Sunday, June 10th: A’s Affilates All Win on Sunday

A’s Farmhand Of The Day

Sacramento River Cats pitcher Graham Godfrey (8 IP / 1 ER / 2 K / Win)

TRIPLE-A PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

Sacramento River Cats 8

Colorado Springs Sky Sox 2

(WP – Godfrey 5-0 / 1.05)

Farmhand Of The Game:

Pitcher Graham Godfrey

(8 IP / 1 ER / 2 K / Win)

Worth Noting: Starter Graham Godfrey had another solid outing for Sacramento on Sunday, allowing 1 run on just 2 hits over 8 innings to earn his 5^th win. Outfielder Grant Green collected 4 hits and scored 3 times, first baseman Chris Carter drove in a pair of runs, and Manny Ramirez notched his 1^st extra base hit with the River Cats, doubling in the 3^rd inning, and also drove in 3 runs in the game.

DOUBLE-A TEXAS LEAGUE

Midland RockHounds 5

Frisco RoughRiders 4

(WP – Ortiz 3-2 / 2.55)

Farmhand Of The Game:

Pitcher Daniel Straily

(6 IP / 1 ER / 9 K)

Worth Noting: Starter Daniel Straily turned in another impressive outing for the RockHounds on Sunday, allowing just 1 run while walking none and striking out 9 over 6 innings of work. Midland’s bullpen gave up 3 runs in the 8^th inning, but infielder Josh Horton drove in the tying run and designated hitter Michael Spina drove in the winning run in the 9^th inning to hand the win to right-hander Jonathan Ortiz, who was Saturday’s losing pitcher. Outfielder Michael Choice contributed 3 hits, including a 3-run homer in the 6^th inning to give the RockHounds the lead.

ADVANCED-A CALIFORNIA LEAGUE

Stockton Ports 5

San Jose Giants 3

(WP – Krol 1-3 / 4.35)

Farmhand Of The Game:

First Baseman A.J. Kirby-Jones

(2 Doubles / 3 RBIs)

Worth Noting: First baseman A.J. Kirby-Jones collected 2 doubles and drove in 3 runs, including the go-ahead run in the 7^th inning, and starter Ian Krol allowed 3 runs and struck out 5 over 6 innings to earn his 1^st win for the Ports.

CLASS-A MIDWEST LEAGUE

Quad Cities River Bandits 15

Burlington Bees 16

(WP – Joseph 1-2 / 5.31)

Farmhand Of The Game:

Infielder Wade Kirkland

(Game-Winning Hit / Walk / Sacrifice Fly / 2 RBIs)

Worth Noting: Burlington pulled out the victory in an 11-inning slugfest on Sunday thanks to a game-winning single off the bat of infielder Wade Kirkland. Outfielder Eliezer Mesa had 4 hits and drove in 4 runs, and third baseman B.A. Vollmuth had 3 hits and drove in 2. Starter Seth Frankoff had a rough outing, allowing 6 runs, 5 earned, on 7 hits in just 2 2/3 innings of work.

Monday’s Games:

Sacramento @ Fresno – 7:05pm PT

(TBD vs. TBD)

Midland @ Frisco – 7:00pm CT

(TBD vs. Bell)

Bakersfield @ Stockton – 7:05pm PT

(TBD vs. TBD)

Quad Cities @ Burlington – 6:30pm CT

(Hald vs. Granier)

Monday’s Links:

A’s Farm’s Weekly Minor League Update on A’s Nation

Sacramento River Cats Complete Season Stats