Down On The Farm
Games Played on 08/18/11
Minor League Players of the Day: Carolina Mudcat, Bill Rhinehart, went 2-4 with 2 homers and 2 walks. He came to the Reds organization in the recent Jony Gomes deal.
AAA
Denis Phipps just keeps rollin’ along, going 3-5 with a triple, Kris Negron went 2-5 with a double and triple, and Mike Costanzo went 1-3 with a homer and a walk.
Scott Carroll picked up his 7th win, going 6.2, allowing 2 runs on 8 hits, 1 walks, 3 Ks. Carlos Fisher finished up with 2.1 perfect innings, with 2 strikeouts.
AA
Bill Rhinehart went 2-4 with 2 homers and 2 walks, Henry Rodriquez went 3-5 with a double, Yasmani Grandal went 3-5 with a walk, Didi Gregorius went 3-7, Eric Campbell went 2-6 with a double, Cody Puckett went 1-6 with a homer.
Brandon Hynick got a blown save and then the win, going 2.2 innings, allowing 3 hits and 2 walks, while striking out 2, but didn’t allow any runs.
Donnie Joseph picked up his 6th save, going a scoreless inning, but allowing two hits, while striking out 2.
High A
Bakersfield 13 – Lake Elsinore 7
Andrew Means went 4-5 with 2 homers, Kevin Coddington went 2-4 with a homer, Carlos Mendez went 2-5 with 2 doubles, Chris Richburg went 2-5 with a double, Devin Lohman went 1-2 with a homer, 2 walks, and a stolen base.
Daniel Renken picked up his second win in Bakersfield, going 5.2, allowing 7 hits, 3 runs (only one earned), walking 1 and striking out 5.
Low A
The Dragons keep on rolling with 2 in the bottom of the 9th. Frank Pfister went 2-4 with a homer, Jefry Sierra went 2-4 with a double, Donald Lutz went 2-3 with a walk, and Ronald Torreyes went 2-5, one knocking in the game winner.
Chad Rogers got the win in relief, throwing the final two scoreless innings, allowing 1 hit and striking out 2.
Rookie Ball
Kyle Waldrop went 2-5 with a double and homer, Sean Buckley went 2-6 and hit his 14th homer, Yovan Gonzalez went 2-4 with a double, Ryan Wright went 2-5 with a double and a walk, and Robert Maddox went 2-6.
Jason Braun threw a scoreless inning, giving up a hit.
Steve Selsky went 3-4 with a double and homer, Robert Ramirez went 1-2 with a homer.
Phipps… wow!