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Wednesday, July 15th: Joel Seddon Pitches Ports to Victory as Matt Chapman Slugs 16th HR and Rangel Ravelo Hits 1st HR to Help Hounds Win

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 9 San Jose Giants 1 WP – Seddon 7-5 / 3.36 HR – Chapman (16), Marincov (12) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Joel Seddon (6 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 5 K / Win) Reliever-turned-starter Joel Seddon turned…

Monday, July 13th: Stockton Wins Behind Franklin Barreto’s Big Bat while Dillon Overton Takes 1st Loss for Midland

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Lake Elsinore Storm 3 Stockton Ports 7 WP – Bragg 4-2 / 4.46 HR – Barreto (9) Farmhand Of The Game: Shortstop Franklin Barreto (4 for 5 / Home Run / Double / 3 RBIs) Shortstop Franklin Barreto continued his hot hitting of…

Sunday, July 12th: Jake Sanchez Leads Hounds to Second Straight Shutout Victory while #1 Picks Matt Chapman & Richie Martin Homer for Stockton & Vermont

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 2 NW Arkansas Naturals 0 WP – Sanchez 7-5 / 4.70 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Jake Sanchez (6 2/3 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 6 K / Win) The RockHounds shut out the Naturals for the…

Friday, July 10th: Chris Iriart’s Big Bat Leads Vermont to Victory while Daniel Gossett Is Solid in Snappers Loss

NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE (Class-A Short-Season) Mahoning Valley Scrappers 1 Vermont Lake Monsters 8 WP – Kohler 2-0 / 4.00 Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Chris Iriart (3 for 5 / 2 Doubles / 4 RBIs) First baseman Chris Iriart collected 3 hits for the Lake Monsters for…

Thursday, July 9th: Jason Pridie’s 2 HRs Help Sounds Sweep Twinbill as Barry Zito & Zach Neal Both Win

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) GAME #2 Nashville Sounds 7 Memphis Redbirds 3 WP – Neal 7-3 / 3.63 HR – Pridie (11) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Jason Pridie (Home Run / 2 Walks / 3 RBIs) Outfielder Jason Pridie slugged a 3-run homer in the 1st inning…

Wednesday, July 8th: Mikey White’s 3-Run Homer Highlights Vermont Victory while Renato Nunez & Franklin Barreto Homer in Hounds’ & Ports’ Losses

NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE (Class-A Short-Season) Mahoning Valley Scrappers 4 Vermont Lake Monsters 9 WP – Bowers 1-0 / 3.86 HR – White (2), Pallares (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Third Baseman Mikey White (3 for 3 / Home Run / 3 RBIs) This year’s 2nd-round draft pick for…

Tuesday, July 7th: Chad Oberacker’s Big Bat Helps Hounds Win while Nate Long, Kyle Finnegan & Brett Graves All Have Solid Outings for Sounds, Ports & Snappers

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) NW Arkansas Naturals 8 Midland RockHounds 9 WP – Avila 1-1 / 4.56 HR – Walsh (10) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Chad Oberacker (2 for 4 / Double / 3 RBIs) With two on, two outs and the game tied in the bottom of…

A’s Farm Report for Week of June 29-July 5: Top Prospects on the Move

With the end of June arriving, lots of top prospects were on the move in the A’s minor league system. Not only were the recent batch of draft picks assigned to their teams, but many other players found themselves being shuffled around to different affiliates for the second half.…

Sunday, July 5th: Angel Duno Impresses in AZL A’s Win while 2015 Draft Picks Richie Martin, Steven Pallares & Kyle Friedrichs Lead Vermont to Victory

ARIZONA LEAGUE (Rookie Short-Season) AZL Angels 2 AZL A’s 3 WP – Duno 2-1 / 2.70 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Angel Duno (5 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 3 K / Win) 21-year-old Venezuelan RHP Angel Duno turned in another…

Saturday, July 4th: Jake Smolinski’s Big Bat Helps Sounds Win in Extras while Joel Seddon K’s 8 to Win 6th for Stockton

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 7 Round Rock Express 4 WP – Cook 4-1 / 3.96 HR – Pridie (9), Smolinski (6), Muncy (2), Viciedo (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Jake Smolinski (Home Run / 2 Doubles / 2 RBIs) 26-year-old outfielder Jake Smolinski has…

