goebbert drove in the go-ahead run in the 3^rd inning with a sacrifice fly and, after Salt Lake put 4 runs on the board in the top of the 5^th, Goebbert hit his team-leading 6^th home run in the bottom of the 5^th to make it a 1-run game. Outfielder Shane Peterson singled in the tying tun in the bottom of the 8^th, and catcher Ryan Ortiz singled in the winning run in the bottom of the 9^th to give Sacramento its second straight walk-off win on Sunday.

 

TEXAS LEAGUE  (Double-A)

San Antonio Missions     6

Midland RockHounds  5

LP – Frankoff 0-1 / 1.53

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Catcher Beau Taylor

(Double / 2 RBIs)

 

RHP Drew Granier allowed 5 runs, just 2 earned, over 5 2/3 innings of work, while LHP Frank Gailey tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings in relief. And with the game tied in the 9^th, San Antonio strung together a walk, a single and a pair of sacrifice bunts to plate the winning run and hand RockHounds closer Seth Frankoff his 1^st loss. Catcher Beau Taylor doubled in the tying and the go-ahead run for the RockHounds in the 5^th inning, while outfielders Billy Burns and Conner Crumbliss and designated hitter Josh Whitaker posted a pair of hits apiece, and Hiroyuki Nakajima went 1 for 4 but made 4 errors in the field in his first game at shortstop for Midland.

 

Monday’s Games:

Salt Lake @ Sacramento – 7:05pm PT

Frisco @ Midland – 4:30pm PT / 6:30pm CT

Kane County @ Beloit – 9:00am PT / 11:00am CT

 

 

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