Athletics Minor League Baseball Blog

The Ports were blown out by Lake Elsinore 11-4 with most of the offense coming late in the game.  Jose Guzman took the loss and he gave up three runs in three innings but three other relievers each gave up at least two runs in the loss.

The Ports picked up most of their offense via the long ball. Cliff Pennington hit a two run homer and Tommy Everidge went yard with a solo shot.

The Rockhounds lost 2-1 to San Antonio as their offense was held to just one run on four hits.  The lone run of the game came on a solo homer by Casey Myers.

A pretty good start by Michael Madsen went to waste.  He gave up just one run on two hits and a walk with three strikeouts in six innings.

Scott Deal picked up the win in the Cougars 6-1 win over South Bend.  He gave up a single run on eight hits and two walks with three strikeouts in seven innings and the win improves Deal’s record to 1-1.

Alexander Valdez had a nice day at the plate. He doubled, tripled, drove in two and scored two more.  Jermaine Mitchell was a perfect three for three with with a run.

Kevin Melillo had a huge day at the plate in the River Cats 10-0 win over Salt Lake.  He went three for five with a double, a homerun, four RBIs and three runs.  Daric Barton drove in three runs and Charles Thomas went two for four with a double and two runs.

Colby Lewis improved to 2-1 with seven shutout innings.  He gave up just three hits and a walk with six strikeouts.

Kane County was on the wrong side of a twelve inning pitchers duel.  Joey Newby gave up the go ahead run in the 3-2 loss and he dropped to 0-1 on the season.

Alexander Valdez was the hitting star in the loss.  He went three for five with a double and a run.

The Ports won 3-2 and Ryan Webb picked up the win with 7 2/3 solid innings. He gave up just one run on four hits and a walk with five strikeouts and the win improves his record to 2-1.

Javier Herrera and Tommy Everidge each had nice days at the plate.  They each went two for four with a run a piece.

Kazuhito Tadano struck out seven batters in 6 1/3 shutout innings in the RockHounds 1-0 win.  He now has 26 strikeouts in 23 1/3 innings in what’s turning out to be a nice start to his season.

Jason Perry drove in the only run of the game for either side.  Vince Faison walked twice and he scored the only run.

Kevin Melilo had a nice day at the plate in the River Cats 7-5 loss.  He went three for five with two doubles, three RBIs and a run.  Charles Thomas went one for three with a walk and two runs.

Shane Komine was hit hard in his start and he took the loss. He gave up six runs on six hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.

Kane County lost to South Bend 5-3 but it wasn’t because of a decent start by James Heuser.  He gave up three of the runs on four hits and one walk with eleven strikeouts in six innings.  Joe Piekarz took the loss and he gave up two runs in two innings.

All three runs for the Cougars came on solo homeruns.  Jermaine Mitchell, Greg Dowling and Christian Vitters all went yard in the loss.

Luke Appert hit a big three run homer that ended up being the difference in the Ports 5-4 win over Inland Empire.  Jose Pineda also hit one over the fence and his homer was a solo shot.

Bradley Davis was hit hard in his start and he gave up three runs in 3 2/3 innings.  Steven Bondurant picked up the win with two innings of no-hit relief.

Midland effectively played a double header and lost it 7-6.  The Rockhounds came from behind to score two in the ninth to take the lead but then they gave up a run in the bottom of the ninth to send the game into extra frames.  Each team scored two runs in the seventeenth and then Brian Snyder gave up the losing run in the bottom of th eighteenth.

The Rockhounds were held in check at the plate and they picked up just ten hits in the eighteen innings.  Georgio Petit was the hitting star and he went two for seven with a walk and three RBIs.

The River Cats scored two runs in the top of the eight to take a 5-4 lead but then Ron Flores gave up two runs in the bottom half of the inning as the River Cats lost it 6-5.  Jason Windsor wasn’t all that great in his start and he gave up four runs on five hits and six walks with five strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.

J.J. Furmaniak and Jason Stokes each hit homeruns.  Stokes was with a man on while Furmaniak’s was a solo shot.

Vince Mazzaro improved to 3-0 with another nice start in the Ports 4-2 win over Inland Empire.  He gave up just two hits and three walks with six strikeouts in seven solid innings.

Anthony Recker had the big hit of the game.  He hit a two run homer that ended up being the difference in the win.  Raul Pedron doubled, drove in one and scored a run.

Jason Perry had a huge day at the plate today in Midland’s 9-3 win over Corpus Christi.  He went two for four with two homeruns and four RBIs.  Vince Faison also had a nice game and he went two for five with a homerun, a triple, three RBIs and two runs.

Brad Knox gave up three runs in 6 2/3 innings but because most of Midland’s runs came late, he didn’t get a decision.  Jeffrey Gray improve to 2-0 and he threw 2 1/3 innings of shutout relief.

Ben Jukich gave up four first inning runs and that’s all Inland Empire needed to pull out this game 4-3.  He gave up the four runs (two earned) on seven hits and a walk with three strikeouts in five innings.

Frank Martinez went one for three with a double and two RBIs.  Cliff Pennington went two for five with a run.

