A’s Farmhand Of The Day
TRIPLE-A PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Fresno Grizzlies 2
Sacramento River Cats 5
(WP – Griffin 3-2 / 2.81)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher A.J. Griffin
(6 IP / 2 ER / 2 K / Win)
Worth Noting: Starter A.J. Griffin had another solid outing for Sacramento, allowing 2 runs over 6 innings to earn his 3rd win with the River Cats. Infielder Brandon Hicks hit his 4th home run in the last 5 games and Kila Ka’aihue, playing left field in his first game with the River Cats, homered as well. Designated hitter Chris Carter collected 3 hits in the win.
DOUBLE-A TEXAS LEAGUE
Frisco RoughRiders 5
Midland RockHounds 1
(LP – Daley 7-4 / 4.81)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Gary Daley
(5 2/3 IP / 1 ER / 7 K)
Worth Noting: The RockHounds had a rough night in the field, committing a total of 6 errors. Starter Gary Daley allowed 5 runs, only 1 of them earned, and struck out 7 over 5 2/3 innings to run his record to 7-4. Outfielder Michael Choice singled in the RockHounds’ only run in the bottom of the 1st inning.
CLASS-A MIDWEST LEAGUE
MidwestLeague Eastern Division All-Stars 18
MidwestLeague Western Division All-Stars 2
(LP – Granier)
Burlington Bees Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Seth Frankoff
(2/3 IP / 0 ER / 1 K)
Worth Noting: Bees’ All-Star starter Drew Granier got knocked around in the 1st inning by the Eastern Division All-Stars. The right-hander allowed 5 runs, 2 earned, in just 2/3 of an inning to take the loss. Bees right-hander Seth Frankoff pitched 2/3 of an inning of scoreless relief, and Burlington shortstop Sean Jamieson went 0 for 1 in the All-Star blowout.
CLASS-A SHORT-SEASON NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE
Tri-City ValleyCats 4
Vermont Lake Monsters 7
(WP – Lamb 1-0 / 0.00)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Chris Lamb
(5 IP / 0 ER / 2 K / Win)
Wednesday’s Games:
Fresno @ Sacramento – 12:05pm PT
(Hacker vs. Godfrey)
Frisco @ Midland – 6:30pm CT
(Tepesch vs. Castro)
Vermont @ Tri-City – 7:00pm ET
(Avila vs. Perez)
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