Tuesday, May 7th: Late Heroics Help Hounds & Ports Win while 2 Solo Shots Aren’t Enough for Cats on Tuesday

 

A’s Farmhand Of The Day

 

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE  (Triple-A)

Sacramento River Cats  2

Memphis Redbirds             3

LP – Werner 2-5 / 8.54

HR – Horton (2), Weeks (2)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Third Baseman Josh Horton

(2 for 3 / Home Run)

 

Starter Andrew Werner allowed 3 runs on 9 hits over 6 2/3 innings to take his 5^th loss on Tuesday. The River Cats scored their only runs of the game thanks to back-to-back solo home runs in the 3^rd inning off the bats of third baseman Josh Horton and second baseman Jemile Weeks. Horton also collected 2 of Sacramento’s 6 hits on the night, while shortstop Hiro Nakajima went 0 for 4 in his return to the River Cats’ lineup.

 

TEXAS LEAGUE  (Double-A)

Frisco RoughRiders        5

Midland RockHounds  8

WP – Newby 2-3 / 2.00

HR – Barfield (8), Perez (2)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Second Baseman Darwin Perez

(Home Run / 3 RBIs)

 

After a couple of shaky starts, RHP Arnold Leon got back on track for Midland on Tuesday, allowing 2 runs on 3 hits while striking out 5 in 5 innings of work and exited with the lead, but RHP Mike DeMark came on to give up 3 runs in an inning of relief. And with the game tied in the bottom of the 8^th inning, second baseman Darwin Perez drilled a 3-run homer to hand the RockHounds back the lead. And RHP Kyler Newby picked up the win with 1 2/3 scoreless innings in relief.

 

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE  (High-A)

Stockton Ports  4

Modesto Nuts      2

WP – Macias 1-1 / 3.38

HR – Robinson (5)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Second Baseman Antonio Lamas

(Double / 2 RBIs)

 

Starter Jake Brown allowed just 1 run over 4 innings of work on Tuesday, while RHP Jose Macias picked up the win with 1 2/3 scoreless innings in relief, and RHP Jonathan Joseph got the final 6 outs for his 2^nd save. With Stockton down by a run in the 8^th inning, second baseman Antonio Lamas doubled in a pair of runs to give the Ports the lead, and outfielder Dusty Robinson followed up with his 5^th home run in the 9^th inning to help seal the deal for the Ports.

 

MIDWEST LEAGUE  (Class-A)

Beloit Snappers

(OFF DAY)

 

Wednesday’s Games:

Sacramento @ Memphis – 9:05am PT

Stockton @ Modesto – 3:30pm PT

Peoria @ Beloit – 4:30pm PT / 6:30pm CT

 

 

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