Reds Minor League Baseball Blog

Richie Gardner improved to 3-1 with another good  start in the Reds 7-2 win over Lakeland.  He gave up just two runs on four hits and a walk with six strikeouts in six innings of work. It’s his sixth straight start where he’s gone at least five innings and given up less then two earned runs.

Daniel Dorn went two for five with a double, a homerun and two RBIs.  Michael Griffin was three for five while Adam Rosales went two for three with a double, a triple, two walks and two runs.

The Reds blew a five game lead but still picked up the win,  it just took them fourteen innings.  Craig Tatum went two for five with a solo homerun and Adam Rosales went two for six with a double and two RBIs in the 6-5 win.

Johnny Cueto was hit hard but the pen picked him up.  He gave up five runs on six hits and four walks with two strikeouts in six innings.  Thomas Lanier picked up the win with a shutout thirteenth and Josh Roenicke picked up his eighth save with a shutout fourteenth inning.

Five late runs turned a 6-2 lead into a 7-6 loss as the pen was hit hard in Sarasota’s loss.  Derrik Lutz had a tough time and he gave up four of those runs and he took the loss.

Josh Holden and Eric Eymann each drove in two runs.  Michael DeJesus went three for four with a run scored.

Carlos Fisher had a tough start for Sarasota in the Reds 9-2 loss to Tampa.  He gave up six runs on eight hits and a walk with three strikeouts in just four innings and the loss drops him to 3-1.

Daniel Dorn had a solid day at the plate. He went two for four with a double and an RBI.

Sarasota was held to just a single run on four hits in their 4-1 loss to Lakeland.  Craig Tatum had two of the Reds four hits and he scored the only run.

Richie Gardner had a solid start but he took the loss and dropped to 2-1.  He gave up three runs (one earned) on four hit and two walks with three strikeouts.

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. 

Johnny Cueto picked up the win today with six solid innings in Sarasota’s 7-2 win over Lakeland.  He gave up just one run on five hits and three walks with four strikeouts and the win pushes him to 1-1.

Michael DeJesus went three for four with two doubles and two runs.  Jay Bruce singled twice and drove in two.

It had to end eventually and it wasn’t for lack of pitching.  Carlos Fisher struck out eleven in six shutout innings but Logan Ondrusek gave up the only run of the game in the seventh innings as he took the loss.

The Reds were shutout on seven hits in the 1-0 loss.  Craig Tatum and Brandon Szymanski each finished with two hits.

The Sarasota Reds continued their hot streak with a 5-3 win over Clearwater.  Starter Travis Wood gave up three runs in the first inning but both he and the pen shut down the opposition the rest of the way.  Ruben Medina picked up the win with three shutout innings of relief.

Eric Eymann went three for four with a double, a run and an RBI.  Daniel Dorn went two for four with a double and two RBIs.

Richie Gardner improved to 2-0 with another good start as Sarasota beat Clearwater 4-3.  Gardner gave up just a single run on three hits and a walk with three strikeouts in six innings of work.

Jay Bruce had another big game.  He went two for three with a double, a homerun, two RBIs and a run.  Brandon Szymanski also went yard and his was a two run shot.

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.

Jeremiah Piepkorn led Sarasota with the stick in their 5-3 win over the Dunedin.  He went three for five with two doubles and two RBIs.  Adam Rosales also had a very good game and he finished with three hits, an RBI and two runs.

Johnny Cueto was mediocre in his five innings and he gave up three runs.  Ruben Medina picked up the win with two shutout relief innings and Josh Roenicke picked up his sixth save with a scoreless ninth.

Carlos Fisher has handled himself quite well in the Florida League.  He’s won all three of his starts and in this one, he gave up just a single run on four hits with five strikeouts in six innings of work. In 19 innings this year, he’s given up just one earned run, thirteen hits and just two walks.  That’s a nice start and once the weather warms up, it might be worth seeing what the right hander can do in Double A.

Craig Tatum had a nice day at the plate.  He went three for four with two doubles, a run and an RBI.  Michael Griffin and Jeremiah Piepkorn also had three hits in the 5-1 win.

Craig Tatum hit the ball well in the Reds 6-3 win over Tampa.  He went two for four with a two run homer.  Jeremiah Piepkorn went three for four with two doubles and a run while Jay Bruce continued to hit well with two hits and two runs.  Bruce now has nine runs in the first ten games.

Luis Montano picked up the win with some solid relief.  He gave up three hits and a walk with three strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings.

Richie Gardner left today’s game with a nice two run lead after a nice start.  He gave up just a single run on three hits and two walks with four strikeouts in five innings of work.  Then the pen failed him.  Logan Ondrusek gave up the game winner and he took the loss.

Jeremiah Piepkorn had a nice day at the plate.  He finished with two runs and two RBIs.

Robert Manual was simply pounded by the Tampa Yankees today.  He gave up nine runs on ten hits in just two innings and his season ERA is an unimpressive 20.25.  That’s not going to earn a callup. 

Brandon Szymanski had a nice day at the plate.  He went two for four with a double, a run and an RBI.  Adam Rosales had a single and he scored twice in the 13-3 loss.

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.

Sarasota got a blow out win and then a close loss in their doubleheader with Dunedin.  In the first game, Craig Tatum drove in three runs with two hits and Carlos Fisher threw six shutout innings in the 8-0 win.

Game two didn’t go as well.  Johnny Cueto had a mediocre start and he gave up two runs on seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.  The lone run came on an RBI single by Norris Hopper in the 2-1 loss.

Sarasota swept Fort Myers and they’ve started the Florida League with a perfect 4-0 record.  Third baseman Michael Griffin did it all in the 4-3 win.  He went two for five with two doubles, two runs and an RBI.

Richie Gardner picked up the win with five solid innings.  He gave up two runs on six hits and a walk.

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.

Sarasota got some phenomonal pitching in their win over Fort Myers.  Johnny Cueto had a tough time and he gave up two runs on three hits and four walks with three strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.  Then four relievers combined for 7 2/3 shutout innings to close the game out as the Reds won 3-2 in 12 innings.

Jeremiah Piepkorn was the hitting star.  He went two for five with a double, a run and an RBI.

Carlos Fisher threw a gem today for Sarasota and he combined with two relievers for a shutout over Fort Myers.  He gave up just three hits and a walk with three strikeouts in seven shutout innings. 

Jay Bruce led the way in a light hitting outing for the team.  He singled, drew a walk and scored one of the two runs in the 2-0 win.