Over their past 10 games, Chris Carter and Brandon Hicks had combined for five RBIs out of the middle of Sacramento's order. On Thursday, they more than doubled that production.

Carter homered twice and drove in six runs, while Hicks fell a double shy of the cycle and knocked in five as the Triple-A River Cats routed the Albuquerque Isotopes, 16-5.

Carter's game represents his second multi-homer effort of the season, as he went deep three times and drove in five for Sacramento on April 22. His only game with a single longball came almost a week earlier on April 14.

The 25-year-old first baseman did all of his damage early, hitting a two-run homer in the first inning, an RBI single in the second and a three-run shot in the third. He did not record another hit in the game, though he did draw a walk in the fifth.

Hicks, meanwhile, finished the night with four hits -- a homer, a triple and two singles -- with each of them driving in at least one run. He last recorded that many base knocks on July 31, 2011, when he played for the Triple-A Gwinnett Braves.

No. 6 A's prospect Grant Green enjoyed a strong game out of the leadoff spot, collecting a triple, two singles and four runs scored. In 13 games this month, he is batting .385 with eight multi-hit efforts. The 24-year-old outfielder has posted a 1.053 OPS in May after he compiled a .674 mark in April.

Further down in the order, No. 7 prospect Derek Norris went 3-for-5 with a season-high four RBIs. After coming to Oakland in the trade that sent Gio Gonzalez to the Nationals, Norris is hitting .305 with four homers and 25 RBis through 34 Triple-A games.

Sacramento starter Brad Peacock (5-1), another player in that trade, earned the win after giving up five runs on seven hits over six innings. He struck out six and walked two.

Michael Antonini (1-2) suffered the loss, as he surrendered seven runs -- six earned -- on eight hits in just 1 1/3 innings.