Louisvillelost a tough one 4-3. They carried a lead into the 9th but Jordan Smith walked 3 and gave up 2 runs to take the loss. Call him up to the Reds! Edinson Volquez was solid, throwing 7 innings, giving up 2 runs (solo homers). He struck out 6 and walked 2. Brad Boxberger struck out 1 in a scoreless inning of relief. Denis Phipps was 3-4 and both Daniel Dorn and Chris Valaika homered. Up Next: Scott Carroll gets the 12:05 start.
Carolinarolled 13-1. Pedro Villareal threw 6 innings of 1 run ball. Neftali Soto hit 2 homers, his 21st and 22nd of the year. The 22 year old Soto was 4-6 overall and is now hitting .281/.336/.596 with 22 homers in just 287 at bats. That's a ridiculous pace of homers. For some perspective, noted power-monger Juan Francisco hit 27 as a 22 year old....in 529 at bats. Yasmani Grandal also homered, his 3rd in Carolina. Up Next: Brandon Hynick starts at 7:43
Bakersfieldwon 4-3. Dayne Read was 3-4 with a double, Ryan LaMarre was 2-3 with a walk and his 39th SB, and Alex Buchholz had 2 hits. JC Sulbaran threw 7 strong innings, giving up 2 ER while striking out 10. Up Next: Curtis Partch takes the hill at 10:45.
Dayton mounted a furious comeback, scoring 6 runs in the 9th, but ultimately lost 8-6. A bunch of players had 1 hit each. Almost all of them came in the 9th. Up Next: Tanner Robles starts at 7:00.
Billingslost 10-8. Kyle Waldrop was 3-4 with a double, Junior Arias was 2-3 with a double and triple, and a bunch of other guys had single hits. Up Next; 9:05 game. Not sure who's starting.
AZL Redswon 8-4. There were about a million hits in this game, all by guys I still don't know who they are. This year's 2nd round pick Gabriel Rosa, and one of BK's stale prospects, walked twice. So there's that. Up Next: The team is off tonight.
