Pat Kelly won his 1800th game as a manager as Louisville won 10-0 behind another strong start by Bo Takahashi, Lorenzo Cedrola and Robbie Tenerowicz kept swinging hot bats for Chattanooga, Jack Rogers picked up his 1st career homer for the Dayton Dragons, Ruben Ibarra homered for the first time since joining Daytona and the Tortugas pitching staff tossed a shutout, and the Arizona Complex League Reds swept a doubleheader.
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The Louisville Bats won 10-0. Box Score
- Nick Senzel (rehab) went 2-4 with a double, triple, and an RBI.
- R.J. Alaniz (rehab) threw a shutout inning with a walk and a strikeout.
- Michael Feliz (rehab) threw a perfect inning with a strikeout.
- Mallex Smith went 1-3 with a solo home run (1).
- Braxton Lee went 2-2 with a triple and 4 RBI.
- Ender Inciarte went 4-5 with a double and 2 RBI.
- Jose Barrero went 1-4 with a walk.
- Alex Blandino went 1-4 with a double, walk, run, and an RBI.
- TJ Friedl went 1-3 with a walk and he was hit by a pitch.
- Alfredo Rodriguez went 2-5 with an RBI.
- Beau Taylor went 3-4 with a double and 3 runs.
- Mike Freeman went 1-1 with a pinch hit double and a run scored.
- Bo Takahashi threw 6.0 shutout innings, allowed 4 hits and a walk, and he struck out 7.
- Tony Santillan threw a perfect inning with a strikeout.
The Chattanooga Lookouts lost 6-5. Box Score
- Lorenzo Cedrola went 1-5 with a triple and an RBI.
- Wilson Garcia went 1-5 with a double and a run.
- Robbie Tenerowicz went 2-5 with a run.
- Mark Kolozsvary went 1-4.
- Drew Mount went 1-3 with a walk, home run (7), 2 runs, and 2 RBI.
- Miguel Hernandez went 3-4 with a double, run, and 2 RBI.
- Quincy McAfee went 1-3 with a walk.
- Yoel Yanqui went 2-4 with a double.
The Dayton Dragons lost 7-6. Box Score
- Ivan Johnson went 1-4 with a double and a run.
- Jack Rogers went 2-4 with a home run (1) and 2 runs scored.
- Quin Cotton went 1-4 with a home run (9) and 2 RBI.
- Juan Martinez went 1-2 with 2 walks.
- Eric Yang went 1-3.
- Jacob Hurtubise went 1-2 with a triple, run, and 2 walks.
- Pedro Garcia threw 2.1 shutout innings with a walk and 2 strikeouts.
The Daytona Tortugas won 3-0. Box Score
- Elly De La Cruz went 1-4 with a run.
- Allan Cerda went 1-4.
- Ruben Ibarra went 2-3 with a home run (2) and 2 RBI.
- Debby Santana went 1-2 with a walk and a run.
- Brandon Leyton went 1-3.
- Blake Dunn went 1-3 with an RBI.
- Jose Franco threw 4.0 shutout innings, allowed a hit and a walk, and he struck out 6.
- Frainger Aranguren threw 3.0 shutout innings with a walk and 5 strikeouts.
- Anthony Zimmerman threw 2.0 hitless innings with a walk and 5 strikeouts.
The ACL Reds swept a doubleheader
Game 1: 5-1 win. Box Score
- Rece Hinds (rehab) went 1-4.
- Andruw Salcedo went 1-3 with a walk.
- Rafael Franco went 1-4 with a run.
- Deivid Alcantara went 1-4 with a run.
- Austin Callahan went 1-2 with a walk, home run (1), 2 runs, and 2 RBI.
- Sebastian Almonte went 1-3 with an RBI.
- Ilvin Fernandez went 1-3 with 2 RBI.
- Donovan Antonia went 1-3 with a double.
- Joe Boyle threw 2.0 shutout innings with a strikeout.
- Nicolo Pinazzi was charged with an unearned run in 1.1 innings with 4 strikeouts.
- Jefferson Lopez threw 2.2 shutout innings with a walk and 2 strikeouts.
- Johnnie Schneider threw a perfect inning with 2 strikeouts.
Game 2: 6-1 win. Box Score
- Braylin Minier went 2-3 with a double and a run.
- Wilfred Astudillo went 1-2 with a run and an RBI.
- Yassel Pino went 2-2 with a double, walk, run, and an RBI.
- Hayden Jones went 1-3 with a run and an RBI.
- Junior Melo went 2-3 with a home run and 2 RBI.
