Reds Minor League Baseball Blog

Matt Maloney may have seen his specatcular ERA (now 2.30) go up, but it was still more then good enough for him to walk away with the win in the Bats 6-4 win over Gwinnett.  He gave up three runs on seven hits and two walk with six strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings.  Robert Manuel gave up a run in the ninth but he still picked up his sixth save of the season.

Kevin Barker went two for four with a double, a home run and two RBIs.  Chris Heisey also had a nice game and he went three for five with a double, an RBI and two runs.

This was a wild one.  Travis Wood gave up a pair of runs in the second inning and that’s all either team scored until the Mudcats tied it up with two in the seventh.  Then three in the eighth by Carolina appeared to put this one out of reach but Lookouts stormed back and scored four in the fourth to sneak away with a win.  Speaking of Travis Wood, he threw seven solid frames in his no-decision.  He gave up two runs on five hits and a walk with four strikeouts.  Sean Watson gave up the four eighth inning runs and he fell to 1-4 on the season.

Sean Henry went two for four with a two run home run.  Todd Frazier also pitched in with a two run blast of his own.

Jeremy Horst improved to 3-8 on the season with a nice start in the Sarasota Reds 5-3 win over Lakeland.  He gave up three runs (two earned) on four hits and a walk with four strikeouts in seven solid frames.  Enerio Del Rosario struck out two in a shutout ninth to earn save number five.

Neftali Soto went two for four with a home run, two RBIs and two runs.  Jake Kahaulello doubled and drove in a pair.

Dayton scored two runs in the top of the eighth inning to tie this one up only to see the pen falter when the Lugnuts scored two in the bottom half of the frame to finish up the Dragons.  Scott Gafney gave up those two runs and he fell to 3-3.  Curtis Partch gave up three runs in five innings in a rough start.

Michael Konstanty went two for four with a triple, two RBIs and a run.  Kevyn Feiner went two for four with a run.

Billing managed four runs but they did it on just five hits in a 6-4 loss to Great Falls.  Yen-Wen Kuo singled and drove in two runs while Humberto Sosa doubled and scored a run.

Leonardo Astorga gave up four runs in six innings in his start.  Daniel Corcino fell to 0-1 and he gave up two runs on two hits and a walk with a strikeout in two innings of relief.

You usually don’t win many games when you give up five errors but the GCL Reds did just that in a 7-5 win over the GCL Orioles.  Yorman Rodriguez went two for four with a walk and two runs.  Cristobal Rodriguez went two for four with a triple, a run and an RBI.

Marcos Molina picked up the win and he improved to 1-1.  He gave up four hits in three innings of relief.  Raul Rodriguez struck out three in 1 2/3 innings of shutout relief to pick up his first save of the season.

The Dragons took care of the Lugnuts 5-2 and it was a pair of two run home runs that gave Dayton the bulk of their offense.  Byron Wiley belted a two run shot in the fourth inning and then Michael Konstanty went yard with a two run blast in the fifth.  Cody Puckett pitched in with three walks, a single and two runs.

Matt Fairel improved to 5-3 on the season with a solid start.  He gave up two runs on four hits and two walks with six strikeouts in six innings.  Aguido Gonzalez struck out two in a shutout ninth and he picked up his seventh save of the season.

Four hits isn’t going to cut it and that’s all the Mudcats picked up tonight in their 9-0 loss.  Three of the four hits went for doubles and Jose Castro was the only hitter to reach base twice with a double and a walk.

Jordan Smith fell to 4-3 with a rough start.   He gave up three runs on eight hits and two walks with three strikeouts in five innings.  Ramon Geronimo was particularly hit hard and he gave up six runs in just one inning.

Matthew Klinker was the only pitcher to get hit hard in the Sarasota’s 12-5 loss to Lakeland, but he took the loss and he was hit the hardest.  He gave up six runs (three earned) on five hits and a walk with a strikeout in two innings.  Four errors didn’t help things and they turned into seven unearned runs.