Midland had several hitting stars in their 11-5 blowout win over Corpus Christi.  Richie Robnett went three for six with two doubles, two runs and two RBIs.  Georgio Petit had four hits and two RBIs while Brant Colamarino had two hits and three RBIs.

Brad Ziegler picked up the win in a solid relief appearance.  He gave up two hits with one strikeouts in 2 1/3 innings.

The River Cats came from behind to beat the 51s 6-5 with three eighth inning runs.  Dan Johnson put the River Cats on the board with three runs in the fifth and then J.J. Furmaniak and Lloyd Turner each drove in runs in the eighth inning.

Erasmio Ramirez gave up the go ahead run to the 51s but he also was the pitcher of record in the win.  Marcus McBeth struck out one and picked up his fifth save with a perfect ninth.

Larry Cobb led the way for the Cougars in their 6-4 win over the Chiefs. He went two for five with a double and three RBIs. 

Jason Fernandez picked up the win with 4 1/3 innings of shutout relief.  He gave up just one hit and three walks with three strikeouts.

Michael Madsen was roughed up in the Ports 5-3 loss to Vasilia.  He gave up four runs on seven hits and three walks with two strikeouts in five innings.

Justin Sellers was the hitting star in the loss. He went three for three with one of the three Ports’ runs.

Jeffrey Baisley was the Rockhounds hitting star in their 4-3 win over Corpus Christi.  He went three for five with a double, a homerun and two RBIs.  Landon Powell finished with two hits and one of those was a solo homerun.

Andy Shipman picked up the win with four shutout innings of relief.  He gave up just one hit and he struck out four.

The River Cats needed ten innings but they topped Las Vegas 4-3.  Colby Lewis had a really nice start and he gave up three runs on three hits and a walk with twelve strikeouts in six innings.  Connor Robertson picked up the win with a shutout tenth inning.

Kurt Suzuki and J.J. Furmaniak each hit solo homeruns.  Kevin Melillo would have made Billy Beane proud with three walks.

The Cougars didn’t get much pitching in their 9-7 loss to Peoria.  Four different pitchers gave up at least two runs in the twelve inning loss.

Alexander Valdez was the hitting star. He went three for five with a triple, three RBIs and two runs.

The Ports lost 13-6 and a couple of pitchers took it on the chin in the loss.  Ryan Webb gave up six runs in six inning and Steven Bondurant took the loss and he was shelled for five runs on five hits and a walk in just 1/3 of an inning.

Tommy Everidge and Frank Martinez both went deep in the loss.  Both homeruns were two run shots.

There wasn’t much solid pitching in the Rockhounds 9-8 loss to San Antonio.  Kazuhito Tadano gave up five runs in six innings and Jeffrey Coleman gave up four runs in just 2/3 of an inning.

Danny Putnam had a monster game at the plate.  He went two for four with a double, a homerun and five RBIs.  Richie Robnett homered and he scored two runs.

The River Cats scored four late runs to complete a come from behind win over Las Vegas.  Jason Stokes had a nice game and he went two for four with a homerun and two RBIs while Hiram Bocachica went three for four with two runs in the 6-4 win.

Erasmo Ramirez picked up the win with a shutout eighth and he improved to 2-0 on the season.  Shane Kosmine had a decent start and he gave up three runs on eight hits and a walk with five strikeouts in six innings of work.

Midland scored just one run in their 3-1 loss to San Antonio.  The lone run was scored by Eduardo Cornejo in the sixth inning.

Benjamin Fritz took the loss.  He gave up two runs on ten hits and a walk with three strikeouts in five innings.

Bradley Davis picked up his first win of the season in the Ports 7-4 win over Visilia.  He gave up just two runs on seven hits with five strikeouts in five solid innings.

Jose Pineda hit a two run homer and Raul Padron finished with two hits, two runs and an RBI.  Cliff Pennington also had a nice game with three hits and a run.

The Cougars got a ton of offense in their 14-3 blowout win over Peoria.  Ironically, none of the runs came via the long ball but Larry Cobb and Toddric Johnson led the way at the plate.  Cobb went four for five with a double, three RBIs and two runs.  Johnson went four for four with two doubles, three runs and an RBI.

John Herrera picked up the win with a solid start.  He gave up three runs on seven hits and three walks with five strikeouts in six innings of work.

The Ports took a 7-2 lead in their game against Visalia, only to see it practically disappear with two runs in each of the eight and ninth innings. Fortunately, that’s as far as things got and the Ports won it 7-6.  Vincent Mazzaro picked up the win and he improved to 2-0 on the season.  He gave up two runs on six hits and three walks with three strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Anthony Recker had a big game with a homerun and three RBIs.  Nicholas Blasi went two for three with an RBI and two runs.

This was ugly as the River Cats were destroyed by Portland 17-3.  Jason Windsor took the brunt of the damage in his start.  He gave up nine runs on eleven hits and a walk with three strikeouts in two innings of work.

Daric Barton doubled, scored a run and drove in one.   Kurt Suzuki went two for four.