The Reds drafted Ty Boyles in the 11th round of the 2013 draft. He played his season as a 17-year-old with the Arizona League Reds after being drafted.
Boyles made his first appearance on the 23rd of June against the Brewers. The left hander threw 1.1 hitless innings without a walk, though he was charged with an unearned run. He followed that up with 2 shutout innings against the Dodgers on the 26th that included a walk and 3 strikeouts. In his final appearance in June he threw 1.1 innings and was charged with 2 unearned runs with a walk and 3 strikeouts. For the month he posted a 0.00 ERA and a 0.86 WHIP in 4.2 innings with 2 walks and 6 strikeouts.
July began with a shutout inning of work against the Indians on the 5th where he had a walk and 2 strikeouts. Three days later he threw 0.2 shutout innings with a strikeout. On the 11th Boyles was charged with the first earned run of his career as he allowed a run against the Royals in 2 innings on a solo home run with 2 strikeouts. He rebounded well with 2.1 shutout innings against the Brewers on the 17th where he had 3 strikeouts. Five days later on the 22nd he fired 3 shutout innings against the Mariners with 4 more strikeouts. On the 28th, in his last July appearance he allowed 2 earned against the Brewers with a walk and a strikeout in 1.1 innings. He finished July with 10.1 innings and a 2.61 ERA to go along with a 1.36 WHIP. He walked just two hitters and struck out 13.
On the 2nd of August Boyles threw 3.1 innings against the Padres where he allowed a run on 3 hits with a walk and 3 strikeouts. That was followed up with an appearance against the Giants on the 7th where he allowed a run in 2.1 innings with 2 strikeouts. In his next start against the Angels he threw 3 innings where he was charged with an unearned run, but he struggled with his control on this day as he walked 4 batters and added 3 strikeouts. On the 17th against the Cubs he was again charged with an unearned run in three otherwise perfect innings of relief with 3 strikeouts. In his final appearance of August and the year the lefty allowed a run in 3.1 innings with 2 walks and a strikeout. The month concluded with a 1.80 ERA in 15 innings with 6 walks and 12 strikeouts.
Season Stats
| W | L | ERA | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | K | WHIP | K/BB |
| 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 0 | 30.0 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 31 | 1.13 | 3.1 |
Overall Thoughts
The left hander was very strong in his debut as he pitched out of the bullpen where he struck out more hitters than innings pitched with solid good control most of the time. He dominated lefties on the season, as they hit just .185/.241/.185 against him, though it was just 29 plate appearances. Right handers did better, but Boyles still held them to a .226/.298/.321 line over 94 plate appearances.
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