Reds Minor League Baseball Blog

Daryl Thompson definitely got it done on the mound tonight as the Lookouts beat the Biscuits 4-1.  He gave up just one unearned run on three hits without a walk and he struck out five.  Three relievers then combined to throw three shutout innings the rest of the way.  Nice game by the pitching staff here.

Michael Griffin was the hitting star.  He went two for four with a double, two RBIs and a run.

Sarasota was held to just five hits in a 3-2 loss to Clearwater that will force a deciding game three to determine who plays Brevard County in the Florida State League finals.  Eric Eymann was the only Red with two hits and Tonys Gutierrez singled, drew a walk, scored a run and drove in one.

Daryl Thompson took the loss although he threw a decent enough game.  He gave up two runs on four hits and three walks with four strikeouts in five innings of work.

Craig Tatum had a huge day at the plate in Sarasota’s 7-2 win over Vero Beach.  He went two for four with a two run homer and a solo shot in the win.  Jeremiah Piepkorn also helped out the cause with a two run homer.

Daryl Thompson improved to 2-2 on the season with the win.  He gave up two runs on four hits and a walk with five strikeouts in six innings.

Sarasota lost to Fort Myers 5-3 and Daryl Thompson took the loss in a tough start.  He gave up five runs (three earned) on nine hits with three strikeouts in five innings and the loss drops him to 1-2 on the season.

Jay Bruce hit a solo homerun in the loss.  Michael DeJesus went two for three with a walk and a run.

Daryl Thompson had a great start in the Reds 6-1 win over Daytona.  He gave up just a single run on three hits and a walk with eight strikeouts in six innings and the win improves his record to 1-1 on the season.

Jay Bruce had a big day at the plate.  He went three for four with a double, two RBIs and a run.  Michael Griffin scored two runs and Adam Rosales drove in two in the win.

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.

The Dragons blew out Beloit 11-1 and Juan Francisco led the way with two homerun and four RBIs.  Anthony Esquer also had a nice game and he went three for four with two runs.

Daryl Thompson threw six shutout innings and he improved to 4-0 on the season.  He gave up just one hit and he struck out six.

Daryl Thompson got it done and he improved to 3-0 with six shutout innings over Burlington.  He gave up just three hits and he struck out six.

Drew Stubbs was the hitting star. He went two for four with a two run homer in the 2-0 win.

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.