2017 Minor-League Player of the Day

[Tom Servo]

Games of Friday, September 8

Aristides Aquino, Pensacola: 2-6, HR, 2 RBI. The Punisher hit a solo HR and delivered the go ahead RBI single that led the Wahoos to become co-Southern League Champions.


In other action, as all three games went to extra innings


Arismendy Alcantara, Pensacola: 1-4, 2B, BB, RBI

Gavin LaValley, Pensacola: 3-6, HR, RBI

Blake Trahan, Pensacola: 2-5, BB

Joe Hudson, Pensacola: 2-4

Domingo Tapia, Pensacola: 1.1 innings, 0 hits, walks, or runs, 1 strikeout

Tanner Rainey, Pensacola: 1 inning, 0 hits, walks, or runs, 2 strikeouts

Andrew McKirahan, Pensacola: 2 innings, 0 hits, walks, or runs, 1 strikeout



Randy Ventura, Dayton: 2-6, stolen base

Taylor Trammell, Dayton: 1-4, BB

Bruce Yari, Dayton: 2-5, RBI

Cassidy Brown, Dayton: 2-5, 2B

Michael Beltre, Dayton: 3-5, 2B, 3B. This game won't show up in his season stats but Beltre has been on fire in September.

Tony Santillan, Dayton: 4 innings, 4 hits, 3 walks, 6 strikeouts, 1 earned run

Joel Kuhnel, Dayton: 2.2 innings, 3 hits, 0 walks, 3 strikeouts, 0 runs

Jesse Adams, Dayton: 1 inning, 0 hits, walks, or runs, 2 strikeouts



Jeter Downs, Billings: 1-3, BB

Raul Wallace, Billings: 1-4, 2B, stolen base

Montrell Marshall, Billings: 1-4, 2B

Jake Turnbull, Billings: 2-5, RBI

Connor Bennett, Billings: 3 innings, 0 hits, 1 walk, 6 strikeouts, 0 runs. After Luis Alecis allowed 4 runs in 4 innings the Billings bullpen threw 9 scoreless innings.

John Ghyzel, Billings: 2 innings, 0 hits, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts, 0 runs

Tyler Buffett, Billings: 3 innings, 0 hits, 2 walks, 2 strikeouts, 0 runs

Cory Thompson, Billings: 1 inning, 1 hit, 1 walk, 1 strikeout, 0 runs.

[mace]

Stuart Fairchild left the Billings game after being HBP for the second time. In all, seven Mustangs batters were hit, compared to zero for Helena. Billings, by the way, was eliminated from postseason contention in spite of winning in 13 innings.

Also, congratulations to Dayton for advancing in the Midwest League playoffs with an extra-innings road victory over West Michigan, the best team in the league by a long shot and the one with whom the Dragons rumbled during the season. For a season sorely lacking in team results throughout the system, it's great to see one league champ (Pensacola) and another affiliate enjoying playoff success. (Pensacola was recognized in a separate thread.)

[lollipopcurve]

MILPoD for games of Saturday September 9

Wennington Romero, Dragon: 6 IP 6 H 1 R 0 BB 8. The 19 year old lefty came up big on the road in the playoffs in a duel with highly vaunted Adrian Morejon, another teenage lefty. While Romero's ERA is high, he's shown some interesting traits -- durability and a strong K/BB ratio -- in what has to be considered a strong debut in full season ball.

His next start would be in the Midwest League championship series, which would be Dayton's first-ever shot at a title.

[RED VAN HOT]

I noticed that the Reds went to the trouble of moving Ricardo Smith to Billings for one start. Should I interpret this as having some confidence in his future as a starter?

[mace]

No selection for Sunday's game, as Dayton went down 6-0, managing only 5 hits. The Dragons and Fort Wayne will finish their 3-game semifinal Monday night in Dayton.

For the record, Lucas Benenati was very strong in relief of Matt Blandino, working 4.2 hitless, horse-out-of-the-barn innings with 1 walk and 5 strikeouts. Randy Ventura had a couple hits.

[RedsfaninMT]

Dayton ends its season with a quiet thud. Four hitters reached base, 3 via a single and one via a walk. Taylor Trammel, one of those to get a hit, was eliminated on an attempted steal.

Andrew Jordan gave up a run in 1st (that's all the Tin Caps would need) and another 2 in the top of the 2nd, being yanked after only an out was recorded.

Jesse Adams retired all 3 batters he faced in the 8th via strikeout, using only 13 pitches to accomplish the feat.

[Kc61]

Thanks to those who contributed to this. The overall list is very representative of the Reds' minor league season and prospect performance. I enjoyed reading it.