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.

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.

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.

Homer Bailey did it again and he improved to 7-5 with a really nice start in the Bats 6-2 win over Norfolk.  He gave up seven hits and a walk with seven strikeouts in eight shutout innings.  Robert Manuel got the final batter out to pick up his fourth save of the season.

Daniel Dorn was the hitting star in the win.  He went three for four with a double, a run and an RBI.  Luis Bolivar went two for three with a walk, a run and an RBI.

The Bats figured out the Yankees and won their series finale 7-5.  Darnell McDonald went two for four with a home run and three RBIs while Michael Griffin had just one hit, but it was a big three run blast in the second inning.

Robert Manuel picked up the win with three innings of shutout relief.  He struck out four and didn’t allow a baserunner while Josh Roenicke got the final two Yankees out to pick up save number six.

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.

Travis Wood didn’t get the win today but his start was impressive enough.  He gave up two hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.  Robert Manuel picked up the win with 2 1/3 innings of shutout relief.

Chris Valaika had a nice day at the plate.  He went four for five with a two run homer.  Jason Louwsma went two for four with a two run homer of his own.

Cody Strait had a big day at the plate in Sarasota’s 9-6 win over Vero Beach.  He went two for five with a homerun and five RBIs.  Craig Tatum went three for five with a double and an RBI.

Robert Manuel improved to 5-2 with 2 1/3 innings of solid relief.  He gave up one run on three hits and a walk with three strikeouts.