Reds Farm Report 5-22-12
Reds Farm Report 5-22-12
Reds Farm Report 5-22-12
LOUISvILLE BAtS
NEXt GAME (tOdAy): at Lehigh Valley (Phillies) Game 4 of a 4-game series (2-1) RHP Brett Tomko (0-4, 3.48, 8gs)
Louisvilles Probable Pitcher:
13 innings...LHP Travis Webb (2-2) gave up a walkoff homer in the bottom of the 13th...RHP Chad Reineke started for Louisville and was reached for 6 runs on 8 hits in 4.0 innings (2bb, 1k, 1hr)...the Bats scored 6 runs on 14 hits (2-for-12 w/RISP, 11 LOB)...LF Danny Dorn (3rbi) and SS Kristopher Negron both homered...3b Chris Valaika went 3-for-5.
NEXt GAME (tOMORROW): vs Mississippi (Braves) Game 1 of a 5-game series (0-0) RHP Tim Gustafson (2-0, 4.05, 12g/5gs)
Pensacolas Probable Pitcher:
SHARK BITE! RHP Chad Rogers (Bakersfield) yesterday at Visalia fired 7.0 shutout innings to lower his ERA to 1.69...over his last 4 starts, hes given up just 2 earned runs in 24.0 innings...overall, Rogers, 22, is 2-2 in 9 starts with 37 strikeouts and 12 walks in 48.0 innings...hes holding opponents to a .212 batting average...Rogers was drafted in the 28th of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft but had to delay his pro debut after being bitten by a shark while surfing on the Gulf Coast (60 stitches in his foot). @BRAUNERHULK OF/1B Donald Lutz (Bakersfield) yesterday at Visalia went 3-for-5 with a home run (#12), 2 RBI and 3 runs scored... hes now batting .305 and ranks among California League leaders in home runs (T1st), RBI (38, T1st), doubles (15, 2nd), extra-base hits (28, 2nd), total bases (106, 2nd), slugging pct. (.609, 4th) and runs scored (34, 5th). DAYTON NOMINATED FOR AWARD The Dayton Dragons are the first minor league team ever to be nominated for the prestigious Sports Business Awards Team of the Year award...the winner will be announced tomorrow night in New York.
BAkERSfIELd BLAZE
NEXt GAME (tOdAy): at Visalia (DBacks) Games 3 of a 3-game series (1-1) RHP Josh Smith (1-4, 5.09, 8gs)
Bakersfields Probable Pitcher:
RHP Chad Rogers started for Bakersfield and scattered 4 hits over 7.0 shutout innings (1bb, 5k)...RHP Brian Pearl pitched a perfect 9th for his 7th save...LF Donald Lutz (3-for-5, 3r, 2rbi) and 1b Travis Mattair (3-for-5, 2r, 2rbi) belted back-to-back homers in the 9th to snap a 4-4 tie... RF Jaren Matthews went 2-for-4 with a double and 2 RBI.
dAytON dRAGONS
NEXt GAME (tOMORROW): at Lansing (Blue Jays) Game 1 of a 3-game series (0-0) RHP Jacob Johnson (0-0, 1.80, 1gs)
Daytons Probable Pitcher:
RHP Stalin Gerson (2-3) started for Dayton and allowed 3 runs on 6 hits in 6.0 innings (1bb, 5k, 2hr)...RHP Ryan Kemp collected his 2nd save...the Dragons plated 7 runs on 11 hits...CF Kurtis Muller went 3-for-4 with a home run, 2 runs scored and 2 RBI...RF Kyle Waldrop added a pair of hits and 2 RBI.
Steve French
ORGANIZAtIONAL StANdINGS
teaM Louisville Pensacola Bakersfield dayton Billings AZL Reds tOtALS 1st Half 2nd Half Overall W-l Place W-l Place W-l WIn% GB 15-31 4th 15-31 .326 -10.0 22-23 3rd 22-23 .489 -3.0 25-19 2nd 25-19 .568 -3.5 17-28 8th 17-28 .378 -14.5 79-101 .439
AZL REdS
The Arizona League Reds begin their season on June 21... Manager Juan Miguel Nieves will be joined by pitching coach Derrin Ebert and hitting coach Jorge Orta.