Reds Minor League Baseball Blog

Shaun Cumberland singled home Jose Castro in the bottom of the ninth as the Lookouts edged Mobile 8-7.  It capped off a nice game by Cumberland in which he went four for five with a double, a homerun, three RBIs and three runs.  Drew Anderson also had a nice game with a double, a homerun and three RBIs.

Josh Roenicke improved to 3-0 despite blowing the save when he gave up a run in the top of the ninth inning.  He did strike out the side, he just also gave up three hits and a walk in the ninth.

Chris Dickerson tripled and that was all the Bats got as they were held scoreless by a quartet of Indianapolis pitches in a 7-0 loss.  Dickerson also had a walk in the contest and he was the lone hitter to reach base twice.

Matthew Maloney had a rough start and he fell to 1-1 on the season.  He gave up four runs on five hits and three walks with four strikeouts in four innings of work.

Daniel Guerrero picked up his first win of the season and he improved to 1-2 in the Reds 4-1 win over Dunedin.  He gave up one unearned run on three hits and three walks with four strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.

Juan Francisco singled and drove in two to bring his season RBI total up to 15.  Justin Turner singled twice, drove in a run and scored.

Luis Montano continued his impressive campaign and he improved to 3-0 with a nice start in the Dragons 3-1 win over Cedar Rapids.  He gave up just one run on one hits and two walks with five strikeouts in seven innings.  Enerio Del Rosario saved his fourth game with two shutout innings.

Todd Frazier provided the bulk of the Reds offense.  He went two for four with a two run homer.

It’s hard to believe Bailey’s ERA could get even lower but he did just that yesterday with 7 1/3 shutout innings in a 5-0 win over the Mud Hens.  Bailey gave up just five hits with a walk and three strikeouts and he’s now 3-1 with a 1.03 ERA and a .204 batting average against.  I think the kid has worked through whatever was ailing him this spring and with the Reds struggling, it’s time to see him back with the big league club.

Drew Anderson doubled and drove in two.  Jerry Hairson, Jr. went three for five with a double while Jay Bruce went two for five with a run and an RBI.

I’m no longer bitter about the trade, but I find it ironic that both Bill Bray and Gary Majewski, the guys we got when we traded Felipe Lopez and Austin Kearns, are both playing for Louisville.  Okay, maybe I am bitter about the trade still.

Still, it was Scott Sauerbeck who took the loss.  He gave up a pair of runs in the top of the eleventh and he fell to 0-1.

Kevin Barker went two for four with a homerun and two RBIs.  Andy Green went three for five with a double and a run.

Dayton blew out Beloit 9-2 and it was Brandon Waring who really stepped it up at the plate.  He went three for five with two homers, five RBIs and three runs.  Denis Phipps went three for five with a homerun and three RBIs.

Luis Montano improved to 2-0 with a nice start.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on five hits and two walks with one strikeout in five innings.

Daniel Guerrero fell to 0-2 in the Reds 6-2 loss to Lakeland.  He gave up four runs on six hits and three walks with seven strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.

Justin Turner was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for four with a double and an RBI.

Carlos Fisher had a rough relief appearance and he fell to 0-1 as the Lookouts lost to Huntsville 7-4.  He gave up five runs on five hits and two walks with a strikeout in 1 1/3 innings.  A nice start by Ramon Ramirez went to waste.  He gave up a single run on three hits with two strikeouts in five innings.

Cody Strait went two for five with a double and a homerun.  Sean Henry homered, walked twice and scored two runs.

Jay Bruce is definitely heating up and and he had a nice day at the plate in the Bats 6-4 win over Norfolk.  The rightfielder went three for three with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.  Jerry Hairston, Jr. went two for four with a double, a homerun and three RBIs.

Matthew Maloney improved to 1-0 with a decent start.  He gave up three runs on six hits and a walk with six strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.

Dayton got to make up one of those rain outs today as they split a pair of games with Wisconsin.  The first game was a 4-1 loss in which Curtis Partch was knocked around. He gave up four runs on nine hits with three strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.  Brandon Waring was the lone hitter with more then one hit and he went two for four.

Game two went a bit better with a 3-1 win.  Matthew Klinker gave up just one unearned run on five hits with a walk and four strikeouts in five innings.  Jacob Long went three for three with a run and an RBI.

You have to feel for Jordan Smith because he pitched a very nice game.  He gave up one run on seven hits with five strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings.  Unfortunately, he dropped his first start and he fell to 2-1.

Drew Stubbs ended up with two of the Reds three hits in the 1-0 loss.  Justin Tordi had the other one.

Todd Frazier was the hitting star in the Dragons 8-3 win over Fort Wayne.  He went three for four with a double, a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.  Keltavious Jones went two for four with a double and two runs.

Jeremy Horst improved to 1-0 with some impressive relief pitching.  He gave up one hit with four strikeout in four innings pitched.

Alvin Colina led the Bats in their 11-0 rout over the Yankees.  He went two for three with a homerun, five RBIs and a pair of runs.  Jerry Hairston Jr. finished with three hits and he drove in two.

Tom Shearn got it done on the mound.  He gave up three hits and a walk with two strikeouts in five shutout innings.

Alexander Smit fell to 0-2 on the season and while his start wasn’t awful, it wasn’t good enough in a game where the Reds scored just two runs.  He gave up two runs on four hits and one walk with six strikeouts in just four innings.

Juan Francisco was the offense for Sarasota.  His two run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning was all the Reds picked up in the game.

