Reds Minor League Baseball Blog

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.

Ruben Medina gave up three runs on the tenth inning as the Reds lost to the Yankees 8-5.  It didn’t help that Daniel Guerrero had a rough start.  He gave up five runs on eight hits with three strikeouts in five innings.

Jason Louwsma went two for five with a double and a run.  Michael DeJesus went two for four with a run and an RBI.

Rafael Gonzalez improved to 12-5 on the season with a nice start in the Dragons 6-2 win over Quad Cities.  He gave up one run on four hits and three walks with three strikeouts in five innings of work.

Jason Louwsma went three for five with a double and two runs in the win.  Logan Parker went two for five with a double, a homerun and two RBIs.

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.

Rain cut this one short as the Dragons lost to South Bend 5-1.  Jason Louswma singled and he drove in the only run of the game.

Travis Webb took the loss and he dropped to 3-3 on the season.  He gave up three runs (two earned) on five walks with four strikeouts in four innings of work.

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.

Dayton used four pitchers and all four did their job today.  Starter Jamie Arneson gave up three hits and four walks with five strikeouts in four innings.  Misael DeJesus picked up the win and he threw 2 1/3 innings of shutout ball.

Chris Heisey drove in two runs and tripled.  Jason Louwsma also had a nice game and he went two for two with two RBIs and a run.