Hunter Greene struck out 10 batters and allowed just one hit in his best start for Louisville as the Bats held on for a 1-0 win, Robbie Tenerowicz didn’t record an at-bat but reached base 4 times for Chattanooga, Jacquez Pucheu struck out seven in 6.0 shutout innings for Dayton while Francisco Urbaez continued to make a mockery of High-A pitching, Daytona won in 10 innings while Allan Cerda, Ivan Johnson, and Austin Hendrick continued their hot hitting, the ACL Reds won 9-0 in a combined no-hitter, and down in the DSL Leonardo Balcazar hit his league leading 5th home run.
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The Louisville Bats won 1-0. Box Score
- Nick Senzel (rehab) went 0-4.
- Lucas Sims (rehab) threw 0.2 shutout innings with a strikeout.
- Alejo Lopez went 1-3 with a walk.
- Braxton Lee went 1-3 with a walk and a run.
- Jan Hernandez went 1-3 with a double and an RBI.
- Beau Taylor went 1-2 with a walk.
- Hunter Greene allowed 1 hit and 1 walk in 6.1 shutout innings with 10 strikeouts.
- Cionel Pérez threw a perfect inning with 2 strikeouts.
- Dauri Moreta threw a perfect inning with a strikeout.
The Chattanooga Lookouts lost 5-1. Box Score
- Lorenzo Cedrola went 2-4 with a double.
- Drew Mount went 1-4.
- Robbie Tenerowicz went 0-0. He walked and was hit by a pitch three times.
- Yoel Yanqui went 2-4.
- Matt Lloyd went 1-3 with a solo home run (2).
- Graham Ashcraft allowed 2 earned in 4.2 innings on 6 hits and 4 walks to go along with 6 strikeouts.
- Diomar Lopez threw 1.1 hitless innings with a walk and 2 strikeouts.
- Julio Pinto threw a hitless inning with a walk and a strikeout.
- Alexis Diaz threw a hitless inning with a walk and a strikeout.
The Dayton Dragons won 8-0. Box Score
- Jacob Hurtubise went 2-4 with a double, walk, and a run.
- Francisco Urbaez went 2-4 with a double, RBI, and 2 runs.
- Juan Martinez went 1-4 with a double, run, and an RBI.
- Garrett Wolforth went 1-4 with a walk, run, and an RBI.
- Miguel Hernandez went 3-5.
- Quin Cotton went 1-4 with a walk, steal (15), run, and an RBI.
- Reniel Ozuna went 1-5 with a double, run, and an RBI.
- Reyny Reyes went 2-4 with a run and an RBI.
- Jacques Pucheu threw 6.0 shutout innings on 2 hits and a walk while striking out 7.
- Vincent Timpanelli threw 2.0 shutout innings with a walk and 3 strikeouts.
- Ricky Karcher threw a hitless inning with a walk and a strikeout.
The Daytona Tortugas won 4-3 in 10. Box Score
- Daniel Vellojin went 0-3 with 2 walks and a run.
- Allan Cerda went 2-5 with a double, run, and an RBI.
- Ivan Johnson went 2-5 with a triple, run, and 2 RBI.
- Austin Hendrick went 1-4 with a walk, double, and an RBI.
- Brandon Leyton went 1-3 with a double and he was hit by a pitch.
- Leonardo Seminati went 1-4 with a double.
- James Marinan allowed 2 runs in 5.0 innings on 2 hits and 7 walks with 3 strikeouts.
- Miguel Medrano allowed a run on a hit and 3 walks in 5.0 innings of relief to go with 5 strikeouts.
The ACL Reds won 9-0 and threw a no-hitter. Box Score
- Yomil Maysonet threw 3.0 hitless innings with 3 walks and 2 strikeouts.
- Damian Henderson threw a hitless inning with a walk and a strikeout.
- Jake Gilbert threw 2.0 hitless innings with a walk and 3 strikeouts.
- Tyler Garbee threw a hitless inning with 2 strikeouts.
- Yerlin Confidan went 1-4 with a solo home run (4).
- Blake Dunn went 1-2 with a steal and a run.
- Fidel Castro went 1-2 with a triple and a run.
- Jack Rogers went 1-3 with a steal, a run, and an RBI.
- Ruben Ibarra went 2-2 with a walk, home run (1), 2 runs, and 2 RBI.
- Hayden Jones went 1-2 with a run and 2 RBI.
- Braylin Minier went 1-3 with a run and 2 RBI.
