Friday, July 9th: Thomas’s Big Bat Leads Vegas to Victory while Lansing Sweeps Twinbill

 

A’s Prospect Of The Day: Las Vegas Aviators Outfielder Cody Thomas (4 for 5 / 2 Home Runs / Triple / Double / Walk / 4 RBIs)

TRIPLE-A WEST LEAGUE

Las Vegas Aviators  12

Reno Aces                     10

WP: Acevedo 2-0 / 3.54

HR: C.Thomas 2 (16), A.Allen (9), C.Perez (5)

Prospect Of The Game:

Outfielder Cody Thomas

(4 for 5 / 2 Home Runs / Triple / Double / Walk / 4 RBIs)

The Aviators aced out the Aces in extra innings on Friday. And center fielder Cody Thomas turned in the most impressive single-game offensive performance of any A’s minor leaguer so far this season. The 26-year-old collected 4 extra-base hits, hitting a pair of home runs, tripling, and doubling in a pair of runs in the top of the 10th to provide the margin of victory for Las Vegas. Thomas also drew a walk, scored 3 times and drove in 4 runs on the night, and his .695 slugging percentage is now tops in the league among players with at least 100 at-bats. Designated hitter Carlos Perez and catcher Austin Allen both homered, while second baseman Nate Mondou had 3 hits, walked twice and drove in a run, and shortstop Pete Kozma singled, doubled, drew a walk and drove in a run for Las Vegas. Starter Daulton Jefferies allowed 3 runs and struck out 7 over 6 innings of work, while RHP Domingo Acevedo gave up 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th to send the game to extra innings but still picked up the win after the Aviators took the lead in the top of the 10th, and RHP Zach Jackson tossed a 1-2-3 10th to notch the save for Las Vegas.

 

DOUBLE-A CENTRAL LEAGUE

Midland RockHounds  5

Corpus Christi Hooks    4

WP: DuRapau 2-1 / 6.55

HR: Davidson (4)

3B Logan Davidson: 1-4, HR, 3 RBIs

2B Jeremy Eierman: 1 for 3, Double, BB, RBI

RF Chase Calabuig: 1 for 3, BB, SB

LHP Jared Koenig: 2 IP/1 H/1 ER/2 BB/1 K

RHP Montana DuRapau: 1 IP/1 H/1 ER/1 BB/2 K/Win

LHP Aaron Brown: 1 IP/0 H/0 ER/1 BB/0 K/Save

 

HIGH-A CENTRAL LEAGUE

GAME #1

Lansing Lugnuts      2

Great Lakes Loons  1

WP: Tomioka 3-2 / 3.34

RHP Richard Guasch: 4 IP/2 H/1 ER/4 BB/4 K

RHP Shohei Tomioka: 3 IP/0 H/0 ER/0 BB/5 K/Win

3B Jordan Diaz: 1 for 2, BB, RBI

CF Elvis Peralta: 1 for 3

1B Will Simoneit: 0 for 1, 2 BBs, RBI

 

GAME #2

Lansing Lugnuts      2

Great Lakes Loons  1

WP: Cushing 2-0 / 1.38

RHP Jack Cushing: 7 IP/3 H/1 ER/2 BB/9 K/Win

3B Cobie Vance: 2 for 3, Double

DH Lazaro Armenteros: 1 for 2, BB, SB

LF Shane Selman: 2 for 4

 

LOW-A WEST LEAGUE

Stockton Ports  11

Modesto Nuts       5

WP: Walkinshaw 4-3 / 4.03

CF Junior Perez: 2 for 3, 2 Doubles, 3 BBs, 2 RBIs

2B Marcos Brito: 1 for 3, 3 BBs, RBI, 2 SBs

C Tyler Soderstrom: 1 for 4, Double, 2 BBs, 2 RBIs

SS Robert Puason: 2 for 4, Double, BB, 3 Runs

RHP Jake Walkinshaw: 5.1 IP/8 H/5 ER/2 BB/8 K/Win

RHP Oscar Tovar: 2 IP/0 H/0 ER/0 BB/3 K/Save

 

ARIZONA COMPLEX LEAGUE

ACL Giants Black  12

ACL A’s                          6

LP: L.Carrasco 0-1 / 9.82

3B Jhoan Paulino: 2 for 4, Triple, RBI

2B Wilson Alvarez: 1 for 3, Double, BB

RHP Robin Vazquez: 2.2 IP/3 H/3 ER/2 BB/1 K

RHP Luis Carrasco: 2 IP/5 H/5 ER/1 BB/2 K/Loss

 

Saturday’s Games:

Las Vegas @ Reno: 6:35pm PT

Midland @ Corpus Christi: 5:05pm PT / 7:05pm CT

Lansing @ Great Lakes: 4:05pm PT / 7:05pm ET

Stockton @ Modesto: 6:05pm PT

ACL A’s @ ACL Cubs: 11:00am PT

 

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