A’s Farmhand Of The Day
TRIPLE-A PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Fresno Grizzlies 2
Sacramento River Cats 4
(WP – Scribner 2-0 / 3.64)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Second Baseman Brandon Hicks
(Home Run / 2 RBIs)
Worth Noting: Infielder Brandon Hicks blasted a walk-off 2-run homer in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the River Cats the win on Tuesday night. Anthony Recker collected 3 hits in his first game back at Sacramento, and Yoenis Cespedes went 2 for 4 in his second rehab game with the River Cats. Starter A.J. Griffin had his best outing to date for Sacramento, allowing no earned runs and striking out 5 over 5 1/3 innings of work. Left-hander Sean Doolittle, who was just promoted from Midland, struck out 4 of the 7 batters he faced in 1 2/3 innings of relief.
ADVANCED-A CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
Stockton Ports 9
High Desert Mavericks 1
(WP – Murphy 1-1 / 0.61)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Sean Murphy
(8 IP / 1 ER / 8 K / Win)
Worth Noting: Starter Sean Murphy had his second straight impressive outing since his promotion from Burlington, giving up just 1 run while allowing no walks and striking out 8 over 8 innings to earn the win on Tuesday. Outfielder Chad Oberacker was the offensive star of the game, hitting for the cycle and driving in 4 runs. Outfielder Josh Whitaker collected 3 hits, and first baseman A.J. Kirby-Jones put the Ports on the board with a 2-run homer in the top of the 1st inning.
CLASS-A MIDWEST LEAGUE
Clinton LumberKings 2
Burlington Bees 7
(WP – Cole 1-0 / 4.91)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher A.J. Cole
(6 IP / 1 ER / 7 K / Win)
Worth Noting: It may have taken more than a month and a half, but top prospect A.J. Cole finally notched his first win of the season on Tuesday night in Burlington. The right-hander allowed 2 runs, 1 earned, and struck out 7 over 6 innings to earn his 1st win since joining the A’s in the off-season deal for Gio Gonzalez. Reliever Max Perlman earned his 2nd save with 3 innings of scoreless relief. Second baseman Chih Fang Pan doubled and drove in 3 runs, outfielder Aaron Shipman had 2 doubles and drove in a run, and outfielder Royce Consigli collected a double and a triple in the Bees’ win.
Wednesday’s Games:
Fresno @ Sacramento – 12:05pm PT
(Sanford vs. TBD)
NW Arkansas @ Midland – 6:30pm CT
(TBD vs. Straily)
Stockton @ Inland Empire – 7:05pm PT
(TBD vs. Russell)
Peoria @ Burlington – 6:30pm CT
(Wells vs. Frankoff)
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