Reds Minor League Baseball Blog

Alvin Colina led the Bats in their 11-0 rout over the Yankees.  He went two for three with a homerun, five RBIs and a pair of runs.  Jerry Hairston Jr. finished with three hits and he drove in two.

Tom Shearn got it done on the mound.  He gave up three hits and a walk with two strikeouts in five shutout innings.

Louisville made up their postponed game from yesterday and they also played their game from yesterday and they took care of the Chiefs in both.  Ryan Hanigan drove in two runs in the first game, which was a 5-3, eleven inning victory.  Jolbert Cabrera went one for two with a double, an RBI, a run and three walks.  Marcus McBeth picked up the win with two innings of shutout relief.

Tom Shearn got it done on the mound in the second game.  He gave threw five innings of no-hit ball and he struck out five to pick up the win.  Cabrera went two for four with two doubles and two RBIs.

Mark Bellhorn had a nice day at the plate in the Bats 5-2 win over Rochester.  He went two for four with a two run homer.  Joey Votto singled twice and he drove in two runs in the win.

Tom Shearn improved to 3-4 on the season with a nice start.  He gave up two runs on seven hits and a walk with four strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings.

Tom Shearn was destroyed today.  He gave up eight runs in just 1 2/3 innings and the loss drops him to 2-4 on the season.  Hopefully the right hander can bounce back and get it together next time around.

Jeff Keppinger had a big day at the plate.  He went three for three with a homerun and two runs in the 10-5 loss.

Steven Kelly gave up a solo homerun in the bottom of the tenth inning as the Bats lost to the Bulls 5-4.  Tom Shearn had a mediocre start and he gave up three runs on three hits and five walks with five strikeouts in five innings.

Jeff Keppinger went one for five but he drove in two runs.  Joey Votto had another nice game and he went three for four with two RBIs. He’s not hitting .321 on the season and he sports an impressive .942 OPS.  This kid should be in the bigs but the Reds locked up Scott Hatteberg so there’s no room for him, at least at the moment.

Louisville picked up just two runs on six hits and their pitchers were hit hard in a 9-2 loss.  Tom Shearn took the loss and he dropped to 2-3 on the season.   He gave up four runs on twelve hits and one walk with three strikeouts in five innings.

Earl Snyder hit a solo homerun in the loss.  Jeff Keppinger went two for five with a double.

Joey Votto went two for three with a grand slam and two runs in the Bats 9-6 win over the Clippers.   Edwin Encarnacion (who probably shouldn’t be at Triple A to begin with) was a perfect three for three with a homerun, two RBIs and three runs.

Tom Shern picked up the win with a solid start.  He improved to 2-2 and he gave up three runs on seven hits and four walks with six strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings.

The Bats took care of the Mud Hens today as they finished a postponed game from yesterday.  They needed a run in the ninth and then two in the elventh to seal the 5-4 win, but they got it done.  Most of the offense was provided by Edwin Encarnacion.  He went two for five with a double, a homerun and three RBIs.  Joey Votto singled twice and he scored two runs.

Tom Shearn threw six innings and he took over when things kicked off today.  He gave up three runs and he struck out five.  Jason Kershner picked up the win and he improved his record to 3-3 on the season.

The Bats were held to just five hits in a 3-0 shutout at the hands of the chiefs.  All five hits were singles and while the team drew seven walks, they stranded eleven men on base.

Tom Shearn wasn’t awful but he took the loss and dropped to 0-2.  He gave up three runs on six hits and three walks with six strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.

The Bats got it done with the long ball in their 6-5, ten inning win over Richmond. Joey Votto finished with two doubles, a homerun and three RBIs and DeWayne Wise homered twice and scored three runs to lead the way for the Bats at the plate.

Tom Shearn was hit hard and he gave up four runs in 6 1/3 innings. Wes Wilkerson struck out two and improved to 2-0 with a shutout tenth

Louisville lost a tough one tonight as they blew a 2-0 lead and then eventually lost the game in eleven innings.  Tom Shearn threw five shutout innings but Wes Wilkerson gave up two runs to tie it and then Steven Kelly lost in the eleventh.

Dewayne Wise had a solid game at the plate.  He went two for four with a double and a run.

Tom Shearn looked very sharp in his start today.  He gave up just one unearned run on two hits and two walks with four strikeouts in seven innings.  Unfortunately, the pen couldn’t hold in the final two innings and the hitters racked up only three hits so he picked up a no decision for his troubles.

Earl Snyder picked up two of those three hits.  Aaron Herr accounted for both Bats runs in the 4-2 loss with a two runs homer.

This was an ugly game.  Tom Shearn was hit hard in his start and Steven Kelly was even worse in relief.  Shearn gave up five runs on five hits and three walks with three strikeouts in four innings of worse.  Kelly was knocked around for nine runs (six earned) on seven hits and four walks in just two innings.

Tyrell Godwin pretty much was the Bats offense. He drove in both runs and he singled twice.