Devin Mesoraco was the hitting star in the loss.  He went one for two with a three run blast.

You’d think this was the big league club.  The GCL Reds were held to just six hits as they were doubled up by the Rays 4-2.  Theodis Bowe led the way and he went two for three with a triple, a run and an RBI.

Blair Carson threw three shutout innings in his start but he saw the pen give the lead away.  Jeremy Ware took the loss and he gave up all four runs in three innings of relief.

Dallas Buck fell to 2-3 on the season with a rough start in the Mudcats 6-2 loss to Jacksonville last night.  Buck gave up three runs on four hits and two walks in two innings.

Chris Heisey went two for four in the loss.   Carson Kainer went two for three with an RBI.

The Bats couldn’t get much going at the plate as they lost to the Charlotte Knights 6-0.  Daniel Dorn and Michael Griffin accounted for most of the offense with a pair of singles each but neither could come around to score in either chance.

Ramon Ramirez had a rough start and he fell to 2-5.  He gave up six runs on seven hits and two walks with six strikeouts in six innings.

It took the Billings hitters a couple of innings but when they got going, they put together a five run third inning to give themselves all the runs they’d need in a 9-1 win.  Efrain Contreras went two for four with a triple, four RBIs and two runs.  Yen-Wen Kuo went three for five with a run.

Leonardo Astorga picked up the win and he improved to 1-0.  He gave up three hits and two walks with five strikeouts in five shutout innings.

Travis Wood got it done on the mound tonight in his start and he improved to 8-3 in the Mudcats 7-0 win over Jacksonille.  He gave up four hits and two walks with three strikeouts in six innings.

Chris Denove had a nice day at the plate and he went two for three with a home run and two RBIs.  Sean Henry belted a solo homer while Logan Parker doubled, drove in two and scored a run.

The GCL Reds picked up nine hits but none of those baserunners crossed the plate in a 5-0 loss to the GCL Orioles.  Cristobal Rodriguez went three for four while Theodis Bowe went two for four with a double.

Marcos Molina took the loss and he fell to 0-1.  He gave up four runs on five hits and three walks with two strikeouts in just one inning.  Pedro Villareal threw three shutout innings in his start.

Matt Maloney fell to 4-4 despite a solid start in the Bats 3-2 loss to Charlotte.  He gave up three runs on seven hits with three strikeouts in the eight inning complete game.  He needed only 89 pitches and 70 of them were for strikes.

Drew Sutton went two for four with a double.  Kevin Barker tripled and he scored one of the two Bats runs.

Talk about a heartbreaker. The Reds scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning to tie this only to have Justin Freeman give up his second run in as many innings to lose it in a 5-4 game.  Rafael Gonzalez had a decent enough start go to waste.   He gave up three runs on seven hits with five strikeouts in six innings.

Justin Reed was the hitting star and he went three for four with a triple and an RBI.  Neftali Soto belted a solo home run, his sixth of the season.

Matthew Klinker got it done on the mound and he improved to 2-1 with a really nice start in the Reds 5-0 win over Palm Beach.  He gave up six hits and he struck out nine in six shutout innings.

Justin Reed went two for four with a walk, two RBIs and a run.  Denis Phipps went two for four with a run.

Jeremy Horst fell to 0-1 on the season with a rough start in the Mudcats 10-2 loss to Jacksonville.  He gave up five runs on five hits and a walk with five strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.

Carson Kainer went two for three with a double and a two run home run. Unfortunately he had two of the Mudcats five hits in this one.

The Bats had plenty of hitting stars in their 11-5 over Gwinnett.  Darnell McDonald went three for five with a pair of solo homers and three runs.  Kevin Barker went two for two with a double, a solo home run and two runs scored while Edwin Encarnacion belted a three run blast during his rehab stint.

