OAKLAND ATHLETICS Minor League Report Oakland Athletics Baseball Company h 7000 Coliseum Way h Oakland, CA 94621 510-638-4900 h Public Relations Facsimile 510-562-1633 h www.oaklandathletics.com Tuesday, September 1, 2009 SACRAMENTO RIVER CATS STOCKTON PORTS Triple-A – Pacific Coast League Single-A – California League Manager: Tony DeFrancesco Manager: Aaron Nieckula Yesterday: Win at Reno, 17-6 Standing: 85-51, 1st (Clinched) Yesterday: Off Day Standing: 33-30, 3rd, 12.0 GB Today: @Reno, TBD vs. Barnette (12-8, 5.85) 7:05 pm Today: vs. Bakersfield, Capra (2-0, 3.18) vs. Murphy, T (9-10, 7.24) 7:05 pm Game Highlights Ports Notables • Chris Carter went 3 for 5 with three home runs and seven RBI. • Michael Richard has a seven-game hitting streak and is batting .414 (12 • Matt Carson went 4 for 6 with three runs and three RBI. for 29) over that stretch. • Chris Denorfia went 3 for 6 with three runs, two RBI and stolen base. • Yusuf Carter ranks fifth in the California League in batting average River Cats Notables (.318)…Nick Walters ranks fourth in the CL in appearances (51). • Carter’s three home runs in the game matched a River Cats’ record for • Grant Desme ranks fourth among all Minor League Baseball with 31 home runs in a game (also, Graham Koonce and Matt Carson). home runs, tied for seventh in extra base hits (68) and fifth in runs • In the month of August, Carson hit .356 with 10 homers, 27 runs and 26 scored (98) total on the year...Anthony Capra ranks tied for fifth among RBIs in 26 games played. all Minor League Baseball with 157 strikeouts on the season • Aaron Cunningham has an eight-game hitting streak and is batting .400 (14 for 35) over that span. KANE COUNTY COUGARS • The River Cats rank third in the Pacific Coast League in team ERA (4.23) and seventh in batting average (.274). Single-A – Midwest League • Carter ranks first among all Minor League Baseball players in hits (174), Manager: Steve Scarsone second in RBI (113) and extra-base hits (71), third in runs scored (111) th th Yesterday: Loss vs. Wisconsin, 2-0 Standing: 31-33, 4 , 9.5 GB and tied for 10 in home runs (27). Today: Off -- MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS Game Highlights • Spina went 2 for 4 with a double. Double-A – Texas League Cougars Notables Manager: Darren Bush • Kenny Smalley ranks second in the Midwest League in ERA (2.77). Yesterday: Won at Frisco, 5-2 Standing: 37-26, 1st, +2.0 • Shawn Haviland ranks fourth in the ML in strikeouts (118) and second in Today: vs. San Antonio, Middleton, K (4-1, 2.16) vs. Culp (7-8, 4.02) 4:30 pm innings pitched (148.1). Game Highlights • Matthew Sulentic went 2 for 4 with a run scored and two RBI. VANCOUVER CANADIANS RockHounds Notables Single-A (Short Season) – Northwest League • Adrian Cardenas, Graham Godfrey and Chris Carter have been named Manager: Rick Magnante to the 2009 Texas League Post-Season All-Star Team, with Carter rd named the Texas League's Player of the Year…Darren Bush was Yesterday: Loss vs. Eugene, 12-3 Standing: 33-37, 3 , 11.0 GB named the TL Manager of the Year…the player-manager co-winners Today: @Everett, Adames (5-5, 5.74) vs. Silva, C (0-0, -.