Reds Minor League Baseball Blog

Phil Dumatrait gave the Bats seven solid innings and while he didn’t take part in the decision, he definitely kept the Bats in the game.  He gave up one run on four hits and one walk with four strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Mark Bellhorn hit a solo homerun in the 3-1 win.  He was also the only Bat to reach base twice as he also drew a walk.

The Bats lost two in one day as they were swept in their doubleheader against Buffalo.  In game one, they were shutout 4-0 and the offense was held to two hits.  No extra base hits, just one walks so three baserunners and you’re not going to win too often with that kind of (lack of) offensive production.  Phil Dumatrait fell to 7-5 on the season with a mediocre start.  He gave up three runs on five hits three walks with two strikeouts in five innings.

Game two was a bit closer but the end result was the same as the Bats lost 4-3 in ten innings to make for along day of baseball.  Ricky Stone gave up a solo homerun in the tenth and he took the loss.  Jesse Gutierrez went three for four with two doubles, a run and an RBI.

Phil Dumatrait improved to 7-4 on the season with a nice start in the Bats 1-0 win over Rochester.  He gave up just three hits and a walk with two strikeouts in seven shutout innings.

Mark Bellhorn drove in the only run of the game for either side.  No Bat reached base twice and there were no extra base hits.

Pedro Lopez drove in the only run of the game for the Bats in their 2-1 loss to the Knights.  Joey Votto was the only hitter with two hits in the game.

A great start by Phil Dumatrait went to waste.  He gave up just one run on four hits and three walks with three strikeouts in eight innings.

Phil Dumatrait had his third straight rough start and he’s dropped to 5-4 with probably his worst start of the season.  He gave up six runs on twelve hits and four walks with two strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.

Joey Votto had the big hit of the game for the Bats in the 7-4 loss. He belted a three run shot to account for most of the Bats offense.

The Bats were blown out by Buffalo 9-5 and Phil Dumatrait dropped to 5-3 with the loss.  He gave up six runs (four earned) on six hits and five walks with two strikeouts in five innings.

Christopher Dickerson doubled twice and he drove in a run.  Mike Edwards went two for three with a run and an RBI.

The Bats fell behind 5-1 to the Clippers and while they made it a one run game, that’s as close as they’d get.  Aaron Herr hit a two run homer and Joey Votto hit a solo shot in the loss.  Votto was also the only Bat with three hits in the game.

Phil Dumatrait had an unusually bad loss.  He gave up five runs on nine hits and a walk with six strikeouts in six innings of work. It’s the second time in three starts that Dumatrait has given up five runs or more and hopefully he’s not falling off a cliff.  Of course in the other start, he threw six shutout innings so hopefully the real (and better) Dumatrait will establish himself in his next start.

Phil Dumatrait pitched the Bats to their first win in a while.  He improved to a very impressive 4-0 record and he gave up just one unearned runs on four hits and three walks with one strikeouts in six innings.

Aaron Herr doubled, tripled and drove in three runs in the 7-1 win.  Mark Bellhorn doubled twice and drove in two runs.

Phil Dumatrait gave up three hits and two walks with five strikeouts in five shutout innings today.  The win improved Dumatrait’s record to a perfect 3-0 and he’s now given up just one earned run on 17 2/3 innings.

Tyrell Godwin had a monster game at the plate.  He went four for five with two doubles, a triple and two runs.

Mark Bellhorn hit a huge three run shot in the fourth inning to push the Bats to a 3-2 lead.  They’d later get an insurance run and make it 4-2 but that big hit was the difference between a win and a loss.

Phil Dumatrait threw a decent game and he picked up the win.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on three hits and two walks with six strikeouts.

Mark Bellhorn got it done at the plate today for the bats.  He went two for five with a homerun and four RBIs.  Anderson Machado had two hits and two RBIs while Dewayne Wise had two hits, including a triple, and two runs scored.

Phil Dumatrait picked up the win with a solid outing.  He gave up one unearned run on two hits and two walks with five strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.