UPDATE, 12:45 PDT
Today's A's-Yankees game has been postponed due to rain. -Nico
Two weeks of games is really too little time to make definitive claims regarding any team, much less a minor league affiliate that’s still figuring out its roster. So this week’s update will focus on highlighting some performances of note and not so much on team analysis.
S. Doolittle 326/396/488 2-1-1 (D-T-HR) 4/8 (BB/K) 42 AB
C. Denorfia 300/364/350 2-0-0 (D-T-HR) 4/6 (BB/K) 40 AB
E. Patterson 289/372/447 3-0-1 (D-T-HR) 5/8 (BB/K) 38 AB 5-0 SB
V. Mazzaro 3 GS 14.0 IP 9 H 7/12 (BB/K) 2.75 GO/AO 1.93 ERA
C. Schroder 4 G 6.0 IP 2 H 3/7 (BB/K) .83 GO/AO 0.00 ERA
GO/AO rate means the number of ground outs vs. air outs a pitcher gets. 1.1 GO/AO is about average, so Mazzaro’s 2.75 GO/AO shows him to be an extreme ground ball pitcher.
Midland Rockhounds (7-3)
A. Cardenas 405/457/690 7-1-1 (D-T-HR) 4/8 (BB/K) 42 AB
C. Brown 357/471/464 3-0-0 (D-T-HR) 5/9 (BB/K) 28 AB
C. Carter 286/353/476 5-0-1 (D-T-HR) 5/15 (BB/K) 42 AB
S. Demel 5 G 4.2 IP 3 Sv 2 H 1/5 (BB/K) 3.50 GO/AO 0.00 ERA
M. Smith 269/321/423 1-0-1 (D-T-HR) 2/5 (BB/K) 26 AB
D. Gordon 3 G 8.0 IP 3 H 0/11 (BB/K) .63 GO/AO 0.00 ERA
C. Hernandez 2 GS 11.0 IP 11 H 3/9 (BB/K) 2.67 GO/AO 3.27 ERA
Why do I have Matt Smith’s batting line posted up here? Because he’s the Ports’ leading hitter. Here’s a bit of analysis for you: The Ports’ line-up is wretched!
D. Coleman 324/425/618 2-1-2 (D-T-HR) 5/9 BB/K 34 AB
S. Haviland 2 GS 11.0 IP 9 H 1/12 (BB/K) 1.00 GO/AO 2.45 ERA
S. Deal 3 G 6.0 IP 2 H 3/9 (BB/K) 1.25 GO/AO 0,00 ERA
