International League (AAA) LOUISVILLE BATS

Manager: David Bell LAST GAME (MONDAY): LHV (Phi) 1 LHV 4 LOU 5 (1) LOU 3 (2) The Bats split a doubleheader with the Iron Pigs yesterday... In Game 1, Louisville scored all 5 runs in the 5th inning to break a scoreless tie and win...RF Bill Rhinehart drilled a 2-run double in the 5th and RHP Sean Gallagher helped his own cause adding an RBI...Gallagher picked up the victory (6.0ip, 7h, 1r, 1er, 3bb, 3k)...In Game 2, a 3-run Lehigh Valley 4th inning proved to be the difference as the Pigs earned the split...Rhinehart collected 2 more hits in Game 2 and added an RBI...RHP Scott Carroll allowed all 3r in the Iron Pigs 4th and suffered the loss.

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

Louisvilles Probable Pitcher:

RHP Pedro Villarreal (1-0, 3.18, 1gs)

REDS FARM REPORT

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Southern League (AA) PENSACOLA BLUE WAHOOS

Manager: Jim Riggleman LAST GAME (MONDAY): Birmingham 8 Pensacola 4 DH Cody Puckett clubbed his 2nd home run in as many days and 3rd in his last 4 games...1B Joel Guzman also went deep and collected 2 hits...RF Ryan LaMarre added 2 hits of his own and scored twice...The Blue Wahoos struck 15 times as a club last night...RHP Danile Corcino struck out 7, but allowed 6 runs on 5 hits, allowed 2 homers and walked 4 suffering the loss.

MINOR LEAGUE NEWS

@BRAUNERHULK 1B/OF Donald Lutz led the Bakerseld offensive attack last night going 5-for-5, clubbing a 2-run home run and driving in 3 of the Blaze 11 runs. Lutz leads all Reds farmhands with 11 homers and 34 RBI and ranks 3rd in batting (.326) PUCKETT GOES YARD INF/OF Cody Puckett (Pensacola) hit his 2nd home run in as many days last night and 3rd in his last 4 games. He is T-2nd in the organization with 7 homers in 2012. OH, HENRY! INF Henry Rodriguez (Pensacola) is currently on a 16-game hitting streak (4/22-present), the longest in the Southern League this season. During the streak, Rodriguez ranks among the league leaders in batting (1st, .413), OBP (1st, .464), hits (T-2nd, 26) and OPS (4th, .924). He has six multi-hit games during the streak, including two 4-hit games. ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERS
HOME RUNS PLAYER Donald Lutz Cody Puckett David Vidal Travis Mattair CLUB BAK PNS PNS LOU HR 11 7 7 6

NEXT GAME (TODAY): vs Birmingham (WSox) Game 5 of a 5-game series (2-2)

Pensacolas Probable Pitchers:

RHP Tim Crabbe (1-2, 5.13, 7gs)

California League (A) BAKERSFIELD BLAZE

Manager: Ken Griffey LAST GAME (MONDAY): Stockton 6 Bakerseld 11 1B Donald Lutz led the Bakerseld offensive attack last night going 5-for-5, clubbing a 2-run home run and driving in 3 of the Blaze 11 runs...LF Theo Bowe was also perfect at the plate going 3-for-3 with an RBI...CF Bryson Smith collected RBIs 20 and 21...RHP Justice French tossed 5 scoreless innings (2h, 2bb, 5k), but didnt factor in the decision...RHP Daniel Wolford blew a save, but got the win (1.2ip, 1h, 0r, 1bb, 1k).

DOUBLEHEADER (TODAY): vs Stockton (As) Games 2 & 3 of a 4-game series (1-0)

Bakerselds Probable Pitcher:

RHP Daniel Renken (3-1, 4.84, 7gs) & TBA

Midwest League (A) DAYTON DRAGONS

Manager: Delino DeShields LAST GAME (MONDAY): Lansing 4 Dayton 2 Both Dragons runs came in the 7th inning...DH Josef Terry drove in the rst run with a double and, later in the frame, C Yovan Gonzalez collected a 2-out, RBI single... RHP Radhames Quezada walked 6 of the rst 9 batters he faced and suffered the loss (4.0ip, 4h, 3r, 3er, 3k, 1hr).

NEXT GAME (TODAY): vs Lansing (Blue Jays) Game 4 of a 4-game series (0-3)
Daytons Probable Pitcher:

LHP Tanner Robles (2-2, 2.72, 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 12-27 4th 18-21 T-3rd 21-15 2nd 14-24 8th 2ND HALF W-L Place OVERALL W-L WIN% GB 12-27 .308 -11.0 18-21 .462 -6.0 21-15 .583 -2.0 14-24 .368 -12.5 65-87 .428

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