The Lookouts couldn’t score a single run in their 4-0 loss to the B-Mets today.  They did have a couple of solid individual performances at the plate though.  Michael Griffin doubled twice in four at bats and B.J. Szymanski went two for three in the contest.

Ramon Ramirez took the loss in a subpar outing.  He gave up two runs on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts in just 3 2/3 innings.

Dayton edged Fort Wayne 3-2 and while Raymond Jeffords didn’t pick up the win, he was by far the most impressive on the mound.  He gave up just two hits with six strikeouts in 2 2/3 innings of relief.  Enerio Del Rosario picked up the win with 1 1/3 innings of shutout relief.

Brandon Waring was the hitting star.  He went two for three with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs in the win.

Louisville took care of the Bats 9-2 and it was the Reds top prospect, Jay Bruce, who led the way.  After a slow start to the season he went two for five with a triple, a homerun and three RBIs.  Jerry Hairston, Jr. went three for four with a double, a triple and two runs.

Justin Lehr picked up the win with an exceptional start.  He gave up just a solo homerun with five strikeouts in eight innings of work.

Travis Wood didn’t get the win today but his start was impressive enough.  He gave up two hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.  Robert Manuel picked up the win with 2 1/3 innings of shutout relief.

Chris Valaika had a nice day at the plate.  He went four for five with a two run homer.  Jason Louwsma went two for four with a two run homer of his own.

It was 3-0 heading into the bottom of the sixth and the Dragons held the lead when the eighth inning started but two runs in the eighth and then a game winning run in the ninth cost the Dragons the game in the 4-3 loss.  Terrell Young not only gave up the tying run in the bottom of the eight but he also gave up the game winner in the ninth.

Michael McKennon belted a two run homer in the loss.  Todd Frazier went two for four with an RBI.

Ruben Medina gave up three runs on the tenth inning as the Reds lost to the Yankees 8-5.  It didn’t help that Daniel Guerrero had a rough start.  He gave up five runs on eight hits with three strikeouts in five innings.

Jason Louwsma went two for five with a double and a run.  Michael DeJesus went two for four with a run and an RBI.

The Lookouts split their twin bill today with the Biscuits.  Game one was an 8-4 win but the Lookouts needed an extra frame to win it.  That four run eighth inning came on a big grand slam by B.J. Szymanski.  He finished two for three with a double, the slam and three runs.  Ben Jukich threw five solid innings in his start and he gave up two runs on four hits and two walks with three strikeouts in five innings.  Josh Roenicke gave up an unearned run in the seventh inning but he picked up the win.

Game two was an ugly 10-1 blowout loss.  Justin Mallett gave up four runs on four hits and two walks with one strikeout in three innings of work.  Justin James was shelled for five runs in 1 2/3 innings.  Szymanski drove in the lone run for the Lookouts with his second homerun of the day.

A 3-2 lead turned into a 5-3 loss in a hurry as Gary Majewski served up a a two run homer in the bottom of the ninth to take the loss.  I swear this guy is going to haunt me even when he’s in the minors.  Anyway, Majewski took the loss and a nice start by Adam Pettyjohn went to waste.  He gave up two runs on seven hits and a walk with six strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Alvin Colina was the hitting star in the loss.  He went three for four with a run and an RBI.

James Avery didn’t take the loss, but he got things going as the Lookouts were knocked around by the Biscuits.  He gave up four runs (three earned) on three hits and two walks with four strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.  Pedro Viola was boucned for three runs in just 2/3 of an inning.

Tonys Gutierrez went two for four with a solo homer.  Craig Tatum doubled, drew two walks and drove in a run.

Todd Frazier belted a solo homer in the top of the tenth inning as the Dragons took care of the Loons 4-3.  Justin Reed went two for five with a run.

Joseph Krebs gave up a run in three innings of relief and he picked up the win.  Enerio Del Rosario threw a shutout tenth inning and he picked up the save.

Matt Belisle got it done in a rehab start for the Reds as he nearly went the distance in Sarasota’s 1-0 win over Tampa.  He gave up just two hits in 8 2/3 innings of relief.  Sean Watson got the final out of the game and he picked up the save.

Juan Francisco went two for four and he drove in the only run of the game.  Sean Henry singled and he scored the lone run.

Louisville made up their postponed game from yesterday and they also played their game from yesterday and they took care of the Chiefs in both.  Ryan Hanigan drove in two runs in the first game, which was a 5-3, eleven inning victory.  Jolbert Cabrera went one for two with a double, an RBI, a run and three walks.  Marcus McBeth picked up the win with two innings of shutout relief.

Tom Shearn got it done on the mound in the second game.  He gave threw five innings of no-hit ball and he struck out five to pick up the win.  Cabrera went two for four with two doubles and two RBIs.

Jamie Arneson was knocked around for four runs in just four innings as the Dragons lost to the Loons 5-4.  He gave up the four runs on six hits and a walk with five strikeouts.

Brandon Waring had a nice day at the plate.  He went three for four with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.

The Reds got off to a nice start in this game and they jumped out to a 3-0 lead but Alexander Smit gave up five runs in the third innings as Sarasota list it to Fort Myers 6-3.  The five runs came on five hits and four walks in a tough outing.

Sean Henry was the hitting star.  He doubled and drove in two runs in the loss.

Daryl Thompson definitely got it done on the mound tonight as the Lookouts beat the Biscuits 4-1.  He gave up just one unearned run on three hits without a walk and he struck out five.  Three relievers then combined to throw three shutout innings the rest of the way.  Nice game by the pitching staff here.

Michael Griffin was the hitting star.  He went two for four with a double, two RBIs and a run.