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Sunday, September 11th: Sounds Drop Dramatic Game #5 to End Season on Sunday

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE AMERICAN CONFERENCE FINALS (Triple-A) GAME #5 Oklahoma City Dodgers 10 Nashville Sounds 9 LP – Brasier 0-1 / 15.00 HR – Nunez (3), Olson (1), Barreto (1) Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Franklin Barreto (3 for 5 / Home Run /…

Saturday, September 3rd: Chapman Hits 3 HRs in Sounds Loss while Martin’s 5 RBIs Help Hounds Win & Mercedes Plays 9 Spots for Ports

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 5 New Orleans Zephyrs 6 LP – Castro 2-8 / 5.15 HR – Chapman 3 (7) Prospect Of The Game: Third Baseman Matt Chapman (4 for 5 / 3 Home Runs / 4 RBIs) Third baseman Matt Chapman’s home run pace…

Saturday, August 20th: Hounds Win Behind Bennie’s Big Bat while Brugman Leads Sounds to Victory & Puk Is Impressive for Vermont

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Springfield Cardinals 3 Midland RockHounds 11 WP – Mann 2-2 / 4.57 HR – Bennie 2 (2) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Joe Bennie (2 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / 4 RBIs) After going 4 for 34 in his first 9…

Tuesday, August 16th: Hahn Returns to Hill to Help Sounds Win while Chapman, Pinder & Iriart Are All on the Move

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Tacoma Rainiers 1 Nashville Sounds 2 WP – Castro 1-7 / 4.91 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Jesse Hahn (4 IP / 2 H / 1 ER / 3 BB / 6 K) It was a day filled with lots of intriguing roster…

Tuesday, July 19th: Seddon’s Solid Effort & Chapman’s 4 RBIs Lead Hounds to Victory while Ports Win in a Walk-Off & Sounds Drop Twinbill

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Corpus Christi Hooks 2 Midland RockHounds 14 WP – Seddon 4-8 / 5.27 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Joel Seddon (7 IP / 6 H / 1 ER / 2 BB / 4 K / Win) RHP Joel Seddon turned in his fifth…

Thursday, June 30th: Carson Blair’s 2 HRs Help Hounds Win while Sounds Come Up Short Despite Matt Olson’s HR

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 5 NW Arkansas Naturals 3 WP – Bracewell 4-1 / 2.08 HR – Chapman (18), Blair 2 (2) Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Carson Blair (2 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / 3 RBIs) Catcher Carson Blair had his biggest game since…

Saturday, June 25th: Brett Siddall’s Big Bat Helps Beloit Win Big while Sounds, Hounds & Ports All Come Up Short

MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 12 Cedar Rapids Kernels 1 WP – Hurlbutt 1-0 / 3.15 HR – Siddall (4) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Brett Siddall (2 for 5 / Home Run / Double / 4 RBIs) Beloit won big over Cedar Rapids on Saturday…

Sunday, June 19th: Marincov’s Double Helps Hounds Win in a Walk-Off while Sounds Drop Doubleheader and Walsh & Lambo Land on DL

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Frisco RoughRiders 4 Midland RockHounds 5 WP – Sanchez 3-3 / 3.16 Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Tyler Marincov (2 for 6 / Double / GWRBI / Stolen Base) With one out, a man on first and the game tied in the bottom…

Tuesday, June 14th: Pinder’s & Barreto’s Home Runs Aren’t Enough to Help Sounds & Hounds Win while A’s Come to Terms with 24 Draft Picks

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Memphis Redbirds 7 Nashville Sounds 4 LP – Wendelken 1-3 / 5.48 HR – Pinder (6) Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Chad Pinder (3 for 4 / Home Run / Walk) Starter Angel Castro surrendered 3 runs over 6 innings of work on Tuesday,…

Thursday, June 9th: Sounds Split Doubleheader while Hounds Drop 6th in a Row & Stockton Suffers 9th Straight Loss

