Reds Minor League Baseball Blog

You don’t see this every day.  The Mudcats were outhit 11-7 but on the scoreboard, it was a blowout the other way with a final score of 12-3.  The Mudcats capitalized on four errors that led to seven unearned runs and they drew six walks.  Juan Francisco had just one hit but it was a three run blast while Logan Parker tripled and drove in three runs.  Sean Henry also had a productive game and he went one for four with a homerun, two runs and two RBIs.

Dallas Buck threw a nice game and he improved to 2-0.  He gave up one run on seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six innings.

The Bats got it done in the ninth inning yesterday.  Down 6-5, Kevin Barker belted a two run single to give the Bats the lead.  Luis Bolivar had a nice day at the plate and he went three for four with a double, a triple and three runs.  Chris Valaika went two for with two doubles and an RBI.

Sam LeCure was roughed up in his start and he gave up four runs on seven hits and four walks with two strikeouts in five innings.  Pedro Viola walked two in a shutout inning and he improved to 1-0 while Robert Manuel got the final batter out for his first save.

Not too many teams can survive a nine run inning and that’s what the Mudcats gave up in the second inning yesterday.  Most of those came off of Misael DeJesus, who was credited with eight of those runs on five hits and three walks in just 1 1/3 innings.  The loss dropped him to 1-1 on the season.

Sean Henry was one of the hitting stars.  He went two for four with a double, two RBIs and a run.  Jose Castro was two for two with a run.

This looked like a fun game.  Dayton jumped out to a 4-2 lead only to see it turn into a deficit when Fort Wayne scored three in the fifth.  The Dragons then tied it in the sixth and the game then turned into a pitcher’s duel until Fort Wayne won it in the tenth.  Curtis Partch was roughed up and he gave up four runs in 4 1/3 innings while Mike Bohana took the loss when his runner scored in the tenth.

Cody Puckett was the hitting star in the 6-5 loss.  He went three for five with a home run and three RBIs.  Kyle Day went two for four with a double, a walk and a run.

The Reds had a tough time at the plate in this one as they lost to Jupiter 3-1.  Denis Phipps doubled and scored the lone run while Jacob Kahaulelio went two for three with a double.

Jerry Gil took the loss and he fell to 0-2.  He gave up two runs on four hits and two walks with one strikeout in four innings.

Ben Jukich got it done today as the Bats picked up a win at home.  He improved to 2-0 and he gave up one run on seven hits and one walk with four strikeouts in six innings.  Josh Roenicke struck out two in a shutout ninth and he picked up his first save of the season.

All four runs came via the longball in the 4-1 win.  Kevin Barker belted a two run shot and Adam Rosales and Daniel Dorn both hit solo shots.

A solid start by Lance Janke went to waste as the Dragons pen fell apart in an 8-3 loss to Fort Wayne.  Janke gave up one run on four hits and one walk with four strikeouts in five innings before seeing the game get out of hand.  Andrew Bowman took the loss and he fell to 0-2.  He gave up three runs in 1 1/3 innings while Scott Gafney gave up four runs and he got just one batter out.

David Sappelt went two for five with a double and two runs.  Byron Wiley went two for four with a run.

The Reds dropped their fifth straight game in a 4-1 loss to Jupiter.  All four runs against them came in the first four frames in a mediocre start by Jeremy Horst.  He fell to 0-1 and he gave up four runs (two earned) on six hits with a strikeout.

Yonder Alonso drove in the lone run and he singled.  He has yet to live up to the hype as his number one prospect billing with a .156 batting average so far.  Denis Phipps singled and doubled for the only multi-hit game.

The Mudcats dropped their third straight and they fell to 4-5 on he season with a rough day at the plate in a 4-0 loss to Mobile.  They picked up just four hits, all of which were singles.  There were no hitting stars in this one folks.

James Avery took the loss and he fell to 0-1 on the season.  He gave up four runs, but just one was earned, on five hits and a walk with seven strikeouts in six innings.  Ruben Medina threw two shutout innings and he struck out two to close out the game.

The Bats held on to their lead and ended their three game skid as they took care of Indianapolis 4-3.  Danny Richar was the lone Bat with a pair of hits while Adam Rosales went one for three with a walk, a double, a run and an RBI.

Matt Maloney made the best of the Bats early lead and he improved to 2-0.  He gave up three runs (two earned) on seven hits with six strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.  Carlos Fisher looked very sharp with 2 2/3 shutout frames with three strikeouts and he picked up his first save of the season.

The Dragons lost a tough one 3-2 to the Chiefs in a game without many fireworks at the plate for the road team.  David Sappelt drove in one of the runs with a solo homer while Tony Brown singled, drew a walk and scored a run.

Matthew Fairel was decent enough in his no-decision start.  He gave up one run on eight hits and three walks with two strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.  Andrew Bowman gave up a pair of runs in his single frame and he fell to 0-1.

Travis Webb must have felt okay about this one.  Yeah, he gave up a first inning run and the Reds still didn’t have the lead when he left after four, but one run isn’t that much to make up.  Unfortunately, the pen imploded and the end result was a 5-2 loss.  Webb took the loss but Logan Ondrusek and Philippe-Alexandre Valiquette combined to give up four in the seventh that put this one out of reach.

Alex Buchholz doubled twice and scored a run in the loss.  Carson Kainer went two for three with a walk and an RBI.

Zero runs and just five hits does not a win make.  All five of the Mudcats hits were singles and only one hitter, leadoff hitter Sean Henry, had a multi-hit game with two safeties in the 2-0 loss.

A decent start by Travis Wood went to waste.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on five hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

Those pesky Hens jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead and despite three late runs, the Bats couldn’t complete the comeback in their third straight loss.  Jonny Gomes tripled and drove in two of the three runs while Chris Valaika singled, doubled and scored once in the 4-3 loss.

Adam Pettyjohn was roughed up and he took the loss.  He fell to 0-1 and he gave up four runs on six hits and four walks with two strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.

The Bats made a nice run last year but fell short of a Governors Cup.  This year, they should be right back in the mix though with some familiar faces on the mound.  Homer Bailey, Daryl Thompson, Adam Pettyjohn and Ramon Ramirez all pitched for the Bats at some point back in 2008 and they anchor a solid rotation that should help carry the Bats in 2009.  Of course they won’t have the services of guys like Jay Bruce, but they’ll just have to make due.  Drew Stubbs is a guy to watch though.

Man, this weather is a drag.  I’m sitting on two brand new mitts and I can’t get out and work either one.  It just looks like my Rawlings baseball glove and my nokona baseball glove will have to sit in their boxes until things warm up.