A’s Farmhand Of The Day
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A)
Sacramento River Cats 6
Fresno Grizzlies 3
(WP – Leon 2-0 / 2.08)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Catcher Anthony Recker
(Grand Slam)
Worth Noting: Catcher Anthony Recker delivered a game-winning grand slam in the top of the 16th inning for Sacramento on Saturday. Starter Bruce Billings had a solid outing, allowing 2 runs, just 1 earned, while striking out 5 over 6 innings of work.
TEXAS LEAGUE (DOUBLE-A)
Arkansas Travelers 2
Midland RockHounds 3
(WP – Hunter 2-0 / 4.83)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Third Baseman Miles Head
(2 for 4 / Double / RBI)
Worth Noting: Third baseman Miles Head doubled in the go-ahead run in the bottom of the 8th inning for the RockHounds on Saturday. Tyler Ladendorf, getting his 3rd start in center field, singled in 2 runs in the 6th, and outfielder Conner Crumbliss had 2 hits, including a double, and scored twice. Starter Sonny Gray allowed 2 runs while walking 5 and striking out 3 in 5 innings, while right-hander Brett Hunter tossed 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief to pick up the win.
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (HIGH-A)
Stockton Ports 5
Lancaster JetHawks 9
(LP – Murphy 4-3 / 4.33)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Outfielder Dusty Robinson
(2 for 5 / Home Run / RBI)
Worth Noting: Outfielder Dusty Robinson clubbed his 11th home run for Stockton, while second baseman Ryan Pineda contributed 2 hits, including a double, and drove in a run. Starter Sean Murphy had his roughest outing for the Ports, allowing 7 runs over 4 2/3 innings to take his 3rd loss.
MIDWEST LEAGUE (CLASS-A)
Burlington Bees 1
Beloit Snappers 2
(LP – Peters 0-2 / 3.48)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Seth Frankoff
(4 IP / 0 ER / 3 K)
Worth Noting: Catcher Nick Rickles doubled in outfielder Rashun Dixon, who had previously doubled, for Burlington’s only run on Saturday. Starter Tanner Peters allowed 2 runs over 3 innings to take his 2nd loss. Right-hander Seth Frankoff came on to strike out 3 in 4 innings of scoreless relief to give the Bees the chance to overcome a slim 1-run deficit, but Burlington’s lineup couldn’t push another run across the plate the rest of the way.
NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE (CLASS-A SHORT-SEASON)
State College Spikes 2
Vermont Lake Monsters 4
(WP – Healy 1-0 / 4.50)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Infielder Chris Bostick
(Home Run / 2 RBIs)
Worth Noting: Infielder Chris Bostick hit a walk-off 2-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning to give Vermont the victory on Saturday. Starter J.C. Menna allowed 2 runs and struck out 4 in 6 innings of work, while this year’s 8th-round draft pick Kris Hall struck out 5 in 2 innings of scoreless relief, and right-hander Tucker Healy picked up the win with another pair of scoreless innings in relief.
ARIZONA LEAGUE (ROOKIE SHORT-SEASON)
AZL Athletics 6
AZL D’Backs 10
(LP – Sosa 0-2 / 14.40)
Farmhand Of The Game:
First Baseman Matt Olson
(2 for 5 / Double / 2 RBIs)
Worth Noting: First baseman Matt Olson, serving as the designated hitter for the day, had 2 hits, including a double, and drove in 2 runs. Starter Kayvon Bahramzadeh tossed 3 scoreless innings, but right-hander Lee Sosa gave up 4 runs, 3 earned, in the bottom of the 8th inning to take his 2nd loss.
Sunday’s Games:
Sacramento @ Fresno – 6:05pm PT
(Peacock vs. Stevenson)
Springfield @ Midland – 6:00pm CT
(Martinez vs. Hernandez)
Stockton @ Lancaster – 5:00pm PT
(TBD vs. DeLeon)
Burlington @ Beloit – 2:00pm CT
(TBD vs. TBD)
State College @ Vermont – 6:05pm ET
(Holmes vs. Vail)
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