Friday, June 26th: Beau Taylor’s Grand Slam Highlights Ports Win while Chris Bassitt K’s 8 in Sounds Victory

 

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE  (High-A)

Stockton Ports       12

Inland Empire 66ers  3

WP – Finnegan 5-4 / 5.15

HR – Marincov (8), Taylor (4)

Farmhand Of The Game:

Catcher Beau Taylor

(Grand Slam)

With the bases loaded and one out in the top of the 1^st inning, catcher Beau Taylor came to the plate and slugged a grand slam to give Stockton an early 4-0 lead on Friday. Taylor also doubled and scored in the 6^th, while right fielder Tyler Marincov had a pair of singles and hit his 8^th home run, a 2-run shot, in the 2^nd. Left fielder B.J. Boyd tripled in 2 runs in the 3^rd, and shortstop Franklin Barreto, first baseman John Nogowski and designated hitter Melvin Mercedes each had a pair of hits and drove in a run for the Ports. Starter Kyle Finnegan was solid, allowing 2 runs while striking out 7 over 5 1/3 innings to earn his 5^th win for Stockton.

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PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE  (Triple-A)

Oklahoma City Dodgers  2

Nashville Sounds          3

WP – Cook 3-1 / 3.52

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Pitcher Chris Bassitt

(5 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 8 K)

 

Starter Chris Bassitt was impressive over 5 shutout innings on Friday, allowing just 2 hits and walking 1 while striking out 8, and he left the game with a 1-run lead after a 90-minute rain delay. RHP Dan Otero pitched 2 perfect innings in relief, but RHP Ryan Cook gave up 2 runs in the top of the 9^th to surrender the lead. Cook ended up earning the win though when the Sounds came back to score 2 runs in the bottom of the 9^th. Center fielder Craig Gentry doubled in the 3^rd and singled and scored the tying run in the 9^th, while second baseman Joey Wendle drove in the Sounds’ first run in the 3^rd on a sacrifice fly and then singled and scored the winning run in the 9^th on a wild pitch and a throwing error. Shortstop Andy Parrino went 1 for 4 in his return to Nashville, while utilityman Alden Carrithers was placed on the disabled list for the Sounds.

 

TEXAS LEAGUE  (Double-A)

Midland RockHounds  6

San Antonio Missions    2

WP – Sanchez 5-5 / 5.02

HR – Whitaker (8)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Pitcher Jake Sanchez

(8 IP / 3 H / 2 ER / 0 BB / 5 K / Win)

 

RHP Jake Sanchez turned in his second straight strong start for the RockHounds, allowing 2 runs on just 3 hits over 8 innings of work to earn his 5^th win, while RHP Ryan Dull tossed a scoreless 9^th to close things out on Friday. Outfielder Josh Whitaker hit a 2-run homer in the 4^th to give the Hounds the lead, while shortstop Chad Pinder had 3 hits, including 2 doubles, and drove in a pair of runs to extend his team-leading RBI total to 40.

 

MIDWEST LEAGUE  (Class-A)

Beloit Snappers  0

Burlington Bees    2

LP – Mendez 1-6 / 4.62

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Pitcher Junior Mendez

(6 IP / 6 H / 1 ER / 2 BB / 2 K)

 

RHP Junior Mendez allowed just 1 earned run for his second straight start but still ended up taking his 6^th loss for the Snappers on Friday. Mendez allowed 2 runs, just 1 earned, over 6 innings of work, while RHP Koby Gauna tossed 2 scoreless innings in relief. But the Snappers were shut out on just 4 hits on Friday. Designated hitter Trent Gilbert singled and walked in the loss.

 

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

Vermont Lake Monsters    3

Hudson Valley Renegades  1

WP – Sosa 1-0 / 1.59

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Shortstop Mikey White

(3 for 4 / 2 Doubles / RBI)

 

This year’s 2^nd-round draft pick for the A’s, shortstop Mikey White, had 3 hits on Friday, including a pair of doubles, one of which drove in the winning run in the top of the 5^th for the Lake Monsters. 10^th-round left fielder Steven Pallares drove in a run in the 1^st on a sacrifice fly and singled and scored in the 5^th, while 4^th-round center fielder Skye Bolt tripled and scored in the 1^st and drove in a run in the 9^th on a sacrifice fly. Starter Kevin Ferreras allowed 1 run over 4 innings of work, while RHP Lee Sosa tossed 3 scoreless innings in relief to earn the win, and LHP Tyler Painton pitched 2 perfect innings to pick up his 1^st save.

 

Saturday’s Games:

Oklahoma City @ Nashville – 4:35pm PT / 6:35pm CT

Midland @ San Antonio – 5:05pm PT / 7:05pm CT

Stockton @ Inland Empire – 7:05pm PT

Beloit @ Burlington – 4:30pm PT / 6:30pm CT

Vermont @ Hudson Valley – 4:05pm PT / 7:05pm ET

AZL D-backs @ AZL A’s – 7:05pm PT

 

 

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