Monday, August 13th: Green Leads Cats to Victory as Hounds & Bees Win and Cole Impresses Again

 

A’s Farmhand Of The Day

 

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A)

Sacramento River Cats    8

Oklahoma City RedHawks  5

(WP – Souza 3-1 / 6.04)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Infielder Grant Green

(3 for 5 / 2 RBIs)

 

 

Worth Noting: Grant Green, getting the start at second base, singled in the tying run in the 6^th inning, then singled in the go-ahead run in the 8^th inning on Monday night. Outfielder Shane Peterson contributed 2 hits and drove in a pair of runs for the River Cats. Starter Bruce Billings had a rough outing, allowing 5 runs, 4 earned, over 5 innings of work, while right-hander Justin Souza picked up the win with 2 scoreless innings in relief.

 

TEXAS LEAGUE (DOUBLE-A)

Midland RockHounds  5

Tulsa Drillers                4

(WP – Hunter 3-3 / 4.50)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Catcher David Freitas

(1 for 2 / Walk / 2 RBIs / 2 Runs)

 

 

Worth Noting: Catcher David Freitas, serving as the designated hitter for the day, drove in the go-ahead run in the 6^th inning then, after Midland lost the lead, scored the winning run in the 9^th inning for the RockHounds. Second baseman Josh Horton collected 3 hits and scored twice in the win. Starter Sonny Gray had his shakiest outing in over a month, allowing 4 runs on 8 hits over 6 1/3 innings, while right-hander Brett Hunter picked up the win with 1 2/3 scoreless innings in relief.

 

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (HIGH-A)

Stockton Ports

OFF-DAY

 

MIDWEST LEAGUE (CLASS-A)

Burlington Bees                7

Quad Cities River Bandits  6

(WP – Chitwood 1-1 / 4.00)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Pitcher A.J. Cole

(5 IP / 0 ER / 6 K)

 

 

Worth Noting: Starter A.J. Cole allowed 2 unearned runs, thanks to a throwing error by shortstop Sean Jamieson, and struck out 6 over 5 innings on Monday to lower his ERA with Burlington to 2.12. Cole left with the game tied 2-2, but right-hander Drew Tyson gave up 4 runs in the 7^th inning to put the Bees in a deep hole. Shortstop Jamieson hit a 3-run homer in the 8^th inning to tie the game, and outfielder Aaron Shipman eventually tripled in the winning run in the top of the 12^th inning for the Bees.

 

NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE (CLASS-A SHORT-SEASON)

Vermont Lake Monsters

OFF-DAY

 

ARIZONA LEAGUE (ROOKIE SHORT-SEASON)

AZL Athletics

OFF-DAY

 

Tuesday’s Games:

Sacramento @ New Orleans – 5:00pm PT

Stockton @ Rancho Cucamonga – 7:05pm PT

AZL Athletics @ AZL Padres – 7:00pm PT

 

 

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