Reds Minor League Baseball Blog

Lousville got in their make up and then some as they swept a doubleheader over Indianapolis.  Game one was a 2-1 win and Ramon Ramirez had a very nice start.  He gave up one run on six hits and with four strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.  Pedro Viola got the final two batters out to pick up his fifth save.  Drew Stubbs led the way at the plate with a pair of singles.

Game two was also a one run game but this time it was a 3-2 win.  Jeff Kennard struck out three in two shutout innings to improve to 2-1 while Robert Manuel pitched a shutout ninth to pick up his seventh save.  Adam Rosales went two for three with a double and two runs while Chris Valaika went one for one with a double, a walk and two RBIs.

The Bats couldn’t get much going at the plate as they lost to the Charlotte Knights 6-0.  Daniel Dorn and Michael Griffin accounted for most of the offense with a pair of singles each but neither could come around to score in either chance.

Ramon Ramirez had a rough start and he fell to 2-5.  He gave up six runs on seven hits and two walks with six strikeouts in six innings.

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.

Carlos Fisher had a rough relief appearance and he fell to 0-1 as the Lookouts lost to Huntsville 7-4.  He gave up five runs on five hits and two walks with a strikeout in 1 1/3 innings.  A nice start by Ramon Ramirez went to waste.  He gave up a single run on three hits with two strikeouts in five innings.

Cody Strait went two for five with a double and a homerun.  Sean Henry homered, walked twice and scored two runs.

The Lookouts couldn’t score a single run in their 4-0 loss to the B-Mets today.  They did have a couple of solid individual performances at the plate though.  Michael Griffin doubled twice in four at bats and B.J. Szymanski went two for three in the contest.

Ramon Ramirez took the loss in a subpar outing.  He gave up two runs on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts in just 3 2/3 innings.

The Lookouts took care of the Stars 6-3 and Caonabo Cosme was one of the hitting stars.  He went three for four with a homerun and two RBIs.  Enrique Cruz went one for three with a double, a walk, two RBIs and two runs.

Ramon Ramirez picked up the win with two shutout innings of relief.  He gave up two hits and he struck out three.

Sarasota entered the eighth down 3-0 and things were looking grim but the Reds rallied for four runs to walk away with a 4-3 win.  Adam Rosales singled home two runs to make it a one run game and then Craig Tatum singled home both the tying and winning runs in the big inning.

Ramon Ramirez improved to 5-2 on the season with some nice pitching.  He gave up just a single hit and he struck out six in 3 1/3 innings.

Jay Bruce had a nice day at the plate in Sarasota’s 5-2 win over St. Lucie.  He only had one hit but it was a double and he finished the game with three RBIs.  Brandon Szymanski also had a great day and he went three for four and was a single short of hitting for the cycle with three runs scored.

Ramon Ramirez threw six shutout innings in the win.  He gave up six hits and a walk with six strikeouts.

Ramon Ramirez improved to 4-2 with a nice start in Sarasota’s 4-0 win over Fort Myers.  He gave up just two hits and a walk with four strikeouts in seven shutout innings.

Jeremiah Piepkorn was the hitting star in the win. He went two for four with a two run homer.

Sarasota lost 6-5 but Adam Rosales had a quality day at the plate in the loss.  He went one for two with two walks and three RBIs.  Brandon Szymanski went two for four with a homerun and two runs scored.

Ramon Ramirez took the loss and he dropped to 3-2 on the season.  He gave up five runs on four hits and four walks with four strikeouts in four innings.

The Reds had plenty of hitting stars in their 11-3 win over Daytona.  Adam Rosales went three for five with two doubles, two RBIs and two runs.  Carson Kainer came a double short of hitting for the cycle and he drove in two runs while Daniel Dorn went three for five with two RBIs and a run.

Ramon Ramirez picked up the win and he improved to 3-1 on the season.  He gave up three runs (two earned) on seven hits with five strikeouts in six innings of work.

Ramon Ramirez was hit hard in the Reds 7-4 loss to Lakeland.  He gave up four runs on six hits and four walks but he struck out seven in 4 2/3 innings.  The loss drops him to 2-1 on the season.

Jay Bruce had a big game at the plate in the loss.  He went two for four with a double, a triple, two runs and two RBIs.  The two hits picked his season average up to .327 and he now has 29 runs in 38 games.

Ramon Ramirez had a tough start in Sarasota’s 7-5 loss to Lakeland.  He gave up four runs on eight hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in five innings.  Josh Roenicke took the loss and he gave up two runs in the ninth.

Adam Rosales had a nice day at the plate in the loss.  He gave up two for three with a homerun and two RBIs.  Josh Holden went three for three with two runs and Michael Griffin doubled, drove in two runs and scored one. 

Ramon Ramirez has made pitching as Sarasota look easy so far this year.  He won his first start in an impressive outing in which he gave up just a single run on five hits and three walks with five strikeouts.  It was the first earned run he’d given up all season and he’s struck out 13 in 13 2/3 innings.  The only concern are seven walks but so far, they haven’t come back to haunt him.

Jay Bruce hit his first homerun of the season.  It was a two run shot in the sixth that turned out to be the game winner.  Jeremiah Piepkorn went two for four with a walk, three runs and an RBI in the 6-3 win.

Ramon Ramirez had a high quality start in the Reds 3-1 win over Dunedin.  He threw five shutout innings and gave up just two hits and a walk with four strikeouts in five innings.

Adam Rosales had the big hit of the game.  His three run homerun accounted for all of Sarasota’s runs.

The pitching wasn’t really there tonight but the hitting did a nice job in the Reds 7-6 win over the Miracle.  Jay Bruce went three for four with a run while Michael DeJesus went two for three with a double, a run and two RBIs.  Michael Griffin hit the only homerun for the Reds.

Travis Wood picked up the win despite a lackluster start.  He gave up four runs on seven hits and three walks with a strikeout in five innings.  Thomas Lanier gave up two runs on 1 1/3 while Ramon Ramirez had a very impressive relief outing.  He threw 2 2/3 innings of no hit, shutout ball and he struck out three with one walk.