- Sebastian Almonte went 1-3.
- Yassel Pino went 1-1.
- Rafael Franco went 1-1.
The DSL Reds won 9-2. Box Score
- Leonardo Balcazar went 2-4 with a home run (5), 2 runs, and 3 RBI.
- Carlos Jorge went 2-3 with a walk, steal, run, and an RBI.
- Jose Serrano went 2-4 with a steal and 2 runs.
- Eddy Isturiz went 1-2 with 2 walks, a double, a run, and 2 RBI.
- Brayan Rijo went 1-2 with a walk and a run.
- Johnny Ascanio went 1-3 with a run and an RBI.
- Juan Martinez was charged with 2 unearned runs in 4.0 innings with 2 walks and 8 strikeouts.
- Oswaldo Castillo threw 3.0 shutout innings with a walk and 5 strikeouts.
8/6 Game Preview
| Team | Record | Time (ET) | Probable | Box Score | Listen | Watch |
| Louisville | 31-49 | 8:05pm | Mariot | Here | Here | Here |
| Chattanooga | 40-38 | 7:15pm | TBA | Here | Here | Here |
| Dayton | 42-38 | 6:05pm | Spiers/Kravetz | Here | Here | Here |
| Daytona | 40-41 | 6:30pm | Bonnin | Here | Here | N/A |
| ACL Reds |
13-12 | 9:00pm | TBA | Here | N/A | N/A |
| DSL Reds |
10-6 | 10:30am | TBA | Here | N/A | N/A |
Hunter Greene getting to the point where he has little left to prove in MiLB. Senzel might need to be optioned when he is eligible to return to get him more low leverage at bats and get him going?
Ruben Ibarra sighting! Among a couple other 2021 draftees.
Calling Hunter Greene. Clean up in the Reds bullpen coming your way! Lorenzen back recently, next Sims this weekend, and then Antone. Greene getting called up in September should be the final shot in the arm for the bullpen!!
Then back to starting next year…. ?
There wasn’t supposed to be a ? there. Greene absolutely should be starting next year
So what has happened to the whole service time arguments when it comes to Hunter. I don’t see him in the big leagues at least May 2022.
Looks like Ashcraft has returned to the world of mortal man. Still performance is good but not inhuman.
Teams that play service time games on pitchers are beyond stupid. I will die on that hill.
Doug is Moreta in the reds BP in 2022?
He’s been dominant since 2019. I’d say he deserves a shot at some point.
Vellojin is interesting because of the 1:1 K:BB ratio. At 21 in Daytona, I’d look for him to work his way steadily through to Cincinnati some day. How’s his defense?
His defense is outstanding.
I was waiting for the other shoe to drop, but never mind!
Another great game for Balcazar. The Reds have 5 17 year old hitting at the top of their lineup. Balcazar is 6-8 months younger than the others.
Jorge, Serrano and Balcazar were all signed as SS so his defense is hopefully good. As for the offense of one of the youngest players in the DSL. He is either tied or leading the league in the following categories: HR, Extra Base Hits, Total Bases, ISO. His ISO of .381 is Bonds on steroids like.
I know Doug has Almonte and Valdez in his top 25 but Balcazar is the one I am watching
and today he is 1-1 with a run and his 6th SB
I agree, some pretty interesting players emerging in complex league right now.
It would be nice if the Reds could figure out a way to call up HG, but not start his service time clock. I think it is time for the front office to get creative, we need to get a leg up someway or another.
I think Greene should finish at AAA this year. Every time I’ve seen him in minor league games his fastball is around or above 100 but has no movement. He doesn’t pin point it enough to consistently get major league hitters out. He would be great if he could get movement on his fastball and have more accuracy as to where he throws it.
They could be more like the White Sox and sign him to a 7 year contract with several options.
Do not play service time games with pitchers. It’s useless. You never know when the last pitch is coming. Get every last one of them in the big leagues once you determine the player is capable.
Hunter Greene is just a couple of more dominating starts from being in everyone’s top 10.
If Barrero finishes the year with a OPS north of 1 at Louisville he should be in the top 25.
if Lodolo finishes strong he should be in everyone’s top 50.
McClain has interesting first pro at bat on Friday. Singled to left then thrown out at plate left to short to home. Had to be an error in there somewher, but nothing in the immediate play description or box score.
Yeah – not sure why it took until after the game to correct it, maybe it’s a software problem…. but it was corrected to a triple and thrown out at the plate.