Reds Minor League Baseball Blog

Jay Bruce had a nice day at the plate in Sarasota’s 5-2 win over St. Lucie.  He only had one hit but it was a double and he finished the game with three RBIs.  Brandon Szymanski also had a great day and he went three for four and was a single short of hitting for the cycle with three runs scored.

Ramon Ramirez threw six shutout innings in the win.  He gave up six hits and a walk with six strikeouts.

Wow, this was an impressive win.  The offense racked up 16 runs with three different Reds driving in three runs each while the pitching held Vero Beach scoreless. If I had to pick a hitting star, it’d be Adam Rosales.  He went three for four with a double, a triple, three RBIs and two runs.  Brandon Szymanski also had a nice game and he went three for five with a solo homerun and three runs.

Johnny Cueto improved to 3-4 with six shutout innings.  He gave up three hits and a walk with ten strikeouts in an impressive start.

Logan Ondrusek dropped to 4-3 on the season in the Reds 8-4 loss to Vero Beach.  He gave up six runs on eight hits and three walks with four strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.

Jay Bruce had another good gaem.  He went three for five with a double, a run and an RBI.  Brandon Szymanski hit a solo homerun in the loss.

Logan Ondrusek improved to 4-2 on the season in Sarasota’s 4-1 win over Brevard County.  He gave up one run on five hits and two walks with two strikeouts in six innings of work.

Brandon Szymanski hit a two run homer in the win.  Michael Griffin went three for five with two RBIs.

Sarasota lost 6-5 but Adam Rosales had a quality day at the plate in the loss.  He went one for two with two walks and three RBIs.  Brandon Szymanski went two for four with a homerun and two runs scored.

Ramon Ramirez took the loss and he dropped to 3-2 on the season.  He gave up five runs on four hits and four walks with four strikeouts in four innings.

Sarasota topped Daytona 7-4 and Brandon Szymanski played a huge role in the win.  He went two for four with a triple, a homerun and four RBIs.  Craig Tatum went three for four and he he scored two runs.

Luis Montano picked up the win although he was in the right place at the right time.  He gave up two runs in his 2 1/3 innings of relief.

The only run the Reds could manage against Lakeland was a solo homerun by Daniel Dorn.  Brandon Szymanski also had a nice game and he went three for four.

A decent start by Daryl Thompson went to waste.  He gave up two runs on three hits and a walk with three strikeouts in five innings of work.  The loss drops his record to 0-1 on the season.

It had to end eventually and it wasn’t for lack of pitching.  Carlos Fisher struck out eleven in six shutout innings but Logan Ondrusek gave up the only run of the game in the seventh innings as he took the loss.

The Reds were shutout on seven hits in the 1-0 loss.  Craig Tatum and Brandon Szymanski each finished with two hits.

Richie Gardner improved to 2-0 with another good start as Sarasota beat Clearwater 4-3.  Gardner gave up just a single run on three hits and a walk with three strikeouts in six innings of work.

Jay Bruce had another big game.  He went two for three with a double, a homerun, two RBIs and a run.  Brandon Szymanski also went yard and his was a two run shot.

Robert Manual was simply pounded by the Tampa Yankees today.  He gave up nine runs on ten hits in just two innings and his season ERA is an unimpressive 20.25.  That’s not going to earn a callup. 

Brandon Szymanski had a nice day at the plate.  He went two for four with a double, a run and an RBI.  Adam Rosales had a single and he scored twice in the 13-3 loss.