Reds Minor League Baseball Blog

The first five GCL Reds pitchers who came out on the mound all gave up runs with the first two giving up five in a 16-7 blowout loss to the GCL Orioles.  Tzu-Kai Chiu gave up five runs on five hits with two of them being homers and he didn’t even make it through the first inning.

Neftali Soto went three for four with a run and an RBI.  Tony Brown went two for five with a homerun and two RBIs.

Billings won their third straight game with an 8-3 win over Great Falls and Brandon Waring had a huge day at the plate.  He went four for five with a homerun, five RBIs and two runs.  Keltavious Jones and Angel Cabrera each singled, doubled and scored two runs.

Scott Gafney picked up the win with two no-hit innings of relief.  He walked one and struck out one.

Sean Watson was hit hard and he fell to 0-1 on the season in Sarasota’s 8-1 loss to Palm Beach.  He gave up five runs on six hits and two walks with three strikeouts in five innings.

No Red had more then one hit in the loss.  Jeremiah Piepkorn was the only batter to reach base twice with a double and a walk.

The Lookouts took care of the Stars 6-3 and Caonabo Cosme was one of the hitting stars.  He went three for four with a homerun and two RBIs.  Enrique Cruz went one for three with a double, a walk, two RBIs and two runs.

Ramon Ramirez picked up the win with two shutout innings of relief.  He gave up two hits and he struck out three.

Jason Kershner gave up two runs in the top of the tenth and that proved to be more then enough as the Bats lost 6-4 to the Braves.  A nice start by Bobby Livingston went to waste.  He gave up one run on three hits and a walk with one strikeout in six innings.

Joey Votto provided most of the offense for the Bats with a three run homer.  The long ball was his tenth of the season.  Ryan Freel went two for five and he stole two bases.

Jamie Arneson improved to 1-1 on the season in a nice start in the GCL Reds 9-2 win over the GCL Red Sox.  He gave up one run on two hits and three walks with six strikeouts in five innings.

The offense put together a nice team effort that saw six players have at least two hits a piece.  Miguel Perez was the only hitter with three hits and he went three for four with a double, two RBIs and a run.

Mustang fielders made three errors and the net result was the unearned runs in a 5-2 loss to Missoula.  Enerio Del Rosario took the loss and he fell to 0-1.  He gave up two runs on five hits and three walks with three strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.

Michael McKennon went two for four with a double and a run.  Angel Cabrera went two for three with a double.

The Dragons got nothing from their hitters in a 4-0 loss to the White Caps.  Nobody had more then one hit and only Logan Parker reached base twice with a double and a walk.

Anthony Gressick took the loss and he fell to 2-5 on the season. He gave up three runs on four hits and four walks with four strikeouts in five innings.

Cody Strait had a big day at the plate in Sarasota’s 9-6 win over Vero Beach.  He went two for five with a homerun and five RBIs.  Craig Tatum went three for five with a double and an RBI.

Robert Manuel improved to 5-2 with 2 1/3 innings of solid relief.  He gave up one run on three hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

Jay Garthwaite drove in the only Lookout run in the ninth inning on a ground out in their 6-1 loss to Huntsville.  Enrique Cruz was the only Lookout hitter with two hits and he went two for four.

Camillo Vazquez dropped to 4-7 on the season with a rough start. He gave up six runs on twelve hits with seven strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.

Richie Gardner won his first Triple A game in only his second start as he continued his impressive climb up through the minors.  He gave up three runs on seven hits and one walk with three strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.

Christopher Dickerson belted a two run homer in the 5-3 win.  Ryan Freel started his rehab assignment and he went one for four with a run and a stolen base.

Billings lost 9-6 in a high scoring affair to Great Falls.  Daniel Donaldson took the loss and he gave up the brunt of the damage on the mound.  He gave up five runs on seven hits two walks with one strikeout in 2 1/3 innings.

Kyle Maunus was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for five with a double, three RBIs and a run.

Sarasota beat Clearwater 7-4 and their pitchers got it done on the mound.  Johnny Cueto gave up four runs in four innings but he struck out seven.  Then Carlos Bohorquez picked up the win with three shutout innings of relief.  He struck out five in an impressive performance.

Carson Kainer went two for four with two doubles and two RBIs.  Michael Griffin went two for five with a double, a solo homerun and two runs scored.

James Avery improved to 6-7 on the season with one of his best starts of the season.  He gave up three hits and three walks with one strikeout in 6 1/3 shutout innings.

The Lookouts were held to two hits and both were by Caonabo Cosme.  One of them was double and he also scored the only run of the game for either side.

The Bats lost two in one day as they were swept in their doubleheader against Buffalo.  In game one, they were shutout 4-0 and the offense was held to two hits.  No extra base hits, just one walks so three baserunners and you’re not going to win too often with that kind of (lack of) offensive production.  Phil Dumatrait fell to 7-5 on the season with a mediocre start.  He gave up three runs on five hits three walks with two strikeouts in five innings.

