Saturday, April 15th: Brooks’ Bat Leads Vegas to Victory while Susac & Muncy Homer in Lansing Win

 

Prospect Of The Day: Outfielder Trenton Brooks (3 for 3 / Home Run / HBP / 2 RBIs)

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE  (TRIPLE-A)

Salt Lake Bees             5

Las Vegas Aviators  7

WP: Patton 1-0 / 4.50

HR: Brooks (3)

Left fielder Trenton Brooks led Las Vegas to its second straight victory over Salt Lake on Saturday. The 27-year-old, who was signed as a minor league free agent in the offseason, singled with two outs in the bottom of the 2nd inning to bring home the tying run, homered in the 4th to briefly give Las Vegas the lead, and then singled and scored the winning run in the 8th. He was also hit by a pitch in the game, and he’s now slugging .588 with 5 extra-base hits in his first 9 games for the Aviators. Designated hitter Pablo Reyes had 3 hits, drove in a run and stole a base, while catcher Kyle McCann singled, doubled and scored a run, and center fielder JJ Bleday doubled, drew a walk and drove in a run for Las Vegas. RHP Joe Wieland made the start and gave up 1 run in 2 innings of work, while RHP Spencer Patton, who was recently signed to a minor league deal, allowed 1 run and struck out 4 in 2 innings of relief to pick up the win in his first appearance for the Aviators, and LHP Garrett Williams got the final two outs in the 9th to notch the save for Las Vegas. Meanwhile, the A’s optioned LHP Hogan Harris back to the Aviators, and LHP Richard Lovelady was promoted from Las Vegas to Oakland on Saturday.


 
TEXAS LEAGUE  (DOUBLE-A)

Tulsa Drillers                   12

Midland RockHounds  5

LP: Hall 0-1 / 16.20

HR: Bowman (1), Eierman (1)

2B Cooper Bowman: 1-3, HR, BB, HBP, SB, 2 RBI

3B Jeremy Eierman: 1-4, HR, RBI

DH Greg Deichmann: 2-3, 2 BB, RBI

RHP Ryan Cusick: 4.1 IP/3 H/2 ER/4 BB/4 K

RHP Charles Hall: 1.1 IP/2 H/4 ER/4 BB/1 K

RHP Jasseel De La Cruz: 2 IP/6 H/6 ER/1 BB/0 K

 

MIDWEST LEAGUE  (HIGH-A)

West Michigan Whitecaps  4

Lansing Lugnuts                       6

WP: Beers 2-0 / 2.45

HR: Susac (1), Muncy (1)

DH Daniel Susac: 2-4, HR, 2B

SS Max Muncy: 2-4, HR

LF Jonny Butler: 2-4, 2 3B

RHP Grant Holman: 1 IP/0 H/0 ER/0 BB/1 K

RHP Blake Beers: 4 IP/4 H/3 R/2 ER/2 BB/5 K

RHP Jorge Juan: 2 IP/0 H/0 ER/1 BB/4 K/SV

 

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE  (SINGLE-A)

Stockton Ports    0

Fresno Grizzlies  5

LP: Gonzalez 0-2 / 9.45

DH Colby Thomas: 1-4, SB

C Jose Mujica: 1-3

2B Jose Escorche: 1-3

LHP James Gonzalez: 4 IP/3 H/3 ER/4 BB/2 K

RHP Dallas Woolfolk: 1.2 IP/3 H/2 ER/2 BB/2 K

RHP T.J. Czyz: 1.1 IP/0 H/0 ER/0 BB/2 K

 

Sunday’s Games:

Salt Lake @ Las Vegas: 12:05pm PT

Tulsa @ Midland: 11:00am PT / 1:00pm CT

West Michigan @ Lansing: 11:05am PT / 1:05pm ET

Stockton @ Fresno: 1:05pm PT

 

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