Garrett Hampson continued to pick up hits since he returned from the injured list and Connor Phillips kept getting it done out of the Louisville bullpen for the Bats, but it wasn’t enough as they dropped their 4th game out of their last five in Toledo.
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The Louisville Bats lost 4-1. Box Score
- Francisco Urbaez went 1-3 and a HBP.
- Noelvi Marte went 1-4 with an RBI.
- Will Benson went 1-4.
- P.J. Higgins went 2-4.
- Garrett Hampson went 2-4 with a double and a run.
- Connor Phillips threw 1.1 hitless innings with 2 walks and a strikeout.
- Chase Petty allowed a run in 2.0 innings with a walk and a strikeout.
Game Notes
For the third time in four games the Bats scored just one run. They are 1-4 in the series against Toledo and have scored nine runs in those five games.
Garrett Hampson missed half of July and all of August. Since he returned on September 2nd he’s hitting .316 for the Bats in 12 games. He’s had at least one hit in 10 of those 12 games.
On August 2nd Connor Phillips allowed four runs in 0.2 innings for Louisville. Since then he’s pitched in 15 games and allowed four runs in 20.0 innings (1.80 ERA) while giving up just nine hits and striking out 24 batters.
Sunday is the final day of the season.
Top Pitch Velocity: Connor Phillips – 98.0 MPH (walk)
Top Exit Velocity: Noelvi Marte – 106.3 MPH (groundout)
Furthest Hit Baseball: Leo Balcazar – 387 feet (flyout)
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| Chattanooga | 59-79 | Season | Complete | Here | Here | Here |
| Dayton | 67-63 | Season | Complete | Here | Here | Here |
| Daytona | 58-73 | Season | Complete | Here | Here | Here |
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| DSL Reds | 36-19 | Season | Complete | Here | N/A | N/A |
| DSL Rojos | 24-31 | Season | Complete | Here | N/A | N/A |
The season ending on a whimper down on the farm.
AFL is right around the corner. Then we get into winter ball after that. And then we get the lockout and my dread of “will I make enough money to not drain my savings”.
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Doug have you thought about setting the simulation season software if a lockout prolongues through 2027 regular schedule?
Long-term a lockout has to be better for baseball. Hopefully the small and mid market owners have the votes to get an NFL style cap in place. This will also require a lot more revenue sharing. I do hope the expected realignment will keep Reds in NL. A division with Pirates, and Guardians and another team makes a lot of sense…