Braylin Minier and Austin Hendrick came off the bench and homered late in Daytona’s win, TJ Hopkins had three hits while Quincy McAfee drove in three runs for Chattanooga, Allan Cerda homered and had a walk-off extra-innings hit for Dayton while Spencer Stockton dropped his ERA below 2.00 on the season, and Aristides Aquino’s 10th inning homer was the game winning for Louisville.
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The Louisville Bats won 3-1 in 10. Box Score
- Nick Senzel (rehab) went 0-2 and was hit by a pitch.
- Cristian Santana went 1-5 with a run.
- Aristides Aquino went 2-5 with a 2-run home run (4).
- Trey Amburgey went 1-3 with a triple and 2 walks.
- JT Riddle went 2-4 with a walk.
- Mark Kolozsvary went 1-3 with a home run (1).
- Jake Bauers went 1-2 with a double.
- Randy Wynne allowed an earned run in 6.0 innings with a walk and 4 strikeouts.
- Nick Howard threw a hitless inning with a walk and 2 strikeouts.
- Dauri Moreta threw a shutout inning with a walk and a strikeout.
- Fernando Cruz threw 2.0 hitless innings with a strikeout.
The Chattanooga Lookouts lost 9-5. Box Score
- Michael Siani went 2-5.
- Isiah Gilliam went 1-3 with a walk.
- TJ Hopkins went 3-4 with a double, 2 runs, and an RBI.
- Quincy McAfee went 2-4 with 3 RBI.
- Vin Timpanelli was charged with an unearned run in 2.0 innings with 3 walks and 4 strikeouts.
- Matt Pidich threw 1.1 perfect innings with 2 strikeouts.
The Dayton Dragons won 6-5. Box Score
- Joey Votto (rehab) went 0-3 with a walk and a strikeout.
- Jose Torres went 0-2 with 2 walks and a run.
- Rece Hinds went 1-2 with a walk, steal, run, and he was hit by a pitch.
- Allan Cerda went 2-4 with a home run (6) and 3 RBI.
- Justice Thompson went 1-2 with a walk, steal, and 2 RBI.
- Ashton Creal went 1-3 with a steal and a run.
- Spencer Stockton threw 3.0 shutout innings with 4 strikeouts.
Game Notes
Game 2 of the scheduled doubleheader was postponed. It will be made up on Friday as a part of a doubleheader.
The Daytona Tortugas won 10-6. Box Score
- Gus Steiger went 1-5 with a run and an RBI.
- Tyler Callihan went 1-4.
- Jay Allen II went 1-3 with a double, 2 walks, and 2 runs.
- Jamal O’Guinn went 1-3 with an RBI.
- Steven Leyton went 1-4 with 2 runs.
- Michel Triana went 1-3 with a double, walk, and an RBI.
- Wilfred Astudillo went 2-4 with a double, run, and an RBI.
- Braylin Minier went 1-1 with a 2-run home run (3).
- Austin Hendrick went 1-1 with a home run (7), 2 runs, and 2 RBI.
- Sam Benschoter allowed 2 runs in 4.0 innings with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts.
- Jose Franco allowed a run in 4.0 innings with 2 walks and 6 strikeouts.
5/20 Game Preview
| Team | Record | Time (ET) | Probable | Box Score | Listen | Watch |
| Louisville | 14-24 | 7:35pm | Minor | Here | Here | Here |
| Chattanooga | 19-17 | 7:15pm | TBA | Here | Here | Here |
| Dayton | 23-11 | 5:35pm | Farr/Phillips | Here | Here | Here |
| Daytona | 16-20 | 7:05pm | Fransen | Here | Here | N/A |
I’ve read that Votto is joining the team in Toronto. He doesn’t seem particularly ready based on his rehab performance thus far. And Senzel? And what changes did Aquino make to suddenly be hitting again. I understand that the competition is less but it doesn’t seem to be helping Senzel or Votto.
