A’s nearly perfect 10 in win over D-backs

The A’s pitching duo of Alex Barnes and Race Parmenter were nearly

perfect this past week, as was the A’s offense and defense.

Barnes and Parmenter combined to pitch their second one-hit shutout of

the week as they helped lead the A’s in a 10-0 victory over the

Diamondbacks.

That performance came on the heels of a 5-0 shutout of the Rangers.

Against the D-backs, Parmenter, Pablo McBeth and Cody Moran led the

A’s solid offense attack with two hits each, and all hit doubles.

Chris Otten and Mike McDougal each tripled, Kyle Lueke went two for

two and Drew Duffy, Chas Boule, Danny Watt and Robert McKinley all

singled.

The D-backs’ lone hit came in the second inning when Matt Reza

singled. Reza went on to steal second base, but was stranded there.

In other games:

Rangers 1, White Sox 0

Another outstanding pitching performance was turned in by Tony

Ciarelli and Brian Gianone of the Rangers, as well as Michael Bogard,

Justin Thompson and Jimmy Miller of the White Sox.

Ciarelli and Gianone combined to shut out the White Sox on four hits

as Sean King went two for two and Chris Kindness and Nick Refice each

singled.

The game was scoreless until the sixth inning when the Rangers’ Nick

Soresi led off with a single and went on to score the winning run.

Brayden Kent and Tyler Goodman also singled for the Rangers.

Mariners 10, Angels 3

Mariner bats were hot in this win as Drake Thorn doubled among two

hits, Christian Slaton and Luke Patrick each singled twice, Karcher

Morris, Finau Fiaseu and Adam Martinazzi each singled and Justin Draeger

scored three runs on three walks.

Johnny Olive had the big hit for the Halos with a solo home run to

start the fifth inning. Other big hitters included Michael Chairez, who

went three for three, Kasey Crandall, Erik Morentin and Jake Gordon each

had two hits, and Jacob Augeri tripled.

A’s 5, Rangers 0

Alex Barnes and Race Parmenter one-hit the Rangers and struck out 13

along the way.

Cody Moran led the A’s offensively by going three for three with a

double. Barnes had a two-RBI single, Pablo McBeth and Trevor Springman

each doubled among two hits, Parmenter doubled and Robert McKinley and

Drew Duffy both singled.

The Rangers’ only hit was a fourth inning single by Nick Soresi.

Mets 2, Angels 1

Dave Folger’s clutch single scored Ricky Marin in the seventh inning,

and Tim Higgins struck out two of the three batters he faced in the extra

session as the Mets edged the Angels.

Higgins came on in relief of Nick Mazzone who allowed only four hits

in six innings.

Angels pitcher Tim Doupe pitched an outstanding game as he allowed

just two hits and struck out 11.

Folger had both of the Mets’ hits.

Erik Morentin, Derris Douty, Jake Gordon and Johnny Olive all singled

for the Angels.

White Sox 4, Mariners 2

Justin Thompson doubled, scored a run, and shared pitching duties to

lead the White Sox. Chris Kindness, Kyle Shibel, Pat Doran, Nick Refice

and Jimmy Miller all singled for the White Sox. Thompson started on the

mound and was relieved by Michael Bogard and Jimmy Miller.

Ryan Wirtz and Finau Fiaseu both doubled and Luke Patrick singled to

lead the Mariners.

White Sox 10, Diamondbacks 5

Four White Sox combined to one-hit the D-backs as Justin Thompson,

Jimmy Miller, Pat Doran and Michael Bogard combined for the win.

Chris Kindness had two hits, three RBI and scored three runs to lead

the offense, Bogard had two hits including a double, Travis Hanley had

two hits and Nick Refice singled.

Devin Huskins delivered a two-run single with the bases loaded in the

sixth inning to lead the D-backs.