Reds Minor League Baseball Blog

Four different pitchers gave up runs in Lynchburg’s 11-6 loss to Potomac.  Lance Janke was particularly hit hard and he gave up five runs on five hits and two walks and the loss dropped his record to 0-3.

Devin Mesoraco went one for three with a home run, two walks, three RBIs and two runs.  Neftali Soto went three for five with a double, two runs and an RBI.

Lance Janke fell to 0-2 after a rough day in the Hillcats 7-6 loss to Frederick.  He gave up three runs (two earned) on four hits and one walk with three strikeouts in four innings of relief.  Mark Serrano also had a rough start and he gave up four runs (three earned) on six hits and a walk with three strikeouts in four inning.

Naftali Soto went three for five with a double in the loss.  Kyle Day went two for three with a home run, two RBIs and two runs.

Sarasota had a tough time today and they walked away with a pair of losses against the Tampa Yankees.  Game one saw Scott Carroll get knocked around.  He gave up seven runs (five earned) on eight hits and two walks with two strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.  Neftali Soto went two for three with a double and two RBIs.

Game two was tough because an error led to four unearned runs.  Luis Montano took the loss and he gave up five runs (one earned) on six hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.  Jose Gualdron belted a solo home run in the 5-2 loss.

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.

Talk about a heartbreaker. The Reds scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning to tie this only to have Justin Freeman give up his second run in as many innings to lose it in a 5-4 game.  Rafael Gonzalez had a decent enough start go to waste.   He gave up three runs on seven hits with five strikeouts in six innings.

Justin Reed was the hitting star and he went three for four with a triple and an RBI.  Neftali Soto belted a solo home run, his sixth of the season.

Neftali Soto had just one hit but it was a big three run blast as the Reds took care of the Flying Tigers 11-7.  Soto finished with four RBIs and Mariekson Gregorius went three for five with two RBIs and a run.

Rafael Gonzalez improved to 1-2 with a solid outing.  He gave up three runs on five hits and four walks with four strikeouts in six innings.

Rafael Gonzalez didn’t get the win and neither did the Reds, but he put on a nice show on the mound.  He gave up four hits and three walks with five strikeouts in five shutout innings.  Jesus Carnevale took the loss and he gave up three runs in just 1/3 of an inning.

Jason Bour belted a solo homer in the second inning in the 3-2 loss.  Neftali Soto went two for four.

The first five GCL Reds pitchers who came out on the mound all gave up runs with the first two giving up five in a 16-7 blowout loss to the GCL Orioles.  Tzu-Kai Chiu gave up five runs on five hits with two of them being homers and he didn’t even make it through the first inning.

Neftali Soto went three for four with a run and an RBI.  Tony Brown went two for five with a homerun and two RBIs.