Game two was a bit closer but the end result was the same as the Bats lost 4-3 in ten innings to make for along day of baseball.  Ricky Stone gave up a solo homerun in the tenth and he took the loss.  Jesse Gutierrez went three for four with two doubles, a run and an RBI.

Billings won their season opener 2-1 and Enerio Del Rosario had a fine start in the win.  He gave up one run on six hits and three walks with five strikeouts in six innings.

Keltavious Jones singled three times in the win.  Michael McKennon went two for four with an RBI and a run.

Ben Jukich didn’t take the loss but he got the Reds off to a poor start in their 10-8 loss to Clearwater.  He gave up four runs on five hits and two walks and he pitched just 1 1/3 innings.  Derrick Lutz ended up taking the loss and he gave up two runs in 1 2/3 innings.

Jay Bruce had a nice day at the plate in the loss.  He went two for five with a double, a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.  Eric Eymann went three for four with a double and he scored a run.

Camilo Vazquez improved to 4-6 on the season with a very nice start in the Lookouts 6-0 win.  He gave up just five hits and he struck out five in seven shutout innings.

Jay Garthwaite went two for four with a double, two RBIs and run.  Drew Anderson went two for four with a triple, an RBI and two runs.

Juan Rafael didn’t give up in five innings but he walked two, threw a wild pitch then hit a batter before the go ahead run scored in the fourth inning on another wild pitch.

Miguel Perez drove in the only run for the Reds with a solo homerun.  Jose Gualdron went two for three.

The Bats continued their nice run with their fourth straight win.  Aaron Herr went one for two with three walks with two runs.  Ryan Jorgensen went one for four with two RBIs in the 6-5 win.

Steven Kelly picked up the win although he was more in the right place at the right time.  He gave up three runs in three innings and it was his first win of the season.

Richie Gardner improved to 2-1 on the season with a nice start in the Lookouts 7-0 blowout win over the Barons.  He gave up four hits and he struck out six in 6 2/3 shutout innings.

Jay Garthwaite went two for five with a three run homer in the win.  Enrique Cruz went three for five with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.

Sarasota entered the eighth down 3-0 and things were looking grim but the Reds rallied for four runs to walk away with a 4-3 win.  Adam Rosales singled home two runs to make it a one run game and then Craig Tatum singled home both the tying and winning runs in the big inning.

Ramon Ramirez improved to 5-2 on the season with some nice pitching.  He gave up just a single hit and he struck out six in 3 1/3 innings.

The Bats beat up on the Redwings 9-5 for their third straight win and Joey Votto and Anderson Machado led the way for the Bats at the plate.  Votto went two for four with a homerun and three RBIs wihle Machado went two for four with a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.

Bobby Livingston improved to 2-4 on the season with a the win. He gave up two runs on ten hits with three strikeouts in seven innings.

Sam Lecure had a rough start in the Lookouts 5-4 loss to Carolina although he didn’t take the loss.  He gave up four runs on five hits and three walks with two strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.  Then Calvin Medlock gave up a run in the sixth that proved to be the game winner and he took the loss.

Enrique Cruz had a nice day at the plate.  He went two for four with a homerun and two RBIs.  Caonabo Cosme doubled twice and drove in a run while Jay Garthwaite went two for four with a solo homerun.

Anthony Gressick fell to 2-4 on the season after a rough start in the Dragons 7-4 loss to the White Caps.  He gave up seven runs (five earned) on six hits and three walks with three strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings.

Billy Rojo was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for five with a double and a run.

Travis Webb was shelled in the Dragons 9-1 loss to the White Caps.  He fell to 4-4 on the season and he gave up six runs on four hits and four walks with two strikeouts in just 1 2/3 innings.

There were no hitting stars in this one.  Drew Stubbs had one of the five hits and he scored the only run for the Dragons.

Carlos Fisher fell to 2-2 on the season with a rough start in the Lookouts 9-1 loss to Carolina.  He gave up five runs on seven hits and three walks with two strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.

Tyrell Godwin had the only hit of the game for the Lookouts.  He singled and drove in the only run.

Mark Bellhorn had a nice day at the plate in the Bats 5-2 win over Rochester.  He went two for four with a two run homer.  Joey Votto singled twice and he drove in two runs in the win.

Tom Shearn improved to 3-4 on the season with a nice start.  He gave up two runs on seven hits and a walk with four strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings.

The Dragons pummelled the White Caps in an impressive 10-0 rout.  Juan Francisco led the way at the plate.  He went two for five with a double and four RBIs.  Denis Phipps also had a nice game and he went three for three with an RBI and two runs.

Rafael Gonzalez continued his impressive season and he improved to 9-1.  He gave up four hits and a walk with three strikeouts in seven shutout innings.

The Lookouts went into the seventh down 4-1 but they scored four in the seventh and one in the eighth to win it.  Tonys Guitierrez went four for four with a double and a run.  Tyrell Godwin went two for four with two doubles, three RBIs and a run.

Mike Bumatay picked up the win although he was pretty much in the right place at the right time.  He got the two batters out that he pitched to in the sixth inning.