Reds Minor League Baseball Blog

The bullpen really got it done in this one as the Mustangs took care of Missoula 3-2.  Bryan Gardner struck out four in three shutout innings of relief while Brian Pearl struck out two in a shutout eighth and he improved to 1-0.  Jason Braun pitched a shutout ninth and he picked up his first save of the season.

Tyler Stovall was the hitting star and he went three for four with a double and two RBIs.  Yen-Wen Kuo went two for three with a double and an RBI.

Billing managed four runs but they did it on just five hits in a 6-4 loss to Great Falls.  Yen-Wen Kuo singled and drove in two runs while Humberto Sosa doubled and scored a run.

Leonardo Astorga gave up four runs in six innings in his start.  Daniel Corcino fell to 0-1 and he gave up two runs on two hits and a walk with a strikeout in two innings of relief.

It took the Billings hitters a couple of innings but when they got going, they put together a five run third inning to give themselves all the runs they’d need in a 9-1 win.  Efrain Contreras went two for four with a triple, four RBIs and two runs.  Yen-Wen Kuo went three for five with a run.

Leonardo Astorga picked up the win and he improved to 1-0.  He gave up three hits and two walks with five strikeouts in five shutout innings.