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Sunday, June 12th: Brugman’s Big Bat & Healy’s HR Help Sounds Win while Ports Lose in a Walk-Off

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 7 Oklahoma City Dodgers 4 WP – Healy 2-0 / 2.84 HR – Healy (4) Prospect Of The Game: Outfielder Jaycob Brugman (3 for 4 / Double / Walk / 3 Runs / GWRBI) Center fielder Jaycob Brugman’s hot…

Thursday, June 9th: Sounds Split Doubleheader while Hounds Drop 6th in a Row & Stockton Suffers 9th Straight Loss

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) GAME #2 Nashville Sounds 4 Oklahoma City Dodgers 1 WP – Alvarez 1-0 / 0.00 Prospect Of The Game: Catcher Matt McBride (2 for 2 / 2 Doubles / Walk / RBI) After going 4 for 4 with a home run…

Monday, June 6th: Surkamp Pitches Sounds to Victory while Ports Fall in Extras

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 3 Omaha Storm Chasers 1 WP – Surkamp 3-1 / 3.07 Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Eric Surkamp (6 1/3 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 6 K / Win) LHP Eric Surkamp pitched Nashville…

Friday, June 3rd: Joe Bennie Homers & R.J. Alvarez Makes 1st Rehab Appearance in Ports Loss while Hounds & Snappers Go Down to Defeat

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Bakersfield Blaze 8 Stockton Ports 6 LP – Meisner 0-9 / 4.55 HR – Brizuela (5), Bennie (3) Prospect Of The Game: Second Baseman Joe Bennie (2 for 4 / Home Run / Double / Walk / 2 RBIs) On a night when none of…

Thursday, June 2nd: Alcantara & Barreto Combine to Help Hounds Win while Pinder Has 3 Hits & Maxwell Homers in Sounds Victory

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Springfield Cardinals 3 Midland RockHounds 5 WP – Alcantara 5-3 / 3.90 HR – Barreto (5) Prospect Of The Game: Pitcher Raul Alcantara (7 2/3 IP / 8 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 4 K / Win) RHP Raul Alcantara turned…

Oakland A’s 2016 Depth Chart

After a long cold winter, the first week of March has arrived and spring training games are finally underway. Between players on the 40-man roster and 22 non-roster invitees, the Oakland A’s have a total of 62 players in their major league camp – 33 position players and 29 pitchers.…

Meet Your 2016 Nashville Sounds

Yesterday we previewed the Oakland A’s 2016 major league roster (here), and today it’s time to take a look ahead at the Triple-A Nashville Sounds roster for the coming season. The Sounds will be beginning their second season as the A’s top affiliate in the Pacific Coast League, with Steve…

Meet Your 2016 Nashville Sounds!

Of course, we’ve still got just a little ways to go until the opening of the 2016 season. And, of course, there will certainly be some trades, some free agent signings (both major league and minor league), some releases, some injuries and, knowing the A’s, some totally unexpected developments during…

Tuesday, September 1st: Tyler Marincov’s 4 RBIs Help Ports Stage Comeback Victory while Dillon Overton K’s 7 in Hounds Win & AFL Rosters Are Set

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 9 Visalia Rawhide 5 WP – Roberts 5-2 / 3.41 Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Tyler Marincov (2 for 4 / Double / 4 RBIs) After being down by 5 runs after just 3 innings on Tuesday, Stockton staged a startling comeback victory…

Monday, August 3rd: Jake Sanchez Leads Hounds to Shutout Win while Sounds Stage Comeback Victory & Jacob Nottingham hits 1st HR for Stockton

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Frisco RoughRiders 0 Midland RockHounds 5 WP – Sanchez 9-7 / 4.78 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Jake Sanchez (6 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 3 BB / 4 K / Win) Starter Jake Sanchez allowed just 3 hits while…

Sunday, August 2nd: Joe Bennie’s 2 HRs Help Snappers Snap 7-Game Skid while 3-Run HRs by Ryon Healy & Brent Morel Aren’t Enough to Help Hounds & Sounds Prevail

MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Peoria Chiefs 6 Beloit Snappers 8 WP – Stull 3-3 / 4.89 HR – Bennie 2 (6), Higley (6), Akau (2), Santana (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Joe Bennie (4 for 5 / 2 Home Runs / 3 RBIs) The Snappers used…

Tuesday, July 28th: Parker Frazier Earns 3rd Straight Win for Hounds while Coco Crisp Hits 2 HRs in Rehab Appearance for Stockton

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 6 Frisco RoughRiders 1 WP – Frazier 3-0 / 0.34 HR – Rickles (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Parker Frazier (6 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 5 K / Win) RHP Parker Frazier, who…

Wednesday, July 1st: Nate Long Leads Sounds’ Shutout Victory while Justin Higley’s Grand Slam Highlights Snappers’ Win & R.J. Alvarez Lands on DL

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Colorado Springs Sky Sox 0 Nashville Sounds 2 WP – Long 1-1 / 3.09 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Nate Long (7 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 5 K / Win) After his…

Friday, June 19th: Matt Chapman’s 9th HR Helps Ports Win 7th Straight while Nate Long Pitches Hounds to Victory & Vermont Drops Season Opener

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Bakersfield Blaze 5 Stockton Ports 7 WP – Duran 2-0 / 5.27 HR – Chapman (9), Marincov (7), Vertigan (3) Farmhand Of The Game: Third Baseman Matt Chapman (Home Run / 3 RBIs) With two on, two outs and the game tied in the bottom…

Sunday, June 7th: Brett Graves Gets 6th Win for Snappers while Renato Nunez Hits 6th HR in Hounds’ Loss & A.J. Griffin Impresses for Stockton

MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Lake County Captains 2 Beloit Snappers 5 WP – Graves 6-0 / 4.14 HR – Kuhn (3) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Brett Graves (6 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 4 K / Win) Last year’s…

Friday, June 5th: Barry Zito Throws 7 Shutout Innings in Sounds Victory while Matt Chapman Hits 7th HR to Help Ports Win

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Salt Lake Bees 0 Nashville Sounds 1 WP – Zito 4-4 / 3.71 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Barry Zito (7 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 5 K / Win) LHP Barry Zito turned in his…

Sunday, May 31st: Barry Zito Throws 8 Shutout Innings as Sounds Win 7th Straight while Drew Pomeranz Is Solid in 1st Rehab Outing for Ports

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas 51s 0 Nashville Sounds 1 WP – Zito 3-4 / 4.12 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Barry Zito (8 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 3 BB / 6 K / Win) Barry Zito turned in his best…

Friday, May 29th: Chris Bassitt Pitches Sounds to 5th Straight Win while Josh Whitaker & Brett Vertigan Star for Hounds & Ports

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Las Vegas 51s 1 Nashville Sounds 2 WP – Bassitt 2-3 / 3.97 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Chris Bassitt (5 2/3 IP / 4 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 4 K / Win) RHP Chris Bassitt had one…

Tuesday, May 26th: Barry Zito Leads Sounds’ 2nd Straight Shutout of Sacramento while Carson Blair’s Big Hit Helps Hounds Win

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 3 Sacramento River Cats 0 WP – Zito 2-4 / 4.72 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Barry Zito (6 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 5 K / Win) Barry Zito played for the River…

Saturday, May 23rd: Yairo Munoz’s 2 HRs Help Snappers Win while Dylan Covey Pitches Ports to Victory & R.J. Alvarez Takes Loss in 11th for Sounds

MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Cedar Rapids Kernels 6 Beloit Snappers 7 WP – Torres 3-3 / 4.97 HR – Pimentel (6), Munoz 2 (4), Harris (2) Farmhand Of The Game: Shortstop Yairo Munoz (3 for 5 / 2 Home Runs) Shortstop Yairo Munoz had a big…