Reds Minor League Baseball Blog

The Bats almost let a late lead get away from them but a late inning flurry gave them the runs they needed in the 8-5 win.  Kevin Barker was one of the hitting stars and he belted a home run and he drove in three.  Wes Bankston went three for four with two doubles, a run and an RBI.

Justin Lehr didn’t have his best start but it was good enough to improve to 7-2.  He gave up four runs on eight hits and one walk with five strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.  Jose Roenicke threw a shutout ninth and he picked up his ninth save of the season.

The Bats figured out the Yankees and won their series finale 7-5.  Darnell McDonald went two for four with a home run and three RBIs while Michael Griffin had just one hit, but it was a big three run blast in the second inning.

Robert Manuel picked up the win with three innings of shutout relief.  He struck out four and didn’t allow a baserunner while Josh Roenicke got the final two Yankees out to pick up save number six.

Ben Jukich got it done today as the Bats picked up a win at home.  He improved to 2-0 and he gave up one run on seven hits and one walk with four strikeouts in six innings.  Josh Roenicke struck out two in a shutout ninth and he picked up his first save of the season.

All four runs came via the longball in the 4-1 win.  Kevin Barker belted a two run shot and Adam Rosales and Daniel Dorn both hit solo shots.

Shaun Cumberland singled home Jose Castro in the bottom of the ninth as the Lookouts edged Mobile 8-7.  It capped off a nice game by Cumberland in which he went four for five with a double, a homerun, three RBIs and three runs.  Drew Anderson also had a nice game with a double, a homerun and three RBIs.

Josh Roenicke improved to 3-0 despite blowing the save when he gave up a run in the top of the ninth inning.  He did strike out the side, he just also gave up three hits and a walk in the ninth.

The Lookouts split their twin bill today with the Biscuits.  Game one was an 8-4 win but the Lookouts needed an extra frame to win it.  That four run eighth inning came on a big grand slam by B.J. Szymanski.  He finished two for three with a double, the slam and three runs.  Ben Jukich threw five solid innings in his start and he gave up two runs on four hits and two walks with three strikeouts in five innings.  Josh Roenicke gave up an unearned run in the seventh inning but he picked up the win.

Game two was an ugly 10-1 blowout loss.  Justin Mallett gave up four runs on four hits and two walks with one strikeout in three innings of work.  Justin James was shelled for five runs in 1 2/3 innings.  Szymanski drove in the lone run for the Lookouts with his second homerun of the day.

Eric Eymann went yard not once, but twice in Sarasota’s third straight win.  He hit a solo shot in the fourth inning and then he hit a huge two run shot in the tenth that was the difference in the 7-5 win.

A great start by Johnny Cueto was almost wasted.  He gave up just one run on three hits with three strikeouts in eight innings.  Josh Roenicke picked up the win despite blowing the lead in the ninth and giving up three runs.

Sarasota got just enough offense to take care of Clearwater 4-3.  Michael DeJesus hit a two run homerun in the third inning to put the Reds on the board while Jay Bruce went two for four with a double and an RBI.

Kevin Gunter picked up the win with two perfect innings.  Josh Roenicke pitched a shutout ninth and he picked up his thirteenth save of the season.

The Reds blew a five game lead but still picked up the win,  it just took them fourteen innings.  Craig Tatum went two for five with a solo homerun and Adam Rosales went two for six with a double and two RBIs in the 6-5 win.

Johnny Cueto was hit hard but the pen picked him up.  He gave up five runs on six hits and four walks with two strikeouts in six innings.  Thomas Lanier picked up the win with a shutout thirteenth and Josh Roenicke picked up his eighth save with a shutout fourteenth inning.

Ramon Ramirez had a tough start in Sarasota’s 7-5 loss to Lakeland.  He gave up four runs on eight hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in five innings.  Josh Roenicke took the loss and he gave up two runs in the ninth.

Adam Rosales had a nice day at the plate in the loss.  He gave up two for three with a homerun and two RBIs.  Josh Holden went three for three with two runs and Michael Griffin doubled, drove in two runs and scored one. 

Jeremiah Piepkorn led Sarasota with the stick in their 5-3 win over the Dunedin.  He went three for five with two doubles and two RBIs.  Adam Rosales also had a very good game and he finished with three hits, an RBI and two runs.

Johnny Cueto was mediocre in his five innings and he gave up three runs.  Ruben Medina picked up the win with two shutout relief innings and Josh Roenicke picked up his sixth save with a scoreless ninth.