Matt McLain, Elly De La Cruz, and Michael Siani all had big nights at the plate for Chattanooga, Isiah Gilliam obliterated a walk-off home run for Louisville while Brandon Williamson allowed just one hit in 6.0 innings for the Bats, Jose Torres, Austin Hendrick, and Mat Nelson all homered in a Dayton blowout victory that saw Chase Petty strike out seven, Jack Rogers homered and Hunter Parks and Ryan Cardona combined for a shutout that included 12 strikeouts in Daytona, and the Dominican Summer League Reds won in 10 innings with the help of a Jesus Correa 2-run triple in the 10th.
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The Louisville Bats won 4-3. Box Score
- Lorenzo Cedrola went 1-3 with a stolen base (11), run, and he was hit by a pitch.
- Spencer Steer went 2-4 with a double.
- Cristian Santana went 1-3 with a walk.
- Stuart Fairchild went 1-2 with a walk and an RBI.
- Juniel Querecuto went 1-4.
- Ronnie Dawson went 1-3 with a run and was hit by a pitch.
- Eric Yang went 1-2 with 2 walks.
- Isiah Gilliam went 1-4 with a 3-run walk-off home run (15).
- Brandon Williamson allowed a run in 6.0 innings on 1 hit, 3 walks, and he struck out 3.
- Jared Solomon threw a perfect inning with a strikeout.
- Derek Law threw a perfect inning with a strikeout.
The Chattanooga Lookouts lost 8-7. Box Score
- Michael Siani went 2-4 with a walk, double, home run (9), 3 runs, and an RBI.
- Matt McLain went 3-5 with a double, home run (15), 2 runs, and 3 RBI.
- Elly De La Cruz went 3-4 with a walk, 2 doubles, and an RBI.
- Alex McGarry went 2-5 with a steal (15) and a run.
- Allan Cerda went 1-3 with a run and he was hit by a pitch.
- Andy Fisher threw 2.0 hitless innings with a walk and 3 strikeouts.
The Dayton Dragons won 10-2. Box Score
- Jay Allen II went 1-5 with a steal (32) and a run.
- Tyler Callihan went 1-4 with a walk, steal, and an RBI.
- Noelvi Marte went 1-3 with 2 walks, a double, a steal (16), and a run.
- Austin Hendrick went 1-5 with a home run (18) and 2 RBI.
- Jose Torres went 3-5 with a home run (12) and 3 runs.
- Mat Nelson went 3-5 with a home run (8) and 2 runs.
- Justice Thompson went 2-3 with a walk, double, run, and an RBI.
- Steven Leyton went 1-4 with a run and an RBI.
- Chase Petty allowed a run in 4.2 innings with a walk and 7 strikeouts.
- Jayvien Sandridge threw 1.1 hitless innings with a walk and 2 strikeouts.
- James Marinan threw a shutout inning.
- Vin Timpanelli allowed a run in 2.0 innings with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts.
The Daytona Tortugas won 8-0. Box Score
- Austin Callahan went 1-3 with a walk, double, and a run.
- Hector Rodriguez went 1-3 with a walk and a run.
- Jack Rogers went 1-4 with a 2-run home run (6) and 2 runs.
- Yassel Pino went 1-1 with 2 walks and a run.
- Edwin Arroyo went 1-4 with a double, run, and an RBI.
- Trey Faltine went 1-4 with a double, run, and 2 RBI.
- Braylin Minier went 1-4.
- Hunter Parks threw 5.0 shutout innings with 4 strikeouts.
- Ryan Cardona threw 4.0 hitless innings with 3 walks and 8 strikeouts.
The ACL Reds had the day off
The DSL Reds won 11-9 in 10. Box Score
- Iverson Espinoza went 1-4 with 2 walks, a run, and an RBI.
- Jesus Correa went 3-6 with a triple, 2 runs, and 2 RBI.
- Ricardo Cabrera went 2-5 with 2 runs and an RBI.
- Luis Reyes went 1-4 with 2 RBI.
- Adrian Reyes went 1-3 with 2 walks, a home run (3), and 2 RBI.
- Brayan Rijo went 1-3 with a run.
- Anyer Laureano threw 2.0 hitless innings with 2 walks and 2 strikeouts.
- Eddy Alcantara threw 2.0 shutout innings with a walk and 2 strikeouts.
- Ricardo Quintana was charged with 2 unearnned runs in 3.0 innings with 3 walks and 5 strikeouts.
8/18 Game Preview
| Team | Record | Time (ET) | Probable | Box Score | Listen | Watch |
| Louisville | 48-65 | 6:35pm | Nicolino | Here | Here | Here |
| Chattanooga | 47-62 | 5:05pm | Boyle/Salazar | Here | Here | Here |
| Dayton | 52-56 | 7:05pm | Correa | Here | Here | Here |
| Daytona | 43-64 | 7:05pm | Cooper | Here | Here | N/A |
| ACL Reds | 29-16 | 9:00pm | TBA | Here | N/A | N/A |
| DSL Reds |
23-24 | 11:00am | TBA | Here | N/A | N/A |
I realize the Win stat for a pitcher is irrelevant anymore but it ticks me off how Petty was pulled today.
I think today was his first chance to pitch into the 5th inning on one of his starts and with a 9 run lead going into the frame it was the perfect time to let him work through anything to qualify for his first Win in his pro career.
He loads the bases up to start the inning so if you have to pull him that would’ve been the spot. However, they waited until he struck the next two batters out before taking him out? Why?! His pitch count was in the 70s, he had a 9 run lead, and had got over whatever mental hurdle he had to start the inning so why take him out there?
Relief walked the first batter on 4 pitches to bring in a run charged to petty so he got the double whammy of having an earned run added to his line on top of failing to qualify for his first professional win.
Shouldn’t bother me but it does. Great start for the 19 year old
I was going to bring up the same thing BDH. I am guessing that they will keep his pitch limit down to ~70 this season and hopefully they can bump it up next season. Would have been great to see what he would have done with one more batter though.
It has been 90 most of the year in Dayton. They did back down about 20 after the All Star break. They are being a little more careful with the youngest here at seasons end. There are less than three weeks left.
Great night on the farm for several guys we are counting on. Good pitching performances too which have been lacking. Petty is so young for his level.
I’m intrigued by sanddrige in Dayton. He’s older, a lefty and phenomenal. I believe he needs to be added to the 40 man yet he is just in Dayton. He is exactly the type of player a team will take in the rule V draft because you can stash a reliever very easily now with bigger rosters and we aren’t the only team in need of lefty relievers.
He certainly looks the part of an imposing leftie reliever.
Interesting story on him. He pitched a couple years for Orioles then got his amateur status back and pitched college ball.I didn’t even know you could do that.
After a midseason lull in production, McClain has seemingly turned a corner. Even with his struggles, the OPS is .829 and the K/BB rate is just 2:1. I think the progression from here on out will be steady. Expect him in Cincy after some seasoning in Louisville.
I’m adding Torres to that production turn up. He’s got a .340 BA in Aug. Brining in 3 talented SS’s might have lit a fire under both of these guys.
Also Gilliam is getting playing time, and he’s making the most of it.
I have a different take on what the dynamic might be with the influx of talent into the org. First, plenty of guys catch fire at the end of the year, just as plenty of guys fade.
Second, I do see the possible increased competition leading to better performance. But I also see the increased support of having more players that are really good. To me, more support may mean some players have less pressure to do more than is reasonable. IMO, that can help performance, too
Torres seems to have caught fire when de la Cruz was promoted and Marte arrived.