Athletics Minor League Baseball Blog

Kevin Melillo had a huge day at the plate in the River Cats 10-0 win over Salt Lake.  He went three for five with a double, a homerun, four RBIs and three runs.  Daric Barton drove in three runs and Charles Thomas went two for four with a double and two runs.

Colby Lewis improved to 2-1 with seven shutout innings.  He gave up just three hits and a walk with six strikeouts.

Kevin Melilo had a nice day at the plate in the River Cats 7-5 loss.  He went three for five with two doubles, three RBIs and a run.  Charles Thomas went one for three with a walk and two runs.

Shane Komine was hit hard in his start and he took the loss. He gave up six runs on six hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.

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.

The River Cats scored four late runs to complete a come from behind win over Las Vegas.  Jason Stokes had a nice game and he went two for four with a homerun and two RBIs while Hiram Bocachica went three for four with two runs in the 6-4 win.

Erasmo Ramirez picked up the win with a shutout eighth and he improved to 2-0 on the season.  Shane Kosmine had a decent start and he gave up three runs on eight hits and a walk with five strikeouts in six innings of work.

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.

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.

Colby Lewis picked up his first win of the season with 6 2/3 shutout innings.  He gave up just three hits and three walks and he struck out four.

Jason Stokes was the hitting star.  He went two for two with two walks and a solo homerun.

Shane Komine took it on the chin in the River Cats 6-5 loss.  He fell to 1-2 and he gave up five runs on six hits and three walks with two strikeouts in five innings of work.

Daric Barton drove in two runs in the loss.  Kevin Melilo tripled, walked and scored twice.

Brad Halsey threw 6 1/3 quality innings today in the River Cats 4-3 win over Tacoma.  He gave up three runs on five hits with four strikeouts.

Hiram Bocachica drove in two runs and he doubled in the win.  Donnie Murphy went three for four with two doubles, an RBI and a run.

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.

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 threw six shutout innings and he picked up the win in the River Cats win over Portland.  He gave up just a single hit and three walks with five strikeouts.

Hiram Bocachica provided most of the offense in the 3-1 win.  He went two for four with a double and two RBIs.

Brad Halsey struck out eight in 5 2/3 shutout innings in the River Cats 6-2 win.  He gave up just four hits and two walks.

Kevin Melillo went three for three with a double, an RBI and three runs.  Jeremy Brown hit a two run homerun to help out as well.

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.

One run on five hits won’t normally cut it and the River Cats dropped their series opener to Portland in a 5-1 loss.  The lone run was an RBI double by Kevin Melilo that scored Donnie Murphy.

Kevin Olsen had a mediocre start and he took the loss.  He gave up five runs (four earned) on seven hits and a walk with three strikeouts in seven innings.

The River Cats managed just two runs on six hits in their loss to Tacoma with the two runs coming on a Hiram Bocachica two run homerun.  Kurt Suzuki was the only River Cat with two hits.

Colby Lewis had a mediocre start and he took the start.  He gave up three runs on seven hits and five strikeouts in five innings of work.

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.

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.