July, 2014 - A's Farm

Catching Up With: Oakland A’s Catcher Stephen Vogt

Stephen Vogt didn’t get his first taste of life in the majors until the age of 27, when he made it into 18 games for Tampa Bay. The A’s acquired him at the start of last season and called him up to the big club from Sacramento midway through the…

Tuesday, July 15th: Max Muncy Slugs Second Grand Slam in Two Days To Help Hounds Win

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 6 Corpus Christi Hooks 3 WP – Murphy 4-0 / 2.97 HR – Muncy (5), Coleman (9) Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Max Muncy (Grand Slam) First baseman Max Muncy slugged a grand slam for the second straight night to help…

Monday, July 14th: A’s Outfielder Josh Reddick Goes 4 for 4 and Homers in Ports Victory while Max Muncy’s Grand Slam Helps Hounds Win

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) San Jose Giants 1 Stockton Ports 11 WP – Sanchez 4-0 / 2.81 HR – Olson (26), Reddick (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Josh Reddick (4 for 4 / Home Run / Double / 3 RBIs) A’s outfielder Josh Reddick looked mighty healthy in…

Sunday, July 13th: Zach Neal Solid in Cats Loss as A’s Option Drew Pomeranz to Sacramento and Billy Burns Snatches 44th Base for Midland

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Reno Aces 2 Sacramento River Cats 1 LP – Neal 2-5 / 4.80 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Zach Neal (6 IP / 6 H / 2 ER / 2 BB / 4…

Saturday, July 12th: Drew Pomeranz Impresses in Rehab Start for River Cats while Hiro Nakajima Homers in Hounds Win and Andy Parrino Rejoins A’s Roster

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Reno Aces 3 Sacramento River Cats 4 WP – Buschmann 6-4 / 4.46 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Drew Pomeranz (4 IP / 1 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 7…

Friday, July 11th: Jefry Marte Helps Hounds Win in a Walk-Off while Jake Elmore’s Decisive Double Keys Cats Victory and Dillon Overton Impresses Again in Arizona

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) San Antonio Missions 2 Midland RockHounds 3 WP – Flores 1-1 / 3.60 Farmhand Of The Game: Third Baseman Jefry Marte (2 for 5 / 2 RBIs / GWRBI) After delivering the game-winning RBI to give the RockHounds the walk-off win on Thursday, third…

Thursday, July 10th: Renato Nunez’s Grand Slam and a Rare Triple Play Help Ports Win while Arnold Leon K’s 13 in Cats Loss

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Modesto Nuts 2 Stockton Ports 7 WP – Bowman 2-6 / 5.58 HR – Nunez (21), Healy (11) Farmhand Of The Game: Designated Hitter Renato Nunez (Grand Slam) Designated hitter Renato Nunez had the big blast for Stockton on Thursday night, slugging his…

Wednesday, July 9th: Matt Olson’s 25th HR & 4 RBIs Help Ports Win while Cats Come Out Victorious in Tommy Milone’s First Start

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Modesto Nuts 3 Stockton Ports 5 WP – Sanchez 3-0 / 3.12 HR – Olson (25), Walsh (1) Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Matt Olson (Home Run / Double / 4 RBIs) Slugger Matt Olson carried the day for Stockton on Wednesday night.…

Tuesday, July 8th: Jaycob Brugman’s Big Bat Helps Ports Win in a Walk-Off while Ryan Mathews’ Grand Slam Assures Snappers’ Victory

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Modesto Nuts 4 Stockton Ports 5 WP – Ynoa 4-2 / 6.61 HR – Brugman (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Jaycob Brugman (3 fo 5 / Home Run / Double / 4 RBIs) Outfielder Jaycob Brugman had a big night in his second…

Monday, July 7th: Renato Nunez Hits Pair of HRs to Help Stockton Win while Ports’ Powell Gets Suspension

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 7 San Jose Giants 0 WP – Castillo 1-2 / 9.00 HR – Nunez 2 (20) Farmhand Of The Game: Third Baseman Renato Nunez (2 Home Runs / 6 RBIs) Third Baseman Renato Nunez pretty much took care of things single-handedly for Stockton…

Sunday, July 6th: Cats Crush Reno in Drew Granier’s Debut as Josh Lindblom Hits DL and Dillon Overton K’s 8 in Arizona

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 14 Reno Aces 7 WP – Humber 4-4 / 3.65 Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Josh Whitaker (2 for 4 / Double / 3 RBIs) With RHP Josh Lindblom…

Saturday, July 5th: Nate Long Pitches Hounds to Victory while Josh Whitaker Hits 1st HR for River Cats and A’s Send Tommy Milone to Sacramento

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 1 NW Arkansas Naturals 0 WP – Long 8-4 / 3.24 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Nate Long (6 2/3 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 3 BB / 8 K / Win) RHP Nate Long turned in another strong start…

Friday, July 4th: A’s Trade Addison Russell, Billy McKinney & Dan Straily to Cubs for Jeff Samardzija & Jason Hammel while Robertson, Olson & Nunez All Homer in Ports Win

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 17 San Jose Giants 6 WP – Sanchez 2-0 / 2.70 HR – Olson (24), Nunez (18), Robertson (12) Farmhand Of The Game: Shortstop Daniel Robertson (3 for 4 / Home Run / Double / 6 RBIs) On a night that saw two…

Thursday, July 3rd: Chris Jensen, Billy Burns and Addison Russell Help Hounds Snap Losing Streak while Cats Fall Despite Zach Neal’s Best Efforts

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 3 NW Arkansas Naturals 1 WP – Jensen 5-7 / 3.80 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Chris Jensen (6 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 5 K / Win) The RockHounds put together some strong pitching, hitting and…

Wednesday, July 2nd: Daric Barton Doubles Home Winning Run in 15th to Give Cats 11th Walk-Off Win while Addison Russell Has 3 Hits in Best Game since Return to RockHounds

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Fresno Grizzlies 2 Sacramento River Cats 3 WP – Humber 3-4 / 3.74 HR – Parrino (6) Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Daric Barton (2 for 7 / Double / RBI) First baseman Daric Barton’s double…

Tuesday, July 1st: Jake Elmore’s 9th Inning Hit Helps Cats Win 10th Walk-Off while Michael Ynoa Picks up Win in Ports’ Victory and Dillon Overton Looks Strong Again for AZL A’s

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Fresno Grizzlies 4 Sacramento River Cats 5 WP – Savery 5-0 / 2.52 Farmhand Of The Game: Second Baseman Jake Elmore (3 for 5 / RBI / Stolen Base) After being down by four runs earlier in…

Monday, June 30th: AZL A’s Mount Comeback Win in 9th while Brandon Belt Homers Off Dan Straily in Cats Loss and Renato Nunez Named Cal League Player of the Week

ARIZONA LEAGUE (Rookie Short-Season) AZL A’s 9 AZL Rangers 8 WP – Stull 1-0 / 1.50 Farmhand Of The Game: Designated Hitter John Nogowski (4 for 5 / 3 RBIs) The AZL A’s came back from a 4-run deficit to score 5 runs in the…