A’s Farmhand Of The Day
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A)
Nashville Sounds 0
Sacramento River Cats 1
(WP – Banwart 8-3 / 3.89)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Bruce Billings
(7 IP / 0 ER / 6 K)
Worth Noting: Starter Bruce Billings turned in another impressive outing for the River Cats on Wednesday, striking out 6 and allowing just 2 hits over 7 scoreless innings. Unfortunately, he left with the game tied 0-0 and with no chance to earn the win. Shortstop Brandon Hicks doubled in the bottom of the 10th inning and eventually scored when, with the bases loaded, Daric Barton was hit by a pitch. Right-hander Travis Banwart picked up the win with 3 scoreless innings in relief.
TEXAS LEAGUE (DOUBLE-A)
Midland RockHounds 4
NW Arkansas Naturals 5
(LP – Hunter 2-2 / 4.33)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Sonny Gray
(7 IP / 2 ER / 3 K)
Worth Noting: Starter Sonny Gray had another solid outing for Midland, allowing just 2 runs over 7 innings of work on Wednesday, but the RockHounds’ bullpen surrendered the lead by giving up 3 runs in the 8th and 9th. Outfielder Jeremy Barfield hit his 10th home run, while infielder Josh Horton, first baseman Anthony Aliotti and designated hitter Matt Rizzotti all contributed 2 hits in the loss. In other news, left-hander Ian Krol has been promoted and will be joining Midland from Stockton.
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (HIGH-A)
San Jose Giants 12
Stockton Ports 14
(WP – Huttenlocker 2-1 / 6.20)
Farmhand Of The Game:
First Baseman Tony Thompson
(2 Home Runs / 6 RBIs)
Worth Noting: First baseman Tony Thompson had a big night in Stockton, blasting a pair of home runs, one a 3-run shot in the 3rd inning and one a game-winning walk-off 2-run homer in the bottom of the 9th for the Ports. Outfielder Chad Oberacker hit his 10th home run, while shortstop Yordy Cabrera had a double and a triple, and outfielder Dusty Robinson collected a pair of doubles in the win.
MIDWEST LEAGUE (CLASS-A)
Peoria Chiefs 8
Burlington Bees 9
(WP – Fabiaschi 1-0 / 0.00)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Second Baseman Chih Fang Pan
(2 for 4 / 1 RBI / 2 Runs / Stolen Base)
Worth Noting: Second baseman Chih Fang Pan drove in the tying run in the 9th inning and scored the winning run in the 14th inning for Burlington on Wednesday night. Outfielder Rashun Dixon blasted his 11th home run for the Bees, and catcher John Nester had 2 hits and scored twice. Starter Seth Frankoff had a rough outing, allowing 4 runs over 4 innings of work, while right-hander Logan Chitwood helped keep Burlington in the game with 4 scoreless innings of relief, and infielder Michael Fabiaschi picked up the win by taking to the mound to get the final out of the game for the Bees. Right-hander Blake Hassebrock has been demoted and will soon be re-joining the Bees’ pitching staff from Stockton.
NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE (CLASS-A SHORT-SEASON)
Vermont Lake Monsters 0
Hudson Valley Renegades 2
(LP – Menna 0-6 / 4.06)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Nolan Sanburn
(3 IP / 0 ER / 3 K)
Worth Noting: The A’s 5th overall draft pick this year, right-hander Nolan Sanburn, had another solid outing for Vermont, allowing no hits while striking out 3 over 3 innings of work on Wednesday. Right-hander J.C. Menna gave up 2 runs in 2 2/3 innings to take the loss. Outfielder John Wooten had 2 of Vermont’s 5 hits in the game, including the team’s only extra base hit, a double.
ARIZONA LEAGUE (ROOKIE SHORT-SEASON)
AZL Athletics
OFF-DAY
Thursday’s Games:
Midland @ NW Arkansas – 7:00pm CT
San Jose @ Stockton – 7:05pm PT
Peoria @ Burlington – 6:30pm CT
Vermont @ Hudson Valley – 7:05pm ET
AZL Athletics @ AZL Mariners – 7:00pm PT
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