Stuart Fairchild had another big night for Louisville, James Free crushed two home runs in Chattanooga’s win, J.V. Martinez got on base four times and was one of four Dayton Dragons to homer in their win, and Donovan Antonia had another multi-hit game out in Arizona as he raised his average to .435 early in the season.
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The Louisville Bats lost 9-3. Box Score
- Jose Barrero went 1-4.
- Cristian Santana went 2-4.
- Stuart Fairchild went 3-4 with a triple, home run (7), and 2 runs.
- Mark Kolozsvary went 1-3 with a walk, double, and a run.
- TJ Friedl went 1-4 with an RBI.
- Phillip Diehl threw a hitless inning with a walk and a strikeout.
- Eddy Demurias threw a perfect inning with 2 strikeouts.
- Fernando Cruz threw a shutout inning with 2 strikeouts.
The Chattanooga Lookouts won 4-2. Box Score
- Isiah Gilliam went 2-4 with a home run (12).
- Alex McGarry went 1-3 with a walk.
- TJ Hopkins went 1-4 with a double and a run.
- James Free went 3-4 with 2 home runs (7).
- Michael De Leon went 1-4 with an RBI.
- Quincy McAfee went 1-4.
- Quin Cotton went 0-2 with 2 walks and a steal.
- Andrew Abbott allowed 2 runs in 5.0 innings with 3 walks and 6 strikeouts.
- Ryan Nutof threw 2.0 shutout innings with a walk and 4 strikeouts.
- Julio Pinto threw a hitless inning with a walk and a strikeout.
- Pedro Garcia threw a shutout inning with a strikeout.
The Dayton Dragons won 6-3. Box Score
- Austin Hendrick went 1-4.
- Nick Quintana went 2-4 with a double and home run (6).
- Daniel Vellojin went 1-4.
- J.V. Martinez went 3-3 with a walk, double, home run (2), 2 runs, and 2 RBI.
- Garrett Wolforth went 1-4 with a a 2-run home run (7).
- Ashton Creal went 1-3 with a home run (1).
- Christian Roa allowed 3 runs in 5.0 innings with 5 strikeouts.
- Myles Gayman threw 3.0 hitless innings with a walk and 2 strikeouts.
- Donovan Benoit threw a hitless inning with a walk and 2 strikeouts.
The Daytona Tortugas were postponed
Doubleheader on Saturday.
ACL Reds won 7-3. Box Score
- Carlos Jorge went 1-3 with a walk and 2 runs.
- Donovan Antonia went 2-4 with a double and 2 runs.
- Miguel Hernandez (MiLB rehab) went 1-1 with a walk and 2-run home run.
- Ariel Almonte went 1-3 with a double and 3 RBI.
- Jacques Pucheu allowed 2 earned in 4.2 innings with a walk and 6 strikeouts.
- Yomil Maysonet threw 1.1 shutout innings with a walk and 2 strikeouts.
- Ryan Olson (MiLB rehab) threw a hitless inning with a walk.
DSL Reds had the day off.
6/25 Game Preview
| Team | Record | Time (ET) | Probable | Box Score | Listen | Watch |
| Louisville | 25-44 | 7:05pm | Dugger | Here | Here | Here |
| Chattanooga | 33-34 | 7:15pm | Williamson | Here | Here | Here |
| Dayton | 40-27 | 7:05pm | Proctor | Here | Here | Here |
| Daytona | 29-36 | 5:05pm | Rivera/TBA | Here | Here | N/A |
| AZL Reds | 10-4 | 9:00pm | TBA | Here | N/A | N/A |
| DSL Reds |
7-8 | 11:00am | TBA | Here | N/A | N/A |
Pretty decent bounce back game for Abbott, after getting absolutely rocked last time out.
Be nice to see Williamson make put another good start together. With the scarcity of arms in Louisville (especially with Lively hitting the IL), someone might need promoted whenever Lodolo finishes rehab and vacates a rotation spot.
Gilliam should get promoted with whatever arm moves up.
BA had an article a few weeks back discussing Williamson’s struggles, particularly with his fastball.
https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/10-milb-prospects-in-need-of-a-productive-second-half/
Wonder how many times two players on the same team have hit right and left handed home runs in the same game the same week.. James Free last night matched Isiah Gilliam from earlier in the week.
Add Free to the list of minor leagues who snuck up on me. I have not checked out his bio or payed attention him in the box scores until today/yesterday. If you take out his 5 game AAA call up his numbers look even better.
Does anyone know how he is defensively? It would be nice to see him, Nelson and Vellojin compete to grab the back up catcher job by 24. Assuming they keep Stephenson at C, I really want a good defensive C as the back up. Catching Ashcraft and Greene does not look easy, and I’d rather not have my best offensive player doing it. Stephenson can DH those days, for a 60/40 split in C duties.
Just curious is Free the son of former NBA player World B Free? ?
Not unless his mother is very pale.
His defense at catcher and first is very average at best.
Gilliam and Hopkins are both a bit older than their peers which I assume relates to the lost Covid season. Hopefully they can move up soon. Santana has been putting up decent numbers. Maybe it’s time to see if he can hit in the majors.
There’s some logjam issues ahead of Santana but he’s only 25 years old and hitting well in AAA. He was also the #15 Dodgers prospect in 2020. Maybe the trade deadline will clear out some space for him.
Amburgey traded to Seattle
Justin Dunn making rehab start for Dragons tomorrow.