A’s Farmhand Of The Day
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A)
Sacramento River Cats 5
Reno Aces 2
WP – Byrd 1-0 / 4.60
HR – Barfield (4)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Outfielder Jeremy Barfield
(Home Run / 3 RBIs)
Outfielder Jeremy Barfield belted a 2-run homer in the 2nd inning and drove in another run in the 8th to account for 3 of the River Cats’ 5 runs on Monday. Starter Travis Banwart allowed 2 runs on 7 hits over 4 2/3 innings, while RHP Darren Byrd tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings in relief to pick up his 1st win for the Cats, and RHP Dan Otero got the final 3 outs for his 14th save.
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TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A)
Frisco RoughRiders 6
Midland RockHounds 3
LP – Leon 3-4 / 3.98
Farmhand Of The Game:
First Baseman Anthony Aliotti
(3 for 5 / 2 Doubles / RBI)
Starter Arnold Leon had a rough outing for the RockHounds on Monday, allowing 6 runs on 12 hits over 6 innings to take the loss. First baseman Anthony Aliotti collected 3 hits, including a pair of doubles, to give him a total of 24 two-baggers on the season.
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A)
Stockton Ports 0
Inland Empire 66ers 3
LP – Peters 7-4 / 4.50
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Tanner Peters
(7 IP / 5 H / 1 ER / 3 BB / 6 K)
RHP Tanner Peters had a solid start for Stockton on Monday, allowing 3 runs, just 1 earned, on 5 hits while striking out 6 over 7 innings of work, but he still ended up taking the loss. The Ports’ lineup managed just 2 hits on the night, 1 apiece from catcher Ryan Ortiz and third baseman B.A. Vollmuth.
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A)
Beloit Snappers 5
Burlington Bees 1
WP – Bacus 5-2 / 3.86
HR – Bostick (6)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Dakota Bacus
(5 IP / 7 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 3 K / Win)
RHP Dakota Bacus delivered a solid outing for the Snappers on Monday, tossing 5 scoreless innings to earn his 5th win, while RHP Austin House gave up 1 run in 4 innings of relief to pick up his 2nd save. Catcher Bruce Maxwell collected 3 hits and scored 3 times, while outfielder John Wooten doubled and tripled, third baseman Renato Nunez doubled in a pair of runs, and second baseman Chris Bostick hit his 6th home run for the Snappers.
Tuesday’s Games:
Sacramento @ Reno – 7:05pm PT
Frisco @ Midland – 4:30pm PT / 6:30pm CT
Stockton @ Inland Empire – 7:05pm PT
Wisconsin @ Beloit – 5:00pm PT / 7:00pm CT
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