Sunday, August 5th: Peterson’s 2 HRs Lead Cats to Victory while Hounds, Ports & Bees All Fall

A’s Farmhand Of The Day

 

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (TRIPLE-A)

Nashville Sounds             3

Sacramento River Cats  8

(WP – Peacock 9-7 / 5.95)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Outfielder Shane Peterson

(2 Home Runs / 2 RBIs)

 

 

Worth Noting: With the game tied at 3-3 heading into the bottom of the 4^th inning, outfielder Shane Peterson blasted his 3^rd home run to give the River Cats the lead, which they never relinquished, and he followed that up with his 4^th home run in the 5^th inning. In his first 20 games with Sacramento since being promoted from Midland, Peterson has now banged out 4 home runs and 4 doubles. Second baseman Grant Green doubled, hit his 13^th home run, and drove in 3 runs in the win. Starter Brett Anderson, in his third rehab start with Sacramento, allowed 3 runs on 5 hits over 4 1/3 innings, while right-hander Brad Peacock struck out 9 over 4 scoreless innings to pick up his 9^th win.

 

TEXAS LEAGUE (DOUBLE-A)

Corpus Christi Hooks   6

Midland RockHounds  4

(LP – Smith 6-9 / 4.54)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Outfielder Tyler Ladendorf

(2 for 4 / RBI)

 

 

Worth Noting: Starter Murphy Smith had a rough outing, allowing 5 runs, 4 earned, on 12 hits over 5 innings to take the loss. Tyler Ladendorf, who’s taken over in center field since Michael Choice’s season-ending injury, had 2 hits and drove in a run for the RockHounds.

 

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (HIGH-A)

Stockton Ports  2

Visalia Rawhide  8

(LP – Brown 4-8 / 4.46)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Outfielder Chad Oberacker

(3 for 5 / Triple / Double / RBI)

 

 

Worth Noting: Starter Jacob Brown had a rocky outing, allowing 5 runs on 8 hits over 5 innings to take the loss. Outfielder Chad Oberacker had 3 hits, including a double and a triple, and drove in a run for the Ports.

 

MIDWEST LEAGUE (CLASS-A)

Quad Cities River Bandits  6

Burlington Bees                2

(LP – Lamb 0-2 / 6.28)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Outfielder Rashun Dixon

(2 for 2 / 2 Walks / 2 Runs)

 

 

Worth Noting: Starter Chris Lamb allowed 3 runs on 6 hits over 4 2/3 innings to take his 2^nd loss with the Bees, while outfielder Rashun Dixon had 2 hits, 2 walks and scored twice in the loss.

 

NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE (CLASS-A SHORT-SEASON)

Batavia Muckdogs             1

Vermont Lake Monsters  3

(WP – Hall 2-0 / 0.82)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

First Baseman Miguel Marte

(Home Run / 3 RBIs)

 

 

Worth Noting: First baseman Miguel Marte clubbed a 3-run homer in the 1^st inning to provide all the offense his team would need on Sunday. This year’s 6^th-round draft pick Seth Streich allowed 1 run and struck out 4 over 3 innings of work, while 8^th-round draft pick Kris Hall picked up the win with 2 scoreless innings in relief.

 

ARIZONA LEAGUE (ROOKIE SHORT-SEASON)

AZL Mariners   1

AZL Athletics  3

(WP – Hollstegge 2-0 / 5.82)

 

Farmhand Of The Game:

Pitcher Vince Voiro

(4 IP / 0 ER / 3 K)

 

 

Worth Noting: Starter Vince Voiro struck out 3 in 4 scoreless innings of work on Sunday, while third baseman Renato Nunez and outfielder Vicmal De La Cruz both collected triples in the win.

 

Monday’s Games:

Nashville @ Sacramento – 7:05pm PT

Corpus Christi @ Midland – 6:30pm CT

Quad Cities @ Burlington – 6:30pm CT

Batavia @ Vermont – 7:05pm ET

AZL Giants @ AZL Athletics – 7:00pm PT

 

Monday’s Links:

A’s Farm’s Weekly Minor League Update on A’s Nation

Sacramento River Cats Complete Season Stats

Midland RockHounds Complete Season Stats

Stockton Ports Complete Season Stats

Burlington Bees Complete Season Stats

Vermont Lake Monsters Complete Season Stats

AZL Athletics Complete Season Stats

 

 

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