Athletics Minor League Baseball Blog

Dan Meyer dropped to 3-1 on the season with his worst start of the season in the River Cats 8-3 loss to Las Vegas.  He gave up six runs on six hits and three walks with four strikeouts in five innings.

Jason Perry went two for four with a two run homer.  It was his fifth long ball of the season.  Daric Barton also had a nice game and he went three for four.

Kevin Melillo hit a walk off two run homer in the bottom of the twelth inning in the River Cats 6-5 win over Round Rock.  Melillo had a nice overall day at the plate and he went three for six with a double, the homerun, two RBIs and two runs.  Jason Perry helped out with a two run homer in the sixth inning.

Jeffrey Gray picked up the win.  He got the final two batters out in the twelth inning and he improved to 1-3 on the season.

Dan Meyer improved to 2-0 on the season with five quality innings.  He gave up two runs on three hits and three walks with nine strikeouts.

Dee Brown hit a solo homerun in the 7-3 win.  Jason Perry went three for four with a run.

Jason Perry singled home Dee Brown in the eighth inning to tie the game and then Nick Blasi scored on Kevin Mellilo’s RBI single in the ninth to win it 5-4.  Jeremy Brown finished the game one for one with a double, two RBIs and two walks.

Santiago Casilla got just one batter one but it was the final batter so he picked up the win.  His record improved to 2-1.

The River Cats lost 5-4 and a lot of the damage was given up by three runs (two earned) on five hits and a walk in four rehab innings.  Brad Ziegler gave up two runs on four hits in 2 2/3 innings and he took the loss.

Jason Perry was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for four with an RBI.

Jason Perry hit a huge first inning grand slam to push the River Cats to an 8-1 win over the Sky Sox.  Daric Barton had a great day at the plate.  He went four for five with a double, a run and an RBI.

Lost in all the offense was a nice start by Kazuhito Tadano.  He gave up five hits and a walk with seven strikeouts in six shutout innings.  He’s now thrown 12 2/3 shutout innings since getting promoted to Sacramento and he’s struck out 14.

Jason Windsor had a nice start in the River Cats 5-3 win over Colorado Springs.  He gave up two runs on six hits and three walks with seven strikeouts in six innings of work.  The win improved his record to 5-2 on the season.

Jason Perry had the big hit of the game.  His three run homer was the difference in the River Cats win.

The River Cats scored three late runs to come behind in their 5-4 win over Colorado Springs.  Kevin Melillo had another big game and he went two for four with a double, a homerun and three RBIs.  He’s now driven in 28 and scored 30 in just 38 games.  Jason Perry also went yard and he hit a two run homer.

Brad Knox was touched up for four runs in five innings but the pen and hitters picked him up.  Shawn Kohn picked up the win with three shutout innings of relief pitching.

Jeffrey Gray had a pretty tough outing.  He took a two run lead into the ninth and gave up two runs to send the game into extra frames.  Then he gave up a two run homer in the bottom of the tenth as he took the loss in the 6-4 game. 

Lou Merloni had a nice game for the River Cats. He went three for four with a run and an RBI.  Jason Perry and Nicholas Blasi each had three hits in the game.

Shane Komine was hit hard and he dropped to 1-4 on the season with a tough start against the Cubs.  He gave up seven runs on seven hits and three walks with two strikeouts in three innings.  Shawn Kohn was also hit hard and he gave up six runs in just two innings.

Jason Perry had a nice game in the 17-7 loss.  He went two for four with two doubles, three RBIs and two runs.  Kevin Melillo went three for five with a homerun and three runs.

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.

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.

Midland blew out San Antonio 10-4 and there were plenty of hitting stars in this one.  Jeffrey Baisley and Jason Perry each drove in three runs while Vince Faison finished with a team high three hits and he scored three times.

Mario Ramos was hit hard in his start and he gave up four runs in four innings but the pen and the hitters picked him up.  Michael Rogers picked up the win with two shutout innings.

Richie Robnett hit an eighth inning two run homerun to push the Rockhounds to a 4-3 win over Springfield.  Jason Perry was the other hitting star.  He went three for four with two doubles, two RBIs and a run.

Dallas Braden had a solid start and he gave up two runs on three hits and a walk with seven strikeouts in six innings of work.