Reds Minor League Baseball Blog

Daniel Guerrero picked up his first win of the season and he improved to 1-2 in the Reds 4-1 win over Dunedin.  He gave up one unearned run on three hits and three walks with four strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.

Juan Francisco singled and drove in two to bring his season RBI total up to 15.  Justin Turner singled twice, drove in a run and scored.

Alexander Smit fell to 0-2 on the season and while his start wasn’t awful, it wasn’t good enough in a game where the Reds scored just two runs.  He gave up two runs on four hits and one walk with six strikeouts in just four innings.

Juan Francisco was the offense for Sarasota.  His two run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning was all the Reds picked up in the game.

Matt Belisle got it done in a rehab start for the Reds as he nearly went the distance in Sarasota’s 1-0 win over Tampa.  He gave up just two hits in 8 2/3 innings of relief.  Sean Watson got the final out of the game and he picked up the save.

Juan Francisco went two for four and he drove in the only run of the game.  Sean Henry singled and he scored the lone run.

Juan Francisco had a big day at the plate as the Reds took care of the Miracle 8-6.  He went four for five with three doubles and three runs while Chris Heisey went two for three with a double and three RBIs.

Jordan Smith didn’t have a great start but he picked up the win none the less.  He gave up three runs (two earned) on five hits and three walks with five strikeouts in five innings of work.

The Dragons pummelled the White Caps in an impressive 10-0 rout.  Juan Francisco led the way at the plate.  He went two for five with a double and four RBIs.  Denis Phipps also had a nice game and he went three for three with an RBI and two runs.

Rafael Gonzalez continued his impressive season and he improved to 9-1.  He gave up four hits and a walk with three strikeouts in seven shutout innings.

Anthony Gressick had a rough time in his start in the Dragons 8-3 loss to the White Caps.  He fell to 2-3 on the season and he gave up four runs on four hits and five walks with two strikeouts in three innings.

Juan Francisco doubled, drove in two and scored a run.  Chris Valaika went two for five and he scored a run.

Dayton lost to the White Caps 8-4 and through five innings, the Dragons had a 4-0 lead.  Then starter Sean Watson gave up four runs before he left and the bullpen continued the collapse.  Marcos Mateo took the loss and he gave up two runs without getting a single batter out.

Juan Francisco went two for four with a solo homer.  The homerun was his twelth of the season.

Eddy Rodriguez drove home Juan Francisco in the bottom of the eighth with a sac. fly to win it for the Dragons.  Logan Parker was the hitting star though in the 4-3 win.  He went three for three with a double and an RBI.

A pretty good start by Rafael Gonzalez was almost wasted.  He gave up one run on three hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six innings.  Ramon Geronimo picked up the win despite giving up the lead initially and he improved to 2-1 on the season.

Juan Francisco provided the bulk of the Dragons offense in their 7-5 loss to the Loons.  He went two for three with a homerun and four RBIs.  Chris Valaika also had a hot day at the plate and he went four for five with two RBIs and a run.

Rafael Gonzalez improved to 8-1 on the season with a nice start.  He gave up three runs on seven hits and one walk with six strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Clayton Kershaw did a number on the Dragons, who were held to just two hits.  Ironically, they came off the bat of the same player as Juan Francisco went two for three and he drove in the only run for the Dragons in their 3-1 loss.

Daniel Guerrero took the loss despite giving up just one unearned run.  He struck out five in three innings in his start.

The Dragons took both games in their doubleheader sweep over South Bend.  In the first game, the offense was rolling and Chris Valaika doubled, drove in three and scored a run.  Juan Francisco went two for three with a homerun and two RBIs while Jordan Smith picked up the win with five decent innings in the 6-3 win.

In game two, pitching saved the game and Pedro Viola picked up the win with 2 2/3 shutout innings of relief.  Drew Stubbs went two for three and he scored both runs in the 2-1 win.

Each team took a game in the doubleheader split between the Dragons and South Bend.  In the first game, the Dragons got a nice start from Rafael Gonzalez in the 2-0 win.  He gave up three hits and he struck out three and he threw all seven innings.  He improved to an impressive 7-1 on the season.  Juan Francisco was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for three with a double and he scored one of the two runs.

Game two didn’t go quite as well.  Daniel Guerrero had rough start and Misael DeJesus took the loss when he gave up two runs in the seventh inning.  Chris Valaika doubled and he drove in two and scored once.

Juan Francisco picked up two hits and he was the only player with a multihit game in the Dragon’s 5-0 loss.  Chris Valaika doubled and he drew two walks.

Anthony Gressick was hit hard in the loss.  He gave up five runs on eight hits with six strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.

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.

Travis Webb threw five solid innings and while he didn’t pick up the win, he didn’t hurt the Dragons chances either.  He gave up just two runs on four hits and a walk with eight strikeouts in five innings.  Ramon Geronimo picked up the win with two shutout innings that followed Webb.

Juan Francisco was the hitting star.  He went three for four with a homerun and two runs in the 5-2 win.

The Dragons got it done and their hitting star was Denis Phipps.  He went three for three with a homer and two runs.  Juan Francisco doubled and he scored in the 3-2 win.

Rafael Gonzalez improved to 3-0 with the win.  He gave up two runs on six hits and a walk with five strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.

Sean Watson got it done with five solid innings in the Dragons 8-1 win.  He gave up just a single run on five hits and one walk with two strikeouts in five innings of work.

Juan Francisco and Denis Phipps both drove in two runs in the win.  Justin Turner had two hits, two runs and an RBI.

The Dayton Dragons did a number on South Bend as they blew them out 11-2.  Juan Francisco led the way and he went three for five with a triple, a homerun, two RBIs and three runs.  Anthony Esquer also had a nice game with two runs and two RBIs.

Rafael Gonzalez picked up the win with a really nice start.  He gave up just one unearned run on three hits and three walks with five strikeouts in five innings.

The Dragons needed a late run but they outlasted the White Caps in an 8-7 game that saw both sides combine for five errors.  Jordan Smith was decent in his start and while he gave up four runs, just one of them was earned.  He gave up four hits and a walk with six strikeouts in five innings.  Jose Rojas closed things out with an impressive ninth inning.  He struck out two and didn’t give up a baserunner.

Juan Francisco was the hitting star.  He went three for five with a double, two RBIs and a run.  Drew Stubbs also had a nice game and he went two for four with a walk and two runs.