Senzel and Votto both went two weeks without seeing live pitching. And they also had to recover from an illness that probably left their body less than normal (Votto noted that he didn’t leave the bed or couch for like 8 days).
Where was the Votto report? Haven’t seen that – sounds like a pretty bad case, all things considered – far beyond simply a quarantine for close contact or some such similar precaution. Wonder if he’s still weak even if the live game action gets the timing back in sync. Thanks for the update.
If that’s the case then he shouldn’t be going to Toronto. There’s little doubt that the Reds “management” are doing this as a favor to Votto.
Agree completely. The point is simply that it’s too soon for either of them to rejoin the Reds. Get back in shape, get their timing back, etc. That Toronto is Votto’s home shouldn’t be a factor.
Optimist – he did an interview in Dayton and mentioned it. Bobby Nightengale mentioned it in his story about Votto rejoining the Reds, too.
@LDS, I disagree. If someone should get special treatment, it is absolutely Votto and this could be his last chance to play in his home country. I see the responsibility to protect him is on David Bell, by maybe DHing him at least 2 of the 3 games and possibly hitting 5 or 6 rather than 4hole. At the end of the day, these three games are not going to cost us a playoff spot, so do the right thing for a loyal legend!
Canada has some pretty tight restrictions on people entering the country with illnesses. They might not get in depending on testing and records.
The team has actually played better without them, so I don’t think the Reds management should be in a big hurry to get them back, especially Senzel. Alomora has outplayed him by a lot so far.
Maybe we need to switch out coaching staffs at the big league level and AAA level. What could it hurt? :) I don’t even know who’s down there but I’m willing to try. :) I bet Aquino would vote for that. :)
After all, Louisville is only 10 games under .500. :)
+1000
AA had a chance to sign with another organization. Seems he decided to stay with the reds.
OMG 314 with an OPS of 1.148 and 4 homers?
Doug, did he go back to his old stance? My goodness
Melvin I am amazed that with Manager, Coaches and on field Support staff there are 13 of them. That is one for every two players. Makes one wonder how 70’s Reds could win with only a Manager, 4 Coaches and a bullpen catcher.
1B Tony Perez. 2B Joe Morgan SS Dave Concepcion 3B Pete Rose C Johnny Bench LF George Foster CF Cesar Geronimo RF Ken Griffey SP Gary Nolan Don Gullett Jack Billingham Fred Norman RP Clay Carroll Pedro Borbon
That’s how. Four HOF caliber players. Four NL MVP players.
Old timer I was being sarcastic.
Before the game Votto said the reason he wanted to play a second game in Dayton was to work on his defense. I guess he was satisfied with his offense.
Elly DeLa Cruz with three strikeouts batting behind Votto. Must have have been taking pitches to let Joey work on his running game, too.
Loving approach of Allen and Siani so far.
Nice see Cerda coming around, mayb slow starter type.
Allan Cerda making a habit of being on these reviews. 4 in a row! A 2.011 OPS in those 4 games. If only that were a sustainable pace lol
Braylin Minier sure is making his presence felt in A ball.
As impressive as Cerda’s offensive game was last night he made a throw from right field to third base that was an absolute laser.
Minier looks like a hitter to me. Suspect he ends up in LF or 3B.
Canada has some pretty tight restrictions on people entering the country with illnesses. They might not get in depending on testing and records.
The team has actually played better without them, so I don’t think the Reds management should be in a big hurry to get them back, especially Senzel. Alomora has outplayed him by a lot so far.
Somebody the other day asked about Fidel Castro. He was sent to Daytona yesterday. That would be an interesting newspaper headline.
They already have a Franco there, too.
Doug, any idea why Abbott left yesterday’s game after 4 innings and only 52 pitches? Injury?
I don’t know. Didn’t appear to be an injury. He finished the inning fine and a reliever was ready to go to start the 5th. He was bumped up in the rotation by a day (still had 4 days rest, but he was not supposed to go until tonight, so perhaps that’s the reason).
Thanks, hope no injury involved.