Reds Minor League Game Thread for Thursday, July 1, 2021

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Louisville - 8:05 PM EDT - 19-30 - Riley O'Brien (5.40) will start for the Bats tonight. His June ERA is 8.02. Riley has been tenderized in two of his last three starts. O'Brien went to the College of Idaho, whose most famous alumnus was Elgin Baylor. On the hardcourt, he certainly was a spud stud. It is close to being a sports factory. Nearly 40% of its student body are athletes. Who knew? Their team mascot is the Coyote, but don't be a rube, they call themselves the 'Yotes'.

Who's hot for the month of June?

Logan Morrison - 1.077 OPS.
TJ Friedl - .932 OPS.

Edgar Garcia - 11 IP, 5 H, 1 BB, 19 K. 0.00 ERA.
Cionel Perez - 9.1 IP, 9 H, 1 BB, 12 K. 0.96 ERA.
RJ Alaniz - 11.2 IP, 13 H, 0 BB, 17 K. 1.54 ERA.

Who's not for the month of June?

Rocky Gale - .327 OPS.
Alfredo Rodriguez - .490 OPS.

Bo Takahashi - 19 IP, 27 H, 5 BB, 24 K. 10.42 ERA.
Riley O'Brien - 21 IP, 24 H, 13 BB, 25 K. 8.02.

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Chattanooga - 8:05 PM EDT - 28-21 - The starting pitcher has yet to be determined. There's a shocker. So, quickly we are going to roll over to plan B, the Chattanooga Lookouts blood drive. Yes, you could be someone's hero today. Blood usage increases over the 4th of July holiday due to increased travel & water activities. We are still facing a very critical need & we need your help to be prepared to serve our area patients. Schedule today! bloodassurance.org/schedule. For your generosity in stepping up you will receive the following: a Special 4th of July T-shirts, two tickets to a Chattanooga Lookouts, Nashville Sounds or Rome Braves game, and an entry into the Traeger Grill Giveaway. And, before you ask, NO! you can't get Memphis Redbirds tickets. Who would want them anyway. Third baseman Reyny Reyes has been bumped from Daytona up to Chattanooga.

Who's hot for the month of June?

Lorenzo Cedrola - .938 OPS.
Wislon Garcia - .925 OPS.

Graham Ashcraft - 14 IP, 4 H, 4 BB, 13 K. (Chattanooga stats only).
Dauri Moreta - 11 IP, 6 H, 3 BB, 15 K. - .082 ERA.
Hector Perez - 10.2 IP, 9 H, 6 BB, 13 K. - 0.84 ERA.

Who's not for the month of June?

Leonardo Rivas - .497 OPS.
Braxton Lee - .544 OPS.

Matt Pidich - 9 IP, 16 H, 5 BB, 14 K. 12.00 ERA.
JC Keys - 7.2 IP, 12 H, 2 BB, 11 K. 8.28.

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Dayton - 7:05 PM EDT - 28-21 - CARSON SPIERS (4.71) gets to go for the Dragons on Thursday night. His first four appearances were excellent. However, his last outing he was manhandled for 6 ER. RHP Daniel Duarte made one appearance in the Zona Complex League, and now has been shuttled up to High-A Dayton. Duarte is 24, out of Huatabampo, Mexico. Huatabampo is located on the coast of the gulf of california, south of hermosillo. It is known as 'The Land of Generals' because so many generals during the Mexican Revolution was from this area. It is a major center for both agriculture and shrimping. If you are a fan of chickpeas, you might consider relocating to Huatabampo. The Dragons are 8-1 in series openers, and have won their last 7.

Who's hot for the month of June?

Michael Siani - .900 OPS.
James Free - .889 OPS.

Graham Ashcraft - 18 IP, 6 H, 5 BB, 26 K. 0.00 ERA. (Dayton stats only).
Andy Fisher - 11.1 IP, 9 H, 5 BB, 19 K. 1.59 ERA.

Who is not for the month of June?

Jose Tello - .494 OPS.
Mariel Bautista - .544 OPS.

Spencer Stockton - 14 IP, 23 H, 2 BB, 10 K. 10.93 ERA.
Jacques Pucheu - 13 IP, 11 H, 13 BB, 10 K. 6.92 ERA.

