A’s Farmhand Of The Day
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A)
Sacramento River Cats 1
Tacoma Rainiers 2
(LP – Peterson 0-1 / 27.00)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Dan Straily
(8 IP / 1 ER / 8 K)
Worth Noting: Starter Dan Straily delivered another impressive performance for Sacramento, allowing 1 run on just 2 hits and striking out 8 over 8 innings, while outfielder Jermaine Mitchell homered for the River Cats’ only run of the game. The game was tied 1-1 until the bottom of the 18th inning, when outfielder Shane Peterson came on to pitch and gave up a home run to hand Tacoma the victory.
TEXAS LEAGUE (DOUBLE-A)
GAME #1
Corpus Christi Hooks 0
Midland RockHounds 5
(WP – Gray 4-7 / 4.38)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Sonny Gray
(7 IP / 0 ER / 2 K / Win)
Worth Noting: Starter Sonny Gray had his 2nd straight solid outing, tossing 7 shutout innings to earn his 4th win. The right-hander has now thrown 12 1/3 scoreless innings over his last 2 starts. First baseman Anthony Aliotti had 2 doubles and drove in a pair of runs, while third baseman Miles Head and infielder Josh Horton collected 3 hits apiece.
GAME #2
Corpus Christi Hooks 4
Midland RockHounds 1
(LP – Haviland 5-8 / 5.40)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher James Simmons
(2 IP / 0 ER / 2 K)
Worth Noting: Midland had a hard time getting much going in the 2nd game of Wednesday’s doubleheader. The lineup collected just 5 hits, while starter Shawn Haviland allowed 3 runs, 2 earned, over 3 innings to pick up his 8th loss. Right-hander James Simmons did his best to keep the RockHounds in the game by striking out 2 in 2 perfect innings of relief.
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (HIGH-A)
Inland Empire 66ers 2
Stockton Ports 5
(WP – Murphy 5-4 / 4.43)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Sean Murphy
(7 IP / 2 ER / 6 K / Win)
Worth Noting: Starter Sean Murphy got back on track with a solid outing on Wednesday, allowing 2 runs on just 2 hits while striking out 6 over 7 innings to earn his 5th win for the Ports. Outfielder Dusty Robinson hit a 2-run homer to put Stockton on the board in the 1st inning, and catcher Max Stassi hit a solo shot in the 4th to give the Ports the lead, which they never relinquished.
MIDWEST LEAGUE (CLASS-A)
Burlington Bees 4
South Bend Silver Hawks 1
(WP – Macias 4-5 / 5.06)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Catcher Nick Rickles
(2 for 4 / Double / RBI)
Worth Noting: Catcher Nick Rickles doubled in the game-winning run in the top of the 9th inning for the Bees on Wednesday night, while shortstop Sean Jamieson doubled and drove in 2. Starter Julio Ramos allowed 1 run on just 1 hit in 3 innings of work, while right-hander Jose Macias picked up the win with 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief.
NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE (CLASS-A SHORT-SEASON)
Vermont Lake Monsters 1
Connecticut Tigers 4
(LP – Menna 0-4 / 3.94)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher J.C. Menna
(6 2/3 IP / 2 ER / 6 K)
Worth Noting: Starter J.C. Menna allowed 2 runs and struck out 6 over 6 2/3 innings but still took the loss on Wednesday. Outfielder Austin Booker tripled, while outfielder Brett Vertigan had 2 hits and drove in a run in the loss.
ARIZONA LEAGUE (ROOKIE SHORT-SEASON)
AZL Giants 6
AZL Athletics 8
(WP – Johnson 3-1 / 3.86)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Third Baseman Renato Nunez
(2 for 5 / Home Run / 3 RBIs)
Worth Noting: Third baseman Renato Nunez blasted a walk-off 2-run homer in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the Arizona League A’s the win on Wednesday. Shortstop Addison Russell hit the game-tying homer in the 9th, while outfielder B.J. Boyd contributed 2 hits, including a double, and drove in 3 runs in the win.
Thursday’s Games:
Sacramento @ Tacoma – 7:05pm PT
(Billings vs. Noesi)
Corpus Christi @ Midland – 7:00pm CT
(TBD vs. TBD)
Inland Empire @ Stockton – 7:05pm PT
(Smith vs. TBD)
Burlington @ South Bend – 6:05pm CT
(Peters vs. TBD)
Tri-City @ Vermont – 7:05pm ET
(Velasquez vs. Vail)
Be sure to like A’s Farm’s page on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @AthleticsFarm to keep up with all the news down on the farm!