Farmers Only Weekend Harvest: Stephenson Strikes Out Everyone

Brandon Larson Honorary Star Of The Weekend

Robert Stephenson - 6 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 13 K

I don’t know what else Stephenson needs to do at this point. He has no options left after this year and the Reds need to know what they have in Stephenson. He needs to be getting some big league innings sooner rather than later.

Friday

Louisville Bats 4, Columbus Clippers 0

This is the big performance that you probably heard about as it was happening, but Robert Stephenson was super good. Stephenson pitched 6 innings of shutout ball. He allowed only one hit and 3 walks. What he did that was super cool was striking out 13 in those 6 innings. Domingo “Ate Your Baby” Tapia struck (2 K), Kyle “Davy” Crockett, and Jimmy “Drink To” Herget (1 K) all pitched scoreless innings. CJ “Elmo” McElroy knocked a solo dinger, and Gabby Guerrero hit a 2-run homer. Blake Trahan, Chadwick “Liar” Trump, and Nick “Bong Rip” Longhi all had 2-hit games.

Pensacola Blue Wahoos 4, Montgomery Biscuits 3

Vlad “Eh Mirror” Gutierrez continued his strong run. He allowed 2 earned runs over 6.1 innings on 7 hits, 1 walk, and 4 strikeouts. Alejandro Chacin walked 3 but pitched 1.1 scoreless innings with a strikeout, and Zack Weiss struck out 1 in 2.1 scoreless. A Taylor Featherston went 2 for 4 with 2 RBI, and Shed “To Bed” Long went 3 for 3 a double and 2 walks.

Daytona Tortugas 3, St. Lucie Mets 2

Scotty “Doesn’t Know” Moss also was very good. He gave up 1 earned run over 8 innings on 5 hits, 0 walks, and 5 strikeouts. Ryan “Jimi” Hendrix struck out 1 in a scoreless (1 unearned run) inning. Randy “Ace” Ventura singled in a run and walked twice. Bruce “Almighty” Yari walked and doubled in a run.

Dayton Dragons 2, Fort Wayne TinCaps 5

Mac “N Cheese” Sceroler gave up 3 earned runs over 5.2 innings on 6 hits, 2 walks, while striking out 3. Brian Hunter struck out 1 in 1.2 scoreless. Alejo “Aloha” Lopez went 2 for 4. Jonathan India hit a double and play shortstop.

Billings Mustangs 12, Helena Brewers 13

Well, the pitching was stupid bad. Juan Martinez went 3 for 4 with a 2-run dinger and 4 RBI. Dylan Harris went 3 for 4 with a double, 5 RBI, and a walk.

Greeneville Reds 7, Johnson City Cardinals 9

Josiah “‘Ol Joe” Gray struck out 4 in 4 innings while allowing 2 earned runs, 5 hits, and 1 walk. Rylan Thomas continues to rake. He went 2 for 4 with 3 RBI, a walk, and a run scored. Mike “Superstar” Siani went 2 for 4 with a walk, 2 runs scored, and a stolen base. Reniel “Kidney” Ozuna went 2 for 4 with a walk and a run scored.

Saturday

Louisville Bats 4, Columbus Clippers 5

Lucas “Films” Sims had his first start with the organization and it was a good one. The only run he gave up in 5 innings was on a solo dinger. He allowed 4 hits, 0 walks, and struck out 6. Jimmy Herget pitched a scoreless inning, and Tanner “Mount” Rainey struck out 1 in 1.1 scoreless. Brian “Beef” O’Grady went 2 for 3 with a dinger and 2 walks, and DJ “Mister” Peterson went 2 for 4 with a 2-run homer. Josh VanMeter walked twice and singled.

Pensacola Blue Wahoos 5, Montgomery Biscuits 9

Tony “Sizzlin” Santillan also continued to pitch well. He struck out 4 in 6 innings while giving up 1 earned run (2 total) 4 hits, and 1 walk. Robinson “Liar” Leyer struck out 3 in 2 innings, and Joel “Drunk” Bender didn’t give up an earned run over 1.1 innings. TJ “Of The Hill” Friedl went 3 for 4 with a RBI, run scored, 2 steals, and 2 walks. Jose Siri walked twice, and Mitch Nay went 2 for 6 with a double. Aristides Aquino doubled and walked.

