A’s Farmhand Of The Day
TRIPLE-A PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Reno Aces 1
Sacramento River Cats 2
(WP – Parker 1-0 / 2.50)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Jarrod Parker
(6 IP / 1 ER / 7K)
Worth Noting: Starter Jarrod Parker had his second consecutive solid outing, giving up just 1 run and striking out 7 over 6 innings for the win. Left-hander Pedro Figueroa contributed 2 shutout innings, and right-hander Jim Miller tossed a scoreless ninth for his 2nd save. Shortstop Adam Rosales and outfielder Brandon Moss doubled, and outfielder Michael Taylor had 3 hits, raising his average to .413.
DOUBLE-A TEXAS LEAGUE
Springfield Cardinals 5
Midland RockHounds 3
(LP – Smyth 0-1 / 7.36)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher A.J. Griffin
(5 2/3 IP / 2 ER / 9 K)
Worth Noting: Starter A.J. Griffin had another strong outing, striking out 9 over 5 2/3 innings, even though he gave up his first 2 runs of the season. Hot-hitting first baseman Anthony Aliotti had 2 hits, raising his average to .393, and shortstop Dusty Coleman doubled in 2 runs in the loss.
ADVANCED-A CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
Lake Elsinore Storm 4
Stockton Ports 0
(LP – Bowman 0-2 / 6.75)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Josh Bowman
(6 IP / 1 ER / 6K)
Worth Noting: Starter Josh Bowman gave up just 1 earned run over 6 innings, but 2 unearned runs helped hand him the loss. Reliever Sean Doolittle gave up his first earned run of the season but struck out 4 over 2 innings of work. The Ports managed just 3 hits, including a triple from the hot-hitting Miles Head.