Athletics Minor League Baseball Blog

It’s the third time Kaz Tadano had a stint in Triple A and he shined in his first start for the River Cats this year.  He gave up four hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in 6 2/3 shutout innings.

J.J. Furmaniak was the hitting star in the 3-0 win. He went two for four with a homerun and two runs scored.

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.

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.

The River Cats came from behind to beat the 51s 6-5 with three eighth inning runs.  Dan Johnson put the River Cats on the board with three runs in the fifth and then J.J. Furmaniak and Lloyd Turner each drove in runs in the eighth inning.

Erasmio Ramirez gave up the go ahead run to the 51s but he also was the pitcher of record in the win.  Marcus McBeth struck out one and picked up his fifth save with a perfect ninth.

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.

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.

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.

Shane Komine was hit hard by Tacoma in the River Cats first loss of the season.  He gave up three runs on ten hits and a walk with three strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.

J.J. Furmaniak was the hitting star in the 4-2 loss.  He went two for three with a double and an RBI.

The River Cats drew seven walks as the A’s mindset of drawing walks is definitely in place.  Hiram Bocachica homered and scored twice while J.J. Furmaniak walked three times and scored twice.

Brad Halsey had a decent start.  He gave up two runs on six hits and a walk with five strikeouts in five innings of work.