Athletics Minor League Baseball Blog

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.

Antonio Perez hit a solo homerun in the tenth inning to push the River Cats to a 6-5 win over Portland.  He finished the game with two hits, two runs and two RBIs.  Kevin Melilo (two hits and three walks) and Daric Barton (three hits and two walks) each reached base five times.

Dallas Braden threw a very nice game that the pen subsequently tried to blow.  He gave up just three hits and a walk with seven strikeouts in six shutout innings.  Marcus McBeth gave up the tying run in the bottom of the ninth but he shutout Portland in the tenth and he picked up the win.