Sunday, May 14th: Ports Drop 7th Straight Despite Brown’s Big Bat while Sounds & Hounds Both Get Blanked

A’s Prospect Of The Day: Stockton Ports Outfielder Seth Brown (2 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / 2 RBIs)
A’s Prospect Of The Day: Stockton Ports Outfielder Seth Brown (2 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / 2 RBIs)

 

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE  (High-A)

Stockton Ports          4

Lancaster JetHawks  11

LP – Shore 1-3 / 3.12

HR – Brown 2 (7), Vidales (1)

Prospect Of The Game:

Outfielder Seth Brown

(2 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / 2 RBIs)

The Ports hit three home runs at The Hangar in Lancaster, but it wasn’t enough to keep Stockton from suffering its seventh straight loss on Sunday. Right fielder Seth Brown belted a home run in the top of the 2nd inning to tie the game 1-1, and then slugged his second solo shot of the day in the 7th to give him a team-leading 7 round-trippers on the season. Second baseman Josh Vidales smacked a solo shot of his own in the 6th, while third baseman Mikey White doubled twice and drove in a run, but that would account for all of Stockton’s scoring on Sunday. Starter Logan Shore had his rockiest outing of the season, allowing 4 runs on 8 hits over 4 1/3 frames to suffer his 3rd loss, while LHP Will Gilbert surrendered another 6 runs in just 1 2/3 innings of relief for the Ports.

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PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE  (Triple-A)

Albuquerque Isotopes  6

Nashville Sounds       0

LP – Blackburn 1-4 / 4.54

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Prospect Of The Game:

Second Baseman Joey Wendle

(2 for 4)

 

RHP Paul Blackburn had one of his roughest starts of the season on Sunday, allowing 6 runs over 5 innings of work to suffer his 4th loss, while RHP Tucker Healy and LHP Ross Detwiler each tossed 2 scoreless innings in relief for Nashville. Meanwhile, the Sounds were shut out on just 4 hits on Sunday. Second baseman Joey Wendle had a pair of hits, while left fielder Jaycob Brugman doubled, and designated hitter Renato Nunez singled in the loss. In other news, catcher Bruce Maxwell confirmed that he’s headed back to join Nashville, while Ken Rosenthal reported that outfielder Andrew Lambo, who had been on the disabled list with a wrist injury, has been released by the A’s, and Susan Slusser reported that Detwiler had opted out of his deal and was granted his release on Sunday. Meanwhile, RHP Chris Bassitt is set to make his second rehab start for the Sounds on Monday.

 

TEXAS LEAGUE  (Double-A)

Midland RockHounds  0

Corpus Christi Hooks     4

LP – Naile 1-1 / 3.22

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Prospect Of The Game:

Shortstop Yairo Munoz

(2 for 4 / Double)

 

The RockHounds were shut out on 8 hits on Sunday. Shortstop Yairo Munoz singled and doubled to provide the Hounds’ only extra-base hit of the day, while center fielder Brett Vertigan had a pair of singles in the loss. Starter James Naile allowed 3 runs, just 1 earned, over 5 2/3 frames to suffer his 1st loss, while RHP Joel Seddon gave up 1 run and struck out 5 in 2 1/3 innings of relief for the RockHounds.

 

Monday’s Games:

Nashville @ Fresno – 6:35pm PT / 8:35pm CT

Midland @ Frisco – 5:05pm PT / 7:05pm CT

Stockton @ Lancaster – 6:35pm PT

Kane County @ Beloit (Game #1) – 2:30pm PT / 4:30pm CT

Kane County @ Beloit (Game #2)

 

Seth Brown
Seth Brown

 

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