Thursday, June 14th: Hounds and Ports Win while Cats and Bees Fall

A’s Farmhand Of The Day

 

TRIPLE-A PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

Tacoma Rainiers            6

Sacramento River Cats  4

(LP – Farquhar 0-2 / 6.75)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Shortstop Brandon Hicks

(2 for 4 / Home Run)

 

 

Worth Noting: Starter Travis Banwart allowed 4 runs, 3 earned, over 5 2/3 innings and left the game with Sacramento down 4-2. The River Cats came back to tie the game in the 8^th inning, but right-hander Danny Farquhar gave up 2 runs in relief to take his 2^nd loss. Shortstop Brandon Hicks had 2 hits, including his 8^th home run for the River Cats

 

DOUBLE-A TEXAS LEAGUE

San Antonio Missions  1

Midland RockHounds   5

(WP – Daley 7-3 / 5.08)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Pitcher Gary Daley

(6 1/3 IP / 1 ER / 2 K / Win)

 

 

Worth Noting: Despite walking 6, starter Gary Daley allowed just 1 run on 3 hits over 6 1/3 innings to earn his 7^th win for the RockHounds. Outfielder Michael Choice, who’s been heating up a bit of late, collected 3 hits, including a double, and drove in 2 runs in the win. Pitchers Dan Straily, Murphy Smith and Jonathan Ortiz, infielder Anthony Aliotti, and outfielders Shane Peterson, Conner Crumbliss and Jeremy Barfield were all selected to participate in the Texas League All-Star Game on June 28th in Tulsa.

 

ADVANCED-A CALIFORNIA LEAGUE

Visalia Rawhide  2

Stockton Ports   3

(WP – Hoehn 1-2 / 4.76)

Farmhand Of The Game:

Pitcher Jacob Brown

(6 1/3 IP / 1 ER / 2 K)

 

Worth Noting: Starter Jacob Brown allowed 2 runs, just 1 earned, over 6 1/3 innings, and kept the game close enough to give Stockton a chance to stage a late-inning comeback. Third baseman Miles Head doubled in 2 runs in the 8^th inning to tie the game and outfielder Chad Oberacker singled in the winning run in the 9^th for the Ports.

 

CLASS-A MIDWEST LEAGUE

Burlington Bees           0

Cedar Rapids Kernels  8

(LP – Perlman 1-3 / 2.83)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Outfielder Royce Consigli

(2 for 4)

 

 

Worth Noting: After scoring 14 runs on Wednesday, Burlington’s offense returned to its sluggish ways on Thursday, collecting just 4 hits in the game. Outfielder Royce Consigli collected 2 of the Bees’ 4 hits, and starter Max Perlman allowed 5 runs, 3 earned, to take the loss.

 

Friday’s Games:

Tacoma @ Sacramento – 7:05pm PT

(TBD vs. Godfrey)

San Antonio @ Midland – 7:00pm CT

(Beard vs. Straily)

Visalia @ Stockton – 7:05pm PT

(Flynn vs. Krol)

Burlington @ Beloit – 7:00pm CT

(Frankoff vs. TBD)

 

 

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