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) GAME #2 Nashville Sounds 4 Oklahoma City Dodgers 1 WP – Alvarez 1-0 / 0.00 Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Matt McBride (2 for 2 / 2 Doubles / Walk / RBI) After going 4 for 4 with a home run…

Wednesday, June 1st: Nunez & Olson Homer as Sounds Snap 9-Game Win Streak with Loss in the 10th while Daniel Gossett Drops Double-A Debut

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Round Rock Express 15 Nashville Sounds 9 LP – Brasier 3-2 / 3.96 HR – Nunez (10), Olson (6) Prospect Of The Game: Third Baseman Renato Nunez (2 for 5 / Home Run / 4 RBIs) The Sounds had their nine-game winning…

Friday, May 27th: Renato Nunez Drives in Game-Winner to Help Sounds Win 5th Straight while Wagman & Manarino Pitch Hounds & Snappers to Victory

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 3 Salt Lake Bees 2 WP – Brasier 3-1 / 2.08 Prospect Of The Game: Third Baseman Renato Nunez (2 for 4 / 2 Doubles / GWRBI) Third baseman Renato Nunez had a pair of doubles on Friday, including one…

Sunday, May 22nd: Wade Kirkland Helps Hounds Win in a Walk-Off while Ryan Doolittle Drops Nashville Debut

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Corpus Christi Hooks 6 Midland RockHounds 7 WP – Bragg 1-1 / 11.57 Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Wade Kirkland (4 for 5 / Double / 2 RBIs) With one out and a man on third in the bottom of the 10th inning,…

Friday, April 22nd: Beloit Wins behind Skye Bolt’s Big Bat while Stockton Wins in a Walk-Off & Nashville Falls despite Sean Manaea’s Solid Start

MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 4 Burlington Bees 3 WP – Manarino 2-0 / 1.04 Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Skye Bolt (2 for 4 / Triple / Double / Walk / 3 RBIs) Last year’s 4th-round draft pick for the A’s, center fielder Skye Bolt, continued his…

Wednesday, April 20th: Dillon Overton Pitches Nashville to Victory as Sounds Split Twinbill while Henderson Alvarez Makes First Rehab Appearance in Ports Win

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) GAME #2 Nashville Sounds 8 Colorado Springs 1 WP – Overton 1-1 / 2.81 HR – Wendle (2), Muncy (1), Pinder (1) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Dillon Overton (7 IP / 5 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 5 K /…

Friday, April 15th: Daniel Mengden Dominates & Ryon Healy Homers in Hounds Win while Renato Nunez & Matt Olson Homer in Sounds Victory & John Nogowski Helps Ports Prevail in 17

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Arkansas Travelers 0 Midland RockHounds 1 WP – Kurcz 2-0 / 2.25 HR – Healy (2) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Daniel Mengden (6 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 3 BB / 8 K) RHP Daniel Mengden, who was acquired…

Oakland A’s 2016 Depth Chart

After a long cold winter, the first week of March has arrived and spring training games are finally underway. Between players on the 40-man roster and 22 non-roster invitees, the Oakland A’s have a total of 62 players in their major league camp – 33 position players and 29 pitchers.…

Meet Your 2016 Nashville Sounds

Yesterday we previewed the Oakland A’s 2016 major league roster (here), and today it’s time to take a look ahead at the Triple-A Nashville Sounds roster for the coming season. The Sounds will be beginning their second season as the A’s top affiliate in the Pacific Coast League, with Steve…

Saturday, September 5th: Renato Nunez’s Grand Slam Helps Hounds Win Big while Casey Meisner Pitches Ports to Victory

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 21 Frisco RoughRiders 4 WP – Mendez 1-0 / 5.40 HR – Nunez (17), Whitaker (12) Farmhand Of The Game: Designated Hitter Renato Nunez (5 for 7 / Grand Slam / Double / 6 RBIs) The RockHounds scored 21 runs…

Meet Your 2016 Nashville Sounds!

Of course, we’ve still got just a little ways to go until the opening of the 2016 season. And, of course, there will certainly be some trades, some free agent signings (both major league and minor league), some releases, some injuries and, knowing the A’s, some totally unexpected developments during…