Thursday, August 30th: Oberacker’s 2 HRs Lead Ports to Victory while Cats Win and Hounds & Bees Fall

 

A’s Farmhand Of The Day

Stockton Ports outfielder Chad Oberacker (2 Home Runs / 4 RBIs)

 

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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