Reds Minor League Baseball Blog

The bullpen really got it done in this one as the Mustangs took care of Missoula 3-2.  Bryan Gardner struck out four in three shutout innings of relief while Brian Pearl struck out two in a shutout eighth and he improved to 1-0.  Jason Braun pitched a shutout ninth and he picked up his first save of the season.

Tyler Stovall was the hitting star and he went three for four with a double and two RBIs.  Yen-Wen Kuo went two for three with a double and an RBI.

The Mustangs fell to Missoula 13-2 and most of the damage came off of Leonardo Astorga, who fell to 2-8.  Some errors cost him as well as he gave up eight runs, but just three of them were earned.  He gave up the eight runs on seven hits and a walk with two strikeouts in four innings.  Jacob Wiley was also roughed up and he gave up five runs in just one inning of relief.

Mark Fleury was the Mustangs offense.  He went three for four with a double, a triple and an RBI.  Joshua Garton doubled and he scored the lone run.