A’s Farmhand Of The Day
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A)
PCL Playoffs Round 1 – Game #2
Reno Aces 0
Sacramento River Cats 1
(WP – Jesse Chavez)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Jesse Chavez
(8 IP / 0 ER / 10 K / Win)
Worth Noting: Game #2 of this series was another tight pitchers’ duel. With the River Cats down a game in the best-of-five series, 29-year-old right-hander Jesse Chavez, whom the A’s acquired from Toronto last month for cash, came through in a big way, striking out 10 over 8 scoreless innings to earn the win. Right-hander Jeremy Accardo tossed 1 scoreless inning in relief to pick up the save. Second baseman Jemile Weeks had the big blast of the night when he homered in the bottom of the 3rd inning to provide the only run of the game for either team. The River Cats now head to Reno for Game #3 of the series on Friday night.
MIDWEST LEAGUE (CLASS-A)
Midwest League Playoffs Round 1 – Game #2
Burlington Bees 0
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 4
(LP – A.J. Cole)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher A.J. Cole
(4 IP / 1 ER / 5 K)
Worth Noting: A dropped foul popup by first baseman Max Muncy in the 1st inning opened the door for 3 unearned runs to score with 2 outs. Starter A.J. Cole allowed just 1 earned run and struck out 5 in 4 innings of work before giving way to relievers Nate Eppley and David Mota who held Wisconsin scoreless the rest of the way. Burlington’s lineup managed only 3 hits in the game, courtesy of third baseman Wade Kirkland and outfielders Aaron Shipman and John Wooten. The decisive game in the best-of-three series takes place Friday night at Wisconsin.
Friday’s Games:
Sacramento @ Reno – 7:05pm PT (PCL Playoffs Round 1 – Game #3)
Burlington @ Wisconsin – 6:35pm CT (Midwest League Playoffs Round 1 – Game #3)
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