Athletics Minor League Baseball Blog

J.J. Furmaniak went yard twice and he drove in three runs in the River Cats 12-2 win over Iowa.  Hiram Bocachica also had a nice day at the plate and he went two for five with a double, a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.

Colby Lewis picked up the win and he improved to 5-1 with a nice outing.  He gave up two runs on seven hits and one walk with seven strikeouts in six innings of work.

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.

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.

Colby Lewis picked up his first win of the season with 6 2/3 shutout innings.  He gave up just three hits and three walks and he struck out four.

Jason Stokes was the hitting star.  He went two for two with two walks and a solo homerun.

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.

The River Cats managed just two runs on six hits in their loss to Tacoma with the two runs coming on a Hiram Bocachica two run homerun.  Kurt Suzuki was the only River Cat with two hits.

Colby Lewis had a mediocre start and he took the start.  He gave up three runs on seven hits and five strikeouts in five innings of work.