Saturday, May 19th: Cats and Bees Mount Come-From-Behind Wins as Hounds and Ports Fall

A’s Farmhand Of The Day

Sacramento River Cats outfielder Michael Taylor (3 for 5 / Double / RBI)

 

TRIPLE-A PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

Sacramento River Cats  7

Albuquerque Isotopes   6

(WP – Carignan 2-0 / 1.46)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Outfielder Michael Taylor

(3 for 5 / Double / RBI)

 

 

Worth Noting: Outfielder Michael Taylor doubled in the winning run in the 9th inning to give the River Cats the come-from-behind win on Saturday night. Catcher Derek Norris hit a 2-run homer in the 2nd inning and tripled and scored the tying run in the 8th. Infielder Brandon Hicks contributed 2 hits, including a double, and drove in the tying run in the 8th. Starter A.J. Griffin endured a rough outing, allowing 6 runs on 10 hits over 5 innings before right-hander Andrew Carignan eventually came on to earn the win with 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief. Manny Ramirez, making his debut with the River Cats, went 0 for 4 with 3 strikeouts.

 

DOUBLE-A TEXAS LEAGUE

Corpus Christi Hooks  5

Midland RockHounds   4

(LP – Hernandez 0-2 / 9.24)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Outfielder Conner Crumbliss

(Double / 2 Walks / 2 Runs / Stolen Base)

 

 

Worth Noting: Outfielder Conner Crumbliss reached base 3 times, doubling and walking twice, swiped his 11th base and scored twice. Third baseman Josh Horton and catcher Ryan Lipkin both doubled, and second baseman Tyler Ladendorf collected 2 hits in the loss. Starter Sonny Gray tossed 3 shutout innings before apparently hurting his hand on a comebacker, but left-hander Carlos Hernandez allowed 3 runs over 2 2/3 innings to take the loss forMidland.

 

ADVANCED-A CALIFORNIA LEAGUE

Stockton Ports  1

Modesto Nuts   5

(LP – Walz 2-4 / 3.78)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Outfielder Myrio Richard

(RBI / Stolen Base)

 

 

Worth Noting: Stockton’s offense struggled on Saturday, managing only 6 hits. Outfielder Myrio Richard singled in the Ports’ only run, catcher Max Stassi doubled, and first baseman A.J. Kirby-Jones collected 2 hits in the loss. Starter T.J. Walz struggled in his second straight outing, allowing 4 runs over 5 2/3 innings to take the loss.

 

CLASS-A MIDWEST LEAGUE

Beloit Snappers  6

Burlington Bees  9

(WP – Perlman 1-1 / 2.70)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Pitcher Max Perlman

(4 1/3 IP / 0 ER / 5 K)

 

 

Worth Noting: Starter Jonathan Joseph got off to a rough start, allowing 6 runs over 2 2/3 innings before giving way to right-hander Max Perlman, who tossed 4 1/3 scoreless innings to earn the win. Outfielder Eliezer Mesa tripled in 2 runs in Burlington’s big 5-run 7th inning on Saturday, and shortstop Sean Jamieson contributed 3 hits, including 2 doubles, and scored 3 times for the Bees.

 

Sunday’s Games:

Sacramento @ Albuquerque – 12:35pm PT

(Banwart vs. Fife)

Corpus Christi @ Midland – 2:00pm CT

(Cisnero vs. Haviland)

San Jose @ Stockton – 2:05pm PT

(Bradley vs. Krol)

Beloit @ Burlington – 2:00pm CT

(Shibuya vs. Granier)