A’s Farmhand Of The Day
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A)
Salt Lake Bees 5
Sacramento River Cats 6
WP – Gray 2-1 / 3.27
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Sonny Gray
(6 IP / 8 H / 1 ER / 2 BB / 5 K / Win)
Starter Sonny Gray had a strong outing for Sacramento on Thursday, allowing just 1 run and striking out 5 over 6 innings to earn his 2nd win, while RHP Dan Otero tossed a scoreless inning in the 9th to pick up his 5th save. Second baseman Grant Green and third baseman Josh Horton both had a pair of hits and drove in a run, while designated hitter Yoenis Cespedes, in his first rehab appearance with Sacramento, struck out twice, grounded into a double play and had an RBI single in 4 at bats.
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A)
Corpus Christi Hooks 0
Midland RockHounds 6
WP – Smith 3-2 / 2.20
HR – Barfield (4)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Murphy Smith
(6 IP / 6 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 4 K / Win)
Starter Murphy Smith had another impressive outing for the RockHounds on Thursday, striking out 4 over 6 scoreless innings to earn his 3rd win and lower his ERA to 2.20. RHPs Paul Smyth and Kyler Newby combined for 3 scoreless innings of relief. Outfielder Jeremy Barfield smashed his 4th home run, and shortstop Darwin Perez collected 3 hits, including a double, and drove in a run in the win.
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A)
Stockton Ports 1
Visalia Rawhide 3
LP – Granier 2-2 / 3.24
HR – Vollmuth (4)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Drew Granier
(5 IP / 5 H / 2 ER / 4 BB / 9 K)
Starter Drew Granier had another solid outing for Stockton on Thursday, allowing 2 runs while striking out 9 over 5 innings, but he still ended up taking the loss. Granier now leads all A’s minor leaguers with 35 strikeouts in 25 innings. RHP Pedro Vidal tossed 2 scoreless innings of relief in his return to Stockton after a brief stint with Sacramento, while designated hitter B.A. Vollmuth had a home run and a double in the loss.
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A)
South Bend Silver Hawks 4
Beloit Snappers 7
WP – Bacus 2-0 / 3.32
HR – Nunez (4)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Third Baseman Renato Nunez
(Home Run / Double / 2 RBIs)
Third baseman Renato Nunez had a home run, a double and drove in 2 runs, while first baseman Matt Olson collected 3 hits, and catcher Bruce Maxwell and shortstop Sam Roberts both doubled and drove in a run. Starter Michael Ynoa struck out 3 and walked none over 3 scoreless innings of work, while RHP Dakota Bacus gave up 3 runs on 8 hits and struck out 6 over 4 innings to pick up his 2nd win. And RHP Ryan Dull got the final 3 outs to earn his 2nd save.
Friday’s Games:
Salt Lake @ Sacramento – 7:05pm
San Antonio @ Midland – 5:00pm PT / 7:00pm CT
Stockton @ High Desert – 7:05pm PT
South Bend @ Beloit – 4:30pm PT / 6:30pm CT
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