Reds Minor League Baseball Blog

Luke Lockwood was hammered as was just about every pitcher thrown into this game in the Lookouts 16-8 loss to West Tenn.  Lockwood dropped to 0-4 and he gave up nine runs (four earned) on seven hits with three strikeouts in five innings.  Three reliever also gave up runs with Mike Flannery giving up five runs in just one inning.

Jay Garthwaite and Drew Anderson each homered and drove in two runs.  Christopher Dickerson hit a solo shot and he finished with two hits.

The Bats were held to just five hits in a 3-0 shutout at the hands of the chiefs.  All five hits were singles and while the team drew seven walks, they stranded eleven men on base.

Tom Shearn wasn’t awful but he took the loss and dropped to 0-2.  He gave up three runs on six hits and three walks with six strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.

Travis Webb was spectacular in the Dragons 6-1 win over Wisconsin.  He gave up just one walk in six innings of no hit ball and he struck out five.  Pedro Viola was also very good and he gave up a solo homerun and he struck out five in just three innings of relief.

Billy Rojo was the hitting star.  He went one for two with a double and an RBI.

Richie Gardner improved to 3-1 with another good  start in the Reds 7-2 win over Lakeland.  He gave up just two runs on four hits and a walk with six strikeouts in six innings of work. It’s his sixth straight start where he’s gone at least five innings and given up less then two earned runs.

Daniel Dorn went two for five with a double, a homerun and two RBIs.  Michael Griffin was three for five while Adam Rosales went two for three with a double, a triple, two walks and two runs.

The Reds blew a five game lead but still picked up the win,  it just took them fourteen innings.  Craig Tatum went two for five with a solo homerun and Adam Rosales went two for six with a double and two RBIs in the 6-5 win.

Johnny Cueto was hit hard but the pen picked him up.  He gave up five runs on six hits and four walks with two strikeouts in six innings.  Thomas Lanier picked up the win with a shutout thirteenth and Josh Roenicke picked up his eighth save with a shutout fourteenth inning.

Down 3-0, the Lookouts scored two runs in the eighth inning to make it a one run game but that was far as they got as they look the loss.  Camilo Vazquez threw five solid innings but he took the loss and dropped to 1-3.  He gave up three runs on eight hits and three walks with three strikeouts.

The Lookouts picked up both of their runs with one swing of the bat by Marland Williams.  He hit a two run homer and he was also the only Lookout to finish with two hits.

The Bats picked up two wins today in a couple of close games against the Syracuse Chiefs.  In the first game, Chad Moeller led the offense in the 6-5 win.  He went two for three with a double, a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.  Mark Bellhorn went two for four with an RBI.  Gary Majewski picked up the win with an inning of shutout relief.

The second game was a little more low scoring, but it was a win none the less as the Bats won it 3-2.  Bobby Livingston gave up a bunch of hits (12) but only two baserunners crossed the plate in 5 2/3 innings.  Ricky Stone picked up the win with 1 1/3 innings of shutout relief.  Earl Snyder was the hitting star and he went two for two with a walk, an RBI and a run.

The Dragons blew out Beloit 11-1 and Juan Francisco led the way with two homerun and four RBIs.  Anthony Esquer also had a nice game and he went three for four with two runs.

Daryl Thompson threw six shutout innings and he improved to 4-0 on the season.  He gave up just one hit and he struck out six.

A pretty good start by Jordan Smith went to waste in the Dragons 3-2 loss to Beloit.  He gave up just two unearned runs on three hits and a walk with six strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.

Logan Parker had a nice day at the plate.  He went two for three with a walk and an RBI.

Five late runs turned a 6-2 lead into a 7-6 loss as the pen was hit hard in Sarasota’s loss.  Derrik Lutz had a tough time and he gave up four of those runs and he took the loss.

Josh Holden and Eric Eymann each drove in two runs.  Michael DeJesus went three for four with a run scored.

The Lookouts picked up a 5-1 win over West Tennessee and they did it with a nice start by James Avery.  The righthander gave up just one run on four hits and two walks with five strikeouts in seven innings.

Tonys Gutierrez was the hitting star.  He went four for four with two doubles and two runs.  Drew Anderson also had a nice game and he went two for four with a triple, two RBIs and a run.

The Dragons were held to just five hits in their 4-2 loss to Beloit.  All five hits were singles and no Dragon reached base more then once.

Misael DeJesus took the loss.  He gave up a run in 2 1/3 innings of relief.

Carlos Fisher had a tough start for Sarasota in the Reds 9-2 loss to Tampa.  He gave up six runs on eight hits and a walk with three strikeouts in just four innings and the loss drops him to 3-1.

Daniel Dorn had a solid day at the plate. He went two for four with a double and an RBI.

Tyler Pelland got it done on the mound for the Lookouts with 6 1/3 solid innings.  He gave up one run on seven hits and three walks with two strikeouts and the win improved his record to 1-2 on the season.

Jay Garthwaite was the hitting star.  While he only doubled in four at bats, he drove in two runs.

