A’s Farmhand Of The Day
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A)
Salt Lake Bees 2
Sacramento River Cats 1
LP – Gray 5-3 / 2.40
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Sonny Gray
(7 IP / 9 H / 2 ER / 1 BB / 7 K)
Top pitching prospect Sonny Gray had another strong start for Sacramento, allowing just 2 runs while striking out 7 in 7 innings of work, but he still ended up taking the loss on Friday. Shortstop Hiro Nakajima and designated hitter Jemile Weeks contributed a pair of hits apiece for the River Cats.
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TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A)
Springfield Cardinals 15
Midland RockHounds 5
LP – Murphy 2-2 / 4.68
HR – Ladendorf (2)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Infielder Tyler Ladendorf
(Home Run / 3 RBIs)
Starter Sean Murphy had his worst outing of the season on Friday, allowing 7 runs in just 2 2/3 innings to take his 2nd loss, while RHP Mike DeMark gave up 5 runs in just 2/3 of an inning of relief. Outfielder Conner Crumbliss collected 3 hits, while infielder Tyler Ladendorf launched a 3-run homer in the loss.
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A)
Stockton Ports 4
San Jose Giants 3
WP – Peters 6-3 / 4.41
HR – Crocker (4)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Outfielder Bobby Crocker
(Home Run / 3 RBIs)
Outfielder Bobby Crocker did most of the damage for the Ports on Friday, hitting his 4th home run in the 1st inning and driving in 3 of the team’s 4 runs on the night. RHP Tanner Peters had another solid start for Stockton, allowing 2 runs and striking out 6 in 6 innings to earn his 6th win. RHP Seth Frankoff returned from the disabled list to toss a scoreless 8th, and RHP Jose Macias got the final 3 outs in the 9th to post his 5th save.
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A)
Quad Cities River Bandits 6
Beloit Snappers 3
LP – Powers 2-2 / 3.97
HR – Mathews (6)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Raul Alcantara
(8 IP / 5 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 9 K)
RHP Raul Alcantara had another impressive outing for the Snappers on Friday, allowing just 1 run while walking none and striking out 9 over 8 innings of work, and he left with the game tied. RHPs Ryan Dull and Tucker Healy followed with 2 scoreless innings apiece, and the game remained tied until LHP Brent Powers gave up 5 runs in the 14th inning to take his 2nd loss. Third baseman Renato Nunez collected a pair of hits, while designated hitter Ryan Mathews slugged his 6th home run of the season for the Snappers.
Saturday’s Games:
Sacramento @ Tacoma – 7:00pm PT
Springfield @ Midland – 5:00pm PT / 7:00pm CT
Stockton @ San Jose – 7:00pm PT
Quad Cities @ Beloit – 5:00pm PT / 7:00pm CT
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two more K’s and two more BB’s for Addison Russell…I would imagine that he’s among the TTO leaders in the Cal League