Cincinnati Reds Minor League Game Review: 8/19/18

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Louisville Bats

The Bats won 3-1 on Sunday evening, improving to 54-69 on the year. Box Score

• Josh VanMeter went 3-4 with 2 doubles, a triple, and he scored a run. He’s hitting .288/.351/.545 in August over the course of 18 games played.
• Brian O’Grady went 1-2 with a walk and he was hit by a pitch.
• D.J. Peterson went 2-4 with a solo home run.
• Hernan Iribarren went 1-4 with a double.
• Taylor Sparks went 1-4 with a solo home run. It was his 13th home run on the year and his 3rd with the Bats.
• Tyler Mahle threw 6.0 shutout innings, allowing 2 hits with 3 walks and he struck out 6. He threw 106 pitches with 63 strikes, and had 6 ground outs with 2 fly outs.
• Jesus Reyes threw a shutout inning with a walk.

Pensacola Blue Wahoos

The Blue Wahoos lost 4-3 on Sunday evening, falling to 63-60 on the season. Box Score

• TJ Friedl went 2-5 with a solo home run. It was his 5th home run of the season, and 2nd with Pensacola in 54 games played. He’s hitting .292/.391/.404 between his two stops this season.
• Jose Siri went 2-5.
• Shed Long went 2-4 with a triple and 2 runs scored. It was his 5th triple of the season.
• Gavin LaValley went 3-4 with 2 RBI.
• Seth Varner allowed 3 earned in 6.2 innings with a walk and 7 strikeouts. His ERA now sits at 3.13 with Pensacola in 116.0 innings with 27 walks and 98 strikeouts.

Daytona Tortugas

The Tortugas lost 3-1 on Sunday afternoon, falling to 62-60 on the year. Box Score

• Randy Ventura went 1-4 with an RBI.
• Morgan Lofstrom went 1-3.
• Wennington Romero allowed 2 earned in 4.0 innings with a walk and a strikeout.
• Kevin Canelon allowed a run in 2.0 innings with a strikeout.
• Carlos Diaz threw a shutout inning with 2 strikeouts.
• Joel Kuhnel threw a perfect inning with 2 strikeouts. He lowered his ERA to 2.57 on the year.

The Tortugas only had 2 hits in the game. Four players did walk in the game.

Dayton Dragons

The Dragons lost 13-9 on Sunday afternoon, falling to 54-70 on the year. Box Score

• Jose Garcia went 3-5 with a home run, was hit by a pitch and had 2 RBI. The home run was his 6th of the year, and his 4th home run of August. Over the last 48 games he’s hitting .300/.351/.435.
• Lorenzo Cedrola went 3-6 with a double and a run scored.
• Jeter Downs went 0-1 with a walk, steal, and a run scored. He was replaced at the start of the 3rd inning.
• Alejo Lopez went 1-3 with a triple, run scored, and he had an RBI.
• Jonathan India went 1-4 with a double, walk, and he had an RBI.
• Hendrik Clementina went 2-5 with a solo home run and he scored 2 runs. The home run was his 18th of the season.
• Andy Sugilio went 3-5 with a home run and he had 3 RBI. It was his 5th homer of the year and his 2nd in as many days.
• Leandro Santana went 3-5 with a run scored.
• J.D. Williams went 1-3 with a walk and a run scored.
• Raul Wallace, celebrating his birthday, went 1-5 with a steal and an RBI.
• Ryan Nutof allowed a run in 3.0 innings of relief with 4 strikeouts.

Billings Mustangs

The Mustangs lost 8-7 in 12 innings on Sunday night, falling to 30-29 on the year. Box Score

• Jay Schuyler went 1-5 with a walk, RBI, and he scored 2 runs.
• Drew Mount went 2-6 with a home run, 2 runs scored, and he had 2 RBI. The home run was his 8th of the season. He’s hitting .367/.397/.650 during August in 14 games. He’s hit 8 doubles and 3 home runs in that span.
• Pabel Manzanero went 3-3 with 2 walks, 2 runs scored, and he had a solo home run. It was his 7th of the year, and for a very short time, had him tied to the team lead with Drew Mount.
• Juan Martinez went 2-5 with 2 RBI. He’s hitting .308 on the season with the Mustangs.
• Edward Escoboza allowed a run in 2.0 innings with a walk and 2 strikeouts.
• Ryan Campbell threw 3.0 shutout innings of relief.

Greeneville Reds

The Reds split a double header on Sunday evening, moving to 25-33 on the season.

Game 1: 5-0 loss. Box Score

• Reniel Ozuna went 1-3.
• Edwin Yon went 1-2 with a walk and a steal.
• Alexis Diaz allowed 2 earned in 5.0 innings with 2 walks and 7 strikeouts. He threw 82 pitches with 51 strikes. His ERA now sits at 3.40 in 47.2 innings with 14 walks and 62 strikeouts for Greeneville this season.

Game 2: 7-6 win. Box Score

• Claudio Finol went 2-4 with 2 runs scored.
• Rylan Thomas went 0-2 with 2 walks and 2 runs scored.
• Reniel Ozuna went 3-3 with a walk, run scored, and he had 2 RBI.
• Justin Bellinger went 1-3 with a walk, and he had a walk-off single.
• Jonathan Willems went 1-3 with a double and a run scored.
• Miguel Hernandez went 2-3 with a run scored and 2 RBI. He’s hitting .405 over the last 10 games.
• Robert Boselli went 1-3 with an RBI.

The Reds were trailing 5-0 entering the bottom of the 6th, but scored 5 runs in the bottom of that inning, and then scored 2 more for the walk-off win the next inning.

AZL Reds

The Reds won 4-3 on Sunday night, improving to 11-36 on the season. Box Score

• Peterson Plaz went 1-4 with a run scored.
• Danielito Remy went 1-3 with a walk and a 3-run home run. It was his 1st home run of the year.
• Debby Santana went 2-4 with a double. The 17-year-old is hitting .373/.418/.745 in 14 games during August. He’s walked 4 times with just 6 strikeouts in that stretch.
• Reyny Reyes went 1-3 with a walk and a solo home run. It was his 2nd homer of the season.
• Carlos Carreno allowed 1 earned in 5.0 innings with 3 walks and 2 strikeouts. He had 5 ground outs with 4 fly outs.
• Ariel Mojica allowed a run in 3.0 innings of relief with a strikeout.
• Uarlim German threw a shutout inning with 2 walks and a strikeout.

DSL Reds

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