Thursday 7.28.11 Minors

[muddie]

Soto goes deep to put Carolina up 4-2.

[muddie]

Originally Posted by camisadelgolf

Carolina still lacks pitching, but their lineup is almost stacked when you think about it. They have legit prospects in Grandal, Soto, Rodriguez, and Gregorius, and you should be able to expect good production out of minor league vets like Campbell, Berry, Cook, and Rhinehart. On top of that, you have solid depth in Skelton, Mendez, Kahaulelio, Fellhauer, and Rojas.

Agreed. If this team had middle of the pack pitching it would be on top of the division.

[mace]

Soto cracked his 19th. 4-2 Mudcats after five.

[mace]

Originally Posted by muddie

Agreed. If this team had middle of the pack pitching it would be on top of the division.

I wonder if the pitching will get just a tweak better when Rojas returns.

Also Fairel. He has now worked a few rehab starts at Arizona.

[AWA85]

Originally Posted by mace

Soto cracked his 19th. 4-2 Mudcats after five.

Soto is shooting back up the Reds prospect rankings one would think. Can take our time with him between AA and AAA while we still control Votto and we could possibly be looking at his replacement if Votto decides to go elsewhere. Too bad Soto couldn't stick at 3B, where he was back in the day.

[bubbachunk]

Originally Posted by AWA85

Soto is shooting back up the Reds prospect rankings one would think. Can take our time with him between AA and AAA while we still control Votto and we could possibly be looking at his replacement if Votto decides to go elsewhere. Too bad Soto couldn't stick at 3B, where he was back in the day.

Yep he sure is and to me he is the answer to 1b post Votto because I think something with Alonso will happen within the next year.

[OnBaseMachine]

Billy Hamilton is now 2-for-3 with a triple and his 75th SB.

[muddie]

Through 5 1/2 Mudcats still up 4-2. Brandon Hynick with a solid start. That's likely it for him. Travis Webb was warming in the pen.

[muddie]

Bill Rhinehart to the plate for his first AB as a Reds employee.

[muddie]

Rhinehart grounds out after working the count full. Webb headed to the mound after six full.

[klw]

Louisville Bats

Player	Pos	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Sappelt	CF	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302
Costanzo 3B	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.211
Phipps	RF	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	.350
Hermida	LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310
Mesoraco C	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.307
Dorn	1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256
Miller	DH	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.217
Valaika	SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232
Negron	2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203

BATTING
2B: Miller, C (6, Hacker).
TB: Sappelt; Costanzo; Phipps; Mesoraco 2; Miller, C 2.
RBI: Phipps 2 (3).
2-out RBI: Phipps 2.
GIDP: Dorn; Hermida.
Team RISP: 2-for-4.
Team LOB: 3.

FIELDING
E: Costanzo (1, fielding).

Player	      IP       H	       R	     ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Carroll	       5.0	9	6	6	1	2	0	5.20
Christiani	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.05
Fisher, C	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2.92

[muddie]

Chris Mobley replacing Travis Webb in the eighth. The Suns have pulled to within one and are still batting. Score: 4-3 Carolina.

[mace]

Originally Posted by muddie

Chris Mobley replacing Travis Webb in the eighth. The Suns have pulled to within one and are still batting. Score: 4-3 Carolina.

Not to pile on here, but . . . when the Mudcats take a 4-2 lead into the eighth, it's like they're playing from behind.

[mace]

Another good effort for Renken: 5.2 IP, 3H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K. (3.18)
And Blaine Howell: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K. (2.08)
And Drew Hayes: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. (1.61)

Dayton wins 6-1.

[mace]

And sure enough, even after adding a run in the eighth, Carolina will be batting from behind in the bottom of the ninth. It's 6-5 with Jacksonville still batting. Mobley again.