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Kevin Barker went 3-4 with a solo homerun, his 15th of the season. While Barker was 3-4, the rest of the Bats offense went 3-27.
Ramon Ramirez dropped his record to 3-6 on the season with the loss. Ramirez allowed 2 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks while striking out 3 in 7 innings pitched.
Double – A
Juan Francisco went 2-3 with a walk. Franicsco also homered for the 2nd time in 2 days, giving him 15 on the season. Zack Cozart went 1-3 with an rbi and 2 runs scored while Redleg Nation Spotlight Player Logan Parker went 1-2 with a double, 2 walks, and an rbi.
Lee Tabor pitched 6 scoreless innings to pick up his first win of the season. Tabor allowed 4 hits and 2 walks while striking out 3.
Class A Advanced
Charlotte 2 – Sarasota 1; final 12
Denis Phipps, Jason Bour, and Shane Carlson each went 2-5 for the Reds in this extra innings loss. Phipps had an rbi while Carlson scored the only run.
Scott Carroll held Charlotte scoreless through 6 innings of work. Carroll allowed 5 hits and a walk while striking out 1. He did not factor into the decision.
Single – A
Miguel Rojas went 3-4 with 3 singles and 3 rbis while Tony Brown went 2-4 with 2 doubles, a run scored, and an rbi.
Jordan Hotchkiss picked up his 3rd loss in relief in this contest by allowing a run on 3 hits and a walk in 2 innings of relief. Jordan is now 0-3 on the season.
Rookie League
GCL Reds 4 – GCL Rays 2; game 1
Cristobal Rodriguez went 2-2 with a double, rbi, and a run scored. Danny Vicioso went 1-2 with a double and an rbi.
Ramon Rodriguez pitched 2 scoreless innings of relief to pick up the win. He allowed 1 hit and struck out 1. This was Ramon’s first outing of the season.
GCL Reds 3 – GCL Rays 1; game 2
After going 0-14 in his previous 4 games, Billy Hamilton finally got back on track with a 2-4 game in this one. Hamilton also drove in a run, but struck out twice.
Tzu-Kai Chiu pitched 5 innings, allowed 1 unearned run and 4 hits while striking out 3 in his 2nd outing of the season. Chiu kept his ERA at a perfect 0.00 through 8 innings this season.
Alexis Oliveras went 3-5 with a homerun, 3 rbis, and 2 runs scored. The homerun was his first of the season. Sean Conner and Mariekson Gregorius each went 2-4 in the game. Conner drove in an rbi while Gregorius scored a run.
Is Juan Francisco’s defense too much of a liability for him to make an NL roster? He seems to have a pretty good bat.
He’s hitting the ball well since coming back from injury, but he strikes out WAAYYYY too much and, IMO, would be overmatched by big league pitchers. Plus, as you noted, his defense leaves much to be desired.
I don’t know what it is about him, but I’m really excited about Billy Hamilton and his future with the Reds.
I agree, RCR. I don’t usually get too excited about kids so young, but this guy’s athleticism makes me really hope he makes it.
I’m never big on drafting too many high schoolers, but when these high-ceiling types pay off, they REALLY pay off.
Exactly!
Francisco’s E/BB ratio is now 25/14. Why they continue to play him at 3B I have no idea. They still have Frazier out in LF, who I think would be ideal for 3B, so this tells me maybe they plan on sticking with Encarnacion at 3B. I’m hoping Francisco is the prospect included in any upcoming trades, but I’m sure his lack of fielding and profiecency at hacking will make that not possible.
I was impressed in the one game I saw Hamilton last week…but man, someone buy the kid a meal.