A’s Farmhand Of The Day
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A)
Salt Lake Bees 5
Sacramento River Cats 6
WP – Scribner 1-0 / 8.10
HR – Montz (5), Taylor (4)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Outfielder Michael Taylor
(Home Run / 2 RBIs)
Starter Travis Banwart allowed 4 runs on 6 hits over 4 innings of work, and after 7 ½ innings the River Cats were trailing 5-3. But in the bottom of the 8th inning, outfielder Michael Taylor blasted a 2-run homer to tie the game, and catcher Luke Montz followed up with a solo shot to provide the go-ahead run for the River Cats. RHP Evan Scribner tossed 2 1/3 scoreless innings of relief to earn the win, and LHP Hideki Okajima struck out the final 3 batters in the 9th to pick up his 1st save.
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A)
San Antonio Missions 4
Midland RockHounds 3
LP – Newby 0-2 / 2.03
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Sean Murphy
(5 2/3 IP / 6 H / 2 ER / 1 BB / 6 K)
RHP Sean Murphy was solid again in his second outing for the RockHounds, allowing 2 runs while striking out 6 over 5 2/3 innings on Saturday. Third baseman Jefry Marte had 2 doubles, and shortstop Dusty Coleman had a pair of hits and doubled in a run. Midland was leading 3-2 headed into the 9th inning. But with the help of 2 errors from outfielder Jake Goebbert and shortstop Dusty Coleman, RHP Kyler Newby gave up 2 runs, 1 earned, in the 9th to take the loss.
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A)
Stockton Ports 17
High Desert Mavericks 7
WP – Frankoff 1-0 / 3.52
HR – Thompson 2 (4), Vollmuth (6), Robinson (4), Russell (1)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Designated Hitter Tony Thompson
(2 Home Runs / 6 Runs)
The Ports’ lineup exploded for 17 runs on Saturday night. Designated hitter Tony Thompson clubbed a pair of home runs and drove in 6 runs, outfielder Dusty Robinson homered, tripled and drove in 4 runs, and third baseman B.A. Vollmuth slugged a solo shot. Shortstop Addison Russell had a pair of hits, including his 1st home run for Stockton, and walked 3 times, while second baseman Antonio Lamas collected 5 hits on the night. RHP Deyvi Jimenez struggled in his second start for Stockton, allowing 4 runs on 8 hits over 4 innings of work, while RHP Seth Frankoff allowed 1 unearned in 2 innings of relief to pick up his 1st win for the Ports.
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A)
South Bend Silver Hawks 13
Beloit Snappers 5
LP – DeYoung 1-1 / 4.60
HR – Wooten (3)
Farmhand Of The Game:
First Baseman Matt Olson
(2 Doubles / 2 RBIs)
Starter Derek De Young allowed 4 runs on 9 hits over 4 innings to take the loss, and he was followed by RHP Vince Voiro, who gave up 7 runs, 5 earned, over 3 1/3 innings of relief. Outfielder John Wooten hit his 3rd home run, while first baseman Matt Olson had 2 doubles and drove in a pair of runs in the loss.
Sunday’s Games:
Salt Lake @ Sacramento – 1:05pm PT
San Antonio @ Midland – Noon PT / 2:00pm CT
Stockton @ High Desert – 2:05pm PT
West Michigan @ Beloit – Noon PT / 2:00pm CT
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It was good to see Addison Russell have a nice game — 3 walks, no strikeouts, and 2 of the Ports 19 hits at the launching pad in High Desert…hopefully he can get on a roll!
Yep, it’d be nice to see him keep it up!