Reds Minor League Baseball Blog

Aroldis Chapman came as advertised as he mowed down Hen after Hen in the Bats 2-1 win.  Chapman struck out nine and he gave up just an unearned run on five hits and a walk in 4 2/3 innings.  Enerio Del Rosario struck out four in 2 1/3 innings of shutout relief and Jon Adkins pitched a shutout ninth to pick up save number two.

Zack Cozart doubled three times in the win.  Chris Heisey belted a solo home run, his first of the season.

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.

Jeremy Horst improved to 3-8 on the season with a nice start in the Sarasota Reds 5-3 win over Lakeland.  He gave up three runs (two earned) on four hits and a walk with four strikeouts in seven solid frames.  Enerio Del Rosario struck out two in a shutout ninth to earn save number five.

Neftali Soto went two for four with a home run, two RBIs and two runs.  Jake Kahaulello doubled and drove in a pair.

Matthew Klinker improved to 1-1 on the season with a nice start in the Reds 3-1 win over Clearwater.  He gave up just four hits without a walk and with seven strikeouts in 5 2/3 shutout innings.  Enerio Del Rosario threw 1 2/3 shutout innings and he picked up his second save of the season.

Denis Phipps went two for four with a double and an RBI.  Jake Kahaulelio went two for four with a double, a run and an RBI.

Luis Montano continued his impressive campaign and he improved to 3-0 with a nice start in the Dragons 3-1 win over Cedar Rapids.  He gave up just one run on one hits and two walks with five strikeouts in seven innings.  Enerio Del Rosario saved his fourth game with two shutout innings.

Todd Frazier provided the bulk of the Reds offense.  He went two for four with a two run homer.

Dayton edged Fort Wayne 3-2 and while Raymond Jeffords didn’t pick up the win, he was by far the most impressive on the mound.  He gave up just two hits with six strikeouts in 2 2/3 innings of relief.  Enerio Del Rosario picked up the win with 1 1/3 innings of shutout relief.

Brandon Waring was the hitting star.  He went two for three with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs in the win.

Todd Frazier belted a solo homer in the top of the tenth inning as the Dragons took care of the Loons 4-3.  Justin Reed went two for five with a run.

Joseph Krebs gave up a run in three innings of relief and he picked up the win.  Enerio Del Rosario threw a shutout tenth inning and he picked up the save.

Mustang fielders made three errors and the net result was the unearned runs in a 5-2 loss to Missoula.  Enerio Del Rosario took the loss and he fell to 0-1.  He gave up two runs on five hits and three walks with three strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.

Michael McKennon went two for four with a double and a run.  Angel Cabrera went two for three with a double.

Billings won their season opener 2-1 and Enerio Del Rosario had a fine start in the win.  He gave up one run on six hits and three walks with five strikeouts in six innings.

Keltavious Jones singled three times in the win.  Michael McKennon went two for four with an RBI and a run.