Luis Castillo looked strong on rehab with Louisville in a 1-0 win that saw Ronnie Dawson’s 1st inning homer stand up the rest of the way, Matt McLain and Rece Hinds both homered twice on the day in wins for their respective teams, Robbie Tenerowicz picked up four hits as his hot streak continued for Chattanooga, Brandon Williamson struck out eight in the Lookouts win as he registered his best start of the season, and Joe Boyle kept his scoreless streak to begin the season going with four more shutout innings as Dayton improved to 18-5 on the year.
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The Louisville Bats won 1-0. Box Score
- Luis Castillo (rehab) threw 4.1 shutout innings on 3 hits and 2 walks while striking out 7.
- Lorenzo Cedrola went 1-4.
- Ronnie Dawson went 1-4 with a solo home run (4).
- Albert Almora Jr. went 1-4.
- Cristian Santana went 3-3.
- Taylor Motter went 1-3.
- Pedro Payano threw 1.2 hitless innings with 3 walks and 2 strikeouts.
- Jared Solomon threw 1.2 shutout innings with a walk and 2 strikeouts.
- Joel Kuhnel threw a shutout inning with a strikeout.
The Chattanooga Lookouts won 13-4. Box Score
- Michael Siani went 2-5 with a home run (3) and 2 runs.
- Matt McLain went 2-5 with 2 home runs (7) and 5 RBI.
- Isiah Gilliam went 2-5 with a double and 2 runs.
- Robbie Tenerowicz went 4-5 with a double, steal, RBI, and 2 runs scored.
- Francisco Urbaez went 3-5 with a triple, 2 runs, and 2 RBI.
- Leonardo Rivas went 1-4 with a double and 2 RBI.
- Quincy McAfee went 1-3 with a walk, run, and an RBI.
- Eric Yang went 1-5 with a run.
- Brandon Williamson allowed a run in 6.0 innings on 4 hits and he struck out 8.
- Mike Byrne threw a hitless inning with a walk and a strikeout.
The Dayton Dragons won a doubleheader
Game 1: 8-7 win. Box Score
- Jose Torres went 1-3 with a double, run, and 2 RBI.
- Elly De La Cruz went 1-4 with a double and 2 RBI.
- Rece Hinds went 3-4 with 2 home runs (4), 3 runs, and 3 RBI.
- Mat Nelson went 2-4 with a double.
- J.V. Martinez went 2-3 with a walk, triple, and 2 runs.
- Nick Quintana went 0-1 with 2 walks and a run.
- Joe Boyle threw 4.0 shutout innings on 2 hits and 3 walks while striking out 6.
- Jake Gilbert was charged with an unearned run in an inning with 2 strikeouts.
Game 2: 5-1 win. Box Score
- Jose Torres went 1-4.
- Alex McGarry went 2-4 with a home run (7), double, 2 runs, and 3 RBI.
- Rece Hinds went 2-2.
- Garrett Wolforth went 2-3 with 2 RBI.
- J.V. Martinez went 2-2 with a double.
- Bryce Bonnin allowed a run in 3.2 innings on 1 hit and 2 walks while striking out 9.
- Myles Gayman threw 2.1 shutout innings with 4 strikeouts.
- Donovan Benoit threw a perfect inning with a strikeout.
The Daytona Tortugas lost 4-3. Box Score
- Austin Hendrick went 1-4 with a home run (5).
- Jamal O’Guinn went 1-3 with a walk and a run scored.
- Michel Triana went 1-4 with a double and 2 RBI.
- Reyny Reyes went 1-3.
- Owen Holt threw 2.0 hitless innings with a walk and 5 strikeouts.
5/5 Game Preview
| Team | Record | Time (ET) | Probable | Box Score | Listen | Watch |
| Louisville | 10-16 | 11:05am | Flores Jr. | Here | Here | Here |
| Chattanooga | 14-9 | 7:35pm | Curlis | Here | Here | Here |
| Dayton | 18-5 | 7:05pm | Proctor | Here | Here | Here |
| Daytona | 10-13 | 7:05pm | Parks | Here | Here | N/A |
No base on balls for Williamson. Nice!!
I was really hoping Dawson would get into the Reds game last night and homer. Have a AAA homer and an MLB homer on the same day. That’d be pretty cool.
Encouraging from Williamson. Hopefully he can keep the command here on out!
That Castillo guy looks too advanced for AAA. With a struggling MLB rotation, might be time to call him up.
Louisville will have an exciting offense whenever Siani, McLain, Gilliam, and Hopkins are all promoted.
I think Siani should be promoted to AAA at least while Dawson and Almora are in the major team
This has been the first real positive offensive period as a professional Siani has experienced. It might be better to let him experience it and gain more confidence than to challenge him at this point. AA is typically the most challenging level and should provide him all he needs moving forward.
Agreed MK
Agreed, as well.
Consistency with the bat is one of the greatest needs for Siani. Outside of his injury last year costing him something with his hitting, Siani’s been streaky, IMO. He may just be that type of hitter, but putting together several good months at AA isn’t going to hurt him.
I agree, but I remember him being really good in 2019 for the majority of the 2nd half of the season.
Who’s this Luis Castillo prospect. He had a good night in triple A!
He’s a later bloomer at 29 years old. Kind of popped up out of nowhere. Has nice action on his fastball with a ++ Changeup. Expect him to be in the majors within the next week or so.
Give him a couple weeks under the watchful eye of the Reds pitching coach. He’ll get back in line.
Boyle needed 83 pitches to get through 4 innings. Bonnin needed 70 to get through 3.1 innings.
Over his 4 starts, Boyle seems to consistently throw about 19 pitches per IP, and throws about 57% of those for strikes.
But it’s hard to argue with the results:
0.059 OBA
14.8 K / 9 IP
I’d like to see Bonnin, Boyle, and Abbott in AA before mid season. That way if they dominate at AA for a half season +, they could be candidates for the 23 roster. All 3 seem to be too far ahead of A+ batters. Their college arms, keep challenging them.
When you strike out a lot of batters you are going to throw a lot of pitches. At least 30 pitches came on walks and strikeouts and that is if he threw the minimum pitches to accomplish these. So strike out pitchers are going to throw a lot of pitches.
I am going to have to pay more attention but it seems on the surface that batter’s are not swinging.
I know when I was in little league we had several players who did not swing and hoped for a BB. I doubt this happens at this level but can’t help but feel batters are taking breaking pitches early in the count and hoping for a fastball later.
But as MK pointed out if you strike out a lot and your control is slightly below average (or possibly worse in the case of Boyle) your pitch count will go up quickly. Bonnin had 9 K’s after 3 innings yesterday.
Hey what is going on with Tyler Callahan? Is he rehabbing an injury? When can we expect to see him in game action in Dayton?
Tommy John I think
Injured his hand near the end of spring training. Working his way back.
Think Lake County found out they don’t want to mess with Hinds in the batters box or boxing ring last night. With all the players on both sides leaving the benches on both sides I hope potential suspensions don’t derail the Dragons great start,