Reds Minor League Baseball Blog

The Mudcats scored four in the sixth inning but unfortunately, they were down by five as their comeback fell short in a 6-5 loss to the Smokies.  Dallas Buck had a rough start and he fell to 1-2.  He gave up six runs (four earned) on seven hits and one walk with one strikeout in five innings.  Daryl Harang and Jerry Gil threw two shutout innings of relief each.

Michael Griffin went two for four with a double and two RBIs.  Sean Henry hit a two run home run, his second long ball of the season.

The Mudcats kicked off their season with a 4-2 win over Birmingham.  Matt Klinker had a fantastic start and he improved to 1-0.  He gave up two hits with three strikeouts in five shutout innings.  Jordan Smith got into trouble in the ninth and while he gave up a run, he also pitched out of it and he picked up his first save of the season.

Sean Danielson went two for four in the win.  Sean Henry brought a big stick and he went two for four with a home run and three RBIs.  Yonder Alonso went one for three with a walk, a double and two runs.

This was a wild one.  Travis Wood gave up a pair of runs in the second inning and that’s all either team scored until the Mudcats tied it up with two in the seventh.  Then three in the eighth by Carolina appeared to put this one out of reach but Lookouts stormed back and scored four in the fourth to sneak away with a win.  Speaking of Travis Wood, he threw seven solid frames in his no-decision.  He gave up two runs on five hits and a walk with four strikeouts.  Sean Watson gave up the four eighth inning runs and he fell to 1-4 on the season.

Sean Henry went two for four with a two run home run.  Todd Frazier also pitched in with a two run blast of his own.

Travis Wood got it done on the mound tonight in his start and he improved to 8-3 in the Mudcats 7-0 win over Jacksonille.  He gave up four hits and two walks with three strikeouts in six innings.

Chris Denove had a nice day at the plate and he went two for three with a home run and two RBIs.  Sean Henry belted a solo homer while Logan Parker doubled, drove in two and scored a run.

The Mudcats held off a ninth inning rally by the Jaxx and they picked up the tight win 4-3.  Sean Watson was the pitching star and he improved to 1-2.  He gave up a hit and two walks with three strikeouts in three shutout innings of relief.

Sean Henry went four for four with two runs while the rest of the team picked up two hits and that’s it.  Chris Helsey went one for three with a walk and a two run homer.

You don’t see this every day.  The Mudcats were outhit 11-7 but on the scoreboard, it was a blowout the other way with a final score of 12-3.  The Mudcats capitalized on four errors that led to seven unearned runs and they drew six walks.  Juan Francisco had just one hit but it was a three run blast while Logan Parker tripled and drove in three runs.  Sean Henry also had a productive game and he went one for four with a homerun, two runs and two RBIs.

Dallas Buck threw a nice game and he improved to 2-0.  He gave up one run on seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six innings.

Not too many teams can survive a nine run inning and that’s what the Mudcats gave up in the second inning yesterday.  Most of those came off of Misael DeJesus, who was credited with eight of those runs on five hits and three walks in just 1 1/3 innings.  The loss dropped him to 1-1 on the season.

Sean Henry was one of the hitting stars.  He went two for four with a double, two RBIs and a run.  Jose Castro was two for two with a run.

Zero runs and just five hits does not a win make.  All five of the Mudcats hits were singles and only one hitter, leadoff hitter Sean Henry, had a multi-hit game with two safeties in the 2-0 loss.

A decent start by Travis Wood went to waste.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on five hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

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.

Matt Belisle got it done in a rehab start for the Reds as he nearly went the distance in Sarasota’s 1-0 win over Tampa.  He gave up just two hits in 8 2/3 innings of relief.  Sean Watson got the final out of the game and he picked up the save.

Juan Francisco went two for four and he drove in the only run of the game.  Sean Henry singled and he scored the lone run.

The Reds got off to a nice start in this game and they jumped out to a 3-0 lead but Alexander Smit gave up five runs in the third innings as Sarasota list it to Fort Myers 6-3.  The five runs came on five hits and four walks in a tough outing.

Sean Henry was the hitting star.  He doubled and drove in two runs in the loss.