A’s Farmhand Of The Day
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A)
Sacramento River Cats 9
Las Vegas 51s 3
WP – Banwart 6-5 / 4.95
HR – Choice (12), Freitas (1)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Outfielder Michael Choice
(Grand Slam)
Starter Travis Banwart had a solid outing for Sacramento on Friday, allowing 2 runs while striking out 9 over 5 innings to earn his 6th win. Outfielder Michael Choice hit a grand slam in the 8th inning after singling and doubling earlier in the game, while catcher David Freitas homered, doubled and drove in 3 runs in his return to the River Cats.
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TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A)
GAME #1
Corpus Christi Hooks 12
Midland RockHounds 6
LP – Granier 2-4 / 4.43
Farmhand Of The Game:
Outfielder Chad Oberacker
(Triple / 2 RBIs)
RHP Drew Granier had his 3rd straight rough outing for the RockHounds, allowing 10 runs, 6 earned, on 10 hits over just 4 innings to take the loss in the first game of Friday’s doubleheader. Right fielder Chad Oberacker tripled and drove in 2 runs, while left fielder Conner Crumbliss had 2 hits and drove in a pair of runs for the RockHounds.
GAME #2
Corpus Christi Hooks 2
Midland RockHounds 0
LP – Long 1-1 / 3.83
Farmhand Of The Game:
Second Baseman Dusty Coleman
(2 for 3 / 2 Doubles)
RHP Nate Long started the second game of Friday’s doubleheader, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits over 4 innings of work to take the loss. Midland’s lineup failed to score, but second baseman Dusty Coleman collected a pair of doubles, while catcher Ryan Lipkin went 0 for 3 in his return to action for the RockHounds.
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A)
San Jose Giants 2
Stockton Ports 4
WP – Ynoa 1-2 / 9.60
HR – Crocker (10), Maxwell (2)
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Michael Ynoa
(5 1/3 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 3 BB / 6 K / Win)
After three straight rough starts for Stockton, RHP Michael Ynoa turned in an impressive outing on Friday, allowing just 1 hit and striking out 6 over 5 1/3 scoreless innings to earn his 1st win for the Ports. Catcher Bruce Maxwell smacked a 2-run homer in the 2nd inning, while outfielder Bobby Crocker slugged a solo shot in the 5th.
MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A)
Kane County Cougars 4
Beloit Snappers 1
LP – Bacus 8-4 / 3.90
Farmhand Of The Game:
Third Baseman John Wooten
(2 for 4 / RBI)
Starter Dakota Bacus had a rocky outing for the Snappers on Friday, allowing 4 runs, 3 earned, on 8 hits over 6 innings to take his 4th loss. John Wooten, getting the start at third base, had a pair of hits and drove in the Snappers’ only run of the game.
NEW YORK-PENN LEAGUE (Class-A Short-Season)
Tri-City ValleyCats 3
Vermont Lake Monsters 5
WP – Trivino 1-2 / 3.49
Farmhand Of The Game:
Pitcher Lou Trivino
(6 1/3 IP / 5 H / 1 ER / 2 BB / 7 K / Win)
Starter Lou Trivino turned in a strong outing for Vermont, allowing just 1 run while striking out 7 over 6 1/3 innings to earn his 1st win on Friday. The A’s 3rd-round pick in this year’s draft, first baseman Ryon Healy, had 2 doubles and drove in a pair of runs in his debut for the Lake Monsters.
ARIZONA LEAGUE (Rookie Short-Season)
AZL Giants 5
AZL A’s 3
LP – Herrera 4-2 / 4.54
Farmhand Of The Game:
Designated Hitter Billy McKinney
(2 for 3 / Walk / 2 Runs)
RHP Ronald Herrera allowed 4 runs, 3 earned, in 5 1/3 innings of work to take the loss on Friday. Designated hitter Billy McKinney had 2 hits and a walk and scored twice, while outfielder Vicmal De La Cruz drove in a pair of runs for the A’s.
Saturday’s Games:
Sacramento @ Las Vegas – 7:05pm PT
Corpus Christi @ Midland – 5:00pm PT / 7:00pm CT
San Jose @ Stockton – 7:05pm PT
Quad Cities @ Beloit – 5:00pm PT / 7:00pm CT
Tri-City @ Vermont – 3:05pm PT / 6:05pm ET
AZL A’s @ AZL Giants – 7:00pm PT
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