Athletics Minor League Baseball Blog

Antonio Perez hit a solo homerun in the tenth inning to push the River Cats to a 6-5 win over Portland.  He finished the game with two hits, two runs and two RBIs.  Kevin Melilo (two hits and three walks) and Daric Barton (three hits and two walks) each reached base five times.

Dallas Braden threw a very nice game that the pen subsequently tried to blow.  He gave up just three hits and a walk with seven strikeouts in six shutout innings.  Marcus McBeth gave up the tying run in the bottom of the ninth but he shutout Portland in the tenth and he picked up the win.

Colby Lewis threw a good game in the River Cats 6-1 win over Tacoma.  He gave just one run on seven hits and two walks with three strikeouts in six innings of work.  With the late inning scoring, he didn’t get a decision and the win went to Connor Robertson, who didn’t give up a hit in 2 2/3 innings.

J.J. Furmaniak drew two walks and scored twice.  Antonio Perez singled twice and scored a run.