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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…

A’s Top 10 Draft Picks Mid-Season Progress Report

It’s been about two months since this year’s amateur draft and about seven weeks since most of the players picked by the A’s began playing with either the Class-A Vermont Lake Monsters or the rookie-ball Arizona League A’s. Fortunately, the A’s managed to sign all of their top 10 picks…

Friday, August 7th: Colin Walsh Collects 4 Hits as Hounds Lose in a Walk-Off and Sean Doolittle Makes Rehab Appearance for Ports

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 4 Corpus Christi Hooks 5 LP – Frankoff 0-1 / 1.75 HR – Whitaker (9) Farmhand Of The Game: Second Baseman Colin Walsh (4 for 5 / 2 Doubles / RBI) Second baseman Colin Walsh had another big night at the plate…

Thursday, August 6th: Sounds Win Behind Barry Zito’s 6 Shutout Innings while Chad Pinder’s 4th HR in 3 Days & 5 RBIs Help Hounds Win

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) GAME #1 Memphis Redbirds 3 Nashville Sounds 8 WP – Zito 8-7 / 3.48 HR – Gentry (4) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Barry Zito (6 IP / 1 H / 0 ER / 3 BB / 3 K / Win) In the completion…

Wednesday, August 5th: Chad Pinder’s Grand Slam Helps Hounds Win while Dustin Driver Earns 1st Win for Vermont & Rangel Ravelo Joins Nashville

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Frisco RoughRiders 7 Midland RockHounds 8 WP – Manaea 2-1 / 3.60 HR – Pinder (13), Maxwell (2) Farmhand Of The Game: Shortstop Chad Pinder (Grand Slam) Shortstop Chad Pinder has wielded the big bat in Midland’s series against Frisco. After hitting 2…

Tuesday, August 4th: Ryan Roberts’ 2 HRs Help Sounds Win in 12 while Brett Graves Leads Snappers to Shutout Victory

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 8 Omaha Storm Chasers 6 WP – Huntzinger 2-2 / 3.59 HR – Roberts 2 (8) Farmhand Of The Game: Designated Hitter Ryan Roberts (2 Home Runs / Double / Walk / 4 RBIs) Designated hitter Ryan Roberts had another…

Monday, August 3rd: Jake Sanchez Leads Hounds to Shutout Win while Sounds Stage Comeback Victory & Jacob Nottingham hits 1st HR for Stockton

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Frisco RoughRiders 0 Midland RockHounds 5 WP – Sanchez 9-7 / 4.78 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Jake Sanchez (6 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 3 BB / 4 K / Win) Starter Jake Sanchez allowed just 3 hits while…

Sunday, August 2nd: Joe Bennie’s 2 HRs Help Snappers Snap 7-Game Skid while 3-Run HRs by Ryon Healy & Brent Morel Aren’t Enough to Help Hounds & Sounds Prevail

MIDWEST LEAGUE (Class-A) Peoria Chiefs 6 Beloit Snappers 8 WP – Stull 3-3 / 4.89 HR – Bennie 2 (6), Higley (6), Akau (2), Santana (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Joe Bennie (4 for 5 / 2 Home Runs / 3 RBIs) The Snappers used…

Thursday, July 30th: Brad Mills Is Solid Again in Sounds Loss as Brent Morel Joins Nashville, Dayan Viciedo Is Released and All Six A’s Affiliates Fall

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Iowa Cubs 5 Nashville Sounds 4 LP – Coke 0-2 / 11.37 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Brad Mills (7 IP / 4 H / 1 ER / 1 BB / 5 K) LHP Brad Mills turned in…

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…

Tuesday, July 28th: Parker Frazier Earns 3rd Straight Win for Hounds while Coco Crisp Hits 2 HRs in Rehab Appearance for Stockton

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 6 Frisco RoughRiders 1 WP – Frazier 3-0 / 0.34 HR – Rickles (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Parker Frazier (6 IP / 5 H / 0 ER / 2 BB / 5 K / Win) RHP Parker Frazier, who…

Sunday, July 26th: Matt Olson’s HR Helps Hounds Win while Matt Chapman Hits 21st HR in Ports Loss

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) San Antonio Missions 5 Midland RockHounds 6 WP – Jensen 6-9 / 5.68 HR – Olson (10) Farmhand Of The Game: Designated Hitter Matt Olson (Home Run / Double) A’s top prospect Matt Olson started off the season hot, hitting 6 home runs in 20…

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…

Thursday, July 23rd: Parker Frazier Leads Midland to Shutout Win while Franklin Barreto & Dylan Covey Land on DL for Stockton

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) San Antonio Missions 0 Midland RockHounds 7 WP – Frazier 2-0 / 0.44 HR – Olson (9) Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Parker Frazier (8 IP / 3 H / 0 ER / 4 BB / 1 K / Win) RHP Parker Frazier, recently acquired…

Tuesday, July 21st: Renato Nunez’s Early HR Helps Hounds Win while Jason Pridie Delivers Decisive Blow in Sounds Victory

TEXAS LEAGUE (Double-A) Midland RockHounds 9 Corpus Christi Hooks 7 WP – Duran 1-0 / 1.86 HR – Nunez (14), Pinder (9) Farmhand Of The Game: Designated Hitter Renato Nunez (Home Run / Double / 3 RBIs) Designated hitter Renato Nunez delivered a big blow early by…

Monday, July 20th: Jason Pridie’s 2 HRs Lead Sounds to Victory while Matt Chapman’s 19th HR Helps Ports Prevail

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE (Triple-A) Nashville Sounds 10 Colorado Springs Sky Sox 5 WP – Mills 4-9 / 4.09 HR – Pridie 2 (14), Freiman (1) Farmhand Of The Game: Outfielder Jason Pridie (2 Home Runs / 4 RBIs) Outfielder Jason Pridie slugged a pair…

Sunday, July 19th: Matt Chapman Hits 18th HR and Barreto & Nogowski Both Homer Twice in Ports Win while Chris Bassitt Suffers 7th Loss for Sounds

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Bakersfield Blaze 2 Stockton Ports 8 WP – Finnegan 6-6 / 5.34 HR – Chapman (18), Barreto 2 (12), Nogowski 2 (3) Farmhand Of The Game: First Baseman John Nogowski (2 Home Runs / Double / 3 RBIs) Stockton benefited from the long ball on…

Saturday, July 18th: Matt Chapman Hits 17th HR as Ports Win in Extras while Jason Pridie Helps Sounds Win in a Walk-Off

CALIFORNIA LEAGUE (High-A) Bakersfield Blaze 3 Stockton Ports 4 WP – Roberts 4-2 / 3.30 HR – Chapman (17) Farmhand Of The Game: Third Baseman Matt Chapman (Home Run / 2 Doubles / 2 RBIs) Designated hitter B.J. Boyd may have singled in the winning run in the…

Thursday, July 16th: Angel Duno Wins 4th Straight for AZL A’s, Skye Bolt Drives in Game-Winner for Vermont & Franklin Barreto Belts 10th HR for Ports

ARIZONA LEAGUE (Rookie Short-Season) AZL A’s 3 AZL Dodgers 2 WP – Duno 4-1 / 2.70 Farmhand Of The Game: Pitcher Angel Duno (5 IP / 5 H / 1 ER / 0 BB / 6 K / Win) 21-year-old Venezuelan RHP Angel Duno turned in…