A’s Farmhand Of The Day
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A)
Colorado Springs Sky Sox 5
Sacramento River Cats 3
(LP – Billings 4-3 / 3.72)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Fautino De Los Santos
(2 IP / 0 ER / 4 K)
Worth Noting: Starter Bruce Billings allowed 5 runs in 5 innings of work to take the loss. Right-hander Fautino De Los Santos came on to toss 2 scoreless innings to give the River Cats a chance to climb back into it. Third baseman Stephen Parker drove in first baseman Kila Ka’aihue in the 7th inning and again in the 9th. Sacramento added another run in the 9th when outfielder Jermaine Mitchell drove in outfielder Shane Peterson, who was making his first appearance with the River Cats since his promotion from Midland.
TEXAS LEAGUE (DOUBLE-A)
Midland RockHounds 5
Springfield Cardinals 7
(LP – Gray 2-7 / 5.11)
Farmhand Of The Game:
First Baseman Anthony Aliotti
(Home Run / 2 RBIs)
Worth Noting: First baseman Anthony Aliotti homered and drove in 2 runs, and infielder Josh Horton contributed 3 hits, including a double. Starter Sonny Gray had another rough outing, allowing 6 runs on 9 hits over 5 innings to take his 7th loss.
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (HIGH-A)
San Jose Giants 6
Stockton Ports 7
(WP – Thornton 4-0 / 5.17)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Shortstop Yordy Cabrera
(3 for 5 / Triple / Walk-Off RBI)
Worth Noting: Shortstop Yordy Cabrera drove in the game-winning run for the Ports in the bottom of the 9th inning on Monday night. Catcher Beau Taylor collected 4 hits, including a double, and outfielder Dusty Robinson and third baseman B.A. Vollmuth contributed 3 hits apiece. Starter Sean Murphy had one of his shakier outings for Stockton, allowing 5 runs on 8 hits in 5 innings of work. Right-hander Zack Thronton picked up the win, despite giving up the tying-run to San Jose in the top of the 9th.
MIDWEST LEAGUE (CLASS-A)
Clinton LumberKings 8
Burlington Bees 10
(WP – Macias 3-5 / 5.10)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Outfielder Rashun Dixon
(Walk-Off Home Run / 2 RBIs)
Worth Noting: Outfielder Rashun Dixon hit a 2-run walk-off homer in the bottom of the 10th inning to clinch the victory for the Bees on Monday night. Third baseman Wade Kirkland hit a 2-run homer in the 6th inning, and shortstop Sean Jamieson hit a 2-run shot in the 7th. Starter Max Perlman allowed 5 runs over 7 innings, and right-hander Jose Macias picked up the win in relief, despite allowing 2 runs in the 9th to tie the game.
NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE (CLASS-A SHORT-SEASON)
GAME #1
Vermont Lake Monsters 0
Connecticut Tigers 8
(LP – Menna 0-2 / 6.00)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Outfielder John Wooten
(1 for 3)
Worth Noting: Vermont managed just 3 hits in the first game of Monday’s doubleheader against Connecticut. Starter J.C. Menna allowed 6 runs, 5 earned, on 9 hits over 4 innings to take the loss.
GAME #2
Vermont Lake Monsters 6
Connecticut Tigers 9
(LP – Streich 0-1 / 13.50)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Second Baseman Chris Bostick
(3 for 4 / Triple / 3 RBIs)
Worth Noting: Second baseman Chris Bostick had 3 hits, including a triple, and drove in 3 runs, and first baseman Jacob Tanis had 2 hits and drove in a run inVermont’s second loss of the day.
ARIZONA LEAGUE (ROOKIE SHORT-SEASON)
AZL Padres 2
AZL Athletics 5
(WP – Johnson 1-0 / 0.00)
Farmhand Of The Game:
First Baseman Michael Soto
(2 for 4 / Home Run / 2 RBIs)
Worth Noting: First baseman Michael Soto drove in the go-ahead run with a 2-run homer in the 7th inning. Shortstop Addison Russell collected 2 hits, including a triple, drove in a run and stole 2 bases.
Tuesday’s Games:
Colorado Springs @ Sacramento – 6:35pm PT
(TBD vs. Peacock)
Midland @ Springfield – 7:05pm CT
(Hernandez vs. Martinez)
San Jose @ Stockton – 7:05pm PT
(Rosin vs. Brown)
Clinton @ Burlington – 6:30pm CT
(TBD vs. TBD)
Vermont @ Connecticut – 7:05pm ET
(Jimenez vs. Briceno)
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