Friday, July 3rd: Barry Zito Impresses in Sounds Victory while Dillon Overton Wins Hounds Debut & Matt Chapman Hits 14th HR for Ports

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Colorado Springs Sky Sox 1 Nashville Sounds 2 WP – Otero 1-0 / 1.23 HR – Smolinski (5) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Barry Zito (7 IP / 4 H / 1 ER / 1 BB / 6 K)…

Thursday, July 2nd: Jake Sanchez Earns Win in Hounds Shutout while Richie Martin Makes Debut, Sean Nolin Lands on DL & Nate Freiman is DFA’d

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Arkansas Travelers 0 Midland RockHounds 4 WP – Sanchez 6-5 / 4.70 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Jake Sanchez (6 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 5 K / Win) RHP Jake Sanchez turned in his third straight…

Tuesday, June 30th: Daniel Gossett Pitches Snappers to Victory while Matt Chapman Hits 12th HR in Ports Loss & A’s Come to Terms with Top Pick Richie Martin

MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) GAME #2 Beloit Snappers 4 Quad Cities River Bandits 1 WP – Gossett 3-7 / 5.42 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Daniel Gossett (7 IP / 4 H / 1 ER / 3 BB / 4 K / Win)…

Monday, June 29th: Chris Kohler K’s 7 in 1st Win for Vermont while Zach Neal Earns 6th Win in Sounds’ Rain-Shortened Victory

NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE (Class-A Short-Season) GAME #2 Lowell Spinners 0 Vermont Lake Monsters 1 WP – Kohler 1-0 / 2.70 HR – Kim (2) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Chris Kohler (5 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 1…

Sunday, June 28th: Joel Seddon Pitches Ports to Victory while Barry Zito Is Solid in Sounds Loss

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 4 Inland Empire 66ers 1 WP – Seddon 5-4 / 3.53 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Joel Seddon (7 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 3 K / Win) RHP Joel Seddon delivered another impressive start…

Saturday, June 27th: Argenis Blanco Pitches AZL A’s to Victory while Sean Nolin Earns 2nd Win for Sounds and Raul Alcantara Is Solid for Stockton

ARIZONA LEAGUE (Rookie Short-Season) AZL D-backs 0 AZL A’s 4 WP – Blanco 2-0 / 1.80 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Argenis Blanco (5 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 6 K / Win) 19-year-old Venezuelan RHP Argenis Blanco was impressive…

Thursday, June 25th: Tim Atherton & Brad Mills Pitch Hounds & Sounds to Shutout Victories while Snappers Drop 9th Straight

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 5 San Antonio Missions 0 WP – Atherton 5-3 / 5.31 HR – Nunez (10) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Tim Atherton (8 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 7 K / Win) RHP Tim Atherton turned in…

Wednesday, June 24th: Jaycob Brugman’s 9th-Inning HR Helps Hounds Win while Joey Wendle Has Big Day in Sounds Loss

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 10 Frisco RoughRiders 9 WP – Healy 3-1 / 2.20 HR – Brugman (3) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Jaycob Brugman (3 for 5 / Home Run / 2 RBIs) With the game tied in the top of the 9th,…

Tuesday, June 23rd: Ryan Roberts Has 4 Hits & Barry Zito Earns 5th Win as Sounds Snap 5-Game Skid while Vermont Comes Up Short despite Seong-min Kim’s Grand Slam

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 6 Memphis Redbirds 4 WP – Zito 5-6 / 3.94 Farmhand Of The Game: Third Baseman Ryan Roberts (4 for 4 / Double / RBI) Third baseman Ryan Roberts collected 4 hits for the Sounds for the third time this season on…

Monday, June 22nd: Dustin Driver Looks Sharp in Vermont’s 1st Victory while Rangel Ravelo Debuts with AZL A’s & Bobby Wahl Lands on DL for Hounds

NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE (Class-A Short-Season) Aberdeen IronBirds 1 Vermont Lake Monsters 9 WP – Beasley 1-0 / 0.00 HR – Akau (1), Bolt (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Dustin Driver (5 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 0…