Daytona Tortugas 2, St. Lucie Mets 7

Andrew “General” Jordan took the start and got crushed (3.2 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 2 K). Michel Byrne pitched a scoreless inning. Stu “Balls” Fairchild went 2 for 2 with a run scored and 2 walks. Michael Beltre went 2 for 4 with a walk.

Dayton Dragons 1, West Michigan Whitecaps 4

Patrick “Patches O’Hoolihan” McGuff gave up 3 earned runs (4 total) over 2.2 innings on 7 hits, 2 walks, and didn’t strikeout a batter. Wendolyn Bautista pitched 3.1 scoreless with a strikeouts, and Aaron “Feather” Quillen struck out 1 in 2 scoreless. Jonathan “Sultan Of Swat” India knocked his first homer for Dayton and walked. Andy “Sugar” Sugilio went 1 for 2 with 2 walks and a stolen base.

Billings Mustangs 7, Helena Brewers 4

Ricky “Sally” Salinas struck out 8 in 5 innings with no walks while allowing 2 earned runs and 8 hits. Moises Nova struck out 3 in 2 scoreless and Eddy “Dumb Ass” Demurias struck out 1 in a scoreless inning to pick up the save. Zeek White dingered and so did Drew Mount. Miguel Bautista went 3 for 5 with double and a run scored, and Dylan Harris walked twice while going 2 for 2 with a double and a run scored.

Greeneville Reds 10, Johnson City Cardinals 18

Ain’t talking about the pitching. Jonathan “Willy” Willems went 3 for 5 with a dinger. Reniel Ozuna went 4 for 5 with 2 RBI.

Sunday

Louisville Bats 8, Columbus Clippers 9

Justin “Nidoking” Nicolino got crushed (3 IP, 7 ER). Matt “Whistlin” Wisler pitched 3 scoreless with 2 walks and 3 strikeouts. Gabby Guerrero went 3 for 4 with a dinger, walk, and 2 runs scored.

Louisville has Monday off.

Pensacola Blue Wahoos 3, Montgomery Biscuits 7

Daniel Wright had had better days, but he’s also had worse. He gave up 3 earned runs over 6 innings on 6 hits, 1 walk, while striking out 4. Nick “Ron” Howard pitched 1.1 scoreless innings. Aristides “Heiress Titties” Aquino walked three times and dingered. Jose Siri hit a solo homer as well.

Pensacola plays at 6:35 PM CT.

Daytona Tortugas 4, St. Lucie Mets 5

Tommy “Boy” Bergjans gave up 2 earned runs over 5 innings on 3 hits, 0 walks, and a strikeout. Carlos Diaz, Joel “Sofa King” Kuhnel, and Michael Byrne all combined to pitch 5 scoreless innings. Ibandel “Princess” Isabel knocked a wanger, Randy “Are You?” Ventura went 2 for 4 with a RBI, and a stolen base, and Taylor Trammell went 2 for 4 with a double, RBI, walk, and a stolen base. Bruce Yari also went 2 for 5 with a walk.

TBD will be on the mound at 7:05 PM ET.

Dayton Dragons 5, West Michigan Whitecaps 3

Jared “Temple Of” Solomon gave up 3 earned runs over 4.1 innings on 6 hits, 2 walks, and 3 strikeout. Miguel “A Wild” Aguilar “Appears” struck out 2 in 2.2 innings and Brian Hunt struck out 1 in a scoreless inning. Jose Garcia and Reshard Munroe dingered. Alejo Lopez went 2 for 4 with a RBI.

Packy Naughton pitches at 7:05 PM ET.

Billings Mustangs 6, Helena Brewers 5

“Yo” Adrian Rodriguez gave up 3 earned runs over 6 innings on 7 hits, 0 walks, and 6 strikeouts. Ryan “Bruce” Campbell struck out 1 in a scoreless inning, and Ryan “Sand” Dunne did the same. Bautista and Pabel “Chuck” Manzanero both dingered. Manzanero also went 3 for 5. Jay “And Silent Bob” Schuyler went 2 for 4 with a walk and a run scored.

Billings is on its All-Star break and will play again on Thursday.

Greeneville Reds 7, Johnson City Cardinals 3

Jacob “Angel” Heatherly struck out 8 in 5 innings but gave up 3 earned runs on 4 hits and 3 walks. Manuel “Parachute” Cachutt pitched 3 perfect innings, and Jerry D’Andrea struck out 1 in a scoreless inning. Justin Bellinger hit a 3-run homer.

Lyon Richardson pitches at 7:05 PM ET.