A’s Farmhand Of The Day
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A)
Tacoma Rainiers 7
Sacramento River Cats 5
LP – Werner 6-9 / 5.88
HR – Taylor (7)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Outfielder Michael Taylor
(3 for 4 / Home Run)
Starter Andrew Werner had a rough outing for the River Cats, allowing 7 runs on 8 hits over just 4 innings to take his 9th loss on Monday. Outfielder Michael Taylor had another big night at the plate, collecting 3 hits, including his 7th home run, to tie him with infielder Esteban German for the River Cats’ all-time hit record, while catcher Stephen Vogt had 2 hits, including his 16th double, and drove in a pair of runs, and Jemile Weeks committed 2 errors at shortstop.
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TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A)
Midland RockHounds 1
Frisco RoughRiders 2
LP – Hernandez 3-6 / 3.36
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Carlos Hernandez
(6 IP / 5 H / 2 ER / 1 BB / 7 K)
LHP Carlos Hernandez had a solid outing for the RockHounds, allowing just 2 runs while striking out 7 over 6 innings of work, but he still ended up taking the loss on Monday. And with the imminent arrival of RHP Drew Granier, he could be in danger of losing his spot in the starting rotation as well. The RockHounds managed just 6 hits on the night, 2 apiece from catcher David Freitas and first baseman Anthony Aliotti.
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A)
Stockton Ports
(OFF DAY – ALL-STAR BREAK)
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A)
Beloit Snappers
(OFF DAY – ALL-STAR BREAK)
NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE (Class-A Short Season)
Vermont Lake Monsters 3
Tri-City ValleyCats 9
LP – Paulino 0-1 / 6.75
HR – Rojas (1)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Outfielder Kelvin Rojas
(2 for 3 / Home Run)
In the opening game of the season, starter Gregory Paulino had a shaky outing for Vermont, allowing 4 runs, 3 earned, on 7 hits over just 4 innings to take the loss. Outfielder Kelvin Rojas clubbed an opening night home run, while outfielder B.J. Boyd doubled and scored a run, and first baseman Michael Soto collected a pair of hits in the loss.
In Other News…
The A’s officially announced the signing of their 4th overall draft pick, 1B-3B Ryon Healy, and their 8th overall pick, RHP Kyle Finnegan on Monday. And word has it that their 2nd overall pick, LHP Dillon Overton, and their 9th overall pick, RHP Dustin Driver, have apparently come to terms as well. That would leave the team’s 7th overall pick, RHP Bobby Wahl, as the only one of the A’s top 12 picks not to come to terms yet.
Tuesday’s Games:
Sacramento @ Salt Lake – 6:05pm PT
Midland @ Frisco – 5:05pm PT / 7:05pm CT
Vermont @ Tri-City – 4:00pm PT / 7:00pm ET
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