Isiah Gilliam racked up 11 total bases for Chattanooga that included two home runs, Chuckie Robinson crushed his first Triple-A home run in Louisville, Elly De La Cruz did something for the first time in nearly three years and Nick Quintana picked up a walk-off hit in extra-innings in one of Dayton’s games as part of a perfect evening at the plate, and Daytona got home runs from Tyler Callihan, Jamal O’Guinn, and Hayden Jones in their win.
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The Louisville Bats lost 5-4 in 10. Box Score
- Stuart Fairchild went 1-4 with a walk and a run.
- Alejo Lopez went 2-5 with a double.
- Cristian Santana went 2-4 with a double and 2 RBI.
- Trey Amburgey went 1-4 with a double.
- Chuckie Robinson went 3-4 with a home run (4) and 2 RBI.
- Pedro Payano threw 1.2 shutout innings with a walk and 3 strikeouts.
- Matt Pidich threw a perfect inning with 3 strikeouts.
- Buck Farmer threw a perfect inning with 3 strikeouts.
- Fernando Cruz was charged with an unearned run in 2.0 innings with a strikeout.
The Chattanooga Lookouts lost 11-7. Box Score
- Michael Siani went 1-4 with a double, 2 walks, a steal (20), run, and an RBI.
- Matt McLain went 1-6 with a home run (12).
- Isiah Gilliam went 4-5 with a double and 2 home runs (11).
- Alex McGarry went 2-5.
- Quin Cotton went 2-4 with a walk and a run.
- Michael De Leon went 1-5 with a double and an RBI.
- Quincy McAfee went 2-5 with a home run (5) and 2 runs.
- JC Keys threw 3.0 perfect innings with 3 strikeouts.
The Dayton Dragons split a doubleheader
Game 1: 4-3 win. Box Score
- Jose Torres went 1-4.
- Daniel Vellojin went 0-2 with 2 walks.
- Elly De La Cruz went 0-2 with 2 walks.
- Austin Hendrick went 1-4 with a double and a run.
- Ruben Ibarra went 1-4 with a double and a run.
- Nick Quintana went 3-3 with a walk, double, run, and 2 RBI.
- J.V. Martinez went 1-3 with an RBI.
- Thomas Farr allowed 2 runs in 4.0 innings with 2 walks and 3 strikeouts.
- Manuel Cachutt allowed a run in 3.0 innings with 2 strikeouts.
- Donovan Benoit threw a perfect inning with a strikeout.
Game 2: 3-0 loss. Box Score
- Jose Torres went 1-4 with a double.
- Daniel Vellojin went 1-1 with 2 walks.
- Ruben Ibarra went 1-3.
- Connor Phillips allowed a run in 4.0 innings with 3 walks and 6 strikeouts.
- Miguel Medrano allowed a run in 2.0 innings with a walk and 3 strikeouts.
The Daytona Tortugas won 7-5. Box Score
- Tyler Callihan went 2-3 with a walk and a home run (3).
- Jack Rogers went 2-4 with a run.
- Yassel Pino went 1-4 with a double and a run.
- Steven Leyton went 2-4 with 2 RBI.
- Austin Callahan went 1-4 with a double and a run.
- Fidel Castro went 1-2 with a double.
- Jamal O’Guinn went 1-2 with a home run (2).
- Hayden Jones went 2-3 with a a home run (3).
- Chase Petty allowed 3 runs in 5.0 innings with 3 walks and 2 strikeouts.
- Juan Manuel Abril threw 2.0 hitless innings with a walk and a strikeout.
- Owen Holt allowed a run in 2.0 innings with 3 strikeouts.
ACL Reds had the day off
DSL Reds had the day off
6/23 Game Preview
| Team | Record | Time (ET) | Probable | Box Score | Listen | Watch |
| Louisville | 24-43 | 7:05pm | Lodolo | Here | Here | Here |
| Chattanooga | 32-33 | 7:15pm | Salazar | Here | Here | Here |
| Dayton | 39-26 | 7:05pm | Boyle | Here | Here | Here |
| Daytona | 29-35 | 7:05pm | Cruz | Here | Here | N/A |
| AZL Reds | 9-3 | 9:00pm | TBA | Here | N/A | N/A |
| DSL Reds |
6-8 | 11:00am | TBA | Here | N/A | N/A |
Well the Dayton Dragons now officially resemble the1964 Philadelphia Phillies by blowing a big lead to blow the first half championship. It’s not enough to put talent on a team you also have to encourage and teach them to win. And who beat then but the Dodgers HighA team. See any correlation here?
Not really, no. Dayton has a very good team and simply got outplayed. Someone’s got to win.
Dayton has very good talent and that got them through early but a team with less talented prospects ended up passing them like they were standing still. The last two weeks have been depressing to watch. 400 foot homers are great to watch but so is fundamental baseball and fundamentals win the games.
What are you talking about? The Dragons are 39-26. They not only know how to win, but they do. And yesterday they split a doubleheader with a 4-3 win and a 3-0 loss. Competitive games. Nothing to see here.
Every party has a pooper, that’s why we invited you. MK. The party pooper
Nobody’s more in tune with the Dragons than MK, who is a valued member here. Check your language and approach if you want to stick around. Surprised Doug’s left this post up.
Agreed Tom. Thanks for posting.. By the way, MK is correct. Dayton got off to a huge start, and then has played roughly. 500 ball the last 30 days or so.
Andrew’s post should be deleted.
Aw, lighten up Tom. “Pooper” is not a bad word, and being disappointed in the Dragon’s more recent performances is not unreasonable. Not everything in the world is smiles and roses. Sometimes it is appropriate to call out a team, even if you happen to like that team.
The Dragons are supremely talented, and we all want them to succeed.
It was a baseless, direct insult in response to a qualified baseball opinion, which isn’t something I’ve seen tolerated here.
Both last year and this year Tyler Callihan has been in Low A and has slashed approx. 295 / 350 / 440
Is there any reason the Reds are keeping in him Low A? At this point, he’s older than league average.
Same with Connor Phillips. Last year in High A and this year in High A he has produced a high rate of K’s and a low rate of Hits. Any reason to keep him in Dayton?
He’s played 51 total games over those two years. And as of a week ago he was hitting .213/.286/.307. He’s hit .500 over the last week to raise his line.
McGarry 2 – 5 with a double! The kid keeps hitting, as is his teammate Gilliam, picking up 4 hits, with 2 HR’s!! Hopefully De La Cruz, and Phillips will be joining the AA team. I don’t want to rush them, but I think those 2 are ready. They’d likely be the best Reds minor league team to watch.
Williamson, Abbott, Phillips would make a nice 1, 2, 3.
Siani, McLain, De La Cruz, Gilliam, McGarry also sound like a good 1 -5
McClain has struck out >37% of ABs this year. He must cut that down to realize his potential
Cut it down significantly!
Yes, McLain’s K rate needs to come down. Maybe having Elly batting behind him will help him not only get better pitches, but also motivate him to improve with the direct competition between the 2.
Barrero with 45 K in roughly 108-115 PA, or roughly 40% K rate.
Left hamate fracture for Rece Hinds, NO!