Another multi-hit game for Jose Barrero, Narciso Crook kept on hitting for Louisville, Drew Mount remained hot since returning from the injured list, Carson Spiers tossed 5.0 shutout innings while Jacob Hurtubise terrorized more High-A Central pitchers in a Dayton win, and Fidel Castro homered for the second straight game.
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The Louisville Bats lost 2-1. Box Score
- Jose Barrero went 2-4 with a double and a run scored.
- Narciso Crook went 1-3 with a walk and an RBI.
- Rocky Gale went 1-4.
- Jonathan Willems went 1-4.
- Bo Takahashi went 1-2 at the plate. He allowed 2 runs in 5.0 innings on 4 hits and 3 walks to go along with 5 strikeouts on the mound.
- Tim Adleman threw 2.0 shutout innings with 2 strikeouts.
- Brandon Finnegan threw 2.0 hitless innings with a walk and 3 strikeouts.
The Chattanooga Lookouts lost 3-1. Box Score
- Yoel Yanqui went 1-4.
- TJ Hopkins went 1-4.
- Lorenzo Cedrola went 1-4.
- Wilson Garcia went 1-4.
- Drew Mount went 2-4 with a double.
- Brian Rey went 2-4.
- Jay Schuyler went 1-3 with a walk.
- Diomar Lopez threw 2.0 perfect innings with a strikeout.
- Alexis Diaz threw a shutout inning with 2 strikeouts.
- Miguel Figueroa threw a perfect inning of relief.
The Dayton Dragons won 4-1. Box Score
- Jacob Hurtubise went 2-3 with a double, steal (28), run, and an RBI. He was also hit by a pitch.
- Francisco Urbaez went 1-3.
- James Free went 2-4 with a run scored.
- Alex McGarry went 1-4.
- Jose Tello went 1-4 with a solo home run (4).
- Carson Spiers threw 5.0 shutout innings and allowed 2 hits while striking out 7.
- John Ghyzel threw 1.1 shutout innings with a walk and 3 strikeouts.
- Ricky Karcher threw a perfect inning with a strikeout.
The Daytona Tortugas lost 8-7. Box Score
- Elly De La Cruz went 1-4 with a triple and a run.
- Wendell Marrero went 1-4.
- Allan Cerda went 2-4 with a home run (7) and 2 runs scored.
- Austin Hendrick went 2-4 with a 2-run home run (3) and a double.
- Daniel Vellojin went 1-4 with a double and a run.
- Garrett Wolforth went 1-4 with an RBI.
- Leo Seminati went 1-4 with a 2-run home run (6).
- Christian Roa allowed a run in 4.0 innings on 2 hits and 3 walks while striking out 3.
- Brett Lockwood allowed a run in 3.0 innings with 3 walks and 5 strikeouts.
The ACL Reds lost 9-3. Box Score
- Fidel Castro went 1-4 with a home run (2) and 2 RBI.
- Yerlin Confidan went 1-3 with a walk, double, and a run.
- Yassel Pino went 1-4 with an RBI.
- Andruw Salcedo went 2-3.
- Jefferson Lopez threw 1.1 perfect innings with 2 strikeouts.
- Pedro Moreno threw a hitless inning with a walk and 2 strikeouts.
The DSL Reds won 9-3. Box Score
- Leonardo Balcazar went 1-4 with a home run (2), walk, and 2 runs.
- Jose Serrano went 2-4 with a walk, double, and a run.
- Malvin Valdez went 0-2 with 3 walks, 2 steals, and a run.
- Ariel Almonte went 1-5 with a double, steal, and a run.
- Iverson Espinoza went 0-2 with 2 walks, a steal, 2 runs, and an RBI.
- Cesar Martinez went 1-2 with a walk, run, and 2 RBI.
- Jesus Torres went 2-5 with a run scored.
- Raynardo Cruz was charged with 2 unearned runs in 5.0 innings on a hit and 2 walks to go with 6 strikeouts.
- Kelvin Valdez was charged with an unearned run in an inning of work with a strikeout.
- Marwin Ramirez threw 2.0 perfect innings with 3 strikeouts.
7/21 Game Preview
| Team | Record | Time (ET) | Probable | Box Score | Listen | Watch |
| Louisville | 27-38 | 5:30pm | O’Brian/Sanmartin | Here | Here | Here |
| Chattanooga | 36-28 | 7:15pm | Salinas | Here | Here | Here |
| Dayton | 37-29 | 7:05pm | Richardson | Here | Here | Here |
| Daytona | 31-36 | 7:00pm | Parker | Here | Here | N/A |
| ACL Reds |
8-8 | OFF | DAY | Here | N/A | N/A |
| DSL Reds |
3-4 | OFF | DAY | Here | N/A | N/A |
Barrero = anticipation
Wow, we have an Austin Hendrick sighting.
Low batting average, lots of K’s, lots of walks, has power… reminds me of Adam Dunn.
Interesting to compare their age 20 seasons in single A.
Dunn:
0.281 / 0.428 / 0.469
1 BB per K
0.86 K’s per hit
24% of AB’s were a K
Hendrick:
0.189 / 0.377 / 0.358
1 BB per 2 K’s
2.55 K’s per hit
48% of AB’s were K
As much as people liked to grumble about Dunn’s high number of K’s, and inability to hit for average, I’m surprised to see that Dunn was far superior to Hendrick in that regard (at least based on their numbers over one comparable age/level season).
You can’t make too much of a kid fresh out of high school facing professionals for the first time with basically no experience last year. Couple that with being injured for a good stretch and then missing significant time recently with an illness and the guy has barely gotten a couple weeks at a time to consistently see professional pitching. He’ll develop and get those strikeouts down. It will take a bit of time.
Apples and oranges. Dunn went into pro ball after attending college. I saw him in low A ball, he was a full grown man already.
Dunn had a year of pro ball under his belt in the rookie league under his belt by the time he was 20 as well as time with the extensive physical training of Texas football. Little more than a year ago Hendrick was in high school. The average age of a Low A player in 2019 was 22 I assume it is about the same now.
Playing pro baseball is a physical and mental adjustment. Hendrick has Ali going on on and off the field as well as the pressure of being a first round pick and those expectations like the ones addressed here.
Whats the Reds bullpen like? Tim Adleman has me thinking about calling him up. Only 3 walks in 14innings. And a 2.57 ERA. And only 1 homer allowed
I was thinking the same thing. The guy is a battler and could give multiple innings verses having to use 8 relievers
Staff is in love with Goudeau
Is bringing up Finniegan worth a shot? Anyone know what he’s hitting on the radar gun?
Is Roa on a pitch count? I was surprised to see him not come out to pitch the 5th
I just don’t understand this Jose Barrero situation. We are a contending team that needs a SS upgrade and we have a top prospect in AAA who is playing extremely well. Let’s get him up and try to make this push for the playoffs.
Or Bob could save money by not allowing the Reds to field their best team and in a week trade Castellanos/Barnhart/Gray/Castillo and others.
Contending team?? Lol
Friedl, Hopkins, Cedrola, and, if he hits, Siani, all look like they have 4th OF written on them. While there may be more therewith Siani and Cerda to a certain degree based on their tools, it still looks like Senzel is our CF.
Add Hurtebise to the 4th OF list also.