Friday, August 8th: Drew Pomeranz Pitches Cats to Victory while Daric Barton Homers and Hounds and Ports Both Go Down to Defeat

A’s Farmhand Of The Day: Sacramento River Cats Pitcher Drew Pomeranz (5 2/3 IP / 4 H / 1 ER / 4 BB / 7 K / Win)
A’s Farmhand Of The Day: Sacramento River Cats Pitcher Drew Pomeranz (5 2/3 IP / 4 H / 1 ER / 4 BB / 7 K / Win)

 

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE  (Triple-A)

Sacramento River Cats  4

Reno Aces                           2

WP – Pomeranz 2-0 / 3.12

HR – Barton (6)

Farmhand Of The Game:

Pitcher Drew Pomeranz

(5 2/3 IP / 4 H / 1 ER / 4 BB / 7 K / Win)

LHP Drew Pomeranz turned in his fourth straight quality start for Sacramento, allowing just 1 run and striking out 7 over 5 2/3 innings to earn his 2nd win for the River Cats on Friday. RHP Jeremy McBryde pitched a perfect 9th to post his 12th save. Designated hitter Daric Barton hit his 6th home run, a solo shot, and walked twice, while third baseman Alden Carrithers and first baseman Anthony Aliotti both singled and doubled for Sacramento.

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TEXAS LEAGUE  (Double-A)

Springfield Cardinals     10

Midland RockHounds  6

LP – Haviland 5-7 / 4.23

HR – Barfield (2)

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Farmhand Of The Game:

Outfielder Jeremy Barfield

(2 for 4 / Home Run)

 

RHP Shawn Haviland had a rough start for the RockHounds, allowing 7 runs on 11 hits over 4 1/3 innings to take his 7th loss on Friday. Outfielder Jeremy Barfield singled and hit his 2nd home run, while designated hitter Hiro Nakajima had 3 hits, including a double, and scored twice, and third baseman Jefry Marte double in a pair of runs for the RockHounds.

 

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE  (High-A)

Modesto Nuts       6

Stockton Ports  1

LP – Lamb 4-3 / 2.98

HR – Taylor (2)

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Farmhand Of The Game:

Pitcher Chris Lamb

(6 IP / 5 H / 1 ER / 2 BB / 4 K)

 

LHP Chris Lamb turned in another strong start for Stockton, allowing just 1 run on 5 hits while striking out 4 over 6 innings of work, but he still ended up taking his 3rd loss on Friday. The Ports managed just 3 hits in the game, with designated hitter Beau Taylor hitting his 2nd home run to account for Stockton’s only run on the night.

 

MIDWEST LEAGUE  (Class-A)

Beloit Snappers                 5

Quad Cities River Bandits  2

WP – Stalcup 4-3 / 4.50

HR – Boyd (6)

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Farmhand Of The Game:

Pitcher Matt Stalcup

(6 IP / 5 H / 2 ER / 1 BB / 7 K / Win)

 

LHP Matt Stalcup had a solid start for the Snappers on Friday, allowing 2 runs and striking out 7 in 6 innings of work to earn his 4th win, while RHP Sam Roberts pitched 2 perfect innings in relief, and RHP Brendan McCurry tossed a scoreless 9th for his 2nd save. Outfielder B.J. Boyd hit a 2-run homer to give Beloit the lead in the 3rd, while designated hitter Ryan Mathews had 2 hits and drove in a run, and shortstop Melvin Mercedes had a pair of doubles and scored 3 times for the Snappers.

 

NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE  (Class-A Short-Season)

Vermont Lake Monsters  2

Aberdeen IronBirds              8

LP – Burke 4-3 / 4.65

HR – McQuown (2)

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Farmhand Of The Game:

Outfielder Ben McQuown

(Home Run)

 

RHP A.J. Burke had a shaky start for the Lake Monsters, allowing 6 runs on 10 hits in just 3 innings of work to take his 3rd loss on Friday. Vermont had just 6 hits in the game. Outfielder Ben McQuown hit his 2nd home run, while second baseman Trent Gilbert doubled, and designated hitter Seongmin Kim tripled for the Lake Monsters.

 

ARIZONA LEAGUE  (Rookie Short-Season)

AZL Brewers  3

AZL A’s          6

WP – Pitcher 1-2 / 7.65

Farmhand Of The Game:

Catcher Argenis Raga

(2 for 3 / Triple / 3 RBIs)

Catcher Argenis Raga singled, tripled and drove in 3 runs, including the winning run in the bottom of the 8th, while first baseman Shawn Duinkerk singled, tripled and scored twice, and outfielder Rodolfo Penalo had a pair of hits, drove in a run and stole his 4th base. Starter Branden Kelliher allowed 2 runs, 1 earned, on 4 hits and 4 walks and struck out 4 over 3 1/3 innings of work, while RHP Travis Pitcher gave up 1 run in 3 innings of relief to earn his 1st win, and RHP Jesus Rivas pitched a perfect 9th to post his 5th save.

 

Saturday’s Games:

Sacramento @ Reno – 7:05pm PT

Springfield @ Midland – 5:00pm PT / 7:00pm CT

Modesto @ Stockton – 7:05pm PT

Beloit @ Quad Cities – 4:00pm PT / 6:00pm CT

Vermont @ Auburn – 4:05pm PT / 7:05pm ET

 

 

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