Reds Minor League Baseball Blog

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.

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.

Bobby Livingston dropped to 0-4 on the season in a rough start in the Bats 11-3 loss to the Knights.  He gave up seven runs on ten hits and one walk with three strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.

Mark Bellhorn was the hitting star.  He went two for three with a solo homerun.

Aaron Herr singled home Jeff Kippinger in the bottom of the tenth inning to win it for the Bats.  The infielder finished the game two for five with a homerun and two RBIs.  Joey Votto had three hits including a solo homerun.

Jason Kershner picked up the win with two shutout innings of relief.  He improved to 4-3 on the season.  Bobby Livingston had a decent start and he gave up three runs (two earned) on seven hits and two walks with six strikeouts.

The Bats took a 7-0 lead in this one yet lost 8-7 in ten innings to the Mud Hens.  Bobby Livingston had a tough start and he gave up six runs but it was Ricky Stone who took the loss when he gave up a run in both the ninth and tenth innings.

Anderson Machado had a huge day at the  plate in the loss.  He went four for five and he hit for the cycle. He drove in two and scored twice.

The Bats picked up two wins today in a couple of close games against the Syracuse Chiefs.  In the first game, Chad Moeller led the offense in the 6-5 win.  He went two for three with a double, a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.  Mark Bellhorn went two for four with an RBI.  Gary Majewski picked up the win with an inning of shutout relief.

The second game was a little more low scoring, but it was a win none the less as the Bats won it 3-2.  Bobby Livingston gave up a bunch of hits (12) but only two baserunners crossed the plate in 5 2/3 innings.  Ricky Stone picked up the win with 1 1/3 innings of shutout relief.  Earl Snyder was the hitting star and he went two for two with a walk, an RBI and a run.

Bobby Livingston had a pretty good start today for the Bats but at the end of the day, he dropped to 0-2 because the hitters picked up just one run.  He gave up two runs on four hits with four strikeouts in seven innings.

Earl Snyder drove in the only run for the Bats.  DeWaynee Wise went two for three with a triple and a run.

Louisville managed only one run on five hits in their 3-1 loss to Richmond.  Mark Bellhorn was the only bat with two hits and he also scored the lone run.

Bobby Livingston had a very solid start but he took the loss.  He gave up two runs on six hits with four strikeouts in six innings of work.

The Clippers held the Bats to just five hits in a 1-0 shutout loss.  Jeff Bannon was the only Bat with two hits.

Bobby Livingston had a great start go to waste.  He threw 6 2/3 shutout innings and he gave up just five hits and two walks with five strikeouts.