Athletics Minor League Baseball Blog

The River Cats scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning to turn a one run deficit into a one run win as they came one win closer to winning the Pacific Coast League championship.  Jorge Piedra belted a solo homerun to tie the game up and then Brian Stavisky doubled home the game winner as Sacramento squeeked out the win.

Michael Madsen had a decent start and he gave up just two runs in 6 1/3 innings.  Jerry Blevins picked up a win with 1 2/3 innings of shutout relief.  He gave up just one walks and he struck out four.

Michael Madsen improved to 5-2 on the season with a nice start in the Rockhounds 4-2 win over San Antonio.  He gave up two runs on three hits and three walks with five strikeouts in six innings.

Vasili Spanos was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for three with two doubles, two runs and an RBI.

Michael Madsen dropped to 3-1 on the season with a tough start in the Rockhounds 4-3 loss to Tulsa.  He gave up four runs on seven hits and one walk with five strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.

The Rockhounds got most of the offense on one swing of the bat.  Luke Appert his a two run homer in the seventh inning to make the game close.

Vasil Spanos had a nice day at the plate in the Rockhounds 8-3 win over Corpus Christi.  He went three for four with a double, three RBIs and two runs.  Richie Robnett also had a nice game and he went two for five with a double and two RBIs.

Michael Madsen improved to 3-0 on the season with a nice start. He gave up two runs on five hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in six innings of work.

Michael Madsen was awesome on the mound in the Rockhounds 1-0 win over Frisco.  He gave up just two hits and three walks and he struck out a season high ten batters in six shutout innings.  The win pushes his record to 2-0 on the season.

The lone run was driven in by Richie Robnett on a sac. fly.  Gregorio Petit went three for three and Brian Snyder went two for four and he scored the lone run of the game.

The Rockhounds lost 2-1 to San Antonio as their offense was held to just one run on four hits.  The lone run of the game came on a solo homer by Casey Myers.

A pretty good start by Michael Madsen went to waste.  He gave up just one run on two hits and a walk with three strikeouts in six innings.

Michael Madsen was roughed up in the Ports 5-3 loss to Vasilia.  He gave up four runs on seven hits and three walks with two strikeouts in five innings.

Justin Sellers was the hitting star in the loss. He went three for three with one of the three Ports’ runs.

Michael Madsen picked up his first win of the season in the Ports 7-1 win over Bakersfield.  He gave up just two hits and three walks with five strikeouts in seven shutout innings.

Most of the Ports offense came in the ninth when they scored six runs.  Steve Kleen singled twice, drove in three and scored a run while Luke Appert had two hits and two runs.

Stockton managed just six hits in their 2-0 shutout loss to Visalia.  Chad Boyd was the only Port hitter to have two hits.

A solid start by Michael Madsen went to waste.  He gave up two runs on seven hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in seven innings of work.

The Ports blew two run lead in the late innings, had to score a run in the tenth to keep the game going, yet still lost it in the thirteenth 8-7 to San Jose.  Tommy Everidge led the way at the plate for the Ports. He went three for five with a triple, a homerun, two RBIs and three runs.

Starter Michael Madsen struck out six in five innings but he gave up four runs in a no decision.  Bradley Davis took the loss.  He gave up the run in the tenth and then the run in the thirteenth in his four innings of relief.