PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas Aviators 9 El Paso Chihuahuas 8 WP: Triggs 1-0 / 18.00 HR: Fowler (2), Mateo (1) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Dustin Fowler (2 for 5 / 2 Home Runs) The Aviators hung on to win a one-run game in their debut as…
View More Thursday, April 4th: Fowler & Mateo Power Aviators to Victory while Naile Leads Hounds to Shutout Win & Ports Prevail on Opening NightTag: John Gorman
Meet Your 2019 Las Vegas Aviators!
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor During baseball’s long winter, plenty of folks spend plenty of time trying to figure out what their favorite major league team’s roster might end up looking like come opening day. And in recent years, it’s been a fun exercise around this point in…
View More Meet Your 2019 Las Vegas Aviators!Sunday, September 2nd: Howard Leads Hounds to Shutout Win while Hargrove Helps Snappers Remain in Playoff Hunt
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Frisco RoughRiders 0 Midland RockHounds 2 WP: Howard 4-4 / 3.48 HR: E.White (9) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Brian Howard (6 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 3 BB / 6 K / Win) The RockHounds shut out the RoughRiders on…
View More Sunday, September 2nd: Howard Leads Hounds to Shutout Win while Hargrove Helps Snappers Remain in Playoff HuntFriday, August 24th: Dunshee Leads Hounds to Near No-Hitter while Luzardo Struggles for Sounds
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 3 Corpus Christi Hooks 1 WP: Dunshee 6-4 / 2.20 HR: Ramirez (10), Bolt (8) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Parker Dunshee (7 1/3 IP / 0 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 7 K / Win) The RockHounds had a…
View More Friday, August 24th: Dunshee Leads Hounds to Near No-Hitter while Luzardo Struggles for SoundsTuesday, August 14th: Ruiz Leads RockHounds to Shutout Victory while Sounds Win 15th Straight
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) NW Arkansas Naturals 0 Midland RockHounds 5 WP: Ruiz 4-8 / 4.63 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Norge Ruiz (7 IP / 7 H / 0 ER / 3 BB / 5 K / Win) RHP Norge Ruiz turned in one of his best starts of…
View More Tuesday, August 14th: Ruiz Leads RockHounds to Shutout Victory while Sounds Win 15th StraightFriday, July 6th: Hargrove Helps Snappers Win while Heim Has Big Night for Ports & Mengden Notches Victory for Nashville
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Clinton LumberKings 5 Beloit Snappers 9 WP: Ruiz 2-6 / 5.40 Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Hunter Hargrove (4 for 5 / Double / 2 RBIs) First baseman Hunter Hargrove helped the Snappers win their third straight on Friday. The 23-year-old had 4…
View More Friday, July 6th: Hargrove Helps Snappers Win while Heim Has Big Night for Ports & Mengden Notches Victory for NashvilleMonday, June 18th: Friedrichs Is Solid Again for Midland while Neuse Notches Another Multi-Hit Game for Nashville & AZL A’s Win Opener in Extras
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Frisco RoughRiders 5 Midland RockHounds 4 LP: Gorman 3-3 / 3.03 HR: Ramirez (5) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Kyle Friedrichs (7 IP / 7 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 6 K) RHP Kyle Friedrichs turned in his fourth straight quality…
View More Monday, June 18th: Friedrichs Is Solid Again for Midland while Neuse Notches Another Multi-Hit Game for Nashville & AZL A’s Win Opener in ExtrasSaturday, June 2nd: Mondou Helps Ports Win 5th Straight while Smolinski, Laureano & Marincov All Homer Again
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 9 Visalia Rawhide 5 WP: Erwin 5-3 / 4.28 HR: Mondou (5) Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Nate Mondou (2 for 3 / Home Run / 3 RBIs / 3 Runs / 3 Stolen Bases) Stockton won its fifth straight on Saturday to…
View More Saturday, June 2nd: Mondou Helps Ports Win 5th Straight while Smolinski, Laureano & Marincov All Homer AgainFriday, May 18th: Martini’s Big Bat Helps Sounds Win while Shore Impresses Again for Ports
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 8 Oklahoma City Dodgers 4 WP: Graveman 2-0 / 5.00 HR: Martini 2 (3) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Nick Martini (3 for 4 / 2 Home Runs / 4 RBIs) First baseman Nick Martini had a big…
View More Friday, May 18th: Martini’s Big Bat Helps Sounds Win while Shore Impresses Again for PortsA’s Farm Report for Week of May 7-13: Bobby Wahl & Miguel Romero Among System’s Top Relievers
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Last week, we looked at some of the top pitchers in the A’s minor league system, primarily focusing on the system’s starting pitchers. But this week, it’s time to take a look at some of the more overlooked arms, the ones that make…
View More A’s Farm Report for Week of May 7-13: Bobby Wahl & Miguel Romero Among System’s Top RelieversFriday, May 11th: Brown’s Hot Bat Helps Hounds Stage Comeback Win while Ports Prevail in Extras & Lazarito Homers Again for Snappers
