A’s Farmhand Of The Day
TRIPLE-A PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Sacramento Rivercats 18
Tucson Padres 6
(WP – Banwart 1-0 / 9.58)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Outfielder Grant Green
(Grand Slam / 6 RBIs)
Worth Noting: Outfielders Brandon Moss, Michael Taylor and Jermaine Mitchell drove in 3 runs apiece, and Pedro Figueroa pitched 2 scoreless innings of relief.
DOUBLE-A TEXAS LEAGUE
Midland Rockhounds 2
Springfield Cardinals 5
(LP – Simmons 0-1 / 12.27)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher A.J. Griffin
(6 IP / 0 Runs / 0 Hits / 8 K’s)
Worth Noting: Former first-round draft pick James Simmons gave up 5 runs in 1 1/3 innings of relief.
ADVANCED-A CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
Stockton Ports 10
Bakersfield Blaze 9
(WP – Guzman 1-0 / 2.45)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Third Baseman Tony Thompson
(Home Run / Double / 5 RBIs)
Worth Noting: Starter Ian Krol allowed 6 earned runs over 4 innings in his first start of the season for Stockton, but reliever Sean Doolittle looked impressive again, striking out 3 over 2 scoreless innings of relief.
CLASS-A MIDWEST LEAGUE
Burlington Bees 5
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 1
(WP – Powers 2-0 / 0.00)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Sean Murphy
(5 IP / 0 Runs / 1 Hit / 7 K’s)
Worth Noting: Outfielder Dusty Robinson tripled and drove in a run in the Bees’ victory.