- Arij Fransen threw 5.0 shutout innings with 4 hits and 6 strikeouts.
- Tyler Garbee threw 1.1 perfect innings with 2 strikeouts.
The DSL Reds lost 22-7. Box Score
- Leonardo Balcazar went 2-5 with a double.
- Carlos Jorge went 2-4 with a triple, run, and 2 RBI.
- Wencer Inirio went 2-5 with a double, home run (1), and 2 RBI.
- Jose Serrano went 2-4 with a double and a run.
- Cesar Martinez went 1-2 with a double, run, and an RBI. He also struck out 3 batters in 1.1 innings on the mound. He’s not a pitcher, so we don’t mind that he allowed 2 runs.
8/14 Game Preview
| Team | Record | Time (ET) | Probable | Box Score | Listen | Watch |
| Louisville | 35-52 | 7:00pm | O’Brien | Here | Here | Here |
| Chattanooga | 42-43 | 7:30pm | TBA | Here | Here | Here |
| Dayton | 47-41 | 7:05pm | Salazar | Here | Here | Here |
| Daytona | 44-44 | 7:05pm | Aguilera | Here | Here | N/A |
| ACL Reds |
18-15 | 4:00pm | TBA | Here | N/A | N/A |
| DSL Reds |
11-10 | 10:30am | TBA | Here | N/A | N/A |
Tenoriwicz seems like a classic utility man as a fringe prospect. I’d bet he could hold a job as a 26th man it’d be co if he made it.
With his hair I bet he could also hold down a job as a roadie for Motley Crue.
I was leaning AC/DC. Maybe even the Cars.
His hair (bleach blond down to his shoulders) stood out to me back in May when I saw them play Montgomery. I couldn’t figure out who he was so I went and got a program and determined he was a minor league FA. He plays with a lot of hustle.
Man that must have been a brutal game to watch in the DSL. 23 walks allowed by the Reds’ pitching.
was going to mention that must be close to a record
Hendrick had a bad day really… 4 ks in 4 ABs…
McLain showed he is human… 0 for 4 but made contact no Ks
Inciarte is hitting well recently…
Jack Rogers performing very well… I read one comment during the draft saying Rogers is kind of player the fans will like… we’ll see
What about Ashcraft? Is he hurt?
Ashcraft pitched earlier this week.
Inciarte will be a September call up. Have to remember he had over 200 hits for Atlanta just four years ago. Also won a few gold gloves. I still think he is a better option than Akiyama. At least Aquino is a home run threat even if he does strike out way too often.
Enciarte used to be a great fielder; I wonder how much of that has dropped off with age. Atlanta needed outfielders and didn’t even want to keep him as a platoon player and late inning defensive replacement. And his hitting the last two years has not only been worse than Shogo’s – it has been some of the worst in MLB (wRC+ under 50). Maybe he regains some hitting to be serviceable, but in his best years he was a below league average hitter, and he is north of 30 now.
Doug, why are they playing Senzel as SS and Barrero at 3rd? Isn’t that putting both of them out of position? Is it just to have Senzel as a back-up to Farmer and only for the rest of this season? Confusing to me considering how much they have forced Nick to move around.
They want to give nick some experience at SS so he can be a utility guy when he comes up. They already know Barrero can play SS better then anyone in the organization so they just put him somewhere else to get his bat in the lineup
Mostly what Datdudejs said. If the idea is that Senzel can play everywhere to get him and others into the lineup more frequently, then he needs to have *some* reps at shortstop. The minor leagues is the place to see if he can play there adequately enough.
Ruben Ibarra and Yassel Pino are starting to get my attention more and more .
I am sure I am not the only one right ?
Yassel Pino has been quite impressive!
Understatement.
With rosters only being able to be expanded to 28 players I think Inciarte is just insurance if the REDS have injuries. The current roster has 26 and that doesn’t include Senzel or Antone. One of the current pitchers (Hembree or Garrett) could be DFA’d or mysteriously wind up on IL to make room in August for Senzel or Antone. Also, I think there is a strong possibility Santillan gets called up on 9/1. He has looked good as a one inning reliever. Injuries will happen so there are other possibilities, we shall see how it goes.
Looks like a number of Louisville players need to move up and some Reds players hit the wire.
How much better off would the Reds record be if they had kept CF Jose Siri (.305/.358/.515 in AAA), not spent a ton of money on Shogo Akiyama, and used Shogo’s money and the wasted money on Doolittle and other relievers to have keep Raisel Iglesias and Archie Bradley?