A’s Farmhand Of The Day
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A)
Sacramento River Cats 3
Colorado Springs Sky Sox 2
(WP – Banwart 9-5 / 3.85)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Travis Banwart
(6 IP / 2 ER / 1 K / Win)
Worth Noting: Starter Travis Banwart had a solid outing for Sacramento, allowing just 2 runs on 7 hits over 6 innings to earn his 9th win. Daric Barton singled in a key run with 2 outs in the 4th inning to help give the River Cats the win on Thursday night.
TEXAS LEAGUE (DOUBLE-A)
San Antonio Missions 3
Midland RockHounds 2
(LP – Bowman 0-1 / 5.40)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Second Baseman Josh Horton
(Home Run)
Worth Noting: In his first start with Midland since being promoted from Stockton, right-hander Josh Bowman allowed 3 runs on 7 hits over 5 innings to take the loss. Right-hander Paul Smyth came on to strike out 5 in 3 1/3 innings of scoreless relief, while second baseman Josh Horton hit his 9th home run for the RockHounds.
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (HIGH-A)
Stockton Ports 9
Modesto Nuts 3
(WP – Huttenlocker 3-1 / 5.40)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Outfielder Chad Oberacker
(2 Home Runs / 4 RBIs)
Worth Noting: Outfielder Chad Oberacker had a big night for Stockton, hitting his 11th and 12th home runs and driving in 4 runs on the night. Catcher Ryan Ortiz doubled and drove in 3 runs, and third baseman Tony Thompson doubled and drove in 2. A.J. Huttenlocker, getting his first start of the season, allowed 2 runs and struck out 7 over 5 innings to earn the win, while right-hander T.J. Walz struck out 5 of the 6 batters he faced in 2 perfect innings of relief.
MIDWEST LEAGUE (CLASS-A)
Burlington Bees 1
Clinton LumberKings 3
(LP – Peters 2-6 / 3.16)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Tanner Peters
(6 2/3 IP / 3 ER / 8 K)
Worth Noting: Starter Tanner Peters allowed 3 runs while striking out 8 in 6 2/3 innings to take his 6th loss. The Bees managed just 3 hits on Thursday, 1 apiece from third baseman Wade Kirkland, second baseman Sam Roberts and shortstop Addison Russell. Outfielder John Wooten and right-handed reliever Austin House both made their debuts with Burlington on Thursday night after being promoted from Vermont, with House tossing 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief and Wooten going 0 for 4 in the loss.
NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE (CLASS-A SHORT-SEASON)
Vermont Lake Monsters 8
Lowell Spinners 0
(WP – Vail 3-3 / 3.83)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Tyler Vail
(6 IP / 0 ER / 9 K / Win)
Worth Noting: Starter Nolan Sanburn struck out 4 in 3 scoreless innings of work, while right-hander Tyler Vail allowed just 1 hit and struck out 9 over 6 scoreless innings to earn his 3rd win for Vermont. Shortstop Daniel Robertson collected 3 hits and drove in a pair of runs in the win.
ARIZONA LEAGUE (ROOKIE SHORT-SEASON)
AZL Cubs 3
AZL Athletics 15
(WP – Massey 1-0 / 0.00)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Third Baseman Renato Nunez
(Home Run / Triple / 5 RBIs)
Worth Noting: Third baseman Renato Nunez continued his hot-hitting in Thursday’s Arizona League semi-final game, collecting 3 hits, including a triple and a home run, and driving in 5 runs. Catcher Phil Pohl and outfielder Herschel Powell drove in a pair of runs apiece. Starter Vince Voiro struck out 6 in 3 scoreless innings, while left-hander Taylor Massey picked up the win with 2 innings of scoreless relief.
Friday’s Games:
Sacramento @ Salt Lake – 6:05pm PT
San Antonio @ Midland – 7:00pm CT
Visalia @ Stockton – 7:05pm PT
Burlington @ Clinton – 6:30pm CT
Tri-City @ Vermont – 7:05pm ET
AZL Rangers @ AZL Athletics – 7:00 PT
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