A’s Farmhand Of The Day
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A)
Sacramento River Cats 9
Reno Aces 7
WP – Werner 6-8 / 5.42
HR – Moore (8)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Third Baseman Scott Moore
(Home Run / 3 RBIs)
LHP Andrew Werner allowed 4 runs, 2 earned, on 8 hits and struck out 6 over 5 innings to pick up his 6th win, while RHP Dan Otero got the final 3 outs for his 15th save. Third baseman Scott Moore homered and drove in 3 runs, while outfielder Shane Peterson had 2 hits, including a double, and drove in a pair of runs for the River Cats.
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TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A)
San Antonio Missions 1
Midland RockHounds 9
WP – Hernandez 3-5 / 3.39
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Carlos Hernandez
(6 IP / 5 H / 1 ER / 1 BB / 4 K / Win)
Starter Carlos Hernandez had a strong outing for the RockHounds on Wednesday, allowing just 1 run on 5 hits to earn his 3rd win. Outfielder Conner Crumbliss collected 3 hits and scored twice, while first baseman Jake Goebbert doubled, tripled and drove in a pair of runs for the RockHounds.
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A)
Stockton Ports 4
Inland Empire 66ers 7
LP – Brown 2-3 / 4.29
HR – Muncy (16), Pohl (4)
Farmhand Of The Game:
First Baseman Max Muncy
(4 for 5 / Home Run)
Starter Drew Granier allowed 4 runs while striking out 7 over 7 innings and left with the game tied. And it remained tied until LHP Jake Brown gave up a 3-run homer with 1 out in the bottom of the 11th inning to take the loss. First baseman Max Muncy had a big night at the plate, collecting 4 hits, including his 16th home run, for the Ports.
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A)
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
Beloit Snappers
(POSTPONED)
Thursday’s Games:
Sacramento @ Reno – 7:05pm PT
San Antonio @ Midland – 5:00pm PT / 7:00pm CT
Stockton @ Rancho Cucamonga – 7:05pm PT
Game #1 – Wisconsin @ Beloit – 2:30pm PT / 4:30pm CT
Game #2 – Wisconsin @ Beloit
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Aliotti and Muncy don’t seem like they have anything left to prove at their respective levels. Is Barton keeping them from moving up?
Pretty much. If he wasn’t there, there’s a good chance they’d both be moving up – especially Aliotti.