Paul Janish went 2-3 with a double, 3 runs scored, and hit his 7th homerun of the season. Paul also added 3 rbis. Chris Dickerson went 3-5 with a double, run scored, and drove in 4 rbis. Adam Rosales went 3-5 with 2 doubles, 2 runs scored, and an rbi. Finally, Drew Anderson went 3-5 with a double and an rbi.
Aaron Harang made a rehab start in Louisville last night and pitched great. Harang went 6 innings, allowing 5 hits while striking out 6. He did not walk a batter. Harang only threw 69 pitches over those 6 innings, 46 of which were strikes.
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The Lookouts could only manage 7 singles in the loss while Sean Henry’s lone base hit contributed the 1 rbi in the game.
Pedro Viola made another start in this game. This is the 2nd time Viola has started this season. Viola pitched outstanding last season in relief, posting a 1.42 ERA over 3 levels. He has struggled in relief this season, but now has 2 decent starts under his belt. In this one, Viola went 5 shutout innings, scattering 4 hits and striking out 4. Perhaps it is time to start stretching Viola out into a starter.
Logan Parker went a perfect 3-3 at the plate, adding a double and scoring a run. Jose Castro added a 2-4 game, hitting a double and scoring a run. The Reds still came out on the short end of this one, despite collecting 10 walks.
Scott Carroll pitched well in the start but received a no decision. Carroll pitched 6 scoreless innings, scattering 6 hits while walking 1. He struck out 2. Joseph Krebs picked up the loss by giving up 2 runs on 4 hits in 1.2 innings of work.
Dayton Dragons
The Dragons had the night off. Dayton is 25-18 in the second half of the season. Impressive considering they were 28-40 in the first half. They are 2 games back in the division for the second half standings.
Brett Bartles led the Mustangs with 4 hits in 5 at-bats. Brett also scored two runs. Cody Puckett, David Sappelt, Tony Brown, Michael Konstanty, Tyler Stovall, and Jose Gualdron had 2 hits each on a night in which the Mustangs tallied 16 base hits. Brown hit his 10th homerun of the season and drove in 2 rbis, while Konstanty’s two hits were both solo homeruns, giving him 5 dingers on the year.
Alexis Oliveras went 3-4, scoring 2 runs. Humberto Sosa went 2-4, hitting his 3rd homerun of the season and driving in 2 runs.ÂÂ
Evan Hildenbrandt improved to 3-1 by pitching 6 scoreless innings, surrendering 5 hits while striking out 6.