A’s Farmhand Of The Day
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A)
Las Vegas 51s 1
Sacramento River Cats 7
(WP –Billings 5-3 / 3.31)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Bruce Billings
(6 IP / 0 ER / 7 K / Win)
Worth Noting: Starter Bruce Billings had a solid outing, striking out 7 over 6 scoreless innings to earn his 5th win on Saturday. Outfielder Michael Taylor clubbed a 3-run homer in the 1st inning to give the River Cats the lead, which they never relinquished. Infielder Eric Sogard and catcher Anthony Recker also homered in the win.
TEXAS LEAGUE (DOUBLE-A)
Midland RockHounds 16
San Antonio Missions 4
(WP – Daley 8-8 / 5.14)
Farmhand Of The Game:
First Baseman Anthony Aliotti
(Grand Slam / 6 RBIs)
Worth Noting: First baseman Anthony Aliotti blasted a grand slam with 2 outs in the 4th inning and drove in 2 more runs as well on Saturday. Outfielder Michael Choice collected 3 hits, including his 9th home run for the RockHounds, while right-hander Gary Daley picked up the win despite allowing 4 runs in 4 innings of work.
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (HIGH-A)
Stockton Ports 13
High Desert Mavericks 15
(LP – Brown 3-6 / 4.36)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Shortstop Michael Gilmartin
(2 Home Runs / 5 RBIs)
Worth Noting: Shortstop Michael Gilmartin celebrated his 25th birthday on Saturday by collecting 4 hits, including 2 home runs, and driving in 5 runs for the Ports. Starter Jacob Brown had a rough outing though, allowing 8 runs over just 2 2/3 innings to take the loss.
MIDWEST LEAGUE (CLASS-A)
Dayton Dragons 7
Burlington Bees 6
(LP – Tyson 2-1 / 3.10)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Second Baseman Chih Fang Pan
(2 Doubles / 2 RBIs)
Worth Noting: Starter Chris Lamb allowed 3 runs, 1 earned, and struck out 4 over 4 2/3 innings of work, while right-hander Drew Tyson gave up 3 runs on 5 hits in just 1 inning of relief to take the loss. Second baseman Chih Fang Pan had 3 hits, including 2 doubles, and drove in 2 runs, while shortstop Sean Jamieson doubled and tripled and scored twice in the loss.
NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE (CLASS-A SHORT-SEASON)
Vermont Lake Monsters 4
Williamsport Crosscutters 3
(WP – Streich 1-1 / 2.84)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Infielder Chris Bostick
(2 Doubles / 1 RBI)
Worth Noting: Infielder Chris Bostick had 3 hits, including 2 doubles, drove in a run and scored twice, while infielder Wilfredo Solano homered and first baseman Jacob Tanis contributed 3 hits on Saturday. Starter Tyler Vail allowed 3 runs and struck out 4 over 4 2/3 innings, while this year’s 6th-round draft pick Seth Streich picked up the win with 2 1/3 scoreless innings, and right-hander Ryan Dull struck out 4 in 2 scoreless innings to earn the save and keep his ERA with Vermont at 0.00.
Sunday’s Games:
Las Vegas @ Sacramento – 1:05pm PT
(Richmond vs. Peacock)
Midland @ San Antonio – 6:05pm CT
(Daley vs. Werner)
Stockton @ HighDesert – 3:05pm PT
(TBD vs. TBD)
Dayton @ Burlington – 2:00pm CT
(Mugarian vs. Granier)
Vermont @ Williamsport – 5:05pm ET
(Jimenez vs. Perez)
AZL Athletics @ AZL Angels – 7:00pm PT
(TBD vs. TBD)
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