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 7 Corpus Christi Hooks 6 WP: Gorman 2-1 / 3.38 HR: Brown (4) Prospect Of The Game: First Baseman Seth Brown (3 for 5 / Home Run / Double / 2 RBIs) The RockHounds twice battled back from deficits to prevail over Corpus…
View More Friday, May 11th: Brown’s Hot Bat Helps Hounds Stage Comeback Win while Ports Prevail in Extras & Lazarito Homers Again for SnappersA’s Farm Report for Week of April 30-May 6: Luzardo, Gossett & Howard Among System’s Top Pitchers
by Bill Moriarity / A’s Farm Editor Last week, we took a look at some of the top-performing hitters in the A’s minor league system so far this season. And this week, it’s time to take a look at some of the top pitchers in the system this season. Well-known…
View More A’s Farm Report for Week of April 30-May 6: Luzardo, Gossett & Howard Among System’s Top PitchersSaturday, April 28th: Mercedes Helps Ports Win Big while Montas Suffers Loss for Sounds
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 11 Lake Elsinore Storm 3 WP: Bray 1-0 / 1.65 HR: Bolt (1) Prospect Of The Game: Third Baseman Melvin Mercedes (3 for 3 / Double / 2 Walks / 3 RBIs) The Ports exploded for 11 runs on Saturday to…
View More Saturday, April 28th: Mercedes Helps Ports Win Big while Montas Suffers Loss for SoundsFriday, April 20th: White’s Big Bat Helps Hounds Win while Ports Win in a Walk-Off and Beck & Boyd Both Belt 1st HRs of the Year
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) San Antonio Missions 2 Midland RockHounds 3 WP: Gorman 1-0 / 1.04 Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Eli White (3 for 4 / Triple / Double / 2 RBIs) Shortstop Eli White helped Midland mount a late-game comeback to prevail over San Antonio on Friday. With…
View More Friday, April 20th: White’s Big Bat Helps Hounds Win while Ports Win in a Walk-Off and Beck & Boyd Both Belt 1st HRs of the YearFriday, August 25th: Barreto Stars in Sounds’ Walk-Off Win while Gridley Leads Vermont to Victory
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Round Rock Express 5 Nashville Sounds 6 WP – Schuster 3-1 / 6.20 HR – Barreto (15), Decker (5) Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Franklin Barreto (4 for 5 / Home Run / Double / Walk / 3 RBIs / 2 Stolen…
View More Friday, August 25th: Barreto Stars in Sounds’ Walk-Off Win while Gridley Leads Vermont to VictorySnappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 3-Game Series vs. Quad Cities (8/22-24)
by Ryan Christoffersen / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent The Beloit Snappers lost two out of three games to the Quad Cities River Bandits, the Astros’ Midwest League affiliate, at Pohlman Field in Beloit this week. The River Bandits’ .427 team slugging percentage is the best in the league by far.…
View More Snappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 3-Game Series vs. Quad Cities (8/22-24)Wednesday, August 23rd: Erwin & Camacho Combine on No-Hitter for Beloit while Brown Homers in 4th Straight for Stockton
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Quad Cities River Bandits 0 Beloit Snappers 3 WP – Erwin 6-4 / 2.12 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Zack Erwin (6 IP / 0 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 4 K / Win) LHP Zack…
View More Wednesday, August 23rd: Erwin & Camacho Combine on No-Hitter for Beloit while Brown Homers in 4th Straight for StocktonThursday, August 17th: Sounds Win Behind Barreto’s Big Bat while Fillmyer Leads Hounds to Shutout Victory
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 11 Memphis Redbirds 8 WP – Gossett 4-4 / 3.66 HR – Barreto (14) Prospect Of The Game: Shortstop Franklin Barreto (4 for 5 / Home Run / Triple / 4 RBIs) Shortstop Franklin Barreto had a big night at the plate…
View More Thursday, August 17th: Sounds Win Behind Barreto’s Big Bat while Fillmyer Leads Hounds to Shutout VictorySnappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 4-Game Series vs. Wisconsin (8/14-17)
by Ryan Christoffersen / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent The Beloit Snappers lost three out of four games to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, Milwaukee’s Midwest League affiliate, at Pohlman Field in Beloit this week. Due to a postponement on Wednesday, the last two games of the series were 7-inning contests played…
View More Snappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 4-Game Series vs. Wisconsin (8/14-17)Snappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 4-Game Series vs. Clinton (8/10-13)
by Ryan Christoffersen / A’s Farm Beloit Correspondent The Beloit Snappers split a 4-game series with the Clinton LumberKings, the Mariners’ Midwest League affiliate, that concluded this Sunday at Pohlman Field in Beloit. It’s been a rough year for the LumberKings, and nothing sums it up better than the fact…
View More Snappy Thoughts: Beloit’s 4-Game Series vs. Clinton (8/10-13)