--) 7:05 pm mark the second occurrence in franchise history (also, Andre Ethier and Von Hayes in 2005). Game Highlights • Midland leads the Texas League with a .290 batting average…Godfrey • Ortiz went 1 for 3 with a RBI. leads the TL with 153.1 ip, ranks tied for second with 11 wins, tied for Canadians Notables fourth with 109 strikeouts and eighth with a 3.64 ERA (62 er in 153.1 • Kent Walton is tied for second in the Northwest League with 20 doubles. ip)…Josh Donaldson rank second in the TL with 36 doubles and ranks fifth with 85 RBI…Matthew Spencer ranks eighth in the league in batting ARIZONA A’S average (.301)…Archie Gilbert ranks tied for fourth with 78 runs scored…Jared Lansford ranks tied for fourth in the TL with 12 saves. Rookie – Arizona League Manager: Marcus Jensen Yesterday: Did not play Second Half Standing: 12-16, 5th, 8.0 GB Today: Season ended First Half Standing: 10-18, 5th, 9.0 GB Overall Standing: 22-34, 5th, 17.0 GB Athletics Notables • The Arizona A’s finished their season on Saturday with a 3-2 win vs. the AZL Brewers. • Gernaldo Castillo led the Arizona Summer League with 43 walks, finished seventh with a .408 on-base percentage. • Chris Affinito ranked seventh in the ASL with 36 RBI and tied for seventh with 56 strikeouts (180 at bats)…led the Arizona A’s with five home runs. • Jeremy Wells finished tied for eighth in the ASL with 15 stolen bases. MINOR LEAGUE TRANSACTIONS Aug. 31 Kevin Cameron (SAC) placed on DL; Joel Galarraga (SAC) DL at home; Carlos Hernandez (MID) transferred from STO; Angel Garcia (MID) placed on temporarily inactive list to play for the Puerto Rico team in the 2009 World Baseball Cup; Fautino De Los Santos (STO) DL at home; Jamie Richmond (STO) placed on temporarily inactive list to play for Canadian team in the ’09 World Baseball Cup; Matt Ray (KCC) DL at home GAME DATE 8/31/09 TIME ATTENDANCE VISITOR SACRAMENTO RUNS 17 3:21 5437 HOME RENO RUNS 6 WINNER SACRAMENTO VISITOR BATTING GI SBA/ YTD PLAYER POS TPA AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI CI SH SF HP BB IBB SO SB CS DP PO A E DP PB CSB AVG Denorfia, Chris CF 6 6 3 3 5 1 2 1 1 .267 Carson, Matt DH 6 6 3 4 8 1 1 3 1 .264 Wallace, Brett 3B 6 6 2 3 3 1 1 1 .299 Everidge, Tommy 1B 6 4 3 2 5 1 3 1 1 1 8 .378 Cunningham, Aaron RF 6 6 1 2 3 1 4 .312 Carter, Chris LF 5 5 3 3 12 3 7 3 .321 Munson, Eric CAT 5 4 1 2 7 2 .268 Cardenas, Adrian 2B 5 4 1 2 4 2 1 2 3 .245 Petit, Gregorio SS 5 5 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 .254 Reineke, Chad PIT .000 Rodriguez, Henry PIT .000 Kilby, Brad PIT .000 Patterson, Scott PIT 1 .000 BATTING TOTALS 50 46 17 20 42 5 1 5 16 1 2 1 6 1 27 8 1 VISITOR PITCHING YTD PITCHER IP H AB TBF R ER HR CI SH SF HB BB IBB SO WP BK GS GF CG SHO CBO 0H 1H 2H 3H ERA Reineke, Chad (W,9-4) 5.2 9 25 30 6 6 1 1 1 3 3 1 4.72 Rodriguez, Henry 1.0 2 6 7 1 3 1 6.20 Kilby, Brad 1.0 1 4 4 2 2.13 Patterson, Scott 1.1 1 5 6 1 1 1 1.29 PITCHING TOTALS 9.0 13 40 47 6 6 1 1 1 5 9 1 1 1 HOME BATTING GI SBA/ YTD PLAYER POS TPA AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI CI SH SF HP BB IBB SO SB CS DP PO A E DP PB CSB AVG Oeltjen, Trent RF 6 4 1 1 1 2 4 .299 Byrnes, Eric LF 6 6 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 .268 Gotay, Ruben 3B 5 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 .272 Whitesell, Josh 1B 5 5 3 4 1 2 6 .312 Gillespie, Cole DH 5 4 1 1 4 1 2 1 1 .314 Carlin, Luke CAT 5 5 1 3 4 1 2 6 1/0 .316 Roberson, Chris CF 5 4 1 1 1 1 3 1 .262 Rogers, Ed SS 5 4 1 1 1 4 4 .271 Nunez, Abraham O. 2B 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 .242 Schmidt, Konrad PH 1 1 .250 Etherton, Seth PIT 1 1/0 .182 Marte, Jose PIT .000 Maine, Scott PIT .000 Dohmann, Scott PIT .000 BATTING TOTALS 47 40 6 13 19 3 1 6 1 1 5 9 27 9 1 2/0 HOME PITCHING YTD PITCHER IP H AB TBF R ER HR CI SH SF HB BB IBB SO WP BK GS GF CG SHO CBO 0H 1H 2H 3H ERA Etherton, Seth (L,10-8) 5.0 12 27 27 10 10 4 3 1 5.25 Marte, Jose 2.0 2 8 9 1 1 4.26 Maine, Scott 1.0 3 3 2 4.26 Dohmann, Scott 1.0 6 8 11 7 7 1 1 1 1 1 6.75 PITCHING TOTALS 9.0 20 46 50 17 17 5 1 2 1 6 1 1 SACRAMENTO 5 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 7-17 RENO 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0- 6 DP--SACRAMENTO 0, RENO 0. LOB--SACRAMENTO 6, RENO 14. 