Sarasota was held to just a single run on four hits in their 4-1 loss to Lakeland.  Craig Tatum had two of the Reds four hits and he scored the only run.

Richie Gardner had a solid start but he took the loss and dropped to 2-1.  He gave up three runs (one earned) on four hit and two walks with three strikeouts.

Luke Lockwood had a tough time in the Lookouts 6-2 loss to Carolina and he dropped to 0-3 on the season.  He gave up six runs on ten hits and two walks with three strikeouts in six innings.  Lockwood has given up at least five earned runs in each of his last three starts.

Drew Anderson was the hitting star.  He went two for four with with a solo homerun.

Homer Bailey’s start wasn’t all that bad, but with just one run of support, it turned into his only loss so far this season. He gave up three runs (one earned) on four hits and a walk with two strikeouts in six innings. 

The lone run was driven in by Aaron Herr.  Jeff Keppinger went two for four with a double.

The Bats got it done with the long ball in their 6-5, ten inning win over Richmond. Joey Votto finished with two doubles, a homerun and three RBIs and DeWayne Wise homered twice and scored three runs to lead the way for the Bats at the plate.

Tom Shearn was hit hard and he gave up four runs in 6 1/3 innings. Wes Wilkerson struck out two and improved to 2-0 with a shutout tenth

Travis Webb threw five solid innings and while he didn’t pick up the win, he didn’t hurt the Dragons chances either.  He gave up just two runs on four hits and a walk with eight strikeouts in five innings.  Ramon Geronimo picked up the win with two shutout innings that followed Webb.

Juan Francisco was the hitting star.  He went three for four with a homerun and two runs in the 5-2 win.

Ramon Ramirez had a tough start in Sarasota’s 7-5 loss to Lakeland.  He gave up four runs on eight hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in five innings.  Josh Roenicke took the loss and he gave up two runs in the ninth.

Adam Rosales had a nice day at the plate in the loss.  He gave up two for three with a homerun and two RBIs.  Josh Holden went three for three with two runs and Michael Griffin doubled, drove in two runs and scored one. 

The Lookouts topped Carolina 7-2 and Drew Anderson provided a bulk of the offense with a three run homer.  Cody Strait also had a nice day at the plate and he went two for four with a double and two RBIs.

Sam Lecure picked up the win with five solid innings.  He gave up two runs on six hits and four walks with four strikeouts.

The Dragons got it done and their hitting star was Denis Phipps.  He went three for three with a homer and two runs.  Juan Francisco doubled and he scored in the 3-2 win.

Rafael Gonzalez improved to 3-0 with the win.  He gave up two runs on six hits and a walk with five strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.

Jay Garthwaite had a nice game despite the Lookouts losing 5-3.  He went one for three with a homerun and three RBIs.  Christopher Dickerson went one for three with two runs.

Camilo Vazquez took the loss and he dropped to 1-2.  He gave up three runs on seven hits and two walks with five strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.

Phil Dumatrait pitched the Bats to their first win in a while.  He improved to a very impressive 4-0 record and he gave up just one unearned runs on four hits and three walks with one strikeouts in six innings.

Aaron Herr doubled, tripled and drove in three runs in the 7-1 win.  Mark Bellhorn doubled twice and drove in two runs.

Johnny Cueto picked up the win today with six solid innings in Sarasota’s 7-2 win over Lakeland.  He gave up just one run on five hits and three walks with four strikeouts and the win pushes him to 1-1.

Michael DeJesus went three for four with two doubles and two runs.  Jay Bruce singled twice and drove in two.

Daryl Thompson got it done and he improved to 3-0 with six shutout innings over Burlington.  He gave up just three hits and he struck out six.

Drew Stubbs was the hitting star. He went two for four with a two run homer in the 2-0 win.

James Avery got it done for the Lookouts in their 6-3 win over Carolina.  He gave up just two runs on three hits and a walk with five strikeouts in six innings and the win improved his record to 2-2.

Christopher Dickerson singled, drove in two and scored a run.  Caonabo Cosme hit a solo homerun.

Bobby Livingston had a pretty good start today for the Bats but at the end of the day, he dropped to 0-2 because the hitters picked up just one run.  He gave up two runs on four hits with four strikeouts in seven innings.

Earl Snyder drove in the only run for the Bats.  DeWaynee Wise went two for three with a triple and a run.

This game was pretty ugly as Burlington scored fourteen runs in the first five innings.  Jordan Smith took the loss and he was hit hard for eight runs on eight hits and two walks with three strikeouts in just 2 2/3 innings.

Denis Phillips had a pretty good game at the plate in the 14-7 loss.  He went three for five with two RBIs and a run.  Chris Valaika went two for four with a run and an RBI.

It had to end eventually and it wasn’t for lack of pitching.  Carlos Fisher struck out eleven in six shutout innings but Logan Ondrusek gave up the only run of the game in the seventh innings as he took the loss.

The Reds were shutout on seven hits in the 1-0 loss.  Craig Tatum and Brandon Szymanski each finished with two hits.