Reds Minor League Baseball Blog

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.

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.

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.

Sarasota’s bid for the Florida State League championship ended tonight as they were eliminated by Clearwater in a 4-3.  The Reds had two different leads in this one but could neither of them and it was Sean Watson who gave up two runs in the seventh that turned out to be the deciding runs.

Tonys Gutierrez went two for four with a run in the loss.  Eric Eymann doubled, drove in a run and scored.

Sean Watson was hit hard and he fell to 0-1 on the season in Sarasota’s 8-1 loss to Palm Beach.  He gave up five runs on six hits and two walks with three strikeouts in five innings.

No Red had more then one hit in the loss.  Jeremiah Piepkorn was the only batter to reach base twice with a double and a walk.

Dayton lost to the White Caps 8-4 and through five innings, the Dragons had a 4-0 lead.  Then starter Sean Watson gave up four runs before he left and the bullpen continued the collapse.  Marcos Mateo took the loss and he gave up two runs without getting a single batter out.

Juan Francisco went two for four with a solo homer.  The homerun was his twelth of the season.

Sean Watson had another nice start and he improved to 4-2 in the Dragons 5-2 win over the Loons.  He gave up a single run on four hits and a walk with five strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.  He now has 68 strikeouts in 54 2/3 innings and his ERA is now down to 1.81.  Righties are only hitting .203 against him and he’s walked only eleven batters.  It might be time to see what this kid can do at Sarasota.

Gerardo Cabrera was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for four with two runs scored.

A nice start by Sean Watson was wasted in the Dragons 3-2 loss to South Bend.  He gave up one hit and three walks with five strikeouts in five innings.

Chris Valaika was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for four and he hit a solo homerun.

The Dragons had a rough time at the plate in their 2-0 loss to Cedar Rapids.  Oddly the four hits were racked up by just two people.  Chris Heisey doubled twice and Justin Turner singled twice.

A nice start by Sean Watson was wasted.  He gave up one run on six hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.

Dayton outhit Clinton 7-3 but the only run of the game was scored by Clinton in the 1-0 loss.  A solid start by Sean Watson went to waste.  He gave up one run on three hits and two walks with nine strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.

Justin Turner was the hitting star.  He went two for four and both of his hits were doubles.

Chris Valaika got it done at the plate in the Dragons 9-5 win over Quad Cities.  He went four for five with a double, a triple, three runs and two RBIs.  Jason Louwama and Drew Stubbs both went yard.

Sean Watson had a very nice and he improved to 2-0.  He gave up just two runs on four hits and a walk with ten strikeouts in five innings.

Sean Watson got it done with five solid innings in the Dragons 8-1 win.  He gave up just a single run on five hits and one walk with two strikeouts in five innings of work.

Juan Francisco and Denis Phipps both drove in two runs in the win.  Justin Turner had two hits, two runs and an RBI.

Drew Stubbs capped off a three run sixth inning as the Dragons came from behind to beat the West Michigan White Caps 3-2.  Stubbs and Chris Heisey were the only two Dragons with two hits in the game.

Sean Watson had a nice start. He gave up just one run on seven hits with six strikeouts in five innings of work.  Marcos Mateo struck out two as he got the final four batters out and he picked up the save.