A’s Farmhand Of The Day
TRIPLE-A PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Sacramento River Cats
Colorado Springs Sky Sox
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DOUBLE-A TEXAS LEAGUE
Midland RockHounds 3
Corpus Christi Hooks 6
(LP – Smith 4-3 / 3.13)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Outfielder Conner Crumbliss
(2 for 5 / Run / Stolen Base)
Worth Noting: Midland couldn’t muster much offense on Thursday. Outfielder Conner Crumbliss collected a pair of hits, stole his 13th base and scored, and first baseman Anthony Aliotti, serving as the designated hitter for the day, drove in 2 runs. But starter Murphy Smith had a rough outing, allowing 4 runs, 3 earned, on 8 hits over 4 innings to take the loss.
ADVANCED-A CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 5
Stockton Ports 4
(LP – Treinen 5-5 / 4.60)
Farmhand Of The Game:
First Baseman Tony Thompson
(2 for 4 / Triple / RBI)
Worth Noting: First baseman Tony Thompson tripled in a run and second baseman Nino Leyja doubled in a run in Stockton’s 4-run 6th inning, but the Ports still came up 1 run short. Starter Blake Treinen allowed 5 runs, 4 earned, over 5 innings to take the loss.
CLASS-A MIDWEST LEAGUE
Beloit Snappers 4
Burlington Bees 3
(LP – Urlaub 4-3 / 3.04)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher A.J. Cole
(5 IP / 0 ER / 6 K)
Worth Noting: Starter A.J. Cole had another solid outing for Burlington, allowing just 1 unearned run, while walking 1 and striking out 6 in 5 innings of work, but right-hander Jose Macias allowed 2 runs and left-hander Jeff Urlaub gave up the game-winning run in the top of the 8th inning to take the loss. The Bees could only manage 6 hits against Beloit on Thursday. Outfielder Rashun Dixon had 2 of those hits, including a triple and a homer in the loss.
Friday’s Games:
Sacramento @ Colorado Springs – 6:05pm PT
(TBD vs. TBD)
Midland @ Corpus Christi – 7:05pm CT
(Gray vs. Buchanan)
Stockton @ San Jose – 7:00pm PT
(Murphy vs. Schumer)
Beloit @ Burlington – 6:30pm CT
(Gruver vs. Alcantara)
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