International League (AAA) LOUISVILLE BATS

Manager: David Bell LAST GAME (SATURDAY): Louisville 9 SWB Yankees 5 1B Danny Dorn hit a 3-run home run in the 4th and RF Bill Rhinehart followed with a 3-run shot in the 5th giving the Bats the lead for good...SS Willie Harris also added 2rbi... RHP Chad Reineke earned the win tossing 5.1 innings, allowing 3er on 6 hits, walking 3 and striking out 4...RHP Jordan Smith recorded a 4-out save (his 6th).

NEXT GAME (TODAY): at SWB Yankees (Yankees) Game 2 of a 4-game series (1-0)
Louisvilles Probable Pitcher:

RHP Tim Gustafson (0-1, 6.75, 1gs)

REDS FARM REPORT

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Southern League (AA) PENSACOLA BLUE WAHOOS

Manager: Jim Riggleman LAST GAME (SATURDAY): Pensacola 3 Birmingham 1 The Wahoos scored 3 runs in the 1st inning on a pair of RBI doubles from SS Didi Gregorius and LF Josh Fellhauer and DH Yordanys Perezs RBI groundout...RHP Kyle Lotzkar picked up his 3rd win of the season (5.0ip, 3h, 1r, 0er, 3bb 5k) and RHP Curtis Partch tallied the save (2.0ip, 1h, 0r, 0bb, 2k).

MINOR LEAGUE NEWS

JOSEPH PROMOTED TO LOUISVILLE LHP Donnie Joseph was assigned Class AAA Louisville from Class AA Pensacolas yesterday. Joseph posted a 0.89 ERA with the Wahoos compiling an organizationalbest 13 saves and striking out 46 batters in 30.1 innings while walking just 8. BRAY REHABS WITH DAYTON LHP Bill Bray, on the disabled list since 4/24 with a strained left groin, last night made a rehab appearance in Class A Daytons 8-1 loss vs Bowling Green (1ip, 1bb, 1k). He is scheduled to make another rehab appearancefor the Dragons tomorrow.

NEXT GAME (TODAY): at Birmingham (WSox) Game 4 of a 5-game series (3-0)

Pensacolas Probable Pitcher:

RHP RHP J.C. Sulbaran (4-4, 4.40, 11gs)

California League (A) BAKERSFIELD BLAZE

Manager: Ken Griffey LAST GAME (SATURDAY): Bakerseld 1 Modesto 2 10 innings...LHP Chris Joyce allowed a walkoff, RBI single in the 10th inning that gave the Nuts the win...C Tucker Barnhart drove in the lone Blaze run in the 8th inning with an RBI single that forced extras...RHP Jamie Walczak made the start for Bakerseld (4.2ip, 4h, 1r, 1er, 4bb, 5k).

NEXT GAME (TODAY): at Modesto (Rockies) Games 3 of a 3-game series (1-1)

Bakerselds Probable Pitcher:

RHP Daniel Renken (3-2, 3.60, 12gs)

Midwest League (A) DAYTON DRAGONS

Manager: Delino DeShields LAST GAME (SATURDAY): Bowling Green 8 Dayton 1 The Dragons gave up 15 hits as team and allowed 8 runs in the loss..The most hits allowed in a game is 18 (5/12 vs Lansing)...RHP Daniel Tuttle allowed 5 of those runs (all earned) and suffered the loss (5.0ip, 9h, 2bb, 1k)...2B Ryan Wright went 1-for-4 with Daytons lone RBI.

QUOTE BOAT
Donnie moving up to Triple-A, I think, is certainly well deserved and probably overdue. It was very generous of the Reds to keep him in Pensacola for as long as he was here. He did a great job. I think the key is he threw strikes. His slider speaks for itself, nobody really hit his slider. I didnt see him last year, but looking at the walk totals, it appears that he threw more strikes this year to go along with his great slider, and hes ready for the next step.. - Pensacola Manager Jim Riggleman on LHP Donnie Josephs promotion to Class AAA Louisville.
(Pensacola News Journal)

NEXT GAME (TODAY): vs Bowling Green (Rays) Game 2 of a 3-game series (0-1)
Daytons Probable Pitcher:

RHP Radhames Quezada (3-6, 4.06, 12gs)

Pioneer League (R) BILLINGS MUSTANGS

Manager: Pat Kelly SEASON BEGINS 6/18: vs. Missoula (DBacks) The Mustangs kick off their 39th season as a Reds afliate on June 18...Pat Kelly returns as the manager and will be joined in 2012 by pitching coach Tony Fossas and hitting coach Ray Martinez.

NEXT GAME (6/18): vs Missoula (DBacks) Game 1 of a 3-game series (0-0)

Probable Pitcher:

Steve French

ORGANIZATIONAL STANDINGS
TEAM Louisville Pensacola Bakersfield Dayton Billings AZL Reds TOTALS 1ST HALF W-L Place 20-44 4th 30-33 3rd 36-26 1st 25-37 8th 2ND HALF W-L Place OVERALL W-L WIN% GB 20-44 .313 -17.0 30-33 .476 -6.0 36-26 .581 +2.5 25-37 .403 -17.5 116-149 .438

Arizona League (R) AZL REDS

Manager: Jose Miguel Nieves SEASON BEGINS 6/21: vs. AZL Mariners 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.

NEXT GAME (6/21): vs. Mariners Game 1

Probable Pitcher:

Oscar Goldman