Loading ...Triple – A
Chris Valaika was a perfect 3-3 at the plate with a double, run scored, and 3 runs batted in. Valaika has struggled this season, batting just .194 this season. Darnell McDonald went 2-4 with 2 doubles and 2 runs scored. Danny Dorn hit his 11th homerun of the season in the 8th inning while pinch-hitting.
Justin Lehr improved to 11-2 on the season after allowing 1 run on 5 hits and 2 walks in 7 innings pitched. Lehr is a perfect 6-0 since joining Louisville.
Double – A
Michael Griffin hit his first homerun of the season in Carolina and went 2-5 in the game with 2 runs scored. Brian Peterson drove in 3 rbis while going 2-4 at the plate with a double. Juan Francisco went 3-5 with a double, rbi, and run scored.
Steven Otterness picked up the win in his debut in double – A Carolina. Otterness pitched 2.1 scoreless, hitless innings while walking 1 and striking out 1. Steven is pitching at his 3rd level this season, pitching at both Dayton and Sarasota and now with Carolina.
Class A Advanced
The 1 through 7 batters in the Reds lineup each had a hit, but they only had 1 each and could only push 1 run across. Devin Mesoraco, batting 3rd in the lineup, drove in the lone run and had a double. Devin is still batting just .207/.303/.350 on the season.
Rafael Gonzalez walked 6 and allowed 4 hits and 3 runs in just 4 innings pitched to pick up the loss and fall to 1-3 on the season.
Single – A
The Dragons did not play.
Rookie League
The game between the GCL Reds and the GCL Red Sox was postponed.
Yen-Wen Kuo went 2-4 with a double and is batting .462 through 3 games thus far. Joshua Garton and Humberto Sosa each went 1-4 with a double.
Shea Snowden fell to 0-2 on the season after allowing 6 runs on 7 hits and 3 walks in 4 innings pitched to pick up the loss.
Mesoraco hit 2nd in the lineup, as he has been…and after watching him last year in Dayton, I think he’s come a long way, especially defensively. He had a great game defensively last night, the Reds pitchers were in the dirt all night and not one got by Devin. He also threw a runner out stealing second. His double, like his HR on Saturday night, was absolutely crushed….he’s young, but he’s progressing. I have a tendency to believe he’s hitting in the #2 spot to make sure he gets plenty of ABs.
Gonzalez was brutal, leaving the bases loaded without giving up a run in the first and second innings, so his stats could have been much, MUCH worse.
Mesoraco hit just .143 in April (494 ops) but the past two months a better .231 (715 ops). Even with the low batting average, positives include 15 extra-base-hits and 17 walks in 147 at-bats.
Dorn’s carrying a 1.024ops for June. Nice to him him turn it around.
Louisville is playing Gwinnett live on MLB Network right now! It’s their first minor-league game.
Rosales already has a triple.
EE isn’t listed as being onthe Louisville roster and Rosales is playing 3rd. Did the Reds recall him?
I haven’t seen the announcement yet Brian.
Sutton is leading off and playing SS. Sutton and Richar should flip-flop spots on the roster.
Valaika and Heisey with a rally killer each.
How’s Sutton look? I really want that guy to pan out. A switch-hitting middle infielder with some pop, and who also will take a walk — that’s a pretty cool combination.
Sutton at 2B and Phillips at SS maybe?
And Lecure with the only run, a solo homerun allowed, 3 other hits a walk through 5 innings. It is his first run allowed since June 14, ending a 17.2 innings scoreless streak.
heisey has been crushing the ball since his promotion. it’s early, and he has a lot to demonstrate in aaa, but it seems like he could be a late season boost for the reds if this keeps up.