A’s Farmhand Of The Day

 

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A)

Colorado Springs Sky Sox  5

Sacramento River Cats    3

(LP – Billings 4-3 / 3.72)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Pitcher Fautino De Los Santos

(2 IP / 0 ER / 4 K)

 

 

Worth Noting: Starter Bruce Billings allowed 5 runs in 5 innings of work to take the loss. Right-hander Fautino De Los Santos came on to toss 2 scoreless innings to give the River Cats a chance to climb back into it. Third baseman Stephen Parker drove in first baseman Kila Ka’aihue in the 7^th inning and again in the 9^th. Sacramento added another run in the 9^th when outfielder Jermaine Mitchell drove in outfielder Shane Peterson, who was making his first appearance with the River Cats since his promotion from Midland.

 

TEXAS LEAGUE (DOUBLE-A)

Midland RockHounds  5

Springfield Cardinals    7

(LP – Gray 2-7 / 5.11)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

First Baseman Anthony Aliotti

(Home Run / 2 RBIs)

 

 

Worth Noting: First baseman Anthony Aliotti homered and drove in 2 runs, and infielder Josh Horton contributed 3 hits, including a double. Starter Sonny Gray had another rough outing, allowing 6 runs on 9 hits over 5 innings to take his 7^th loss.

 

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (HIGH-A)

San Jose Giants  6

Stockton Ports   7

(WP – Thornton 4-0 / 5.17)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Shortstop Yordy Cabrera

(3 for 5 / Triple / Walk-Off RBI)

 

 

Worth Noting: Shortstop Yordy Cabrera drove in the game-winning run for the Ports in the bottom of the 9^th inning on Monday night. Catcher Beau Taylor collected 4 hits, including a double, and outfielder Dusty Robinson and third baseman B.A. Vollmuth contributed 3 hits apiece. Starter Sean Murphy had one of his shakier outings for Stockton, allowing 5 runs on 8 hits in 5 innings of work. Right-hander Zack Thronton picked up the win, despite giving up the tying-run to San Jose in the top of the 9^th.

 

MIDWEST LEAGUE (CLASS-A)

Clinton LumberKings  8

Burlington Bees       10

(WP – Macias 3-5 / 5.10)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Outfielder Rashun Dixon

(Walk-Off Home Run / 2 RBIs)

 

 

Worth Noting: Outfielder Rashun Dixon hit a 2-run walk-off homer in the bottom of the 10^th inning to clinch the victory for the Bees on Monday night. Third baseman Wade Kirkland hit a 2-run homer in the 6^th inning, and shortstop Sean Jamieson hit a 2-run shot in the 7^th. Starter Max Perlman allowed 5 runs over 7 innings, and right-hander Jose Macias picked up the win in relief, despite allowing 2 runs in the 9^th to tie the game.

 

NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE (CLASS-A SHORT-SEASON)

GAME #1

Vermont Lake Monsters  0

Connecticut Tigers            8

(LP – Menna 0-2 / 6.00)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Outfielder John Wooten

(1 for 3)

 

 

Worth Noting: Vermont managed just 3 hits in the first game of Monday’s doubleheader against Connecticut. Starter J.C. Menna allowed 6 runs, 5 earned, on 9 hits over 4 innings to take the loss.

 

GAME #2

Vermont Lake Monsters  6

Connecticut Tigers            9

(LP – Streich 0-1 / 13.50)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Second Baseman Chris Bostick

(3 for 4 / Triple / 3 RBIs)

 

 

Worth Noting: Second baseman Chris Bostick had 3 hits, including a triple, and drove in 3 runs, and first baseman Jacob Tanis had 2 hits and drove in a run inVermont’s second loss of the day.

 

ARIZONA LEAGUE (ROOKIE SHORT-SEASON)

AZL Padres      2

AZL Athletics  5

(WP – Johnson 1-0 / 0.00)

Farmhand Of The Game:

First Baseman Michael Soto

(2 for 4 / Home Run / 2 RBIs)

Worth Noting: First baseman Michael Soto drove in the go-ahead run with a 2-run homer in the 7^th inning. Shortstop Addison Russell collected 2 hits, including a triple, drove in a run and stole 2 bases.

 

Tuesday’s Games:

Colorado Springs @ Sacramento – 6:35pm PT

(TBD vs. Peacock)

Midland @ Springfield – 7:05pm CT

(Hernandez vs. Martinez)

San Jose @ Stockton – 7:05pm PT

(Rosin vs. Brown)

Clinton @ Burlington – 6:30pm CT

(TBD vs. TBD)

Vermont @ Connecticut – 7:05pm ET

(Jimenez vs. Briceno)

 

 

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