Reds Minor League Baseball Blog

Four hits isn’t going to cut it and that’s all the Mudcats picked up tonight in their 9-0 loss.  Three of the four hits went for doubles and Jose Castro was the only hitter to reach base twice with a double and a walk.

Jordan Smith fell to 4-3 with a rough start.   He gave up three runs on eight hits and two walks with three strikeouts in five innings.  Ramon Geronimo was particularly hit hard and he gave up six runs in just one inning.

The Mudcats broke a 6-6 tie in the top of the ninth with one run only to see the Smokies score two in the bottom half of the frame to win it.  Zach Cozart went two for five with two RBIs and a run.  Juan Francisco went two for five with a double, two runs and an RBI.

Ramon Geronimo took the loss when he gave up the two ninth inning runs. The loss dropped him to 2-2 on the season.

The Mudcats scored first to seal the win a 1-0 ten inning win over the Smokies.  Juan Francisco belted a walk off, tenth inning homer in the bottom of the eleventh to win it.

Travis Wood threw six shutout innings in his start.  Ramon Geronimo struck out two in two shutout innings and he improved to 2-1 on 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.

The Dragons lost 7-6 to the Loons and the damage that mattered came in the ninth inning.  Ramon Geronimo gave up three ninth inning runs and he took the loss.

Justin Turner went two for five and he drove in two runs.  Drew Stubbs went one for three with two RBIs and a run.

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.