Reds Minor League Baseball Blog

Ben Jukich improved to 6-4 on the season with a really nice start in the Bats 4-2 win over Toledo.  He gave up a run on six hits and three walks with five strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.  Pedro Viola gave up a run in the ninth but he still held on to pick up his sixth save of the season.

Chris Heisey went three for four with a double, a run and an RBI.  Kevin Barker went two for four with a double, a run and an RBI.

Matt Maloney may have seen his specatcular ERA (now 2.30) go up, but it was still more then good enough for him to walk away with the win in the Bats 6-4 win over Gwinnett.  He gave up three runs on seven hits and two walk with six strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings.  Robert Manuel gave up a run in the ninth but he still picked up his sixth save of the season.

Kevin Barker went two for four with a double, a home run and two RBIs.  Chris Heisey also had a nice game and he went three for five with a double, an RBI and two runs.

Matt Maloney fell to 4-4 despite a solid start in the Bats 3-2 loss to Charlotte.  He gave up three runs on seven hits with three strikeouts in the eight inning complete game.  He needed only 89 pitches and 70 of them were for strikes.

Drew Sutton went two for four with a double.  Kevin Barker tripled and he scored one of the two Bats runs.

The Bats had plenty of hitting stars in their 11-5 over Gwinnett.  Darnell McDonald went three for five with a pair of solo homers and three runs.  Kevin Barker went two for two with a double, a solo home run and two runs scored while Edwin Encarnacion belted a three run blast during his rehab stint.

Homer Bailey improved to 8-5 with a really nice start.  He gave up one run on six hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in seven frames.

The Bats lost a tough one as they went into extra frames and lost 6-3 in the tenth.  Robert Manuel took the loss and he fell to 3-3 after he gave up the three tenth inning runs.

Kevin Barker went one for three with a walk, a solo home run and two runs.  Craig Tatum went one for three with a walk and an RBI.

Three Bats pitchers combined to shutout the Braves in an impressive 5-0 win.  Sam LeCure picked up the win and he improved to 5-5.  He gave up four hits and two walks with five strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings.

Kevin Barker brought the big stick and he went two for four with a two run homer and three RBIs.  Daniel Dorn pitched in with a two run blast.

Chicks love the long ball and the Bats picked up three of them in a 6-4 win over Norfolk.  Drew Sutton belted a two run shot while Kevin Barker and Craig Tatum both went yard with a solo homers.

Ramon Ramirez picked up the win and he improved to 2-4 on the season. He gave up three runs (one earned) on six hits and a walk with two strikeouts in five innings.

Ben Jukich was roughed up and he took the loss in the Bats 5-1 loss to Norfolk yesterday.  He gave up five runs on seven hits and two walks with six strikeouts in five innings.

Kevin Barker was the hitting star and he went two for three with a walk,  He also drove in the lone Bats run with a solo home run, his eighth long ball of the season.

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 got it done in the ninth inning yesterday.  Down 6-5, Kevin Barker belted a two run single to give the Bats the lead.  Luis Bolivar had a nice day at the plate and he went three for four with a double, a triple and three runs.  Chris Valaika went two for with two doubles and an RBI.

Sam LeCure was roughed up in his start and he gave up four runs on seven hits and four walks with two strikeouts in five innings.  Pedro Viola walked two in a shutout inning and he improved to 1-0 while Robert Manuel got the final batter out for his first save.

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.

I’m no longer bitter about the trade, but I find it ironic that both Bill Bray and Gary Majewski, the guys we got when we traded Felipe Lopez and Austin Kearns, are both playing for Louisville.  Okay, maybe I am bitter about the trade still.

Still, it was Scott Sauerbeck who took the loss.  He gave up a pair of runs in the top of the eleventh and he fell to 0-1.

Kevin Barker went two for four with a homerun and two RBIs.  Andy Green went three for five with a double and a run.