A’s Farmhand Of The Day
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A)
Sacramento River Cats 3
New Orleans Zephyrs 4
(LP – Godfrey 9-2 / 3.29)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Tyson Ross
(5 2/3 IP / 1 ER / 6 K)
Worth Noting: Starter Tyson Ross turned in a solid effort on Friday, allowing 1 run on just 1 hit while striking out 6 over 5 2/3 innings, but right-hander Graham Godfrey gave up 2 runs in the bottom of the 11th inning to take the loss. Outfielder Michael Taylor and second baseman Grant Green both collected 3 hits for the River Cats.
TEXAS LEAGUE (DOUBLE-A)
NW Arkansas Naturals
Midland RockHounds
POSTPONED
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (HIGH-A)
San Jose Giants 7
Stockton Ports 2
(LP – Brown 5-9 / 4.80)
Farmhand Of The Game:
First Baseman A.J. Kirby-Jones
(Double / RBI)
Worth Noting: Starter Jacob Brown had a rough outing on Friday, allowing 7 runs over 6 innings to take his 9th loss. First baseman A.J. Kirby-Jones doubled in a run to collect his 6th RBI in the last 3 games.
MIDWEST LEAGUE (CLASS-A)
Burlington Bees 5
Peoria Chiefs 4
(WP – Mye 4-0 / 3.45)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Outfielder Aaron Shipman
(2 for 4 / 2 RBIs / Stolen Base)
Worth Noting: Starter Drew Granier had another solid outing on Friday, allowing 2 runs on just 3 hits while striking out 6 in 5 innings of work, but left-hander Chas Mye picked up the win with 2/3 of an inning in relief. Outfielder Aaron Shipman had 2 hits and drove in a pair of runs, including the go-ahead run in the 7th inning for the Bees. In other news, this year’s top draft pick, shortstop Addison Russell, is on his way from Vermont to Burlington as he gets his second promotion after just 2 months of play.
NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE (CLASS-A SHORT-SEASON)
Staten Island Yankees 10
Vermont Lake Monsters 3
(LP – Menna 0-7 / 4.82)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Third Baseman Daniel Robertson
(Home Run)
Worth Noting: Starter Kris Hall allowed 2 runs, 1 earned, on 3 hits over 2 1/3 innings of work, while right-hander J.C. Menna gave up 5 runs in 2 1/3 innings to take his 7th loss. Third baseman Daniel Robertson had 2 hits, including his 1st home run for Vermont.
ARIZONA LEAGUE (ROOKIE SHORT-SEASON)
AZL Athletics 4
AZL Cubs 3
(WP – Petitti 1-0 / 3.95)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Outfielder B.J. Boyd
(3 for 4 / Double / RBI / Run)
Worth Noting: Outfielder B.J. Boyd had 3 hits, including a double, drove in the tying run and scored the winning run on Friday. Starter Jose Torres allowed 3 runs on 9 hits over 4 innings of work, but catcher-turned-pitcher Daniel Petitti struck out 4 in 2 scoreless innings to pick up his 1st win.
Saturday’s Games:
Las Vegas @ Sacramento – 7:05pm PT
Tulsa @ Midland – 7:00pm CT
San Jose @ Stockton – 7:05pm PT
Kane County @ Burlington – 6:30pm CT
Brooklyn @ Vermont – 6:05pm ET
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