Reds Minor League Baseball Blog

The Bats didn’t get much from their hitters last night as they fell to the Hens 4-1.  Chris Valaika two for three with a triple and he scored the lone run.  Corky Miller went two for three.

Travis Wood took the loss and he fell to 0-3.  He gave up four runs on nine hits and three walks with six strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings.  Three of the nine hits he gave up left the building.

The Bats evened up their series with the Bulls 1-1 and they did it despite giving up a couple of early runs.  Ben Jukich was hit for two runs in the first, but the pitching staff didn’t allow a run the rest of the way.  Jukich picked up the win and he gave up two runs on six hits and three walks with three strikeouts in five innings.  Enerio Del Rosario didn’t allow a baserunner in three innings of shutout relief and Logan Ondrusek pitched a shutout ninth to pick up his first save of the postseason.

Chris Valaika went two for three with a pair of RBIs.  Todd Frazier went two for four with a walk, two runs and an RBI.

Lousville got in their make up and then some as they swept a doubleheader over Indianapolis.  Game one was a 2-1 win and Ramon Ramirez had a very nice start.  He gave up one run on six hits and with four strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.  Pedro Viola got the final two batters out to pick up his fifth save.  Drew Stubbs led the way at the plate with a pair of singles.

Game two was also a one run game but this time it was a 3-2 win.  Jeff Kennard struck out three in two shutout innings to improve to 2-1 while Robert Manuel pitched a shutout ninth to pick up his seventh save.  Adam Rosales went two for three with a double and two runs while Chris Valaika went one for one with a double, a walk and two RBIs.

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.

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.

Travis Wood didn’t get the win today but his start was impressive enough.  He gave up two hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.  Robert Manuel picked up the win with 2 1/3 innings of shutout relief.

Chris Valaika had a nice day at the plate.  He went four for five with a two run homer.  Jason Louwsma went two for four with a two run homer of his own.

Anthony Gressick had a rough time in his start in the Dragons 8-3 loss to the White Caps.  He fell to 2-3 on the season and he gave up four runs on four hits and five walks with two strikeouts in three innings.

Juan Francisco doubled, drove in two and scored a run.  Chris Valaika went two for five and he scored a run.

The Dragons outhit the Loons 9-8 but they lost 4-2 in a low scoring affair.  Jason Louwsma hit a solo homerun while Chris Valaika went three for four.

Jordan Smith dropped to 4-4 on the season although he had a decent start.  He gave up three runs on six hits and one walk with four strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Juan Francisco provided the bulk of the Dragons offense in their 7-5 loss to the Loons.  He went two for three with a homerun and four RBIs.  Chris Valaika also had a hot day at the plate and he went four for five with two RBIs and a run.

Rafael Gonzalez improved to 8-1 on the season with a nice start.  He gave up three runs on seven hits and one walk with six strikeouts in seven innings of work.

The Dragons took both games in their doubleheader sweep over South Bend.  In the first game, the offense was rolling and Chris Valaika doubled, drove in three and scored a run.  Juan Francisco went two for three with a homerun and two RBIs while Jordan Smith picked up the win with five decent innings in the 6-3 win.

In game two, pitching saved the game and Pedro Viola picked up the win with 2 2/3 shutout innings of relief.  Drew Stubbs went two for three and he scored both runs in the 2-1 win.

A nice start by Sean Watson was wasted in the Dragons 3-2 loss to South Bend.  He gave up one hit and three walks with five strikeouts in five innings.

Chris Valaika was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for four and he hit a solo homerun.

Each team took a game in the doubleheader split between the Dragons and South Bend.  In the first game, the Dragons got a nice start from Rafael Gonzalez in the 2-0 win.  He gave up three hits and he struck out three and he threw all seven innings.  He improved to an impressive 7-1 on the season.  Juan Francisco was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for three with a double and he scored one of the two runs.

Game two didn’t go quite as well.  Daniel Guerrero had rough start and Misael DeJesus took the loss when he gave up two runs in the seventh inning.  Chris Valaika doubled and he drove in two and scored once.

Juan Francisco picked up two hits and he was the only player with a multihit game in the Dragon’s 5-0 loss.  Chris Valaika doubled and he drew two walks.

Anthony Gressick was hit hard in the loss.  He gave up five runs on eight hits with six strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.

Dayton scored four runs in the top of the seventh and they needed every one of them in the Dragons 6-5 win over Cedar Rapids.  Chris Valaika was the hitting star and he had a hand in most of the runs.  He went two for five with a double, a homeruns four RBIs and two runs.

Misael DeJesus threw 2 1/3 shutout relief innings and he picked up the win.  Jose Rojas pitched three shutout innings to close the game out andhe picked up his seventh save of the season.

Travis Webb got it done on the mound in the Dragons 5-1 win over Fort Wayne.  He gave up just one run on six hits and he struck out seven in five innings of work and the win improves his record to 3-1 on the season.

Chris Valaika had a huge day at the plate.  He went two for three with two homeruns and four RBIs.  Justin Turner also had a nice game and he went three for four with a homerun and two runs scored.

This game was pretty ugly as Burlington scored fourteen runs in the first five innings.  Jordan Smith took the loss and he was hit hard for eight runs on eight hits and two walks with three strikeouts in just 2 2/3 innings.

Denis Phillips had a pretty good game at the plate in the 14-7 loss.  He went three for five with two RBIs and a run.  Chris Valaika went two for four with a run and an RBI.

Chris Valaika got it done at the plate in the Dragons 9-5 win over Quad Cities.  He went four for five with a double, a triple, three runs and two RBIs.  Jason Louwama and Drew Stubbs both went yard.

Sean Watson had a very nice and he improved to 2-0.  He gave up just two runs on four hits and a walk with ten strikeouts in five innings.

Rafael Gonzalez gave up just one run on five hits and a walk with three strikeouts in the Dragons 5-2 win.  The win improved his record to 2-0 on the season.

Chris Valaika went two for four with two doubles and two runs.  Denis Phipps doubled and drove in two runs.

Daryl Thompson gave up just five hits and a walk with two strikeouts in six shutout innings as the Dragons took care of Quad Cities 3-0.  The win improved his record to 2-0 on the year.

Chris Valaika was the hitting star. He went two for three with a walk and two RBIs.

Chris Valaika had a nice game in the Dayton Dragons third straight win.  He went four for five with two RBIs in the 9-2 win.  Denis Phipps had two hits and two runs.

Daryl Thompson picked up the win with five nice innings.  He gave up a single run on two hits with five strikeouts.