Tuesday, August 14th: Cats and Ports Fall as Boyd Has Big Night in Arizona

 

A’s Farmhand Of The Day

 

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A)

Sacramento River Cats  1

New Orlean Zephyrs       2

(LP – Banwart 8-4 / 3.83)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Catcher Anthony Recker

(Double / RBI)

 

 

Worth Noting: Starter Travis Banwart had a solid outing, allowing just 1 run over 4 innings, but the right-hander still ended up taking the loss on Tuesday. Catcher Anthony Recker walked twice and doubled in the River Cats’ only run of the game.

 

TEXAS LEAGUE (DOUBLE-A)

Midland RockHounds

OFF-DAY

 

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (HIGH-A)

Stockton Ports                      8

Rancho Cucamonga Quakes  9

(LP – Urlaub 1-2 / 4.05)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Shortstop Yordy Cabrera

(Home Run / 3 RBIs)

 

 

Worth Noting: Shortstop Yordy Cabrera hit his 2^nd home run, a three-run shot, in the 2^nd inning to give the Ports the lead. Unfortunately, he also made 2 errors in the game. Outfielder Mitch LeVier collected 4 hits, including 2 doubles, while driving in a run and scoring twice. Starter Nate Long had a rocky outing, allowing 5 runs, 4 earned, over 5 innings of work, but left-hander Jeff Urlaub ended up taking the loss after giving up 2 runs in the 7^th inning.

 

MIDWEST LEAGUE (CLASS-A)

Burlington Bees

OFF-DAY

 

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

Vermont Lake Monsters

OFF-DAY

 

ARIZONA LEAGUE (ROOKIE SHORT-SEASON)

AZL Athletics  13

AZL Padres       4

(WP – Cruzado 2-1 / 6.85)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Outfielder B.J. Boyd

(3 for 6 / Triple / 4 RBIs / Stolen Base)

 

 

Worth Noting: This year’s 4^th-round draft pick B.J. Boyd had a big night on Tuesday, collecting 3 hits, including a triple, while driving in 4 runs and swiping his team-leading 14^th stolen base. Outfielder Vicmal De La Cruz and catcher Phil Pohl both tripled and drove in a run for the A’s. Starter Kayvon Bahramzadeh had one of his better outings, allowing just 1 run while striking out 5 over 3 innings of work, but right-hander Fernando Cruzado picked up the win with 2 scoreless innings in relief.

 

Wednesday’s Games:

Sacramento @ New Orleans – 5:00pm PT

NW Arkansas @ Midland – 6:30pm CT

Stockton @ Rancho Cucamonga – 7:05pm PT

Burlington @ Peoria – 7:00pm CT

Staten Island @ Vermont – 7:05pm ET

AZL Rangers @ AZL Athletics – 7:00pm PT

 

 

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