Athletics Minor League Baseball Blog

Scott Deal improved to 3-4 on the season with a nice start in the Cougars 4-2 win over Clinton.  He gave up just one run on five hits with four strikeouts in seven innings.

Greg Dowling was the hitting star.  He went two for four with a double and three RBIs.

Scott Deal had a nice start go to waste in the Cougars 5-3 loss to Beloit.  He gave up two runs on five hits and one walk with six strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Isaac Omura was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for four with an RBI.

Scott Deal took a beating in the Cougars 7-3 loss to Cedar Rapids.  He gave up all seven runs on thirteen hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

Greg Dowling went two for four with two RBIs.  Larry Cobb hit a solo homerun in the loss.

Scott Deal had a nice start and he improved to 2-3 on the season. He gave up three runs (two earned) on four hits and a walk with six strikeouts in seven innings of work. 

Larry Cobb had an odd game in the 6-3 win.  He drove in a run and scored twice with getting either a hit or a walk. He reached on an error and scored in the fifth and then he was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to drive in a run and he later scored in the inning.

It’s been a tough year for the Cougars and things didn’t improve today as they were swept by Beloit in their doubleheader.  In the first game, the Cougars scored three late runs but their comeback fell short as they lost 4-3.  Scott Deal was roughed up and he dropped to 1-3 on the season and Greg Dowling his a solo homerun.

The second game wasn’t as close and the final was 5-2.  Trevor Cahill was shelled in the first and he got only two batters out while Christian Vitters went two for three with a double, a triple, a run and an RBI.

Scott Deal picked up the win in the Cougars 6-1 win over South Bend.  He gave up a single run on eight hits and two walks with three strikeouts in seven innings and the win improves Deal’s record to 1-1.

Alexander Valdez had a nice day at the plate. He doubled, tripled, drove in two and scored two more.  Jermaine Mitchell was a perfect three for three with with a run.

Scott Deal dropped his first game of the season in a tough outing against the Lugnuts.  He gave up five runs on five hits and three walks with two strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.

Isaac Omura drove in two runs in the 7-6 loss.  Gustavo Rosendo had three hits and an RBI while Toddric Johnson had two hits and two runs.

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.

Kane County was a victim of the big inning as Burlington scored three in the first and then three more in the seventh for a 6-3 final.  Scott Deal was roughed up for three of those runs in his start while reliever T.J. Franco, Jr. took the loss and he gave up three runs in just 2/3 of an inning.

At the plate, Greg Dowling doubled and drove in two runs while Jacob Smith doubled and scored a run.