Athletics Minor League Baseball Blog

Vincent Mazzaro fell to 9-11 on the season in a rough start in the Ports 8-5 loss to Lake Elsinore.  He gave up six runs on six hits and four walks with one strikeout in five innings of work.

Michael Affronti doubled, drove in two runs and scored.  Steve Kleen went two for four and he drove in a run.

The Cougars lost 10-6 and John Herrera took the loss a rough start. He gave up six runs on five hits and four walks with five strikeouts in three innings of work and the loss drops him to 2-5 on the season.

Jermine Mitchell singled and he drove in three runs.  Michael Affronti went three for five with three runs scored.

The Cougars had a tough game and not only was their offense held to five hits in their 4-2 loss, but the defense made three errors.  Michael Affronti was the only Cougar with two hits.  He went two for four with a double.

John Herrera was decent in his start but he took the loss without the run support.  He gave up three runs on eight hits and one walk with five strikeouts in six innings of work.

Michael Massaro was a perfect four for four with a run and an RBI in the Cougars 6-3 win over the the Loons.  Michael Affronti doubled, drove in a run and scored in the win.

James Heuser picked up the win with a nice start.  He gave up just two runs on five hits and two walks with five strikeouts in seven innings.  The win pushes his record to 2-1 on the season.

Matthew Sulentic had two hits and three RBIs in the Cougars 5-2 win over Quad Cities.  Christian Vitters had two hits and two runs while Michael Affronti hit a two run homer.

T.J. Franco Jr. picked up the win in relief of starter Scott Deal. He threw two shutout innings and he gave up just one hit.

The Cougars lost 5-4 to Beloit in a game where nine runs were scored on just nine hits.  Michael Affronti was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for four with two doubles, a run and an RBI.

Scott Moore took the loss in a relief appearance.  He was tagged for two runs in two innings.

The Cougars lost their second straight game and this time, they were held scoreless in a cold shortened seven inning game.  The only hitter who seemed to be able to get anything going was shortstop Michael Affronti, who was a perfect three for three.

Inoel Deaza took the loss.  He gave up two runs on three hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings.