Josiah Gray continued what he’s been doing all season for the Greeneville Reds on Tuesday night. Taking on Elizabethton he allowed one run on one hit and three walks with seven strikeouts. The run that he was charged with came across the plate after he was replaced in the 6th inning. His seven strikeouts tied his career high. He threw 81 pitches in the game, which set a new career high.
With the outing Josiah Gray lowered his ERA on the season down to 2.55 over 49.1 innings pitched for Greeneville. That’s come with just 26 hits allowed, as batters have a .149 average against him. His WHIP sits at 0.85 thanks to just 16 walks in that stretch. The 20-year-old righty has also struck out 55 of the 194 batters he’s faced this season (28.4%).
Between his time at Le Moyne College and Greeneville in 2018, Josiah Gray has racked up 142.2 innings pitched. That’s a whole lot for a guy who had thrown a grand total of 23.0 innings over the previous two seasons. The Greeneville Reds only have eight games remaining this season. That would give the right-hander one more start on the year before the season comes to a close.
James Marinan shines in Billings Mustangs win
When the Cincinnati Reds traded for James Marinan the right hander hadn’t made it out of complex league baseball yet. The Dodgers had him pitching in their Arizona League affiliate in both 2017 and in 2018. The Reds, however, felt that he was ready to move up and face better competition. Once he joined the organization the Reds sent him to join the Billings Mustangs.
James Marinan has made eight starts for the Mustangs since that point, dating back to July 10th. The 19-year-old took the mound last night in Idaho Falls for Billings and put together another strong start. In 6.0 innings he allowed two runs, walked a batter, and he racked up five strikeouts. That helped lead the Mustangs to a win as they continued their strong second half, moving to 16-7 and atop the Pioneer League North Division.
For James Marinan it’s just another start in a line over quality outings over his last five games. Dating back to July 28th he’s thrown 24.0 innings and allowed just three runs. That’s a 1.13 ERA over that stretch. He’s walked nine batters with 16 strikeouts in that span. He’s also racked up 25 ground outs with 16 fly outs in that span.