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Wednesday, September 2nd: Nate Freiman Hits Game-Winning HR for Sounds while Matt Chapman Returns to Action for Stockton

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Round Rock Express 5 Nashville Sounds 6 WP – Bayless 1-0 / 0.00 HR – Wendle (9), Freiman (4) Farmhand Of The Game: Designated Hitter Nate Freiman (2 for 2 / 2 Walks / Home Run / GWRBI) With the game tied in…

Saturday, August 22nd: Joey Wendle & Craig Gentry Help Lead Sounds to Victory while Hounds, Ports, Snappers & AZL A’s All Win on Saturday

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Albuquerque Isotopes 2 Nashville Sounds 3 WP – Huntzinger 4-3 / 4.22 HR – Wendle (8) Farmhand Of The Game: Second Baseman Joey Wendle (2 for 4 / Home Run / Double / 2 RBIs) Second baseman Joey Wendle hit his 8th home…

Thursday, August 20th: Casey Meisner Leads Stockton to Shutout Victory while Sean Doolittle Strikes Out Side Again for Sounds

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 3 Modesto Nuts 0 WP – Meisner 1-1 / 4.15 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Casey Meisner (5 IP / 2 H / 0 ER / 0 BB / 5 K / Win) On Thursday, RHP Casey Meisner turned in his best…

Tuesday, August 11th: Daniel Mengden Pitches Ports to Victory while Matt Olson & Joe Bennie Help Hounds & Snappers Win and Sean Doolittle Makes Rehab Appearance for Sounds

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Stockton Ports 2 Modesto Nuts 1 WP – Mengden 4-3 / 4.60 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Daniel Mengden (7 IP / 3 H / 1 ER / 2 BB / 6 K / Win) On Tuesday, RHP Daniel Mengden allowed just 1 run…

Saturday, August 8th: Ryon Healy Drives in Pair to Help Hounds Win while Dylan Covey Survives Scare in Stockton & Tyler Ladendorf Returns with AZL A’s

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 5 Corpus Christi Hooks 4 WP – Sanchez 10-7 / 4.66 Farmhand Of The Game: Third Baseman Ryon Healy (2 for 4 / 2 RBIs) With two outs, two on and the game tied in the top of the 8th, third baseman…

Wednesday, July 29th: Ryon Healy’s 5 Hits Help Hounds Win 5th Straight while Matt Chapman Hits 22nd HR in Ports Loss

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 5 Frisco RoughRiders 4 WP – Sanchez 8-7 / 5.02 HR – Healy (7) Farmhand Of The Game: Third Baseman Ryon Healy (5 for 5 / Home Run / 3 RBIs) Third baseman Ryon Healy had a big night at the…

Saturday, July 25th: Chad Pinder’s 4 Hits & 5 RBIs Help Hounds Win while Matt Chapman Hits 20th HR & Daniel Mengden Impresses in Ports Victory

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) San Antonio Missions 1 Midland RockHounds 9 WP – Overton 3-1 / 3.96 HR – Pinder (10) Farmhand Of The Game: Shortstop Chad Pinder (4 for 5 / Home Run / Double / 5 RBIs) Shortstop Chad Pinder continued his hot hitting of late, collecting…

Friday, July 24th: Max Kuhn, Michael Soto & Chris Iriart All Have Big HRs to Lead Beloit, Stockton & Vermont to Victory

MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Beloit Snappers 13 Cedar Rapids Kernels 7 WP – Johnson 2-5 / 4.38 HR – Kuhn (5) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Max Kuhn (Home Run / 3 RBIs) Outfielder Max Kuhn singled in the Snappers’ first run of the game in the…

Tuesday, June 9th: 3-Run HRs by Matt Carson & B.J. Boyd Help Sounds & Ports Win while Colin Walsh Hits 2 HRs in Hounds Loss

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 6 New Orleans Zephyrs 3 WP – Castro 2-1 / 3.12 HR – Carson (3) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Matt Carson (Home Run / 3 RBIs / Stolen Base) With two on, one out and his team down by a…

