A’s Farmhand Of The Day

 

TRIPLE-A PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

Reno Aces                    13

Sacramento River Cats  3

(LP – Thompson 1-1 / 6.10)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Pitcher Travis Banwart

(6 IP / 0 ER / 6 K)

 

 

Worth Noting: Starter Travis Banwart had a solid outing, allowing no earned runs over 6 innings of work, but the River Cats bullpen completely imploded on Friday night. Neil Wagner gave up 2 runs in 1 inning, Rich Thompson yielded 4 runs in 1 1/3 innings, and Trey Barham allowed 6 runs in 1 2/3 innings. Outfielder Brandon Moss hit his team-leading 11^th home run in the 4^th inning to give the River Cats the lead. Manny Ramirez went 1 for 4 and is now 5 for 20 in his 6 games with the Cats.

 

DOUBLE-A TEXAS LEAGUE

Midland RockHounds      3

NW Arkansas Naturals  10

(LP – Haviland 2-4 / 5.79)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

First Baseman Anthony Aliotti

(3 for 4 / Home Run / Double)

 

 

Worth Noting: First baseman Anthony Aliotti had 3 hits, including a homer and a double, to raise his average to .331. Outfielder Conner Crumbliss and infielders Josh Horton and Tyler Ladendorf collected 2 hits apiece, but starter Shawn Haviland allowed 6 runs, 5 earned, over 5 innings, and left-hander Carlos Hernandez allowed 4 runs in 2 innings of relief to help put the game out of reach for the RockHounds.

 

ADVANCED-A CALIFORNIA LEAGUE

Visalia Rawhide  2

Stockton Ports   6

(WP – Brown 2-3 / 2.13)

Farmhand Of The Game:

Pitcher Jacob Brown

(6 IP / 1H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 4 K / Win)

 

 

Worth Noting: Left-hander Jacob Brown delivered an impressive outing, allowing only 2 baserunners over 6 shutout innings to earn the win. Third baseman Miles Head collected 3 hits, including a double, and drove in 4 runs. Outfielder Chad Oberacker and first baseman Tony Thompson contributed 2 hits apiece for the Ports.

 

CLASS-A MIDWEST LEAGUE

Burlington Bees            3

Kane County Cougars  7

(LP – Frankoff 0-3 / 4.15)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Pitcher Chas Mye

(4 IP / 0 ER / 1 K)

 

 

Worth Noting: The Bees managed only 3 runs on just 6 hits on Friday to drop their 4^th straight. First baseman Douglas Landaeta had 2 hits, including the Bees only extra base hit, a double. Starter Seth Frankoff allowed 7 runs over just 2 innings of work to earn the loss. Left-hander Chas Mye came on to throw 4 scoreless innings in relief, but the Bees couldn’t overcome the deficit.

 

Saturday’s Games:

Reno @ Sacramento – 7:05pm PT

(Kroenke vs.Billings)

Midland @ Tulsa – 7:05pm CT

(Smith vs. Gardner)

Visalia @ Stockton – 7:05pm PT

(TBD vs. TBD)

Clinton @ Burlington – 6:30pm CT

(TBD vs. TBD)