Athletics Minor League Baseball Blog

Jason Windsor had a tough start in the River Cats 7-2 loss to Salt Lake. He gave up seven runs on ten hits and three walks with three strikeouts in six innings.

Daric Barton went two for four with a solo homerun in the loss. Kevin Melillo went two for four with a double and a solo homerun.

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 two runs in the top of the eight to take a 5-4 lead but then Ron Flores gave up two runs in the bottom half of the inning as the River Cats lost it 6-5.  Jason Windsor wasn’t all that great in his start and he gave up four runs on five hits and six walks with five strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.

J.J. Furmaniak and Jason Stokes each hit homeruns.  Stokes was with a man on while Furmaniak’s was a solo shot.

This was ugly as the River Cats were destroyed by Portland 17-3. Jason Windsor took the brunt of the damage in his start. He gave up nine runs on eleven hits and a walk with three strikeouts in two innings of work.

Daric Barton doubled, scored a run and drove in one. Kurt Suzuki went two for four.

Jason Windsor took the loss as the River Cats lost 4-1 to Tacoma.  He gave up four runs on ten hits and one walk with one strikeout in 6 2/3 innings.

The lone run came in the second inning.  Donnie Murphy singled home Lou Merloni.  Jeremy Brown had a good game and he went two for four with a double.

The River Cats poured on the offense in their 9-1 win over Portland.  Jason Stokes led the way with a big game at the plate.  He went two for three with a homerun and five RBIs.  Daric Barton was two for two with two walks and two runs.

Lost in all of the run scoring was a solid start by Jason Windsor.  He gave up just a single run on five hits and two walks with four strikeouts in seven innings.

The River Cats came back from two down to take a three run lead only to see that get blown in the ninth.  Fortunately, Kevin Melillo drew a walk off RBI bases loaded walk to end the game before it went into extra frames.

Melillo had a huge day at the plate.  He went two for three with three walks, three RBIs and a run.  Kurt Suzuki scored three times on two hits and Daric Barton went two for five with a homerun and two RBIs.

The pitching wasn’t as good.  Jason Windsor gave up four runs on seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts.  Erasmo Ramirez picked up the win by getting the final two Tacoma batters out and Conner Robertson gave up the three runs in the ninth.