A’s Farmhand Of The Day
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A)
Sacramento River Cats 10
Fresno Grizzlies 2
WP – Chavez 2-1 / 2.70
HR – Vogt (6), Barton (3)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Third Baseman Scott Moore
(3 for 4 / Double / 5 RBIs)
RHP Jesse Chavez returned to Sacramento and delivered another solid outing for the River Cats, allowing 2 runs over 5 innings to earn his 2nd win, while RHPs Mike Ekstrom and Darren Byrd combined for 4 scoreless innings in relief. Third baseman Scott Moore had a big night, collecting 3 hits, including a double, and drove in 5 runs, including the go-ahead run for the River Cats.
TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A)
Midland RockHounds 0
Corpus Christi Hooks 1
LP – Smith 3-3 / 2.04
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Murphy Smith
(6 2/3 IP / 5 H / 1 ER / 2 BB / 5 K)
Starter Murphy Smith had another impressive outing for Midland, allowing just 1 run over 6 2/3 innings, but he still ended up taking the loss as the RockHounds were held scoreless. Midland managed only 6 hits, 2 of them off the bat of hot-hitting outfielder Jake Goebbert.
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A)
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 5
Stockton Ports 6
WP – Joseph 3-0 / 1.29
HR – Ortiz (3)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Catcher Ryan Ortiz
(2 for 3 / Home Run)
RHP Andres Avila had another rocky outing for Stockton, allowing 5 runs on 9 hits over 4 2/3 innings on Tuesday, but LHP Omar Duran and RHPs Pedro Vidal and Jonathan Joseph, who picked up the win, combined for 5 1/3 scoreless innings of relief. Shortstop Addison Russell, who’s been heating up of late, went 2 for 3 with a triple and drove in 2 runs. And with the game tied in the bottom of the 10th inning, catcher Ryan Ortiz clubbed a home run to give the Ports the win.
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A)
West Michigan Whitecaps 5
Beloit Snappers 9
WP – Lamb 1-0 / 2.25
HR – Nunez (5)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Outfielder Brett Vertigan
(3 for 5 / 2 Doubles / 3 RBIs)
Former top prospect Michael Ynoa allowed 1 run on 1 hit while walking 2 and striking out 2 over 3 innings of work on Tuesday. LHP Chris Lamb tossed 2 scoreless innings to pick up his 1st win, and RHP Tucker Healy got the final 6 outs to post his 1st save. Outfielder Brett Vertigan collected 3 hits, including 2 doubles, and drove in 3 runs, while third baseman Renato Nunez hit his 5th home run, and first baseman Matt Olson, who’s been coming on strong of late, had a pair of hits, including a double, for the Snappers.
You can see Matt Olson’s sweet home run swing from Monday’s game below, courtesy of @TommyECook from www.shadowsofwrigley.com. And you can check out Tommy’s scouting report on Beloit prospects Matt Olson, Daniel Robertson, Renato Nunez and others here: http://www.shadowsofwrigley.com/2013/04/30/west-michigan-whitecaps-beloit-snappers-429-430-recap/
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Wednesday’s Games:
Sacramento @ Fresno – 7:05pm PT
Midland @ Corpus Christi – 5:05pm PT / 7:05pm CT
Rancho Cucamonga @ Stockton – 7:05pm PT
Beloit @ Great Lakes – 4:05pm PT / 6:05pm CT
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