Sunday, June 7th: Brett Graves Gets 6th Win for Snappers while Renato Nunez Hits 6th HR in Hounds’ Loss & A.J. Griffin Impresses for Stockton

MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Lake County Captains 2 Beloit Snappers 5 WP – Graves 6-0 / 4.14 HR – Kuhn (3) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Brett Graves (6 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 1 BB / 4 K / Win) Last year’s…

Tuesday, June 2nd: Josh Whitaker’s Big Blast Helps Hounds Win while A.J. Griffin Is Solid in 1st Rehab Appearance for Ports

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 6 Tulsa Drillers 5 WP – Wahl 1-0 / 4.07 HR – Whitaker (5), Healy (4) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Josh Whitaker (3 for 5 / Home Run / Double / 2 RBIs) With the…

Saturday, May 30th: Beloit Wins behind Max Kuhn’s Big Blast while Matt Carson’s Big Hit Helps Sounds Win 6th Straight

MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) GAME #2 Beloit Snappers 6 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 4 WP – Stull 2-1 / 4.44 HR – Kuhn (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Max Kuhn (Home Run / 3 RBIs) With two on, one out and his team…

Thursday, May 28th: Nate Long & Brad Mills Pitch Hounds & Sounds to Victory while Sandber Pimentel Homers Again in Snappers Loss

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Tulsa Drillers 0 Midland RockHounds 9 WP – Long 3-3 / 2.81 HR – Olson (7), Walsh (5) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Nate Long (7 IP / 4 H / 0 ER / 3 BB / 8…

Tuesday, May 26th: Barry Zito Leads Sounds’ 2nd Straight Shutout of Sacramento while Carson Blair’s Big Hit Helps Hounds Win

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 3 Sacramento River Cats 0 WP – Zito 2-4 / 4.72 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Barry Zito (6 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 5 K / Win) Barry Zito played for the River…

A’s Farm Report for Week of May 4-10: Hitting Prospects in the Spotlight

With two of the A’s top hitting prospects – third basemen Renato Nunez and Matt Chapman – both returning to action and making their season debuts this week, it seems like a good time to take a look at how some of the organization’s top hitting prospects have been…

Friday, May 8th: Andy Parrino Comes up Big in Sounds Victory as Jarrod Parker Exits with Arm Injury and Colin Walsh Helps Hounds Win

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Round Rock Express 6 Nashville Sounds 8 WP – Parker 1-0 / 6.30 Farmhand Of The Game: Shortstop Andy Parrino (Double / 2 RBIs) With the bases loaded and Nashville down by a run in the bottom of the 4th, shortstop Andy Parrino…

A’s Farm Report for Week of April 27-May 3: Pitching Prospects in the Spotlight

With lots of pitchers on the move in the A’s system last week, it might be a good time to take a quick look at the pitching staffs of all four of the A’s affiliates. The pitching depth is definitely not what it’s been in past years. In pre-season prospect…

Sunday, April 26th: Joe Bennie’s Grand Slam Helps Snappers Sweep Twinbill while Chad Pinder Leads Hounds to Walk-Off Win in 12th

MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) GAME #2 Clinton LumberKings 5 Beloit Snappers 6 WP – Johnson 1-1 / 4.97 HR – Bennie (2) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Joe Bennie (3 for 3 / 2 Doubles / Grand Slam / GWRBI) With Beloit down by three runs and…

Tuesday, April 21st: Colin Walsh Drives in 3 to Help Chris Jensen Post his 3rd Win for Hounds while Joey Wendle Slugs his 3rd HR in Sounds’ Loss

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 9 Arkansas Travelers 3 WP – Jensen 3-0 / 3.06 HR – Oberacker (2) Farmhand Of The Game: Second Baseman Colin Walsh (3 for 4 / 2 Doubles / 3 RBIs) Second baseman Colin Walsh had another productive night at the…

Saturday, April 11th: Kent Matthes Leads Sounds to Victory while Hounds & Ports Come Up Short and Snappers Drop A Pair

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 5 Colorado Springs Sky Sox 3 WP – Verdugo 1-0 / 2.45 Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Kent Matthes (2 for 4 / Double / 2 RBIs) With two on and two outs in the 1st inning,…