A’s Farmhand Of The Day
TRIPLE-A PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Tacoma Rainiers 1
Sacramento RiverCats 0
(LP – Castro 1-1 / 2.40)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Fabio Castro
(6 IP / 1 ER / 7 K)
Worth Noting: Starter Fabio Castro delivered another solid outing, allowing just 1 run and striking out 7 over 6 innings, but River Cats hitters were held to just 4 hits in the loss. Right-hander Justin Souza tossed 2 scoreless innings in relief.
DOUBLE-A TEXAS LEAGUE
Midland RockHounds 4
San Antonio Missions 1
(WP – Gray 1-1 / 3.50)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Sonny Gray
(7 IP / 1 ER / 5 K / Win)
Worth Noting: Starter Sonny Gray turned in his strongest performance of the season, allowing just 1 run and striking out 5 over 7 innings for his first win of the season. Shortstop Dusty Coleman went 3 for 4 and drove in 2 runs for the RockHounds.
ADVANCED-A CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
Stockton Ports 0
Modesto Nuts 4
(LP – Cole 0-2 / 4.80)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher A.J. Cole
(6 IP / 2 ER / 7 K)
Worth Noting: Starter A.J. Cole gave up 2 runs, struck out 7 and didn’t allow a walk over 6 innings of work. Infielder Tony Thompson and the hot-hitting A.J. Kirby-Jones both doubled in the loss.
CLASS-A MIDWEST LEAGUE
Lansing Lugnuts 2
Burlington Bees 0
(LP – Alcantara 0-2 / 5.79)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Raul Alcantara
(6 IP / 2 ER / 2 K)
Worth Noting: Starter Raul Alcantara had his best outing of the season, allowing just 2 runs over 6 innings. Right-hander Drew Tyson tossed 2 scoreless innings of relief, and infielders Sean Jamieson and B.A. Vollmuth had the Bees’ only 2 hits in the loss.