A’s Farmhand Of The Day
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A)
Sacramento River Cats 0
Salt Lake Bees 10
LP – Billings 8-4 / 4.37
Farmhand Of The Game:
Third Baseman Scott Moore
(3 Walks)
It wasn’t a good night for the River Cats. Starter Bruce Billings had his worst outing in over a month, allowing 5 runs on 8 hits over 3 1/3 innings to take his 4th loss, while RHP Darren Byrd surrendered another 4 runs in 2 2/3 innings of relief. Third baseman Scott Moore drew 3 walks to reach base in all but 1 of his plate appearances, but the River Cats totaled just 3 hits on the night, including doubles by first baseman Daric Barton and outfielder Michael Taylor, who now holds the River Cats’ all-time hit record with 402.
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TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A)
Midland RockHounds 9
Frisco RoughRiders 4
WP – Smith 6-7 / 2.79
HR – Goebbert (13)
Farmhand Of The Game:
First Baseman Jake Goebbert
(Grand Slam)
With the bases loaded and 2 outs and the game tied in the top of the 5th inning, first baseman Jake Goebbert clubbed a grand slam to give the RockHounds a lead they would never relinquish. Starter Murphy Smith had another solid outing, allowing 3 runs over 7 innings to earn his 6th win for the Hounds.
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 6
Tri-City ValleyCats 9
LP – Jimenez 0-1 / 5.79
Farmhand Of The Game:
Outfielder B.J. Boyd
(3 for 4 / 2 Runs / 1 RBI)
Starter Deyvi Jimenez didn’t fare much better for Vermont on Tuesday than he did for much of the season with Stockton, allowing 3 runs over just 4 2/3 innings to take his 1st loss with the Lake Monsters. Outfielder B.J. Boyd and shortstop Melvin Mercedes each collected 3 hits and drove in a run, while outfielder Kelvin Rojas had 2 hits, drove in 2 runs and made 2 errors. Meanwhile, RHP David Mota and LHP Omar Duran have both been reassigned to Vermont from Stockton.
Wednesday’s Games:
Sacramento @ Salt Lake – 6:05pm PT
Midland @ Frisco – 9:05am PT / 11:05am CT
Vermont @ Tri-City – 4:00pm PT / 7:00pm ET
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