Athletics Minor League Baseball Blog

The River Cats won their sixth straight playoff game to capture their third PCL championship in five years in a 4-3 win over the Zephyrs.  Brad Knox was cruising along until he gave up a three run homer in the eighth inning that made it close but the River Cats buckled down and pulled of the win.  Knox gave up three three runs on three hits and three walks with six strikeouts in 7 2/3 innings.

Brian Stavisky went two for four with a run and an RBI.  Brant Colamarino doubled, drove in a run and scored.

The River Cats scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning to turn a one run deficit into a one run win as they came one win closer to winning the Pacific Coast League championship.  Jorge Piedra belted a solo homerun to tie the game up and then Brian Stavisky doubled home the game winner as Sacramento squeeked out the win.

Michael Madsen had a decent start and he gave up just two runs in 6 1/3 innings.  Jerry Blevins picked up a win with 1 2/3 innings of shutout relief.  He gave up just one walks and he struck out four.

River Cats pitchers gave up eight runs on seventeen hits but fortunately, their hitters rang up nine runs on fifteen hits in the 9-8 win.  J.J. Furmaniak went four for five with a homerun and two runs while Brian Stavisky and Donnie Murphy both went yard in the game.

David Shafer picked up the win in relief.  He threw two shutout innings in the win.