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The Louisville Bats lost 2-0. Box Score
- Jose Peraza went 2-4 with a double.
- Brian O’Grady went 1-4 with a double.
- Christian Colon went 1-4.
- Blake Trahan went 1-3.
- Jose Siri went 1-3.
- Jesus Reyes allowed a run in 6.0 innings with 4 walks and 4 strikeouts.
- Matt Bowman threw a shutout inning with a walk.
The Chattanooga Lookouts won 4-1. Box Score
- Michael O’Neill went 1-4 with a run scored.
- Stuart Fairchild went 1-3 with a walk, double, and he scored a run.
- Jonathan India was hit in the head by a pitch. He walked off on his own, but was removed from the game immediately.
- Gavin LaValley went 1-3 with a run and an RBI.
- Tyler Stephenson went 1-4 with a double and 2 RBI.
- Packy Naughton allowed a run in 7.1 innings with a walk and 7 strikeouts.
- Cory Thompson threw 1.1 perfect innings.
The Dayton Dragons won 4-3. Box Score
- Miguel Hernandez went 1-5 with a run scored.
- Cameron Warren went 3-5 with a double and 2 runs scored.
- Michael Siani went 3-5 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI.
- Randy Ventura went 1-4 with a walk and an RBI.
- Juan Martinez went 3-4 with a run scored.
- Randy Wynne allowed 2 earned in 7.2 innings with 12 strikeouts.
- Jerry D’Andrea threw 1.1 perfect innings with 4 strikeouts.
The Billings Mustangs lost 6-4. Box Score
- Quin Cotton went 1-4 with a double and an RBI.
- TJ Hopkins went 1-4 with a double and a run scored.
- Eric Yang went 0-2 with a walk, hit by a pitch, and he scored a run.
- Victor Ruiz went 1-4 with a double, run scored, and he had 2 RBI.
- Tyler Callihan went 1-4 with an RBI.
- Cash Case went 1-3 with a run scored.
- Jose Salvador allowed 2 runs in 5.0 innings with a walk and 7 strikeouts.
- Frainger Aranguren threw a perfect inning with a strikeout.
- Jose Adames (rehab) threw a perfect inning with 2 strikeouts.
8/31 Game Preview
| Team | 1st half | 2nd half | Time (ET) | Probable | Box Score | Listen Live | Watch Live |
| Louisville | 57-80 | N/A | 7:05pm | Gutierrez | Here | Here | Here |
| Chattanooga | 36-33 | 24-40 | 7:05pm | Jiminian | Here | Here | Here |
| Daytona | 35-30 | 31-37 | Season | Complete | Here | Here | N/A |
| Dayton | 28-42 | 29-38 | 7:00pm | Johnson |
Here | Here | Here |
| Billings | 15-23 | 21-10 | 9:00pm | Carreno | Here | Here | N/A |
| Greeneville | 26-40 | N/A | Season | Complete |
Here | Here | N/A |
| AZL Reds | 27-29 | N/A | Season | Complete |
Here | N/A | N/A |
Descent starting pitching continues and looks as though will end the season on a positive note.
Packy with another good outing. Hope India’s ok. Always scary to take one to the head. Billings lost 3 in row as soon as we start talking playoffs.
With seasons wrapping up, some end of season nominations:
Minor League Pitcher: Packy Naughton
Minor League Hitter: Aristides Aquino
Biggest Riser: Jose Garcia
Biggest Fall: Vladamir Gutierrez
Biggest Surprise: Aristides Aquino
Biggest Disappointment: Tony Santillan
RK League Pitcher: Miguel Medrano
RK League Hitter: Fidel Castro
My personal Top 10:
Lodolo, Greene, India, Stephenson, Santillan, Garcia, Siri, Siani, Fairchild, Richardson
Jose Acosta deserves some recognition. What award can we create for him?
I’m sure, as Doug detailed in the DSL season summary, he’ll be the DSL player of the year, if there is such a category.
I thought about posting a “tip of the hat” category for guys having good seasons but aren’t really highly rated prospects. Acosta would fall in there, as well as Alejo Lopez, Quin Cotton, Noah Davis, Calten Daal, Narcisco Crook, etc….but it just seemed too many to list.
The .400 Club (?) maybe. He hit over .400 in DSL, I think.
Hey Doug what do you see the ceiling and floor for packy?
I’m intrigued by Randy Wynne. I know he’s old for his level but he obviously has swing and miss stuff. I can’t recall the last Reds prospect that had multiple games with more than 10 strikeouts? I hope the front office has found the proverbial needle in the haystack here.
I agree, even though he’s older it’s a great baseball story. Would love to hear more about his journey. What I found interesting is, if you look at his baseball reference, he hasn’t been a high strikeout guy until he came to the Reds organization. Kudos to reds minor league coaching.
I like that they keep moving him up and he’s still successful.
I think Aroldis Chapman did in 2010 MiLB play. His MLB debut was 9 years ago today.
On 4/15/19 Lucas Sims struck out 10 batters in 6.0 innings for the Bats. In his next start on 4/20 he struck out 13 batters in 5.2 IP. He struck out 11 batters in a later start for Louisville. At one time Sims led the International league in K(s).
nice point of reference Cguy. I didn’t remember Sims having that many strikeouts in Louisville. He seems to be doing fine in the bullpen so maybe that’s a strong indicator?