2B--Carson, Matt (29), Cunningham, Aaron (24), Cardenas, Adrian 2 (13), Petit, Gregorio (18), Byrnes, Eric (5), Whitesell, Josh (12), Carlin, Luke (17). 3B--Denorfia, Chris (4). HR--Carson, Matt (24), Everidge, Tommy (10), Carter, Chris 3 (3), Gillespie, Cole (4). SB--Denorfia, Chris (13). PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE STANDINGS STANDING OF CLUBS THROUGH GAMES OF 8/31/09 DIVISION STANDINGS LAST LAST AM-NORTH DIVISION W L PCT GB STREAK 10 AM-SOUTH DIVISION W L PCT GB STREAK 10 NASHVILLE 72 65 .526 W 4 7- 3 ALBUQUERQUE 76 61 .555 W 2 5- 5 MEMPHIS 71 65 .522 .5 L 2 5- 5 OKLAHOMA CITY 66 70 .485 9.5 W 1 3- 7 IOWA 71 65 .522 .5 L 1 7- 3 NEW ORLEANS 59 76 .437 16.0 L 2 5- 5 OMAHA 60 77 .438 12.0 W 2 5- 5 ROUND ROCK 58 79 .423 18.0 L 4 3- 7 DIVISION STANDINGS LAST LAST PAC-NORTH DIVISION W L PCT GB STREAK 10 PAC-SOUTH DIVISION W L PCT GB STREAK 10 COLORADO SPRINGS 70 65 .519 W 1 3- 7 SACRAMENTO 85 51 .625 W 3 5- 5 TACOMA 70 67 .511 1.0 L 1 9- 1 RENO 72 64 .529 13.0 L 2 7- 3 SALT LAKE 67 69 .493 3.5 W 5 7- 3 FRESNO 70 67 .511 15.5 L 3 2- 8 PORTLAND 57 80 .416 14.0 L 7 3- 7 LAS VEGAS 67 70 .489 18.5 W 2 5- 5 GAME DATE 8/31/09 TIME ATTENDANCE VISITOR MIDLAND RUNS 5 2:55 5727 HOME FRISCO RUNS 2 WINNER MIDLAND VISITOR BATTING GI SBA/ YTD PLAYER POS TPA AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI CI SH SF HP BB IBB SO SB CS DP PO A E DP PB CSB AVG Wimberly, Corey SS 5 5 1 3 3 1 .293 Weeks, Jemile 2B 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 .256 Donaldson, Josh CAT 5 5 2 2 1 9 1 .272 Spencer, Matthew DH 4 4 1 .301 Peterson, Shane 1B 4 4 1 2 2 1 11 1 1 .298 Gilbert, Archie LF 4 4 1 1 .280 Brown, Corey CF 4 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 .272 Valdez, Alex 3B 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 .279 Sulentic, Matthew RF 4 4 1 2 2 2 2 1 .287 Banwart, Travis PIT 1 1 .000 Hernandez, Carlos PIT .000 Day, Dewon PIT 1 .000 Sharpe, Steven PIT 1 .000 Lansford, Jared PIT .000 BATTING TOTALS 39 35 5 10 10 5 1 3 5 1 2 27 9 1 3 VISITOR PITCHING YTD PITCHER IP H AB TBF R ER HR CI SH SF HB BB IBB SO WP BK GS GF CG SHO CBO 0H 1H 2H 3H ERA Banwart, Travis (W,10-5) 6.0 4 20 22 2 1 1 1 6 2 1 4.90 Hernandez, Carlos 0.2 2 3 1 1 4.42 Day, Dewon 0.1 1 2 1 5.50 Sharpe, Steven 1.0 1 4 4 1 4.09 Lansford, Jared (S,12) 1.0 3 3 1 1 2.42 PITCHING TOTALS 9.0 5 30 34 2 1 1 3 9 2 1 1 HOME BATTING GI SBA/ YTD PLAYER POS TPA AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI CI SH SF HP BB IBB SO SB CS DP PO A E DP PB CSB AVG Majewski, Dustin CF 4 4 2 3 1 1 2 .275 Osuna, Renny SS 4 4 1 1 3 5 1 .261 Tracy, Chad DH 4 3 1 1 3 .275 Jones, Andruw 1B 4 4 1 1 1 1 10 3 2 .250 Whittleman, John 3B 4 3 1 2 .228 Murphy, Steven RF 4 3 1 1 2 3 1 .206 Sarmiento, Elio CAT 4 4 1 4 1 1 0/1 .053 Greene, Jonathan LF 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 .128 Rodriguez, Guilder 2B 3 3 4 5 1 .251 Perez, Martin PIT 1 0/1 .000 Hamilton, Clayton PIT 1 .000 Young, Corey PIT .000 BATTING TOTALS 34 30 2 5 6 1 1 1 3 9 1 27 17 1 4 1 0/2 HOME PITCHING YTD PITCHER IP H AB TBF R ER HR CI SH SF HB BB IBB SO WP BK GS GF CG SHO CBO 0H 1H 2H 3H ERA Perez, Martin (L,1-2) 3.1 6 16 18 3 1 2 2 1 6.00 Hamilton, Clayton 3.2 2 11 12 1 1 1 1 1 4.34 Young, Corey 2.0 2 8 9 1 1 1 2 1 1 9.00 PITCHING TOTALS 9.0 10 35 39 5 3 1 3 5 1 1 1 1 MIDLAND 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0- 5 FRISCO 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 2 DP--MIDLAND 1, FRISCO 2.