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Friday, July 24th: Max Kuhn, Michael Soto & Chris Iriart All Have Big HRs to Lead Beloit, Stockton & Vermont to Victory

MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 13 Cedar Rapids Kernels 7 WP – Johnson 2-5 / 4.38 HR – Kuhn (5) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Max Kuhn (Home Run / 3 RBIs) Outfielder Max Kuhn singled in the Snappers’ first run of the game in the…

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…

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…

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)…

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…

Monday, August 25th: Shawn Haviland Pitches Hounds into Playoffs while Zach Neal Wins as Sacramento Scores 20

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Frisco RoughRiders 1 Midland RockHounds 5 WP – Haviland 7-7 / 3.75 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Shawn Haviland (8 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 4 K / Win) RockHounds starter Shawn Haviland delivered an impressive outing…

Wednesday, August 20th: Jonathan Joseph Tosses 5 Scoreless & Matt Olson Homers in Ports Victory while Matt Buschmann Earns 8th Win for River Cats

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 4 Lake Elsinore Storm 0 WP – Joseph 6-3 / 3.99 HR – Olson (36) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Jonathan Joseph (5 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 4 K / Win) RHP Jonathan Joseph…

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

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…

Tuesday, July 29th: Chris Jensen & Kent Matthes Star in Hounds Loss while Tommy Milone Struggles for Sacramento and Seth Streich Exits with Apparent Injury in Stockton

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 2 Frisco RoughRiders 6 LP – Walden 1-2 / 2.05 HR – Matthes (10) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Chris Jensen (7 IP / 3 H / 1 ER / 3 BB / 2 K) RHP Chris Jensen turned in his…

Thursday, July 24th: Tommy Milone Earns 1st Win for Sacramento while Daric Barton Drives in 3 and Evan Scribner Gets Recalled by A’s

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Sacramento River Cats 13 El Paso Chihuahuas 2 WP – Milone 1-0 / 5.40 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Tommy Milone (6 IP / 6 H / 2 ER / 1 BB / 8 K / Win) After enduring a…

Saturday, July 19th: Snappers Win Behind Marincov’s Big Bat while Tommy Milone Struggles for Cats and Josh Reddick Goes 0 for 4 for Ports

MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Bowling Green Hot Rods 4 Beloit Snappers 5 WP – Adkins 1-3 / 5.40 HR – Marincov (12), Vollmuth (8) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Tyler Marincov (3 for 4 / Home Run / Triple / 2 RBIs) Outfielder Tyler…

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…

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…

Friday, June 27th: Ben McQuown’s HR Gives Vermont Walk-Off Win in 11th while Matt Olson Slugs His 23rd HR for Stockton

NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE (Class-A Short-Season) Lowell Spinners 7 Vermont Lake Monsters 8 WP – McMullen 1-0 / 0.00 HR – McQuown (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Ben McQuown (3 for 5 / Home Run) With the game tied in…

Exclusive: Get the Inside Scoop on Oakland’s Top 10 Draft Picks of 2014 from A’s Scouting Director Eric Kubota

After unexpectedly taking high school players with their top pick in each of the past two years, the A’s returned to their old, familiar ways this year, selecting college players with eight of the team’s top ten picks. The A’s made 21-year-old Cal State Fullerton third baseman Matt Chapman their…

Getting To Know: The A’s 2014 Top 10 Draft Picks

Yesterday, we gave you the lowdown on the A’s top 2 picks selected on Day 1 of the amateur draft. And now that Day 2 is complete, it’s time to run down the A’s top 10 picks of the 2014 draft. After taking a third baseman with their top pick…