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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…

Saturday, July 18th: Matt Chapman Hits 17th HR as Ports Win in Extras while Jason Pridie Helps Sounds Win in a Walk-Off

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Bakersfield Blaze 3 Stockton Ports 4 WP – Roberts 4-2 / 3.30 HR – Chapman (17) Farmhand Of The Game: Third Baseman Matt Chapman (Home Run / 2 Doubles / 2 RBIs) Designated hitter B.J. Boyd may have singled in the winning run in the…

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)…

Tuesday, June 30th: Daniel Gossett Pitches Snappers to Victory while Matt Chapman Hits 12th HR in Ports Loss & A’s Come to Terms with Top Pick Richie Martin

MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) GAME #2 Beloit Snappers 4 Quad Cities River Bandits 1 WP – Gossett 3-7 / 5.42 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Daniel Gossett (7 IP / 4 H / 1 ER / 3 BB / 4 K / Win)…

Saturday, June 20th: Michael Soto Has Big Hit & Matt Chapman Hits 10th HR as Ports Win 8th Straight in a Walk-Off while AZL A’s Drop Opener and 25 Draft Picks Join A’s Affiliates

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Bakersfield Blaze 3 Stockton Ports 4 WP – Roberts 2-1 / 3.45 HR – Chapman (10) Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Michael Soto (2 for 4 / Double / GWRBI) With two outs, a man on and the game tied in the bottom of…

Wednesday, May 20th: Tyler Marincov Has Big Night in Ports Win while Hounds & Snappers Fall and Arnold Leon, Zach Neal & Chris Lamb Are All on the Move

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 8 Bakersfield Blaze 6 WP – Roberts 1-1 / 4.86 HR – Marincov (4) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Tyler Marincov (4 for 4 / Home Run) In his first at-bat of the night in the top of the 2nd, with Stockton down…

Saturday, April 25th: Matt Olson Hits 5th HR in Hounds Loss while Sounds Fall despite Barry Zito’s Best Efforts and Snappers Stage Comeback Win

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) San Antonio Missions 8 Midland RockHounds 7 LP – Lamb 0-3 /19.00 HR – Olson (5) Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman Matt Olson (Home Run / 2 RBIs / Walk) With the RockHounds down by three runs in the bottom of the 7th inning…

Thursday, August 21st: Chad Pinder Helps Ports Win Big while Drew Pomeranz Takes 1st Loss for Sacramento

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 11 Lake Elsinore Storm 3 WP – Alderson 4-0 / 4.39 Farmhand Of The Game: Shortstop Chad Pinder (3 for 6 / Double / 2 RBIs) Shortstop Chad Pinder helped lead Stockton to an 11-3 victory on Thursday night. Pinder collected 3…

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…

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…

Saturday, June 21st: McKinney’s Key Hit Helps Ports Win as Josh Reddick Has Big Night for Cats and Hiro Lends A Hand in Hounds Win

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Bakersfield Blaze 5 Stockton Ports 10 WP – Bowman 1-5 / 6.05 HR – McKinney (8) Farmhand Of The Game: Outifelder Billy McKinney (2 for 4 / Home Run / 4 RBIs) Stockton’s bats continued to boom on Saturday night and center fielder Billy McKinney…

Friday, May 9th: Buschmann’s 6 Shutout Innings Lead Stockton to Victory while Cats Win and Hounds & Snappers Come Up Short

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 5 Modesto Nuts 2 WP – Buschmann 1-0 / 2.70 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Matt Buschmann (6 IP / 0 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 7 K / Win) RHP Matt Buschmann was impressive in his second start…

Friday, April 25th: Goebbert’s Slam & Healy’s Homer Help Lead Cats & Ports to Victory while Hounds Win in Extras and Snappers Fall

A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) El Paso Chihuahuas 5 Sacramento River Cats 14 WP – Savery 4-0 / 5.14 HR – Goebbert (4) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Jake Goebbert (2 for 6 / Grand Slam / 5 RBIs)…

Monday, September 9th: Snappers’ Season Ends as They Drop Game #3 of 2nd-Round Playoff Series

A’s Farmhand Of The Day MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) WESTERN DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES – Game #3 Quad Cities River Bandits 9 Beloit Snappers 5 LP – Derek De Young HR – Sam Roberts Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Brett Vertigan (3 for…

Saturday, September 7th: Snappers Drop Game #1 of 2nd-Round Playoff Series Despite Mathews’ HR

A’s Farmhand Of The Day MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) WESTERN DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES – Game #1 Beloit Snappers 1 Quad Cities River Bandits 3 LP – Andres Avila HR – Ryan Mathews Farmhand Of The Game: Designated Hitter Ryan Mathews (Home Run)…

Preview: Olson, Nunez, Bostick, Ynoa Big Names for Beloit in 2013

The opening day roster for the Beloit Snappers, the A’s new Class-A affiliate in the Midwest League, was announced on Saturday. And it looks like the team will be loaded with young talent. The A’s have been fairly aggressive in pushing last year’s promising young draft class up the ladder.…

Sunday, August 26th: Bees Win while All Others Fall on Sunday

A’s Farmhand Of The Day PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A) Salt Lake Bees 4 Sacramento River Cats 2 (LP – Peacock 12-8 / 5.62) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Michael Taylor (2 for 4 / Double / RBI / Stolen Base)…