Homer Bailey improved to 8-5 with a really nice start.  He gave up one run on six hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in seven frames.

The Bats lost a tough one as they went into extra frames and lost 6-3 in the tenth.  Robert Manuel took the loss and he fell to 3-3 after he gave up the three tenth inning runs.

Kevin Barker went one for three with a walk, a solo home run and two runs.  Craig Tatum went one for three with a walk and an RBI.

Alexander Smit fell to 2-2 on the season with a really rough start in the Mudcats 8-6 loss to the Smokies.  He gave up four runs on four hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 1 1/3 innings.  In fact all four pitchers that the Mudcats threw out there gave up at least one run.

Jose Castro led the way at the plate in the loss.  He went two for five with a double, two RBIs and a run.  Eric Eymann went two for four with a run and an RBI.

This one was a crazy one.  The Dragons stormed back from a 3-0 deficit and eventually took a 7-3 lead only to give up three runs in the eighth to make it close.  Still, the Dragons held on to win this one 7-6.  Lance Janke had a nice start and he gave up three runs on three hits and a walk with ten strikeouts in six innings.  Scott Gaffney gave up a run in 1 1/3 innings, but he still held on and closed out thegame to pick up his third save.

Byron Wiley was the hitting star and he went one for four with a home run and four RBIs.  Michael Konstanty went two for three with a triple, a walk and two runs.

Three Bats pitchers combined to shutout the Braves in an impressive 5-0 win.  Sam LeCure picked up the win and he improved to 5-5.  He gave up four hits and two walks with five strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings.

Kevin Barker brought the big stick and he went two for four with a two run homer and three RBIs.  Daniel Dorn pitched in with a two run blast.

The Mudcats broke a 6-6 tie in the top of the ninth with one run only to see the Smokies score two in the bottom half of the frame to win it.  Zach Cozart went two for five with two RBIs and a run.  Juan Francisco went two for five with a double, two runs and an RBI.

Ramon Geronimo took the loss when he gave up the two ninth inning runs. The loss dropped him to 2-2 on the season.

The Dragons couldn’t get anything going at the plate as they were shutout in a 6-0 loss the West Michigan Whitecaps.  All three hits were singles and Kevin Coddington led the way (if you can call it that) by going one for two with a walk.

Josh Ravin fell to 3-8 despite a solid start.  He gave up three runs (two earned) on seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts in seven innings.

Matthew Klinker improved to 1-1 on the season with a nice start in the Reds 3-1 win over Clearwater.  He gave up just four hits without a walk and with seven strikeouts in 5 2/3 shutout innings.  Enerio Del Rosario threw 1 2/3 shutout innings and he picked up his second save of the season.

Denis Phipps went two for four with a double and an RBI.  Jake Kahaulelio went two for four with a double, a run and an RBI.

Homer Bailey did it again and he improved to 7-5 with a really nice start in the Bats 6-2 win over Norfolk.  He gave up seven hits and a walk with seven strikeouts in eight shutout innings.  Robert Manuel got the final batter out to pick up his fourth save of the season.

Daniel Dorn was the hitting star in the win.  He went three for four with a double, a run and an RBI.  Luis Bolivar went two for three with a walk, a run and an RBI.

The Dragons and Lugnuts got just seven innings in and fortunately the Dragons came out on the winning side of things.  Lance Janke picked up the win and he improved to 2-3 with a pretty good start.  He gave up two runs on eight hits and one walk with five strikeouts in six innings.

Stephen Chapman had a nice day at the plate.  He went two for three with two RBIs and a run.  Cody Puckett doubled, drove in two and scored a run.

Jeremy Horst had a tough time as he took the loss in a 9-1 blowout loss to Clearwater.  He fell to 2-8 and he gave up five runs on nine hits and one walk with five strikeouts in five innings.

Mariekson Gregorius was the hitting star and he went two for three with a double and a run.  Jason Louwsma went two for four with a double.