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Daytona - 7:05 PM EDT - 21-28 - Jason Parker (4.71) gets the nod tonight. Parker has been up and down all season, and is working to find some consistency. His last start (5 IP, 1 ER) was very encouraging. Over the final 7 games during June, Daytona tallied a Low-A Southeast-best 1.63 ERA (10 ER in 55.1 IP) with just 22 walks and 55 strikeouts, in addition to a 4-3 overall record. Daytona's ERA (1.63) over the final week of June was nearly a full run better than anyone else in the circuit. Among full- season Minor League squads, Daytona has the best ERA of any team dating back to June 24. Those are all positive signs for the Tortugas. After earning the save on Tuesday night, the 22-year-old now leads Low-A Southeast in saves (5). He is also tied for third in appearances (15). Among pitchers in the circuit who have thrown a minimum of 10.0 innings, Timpanelli leads all arms in batting average against (.069) and batting average on balls in play (.129). He is striking out 37% of the batters that he faces. Two injured 'Tugas. Wendell Marrero (concussion), and James Procto (strained oblique).

Who's hot in the month of June?

Garrett Wolforth - .940 OPS.
Leonardo Seminati - .930 OPS.

Miguel Medrano - 8.1 IP, 7 H, 5 BB, 8 K. 0.00 ERA.
Vince Timpanelli - 10.1 IP, 3 H, 6 BB, 13 K. 1.74 ERA.

Who's not in the month of June?

Rafael Franco - .352 OPS.
Debby Santana - .475 OPS.

Jose Franco - 15.1 IP, 17 H, 12 BB, 11 K. 8.22 ERA.
Manual Cachutt - 11.0 IP, 17 H, 7 BB, 9 K. 8.18 ERA.

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Daytona - Weather Delay

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Dayton - Lansing strings together four hits in the second off of Carson Spiers, and leads the contest 2-0 through 2.

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Dayton - Carson Spiers has settled down, putting 3 zeros on the scoreboard. Dayton has come back to tie the game up at 2 in the top of the 6th. They are still at bat. Jacob Hurtubise singled, and then Francisco Urbaez whacked the ball over the fence (3).

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Louisville - Louisville trails 1-0 after an inning and a half. Nashville scored on a triple and a wild pitch.

Through two innings, TJ Friedl's double has resulted in the Bats lone baserunner.

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Chattanooga - The Lookouts finally let their secret out of the bag - Randy Wynne will start. They should have kept it a mystery for awhile longer. Wynne allows 3 runs in the bottom of the second. They trail 3-0.

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Daytona - Jason Parker has it all working early as kept Lakeland off the border for 3 innings, while fanning 7.

No score in the bottom of the third.

UPDATE: Gus Steiger doubles, and Garrett Wolforth brings him home with a base knock.

1-0 Tortugas as the game slides into the 4th.

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Louisville - Friedl and Morrison line doubles in the 4th to tie the game at 1. It was Friedl's second double in two trips to the dish.

Riley O'Brien is pitching well: 4 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K.

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Louisville - The good guys struck for 2 runs in the 6th, and now lead 3-1.

Michael De Leon singled, and Jose Barrero knocked one out of the park for his first home run at the AAA level. That was easy.

3-1 Bats as Nashville hits in the bottom of the 8th.

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Louisville Recap - The Bats finish off the Sound tonight, 5-2. Louisville scores a pair of insurance runs in the top of the 9th to reach the final margin. Singles by Jonathan Willems and Brantley Bell precede a triple off the bat of Mark Payton.

Riley O'Brien: 5.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K.
RJ Alaniz went 1.2 scoreless innings. He struck out 2.
Phillip Diehl went 1 scoreless inning. He struck out 3.
Edgar Garcia went 1 scoreless inning. SV (6).

Miguel De Leon singled twice.
Jose Barrero lofted one out of the park (1), a two-run shot.
TJ Friedl doubled twice.
Alfredo Rodriguez singled twice and stole a base (2).

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Chattanooga Recap - Chattanooga plated a run in the 8th, but it was woefully short and woefully late.

Randy Wynne did not pitch well.
Mac Sceroler went 2 scoreless innings. He struck out 3.
Julio Pinto acted like he had bean there before. He went 1 scoreless inning.

Errol Robinson singled and walked.

Chattanooga could only muster 3 hits and one walk on the night.

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Dayton Recap - The Dragons played some free baseball tonight, outscoring Lansing 2-1 in the 10th. They prevail 4-3.

Carson Spiers: 6.2 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K.
Braxton Roxby went 1.1 scoreless innings. He struck out 2.
Pedro Garcia went 2 scoreless innings. He struck out 3.

Francisco Urbaez singled and homered (3). Urbaez skipped the rookie and Low-A levels, and started directly at High-A. His .852 OPS is impressive in that light.
Alex McGarry singled twice and walked.