Athletics Minor League Baseball Blog

Trent Peterson fell to 0-2 on the season in the Rockhounds 6-3 loss to Springfield.  He gave up four runs on seven hits and four walks in 6 1/3 innings.

Richie Robnett went two for four and he drove in two runs.  Cliff Pennington went one for four with two runs.

Ryan Webb was crushed in the Ports 11-2 loss to Visalia.  He gave up seven runs on six hits and one walk in 3 2/3 innings.

Cliff Pennington was the hitting star in the loss.  He singled and drove in two runs.

Vincent Mazzaro had a great day on the mound and he improved to 6-5 on the season in the Ports 5-1 win.  He gave up just one run on one hit and three walks with twelve strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Cliff Pennington was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for two with two walks, a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.

The Ports beat San Jose 5-3 and it was Anthony Recker’s two run homer that broke up a 3-3 tie and that gave the Ports a win.  Cliff Pennington also had a nice game and he went one for three with a double, a walk, two RBIs and a run.

Adam Thomas picked up the win and he improved to 2-0 on the season.  He gave up three hits and he struck out three with three shutout innings of relief.

Talk about a crazy game.  The Ports took a two run lead into the ninth only to see Modesto take the lead with three runs.  Then the Ports answered with a single run in the bottom of the ninth to send the game into extra frames before Cliff Pennington doubled home Frank Martinez to win it in the bottom of the eleventh.

Eric Sheridan picked up the win with some really nice relief pitching.  He gave up a walk with five strikeouts in 2 2/3 innings.

The Ports doubled up Inland Empire 10-5 and Cliff Pennington crossed the plate more times as anyone.  He went two for four with two walks and he scored four runs.  Tommy Everidge also had a great day at the plate and he went four for four with three RBIs and a run.

Bradley Davis got it done on the mound with four solid innings of relief pitching.  He gave up just one run on six hits and he struck out three and the win pushed his record to 2-1 on the season.

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.

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.

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 Ports beat Bakersfield 7-2 and Luke Appert had a team high four hits in the game.  He drove in a run and scored while Cliff Pennington and Chad Boyd each drove in two runs.

Ben Jukich had a good enough start but because most of the Ports runs came later in the game, he didn’t get a decision.  He gave up just one unearned run on three hits with four strikeouts in five innings.  Steven Bondurant picked up the win with two shutout relief innings.

Tommy Everidge had a great day at the plate in the Ports 9-5 win.  He was a perfect four for four with two RBIs and a run.  Cliff Pennington walked three times and he scored twice while Frank Martinez hit his first homerun of the season.

Vincent Mazzaro picked up the win despite a lackluster start.  He gave up four runs on five hits and three walks with two strikeouts in six innings of work.

Ben Jukich took the loss for the Ports in their loss to Visalia.  He gave up five runs on ten hits with four strikeouts in five innings.  Reliever Brad Sullivan was also hit hard and he gave up four runs in just 1/3 of an inning.

Luke Appert hit a two run homerun to lead the Ports in the 9-6 loss.  Cliff Pennington hit a solo homerun.

All those walks and the Ports got edged by San Jose 6-4.  Cliff Pennington had a single and two RBIs while Steve Kleen had two hits and a run.

Ryan Webb took the loss in a tough outing.  He gave up five runs (three earned) on seven hits and a walk with six strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.