International League (AAA) LOUISVILLE BATS

Manager: David Bell LAST GAME (TUESDAY): Louisville 4 Rochester 5 Rochester scored 2 runs in the 8th inning to erase a 4-3 Bats lead and pick up the win...Both 8th inning runs were charged to RHP Nick Christiani, who suffered the blowns save and loss...RF Bill Rhinehart hit a solo home run (his 4th) and DH Willie Harris and 3B Kristopher Negron each had an RBI...SS Miguel Rojas collected a team-high 2 hits...RHP Pedro Villarreal started, but didnt factor in the decision (6.2ip, 9h, 3r, 3er, 0bb, 2k).

NEXT GAME (TODAY): at Rochester (Twins) Game 2 of a 4-game series (0-1)

Louisvilles Probable Pitcher:

RHP Chad Reineke (1-2, 3.96, 7gs)

REDS FARM REPORT

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Southern League (AA) PENSACOLA BLUE WAHOOS

Manager: Jim Riggleman LAST GAME (TUESDAY): Birmingham (WSox) 0 Pensacola 2 OF Josh Fellhauer hit a pinch 2-run home run in the 8th inning to break a scoreless tie and give the Blue Wahoos a 3-2 series win over Birmingham...RHP Tim Crabbe got the start and tossed 7 scoreless innings (ND, 6h, 4bb, 4k)... RHP Curtis Partch threw a scoreless inning of relief to earn the win...LHP Donnie Joseph recorded his 7th save of the campaign and now has a 0.45era in 2012.

MINOR LEAGUE NEWS

CHAD ROGERS WINS WEEKLY AWARD RHP Chad Rogers (tonights Bakersed starter) was named California League Pitcher of the Week for the week ending May 13...made 1 start on May 10 (8.0ip, 4h, 0r, 1bb, 3k)...is 2nd in the organization in ERA (1.75) behind Tony Cingrani (0.68). DOYLE DAZZLES IN SPOT-START In his rst start since 5/30/11, RHP Pat Doyle (Bakerseld) tossed 6.0 scoreless innings in Game 2 of a doubleheader against the Stockton Ports (1h, 0bb, 4k)... allowed only a two-out single in the rst inning to Miles Head, who was the last Stockton hitter to reach against him as he retired 16 straight batters from that point on...needed only 53 pitches to complete the longest outing of his pro career.

NEXT GAME (THURSDAY): at Jacksonville (Marlins) Game 1 of a 5-game series (0-0)

Pensacolas Probable Pitchers:

TBA

California League (A) BAKERSFIELD BLAZE

Manager: Ken Griffey LAST GAME (TUESDAY): STK 1 BAK 2 (1) STK 1 BAK 6 (2) The Blaze swept a doubleheader from Stockton yestersday allowing just 2 runs as a team over the 2 games...In Game 1, Bakerselds 2 runs came on a pair of solo homers (CF Bryson Smith, 4th inning & LF Juan Duran, 7th inning)... RHP Jamie Walczak pitched 2.0 scoreless innings of relief to earn the win (2h, 1bb, 2k)...In Game 2, DH Billy Hamilton collected a team-high 2 hits, drove in a teamhigh 3 runs and scored twice to pace the Blaze offenese... RHP Pat Doyle got the spot-start and recorded the win (6.0ip, 1h, 0r, 0bb, 4k).

NEXT GAME (TODAY): vs Stockton (As) Games 4 of a 4-game series (3-0)

Bakerselds Probable Pitcher:

RHP Chad Rogers (2-2, 1.75, 7gs)

Midwest League (A) DAYTON DRAGONS

Manager: Delino DeShields LAST GAME (TUESDAY): Lansing (Blue Jays) 2 Dayton 1 LHP Tannner Robles allowed 2 runs in the 4th inning that proved to be the difference as he suffered the loss (4.0ip, 3h, 2r, 2er, 4bb, 0k)...RHP Kyle McMyne, RHP Lucas ORear and RHP Carlos Contreras combined to toss 5 shutout innings after Robles exited...SS Juan Perez drove in the lone Dayton run in the 5th inning...LF Juan SIlva led the club with 2 hits.

QUOTE BOAT
We were going right at them. We were going fastball-in all game. It made it easy to set up the off-speed pitches once you establish the fastball. We were able to get some swings and misses on my slider. I gured theyd try to get at least three [innings] out of me. The pitch count was down, so I knew that they would try to save the bullpen and let me go as long I could. I got a lot of early swings -- there are a lot of rst-pitch hackers on that team. - Bakerseld RHP Pat Doyle on the longest outing of his professional career (MiLB.com)

NEXT GAME (TODAY): at Bowling Green (Rays) Game 1 of a 3-game series (0-0)
Daytons Probable Pitcher:

RHP Stalin Gerson (1-3, 4.66, 7gs)

Pioneer League (R) BILLINGS MUSTANGS

Manager: Pat Kelly SEASON BEGINS 6/18: vs. Missoula (DBacks) The Mustangs kick off their 39th season as a Reds afliate on June 18...Pat Kelly returns as the manager and will be joined in 2012 by pitching coach Tony Fossas and hitting coach Ray Martinez.

NEXT GAME (6/18): vs Missoula (DBacks) Game 1 of a 3-game series (0-0)

Probable Pitcher:

Steve French

ORGANIZATIONAL STANDINGS
TEAM Louisville Pensacola Bakersfield Dayton Billings AZL Reds TOTALS 1ST HALF W-L Place 12-28 4th 19-21 T-2nd 23-15 2nd 14-25 8th 2ND HALF W-L Place OVERALL W-L WIN% GB 12-28 .300 -11.0 19-21 .475 -5.0 23-15 .605 -1.5 14-25 .359 -13.5 68-89 .433

Arizona League (R) AZL REDS

Manager: Jose Miguel Nieves SEASON BEGINS 6/21: vs. AZL Mariners The Arizona League Reds begin their season on June 21... Manager Juan Miguel Nieves will be joined by pitching coach Derrin Ebert and hitting coach Jorge Orta.

NEXT GAME (6/21): vs. Mariners Game 1

Probable Pitcher:

Oscar Goldman