Reds Minor League Baseball Blog

Lynchburg hitters really got going as they finished the game with seventeen hits and three walks in a 9-5 win over Salem.  Dave Seppelt went three for five with a double, two RBIs and two runs.  Cody Puckett went two for four with two doubles, two runs and an RBI.

Jordan Hotchkiss improved to 1-0.  He gave up an unearned run in two innings of relief.  Mace Thurman pitched two innings of shutout relief.

Lynchburg couldn’t get much done at the plate in their 4-1 loss to Frederick.  The lone run came on a solo home run by Cody Puckett.  Josh Fellhauer singled and he drew a walk.

Travis Webb struck out six in four shutout innings.  Scott Gaffney took the loss when he gave up a pair of runs in the eighth inning and he fell to 0-1.

Oscar Castro didn’t take the loss, but he definitely got the ball rolling in the Dragons 8-6 loss to Fort Wayne.  He gave up four runs on four hits and four walks with one strikeout in three innings for his start.  Junior Martinez gave up three runs in 1 1/3 innings and he fell to 2-1 in the loss.

Cody Puckett belted a home run and he drove in three.  Miguel Rojas went three for five with a double, a run and an RBI.

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.

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.

The Dragons couldn’t get the bats going and the end result was a 3-1 loss to South Bend.  Two hitters had two hits a piece.  Cody Puckett went two for four with with a double and a run while Stephen Chapman went two for four with a double.

Scott Gaffney took the loss and he fell to 2-2.  He gave up two runs on five hits and one walk with two strikeouts in 2 2/3 innings of relief.

This looked like a fun game.  Dayton jumped out to a 4-2 lead only to see it turn into a deficit when Fort Wayne scored three in the fifth.  The Dragons then tied it in the sixth and the game then turned into a pitcher’s duel until Fort Wayne won it in the tenth.  Curtis Partch was roughed up and he gave up four runs in 4 1/3 innings while Mike Bohana took the loss when his runner scored in the tenth.

Cody Puckett was the hitting star in the 6-5 loss.  He went three for five with a home run and three RBIs.  Kyle Day went two for four with a double, a walk and a run.