Wednesday, June 26th: Snappers Win while Hounds Fall and Ports Lose Despite Muncy’s 20th Homer

A’s Farmhand Of The Day

 

TEXAS LEAGUE  (Double-A)

Midland RockHounds  5

NW Arkansas Naturals    9

LP – Neal 5-6 / 4.44

HR – Ladendorf (3)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Second Baseman Tyler Ladendorf

(Home Run / 3 RBIs)

 

RHP Zach Neal had a rough outing for the RockHounds, allowing 8 runs, 7 earned, on 11 hits over 3 innings to take his 6th loss. Second baseman Tyler Ladendorf did most of the damage for Midland on Wednesday with a 3-run homer in the 7^th inning.

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CALIFORNIA LEAGUE  (High-A)

Visalia Rawhide   6

Stockton Ports  2

LP – Hall 1-3 / 6.21

HR – Muncy (20), Crocker (7)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

First Baseman Max Muncy

(Home Run)

 

Starter Shaeffer Hall had a shaky outing for Stockton on Wednesday, allowing 6 runs on 8 hits over 4 innings to take his 3^rd loss. Outfielder Bobby Crocker slugged his 7^th home run, and first baseman Max Muncy smacked his league-leading 20^th homer for the Ports.

 

MIDWEST LEAGUE  (Class-A)

Beloit Snappers         5

Kane County Cougars  4

WP – Voiro 4-2 / 3.06

HR – Delgado (1)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Pitcher Vince Voiro

(5 IP / 7 H / 2 ER / 2 BB / 1 K / Win)

 

Starter Vince Voiro had a solid outing for the Snappers on Wednesday, allowing 2 runs over 5 innings of work to earn his 4^th win, while RHP Austin House got the final 3 outs for his 3^rd save. Designated hitter Ryan Delgado had 2 hits, including a home run, and drove in a pair of runs for the Snappers.

 

NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE  (Class-A Short-Season)

Vermont Lake Monsters  3

Connecticut Tigers            10

LP – Torres 1-1 / 4.32

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Outfielder Jaycob Brugman

(2 for 4 / RBI)

 

Starter Jose Torres had a rocky outing on Wednesday, allowing 6 runs, 3 earned, on 6 hits over 3 1/3 innings to take the loss, while outfielder Jaycob Brugman had a pair of hits and drove in a run for Vermont.

 

ARIZONA LEAGUE  (Rookie Short-Season)

AZL A’s     5

AZL Cubs  6

LP – Burke 0-1 / 6.75

HR – Kubala (1)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Third Baseman A.J. Kubala

(Home Run / 2 RBIs)

 

Starter Carlos Navas allowed 3 runs over 5 1/3 innings of work, but RHP A.J. Burke gave up 3 runs in the bottom of the 8^th inning to take the loss. Third baseman A.J. Kubala hit his 1^st home run in pro ball, a 2-run shot in the 8^th inning to briefly give the A’s the lead.

 

In Other News…

The A’s announced that they’ve agreed to terms with their 2^nd-round draft pick, LHP Dillon Overton, but the specific terms were not announced. And Yahoo’s Jeff Passan has correctly reported that Overton signed for a significant discount since he’s going to require Tommy John surgery.

 

Thursday’s Games:

Reno @ Sacramento – 7:05pm PT

Midland @ NW Arkansas – 5:00pm PT / 7:00pm CT

Stockton @ San Jose – 7:00pm PT

Beloit @ Kane County – 4:30pm PT / 6:30pm CT

Vermont @ Connecticut – 4:05pm PT / 7:05pm ET

 

 

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