Minor League Blogs

Alexander Smit fell to 2-2 on the season with a really rough start in the Mudcats 8-6 loss to the Smokies.  He gave up four runs on four hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 1 1/3 innings.  In fact all four pitchers that the Mudcats threw out there gave up at least one [...]

Sarasota’s bid for the Florida State League championship ended tonight as they were eliminated by Clearwater in a 4-3.  The Reds had two different leads in this one but could neither of them and it was Sean Watson who gave up two runs in the seventh that turned out to be the deciding runs.
Tonys Gutierrez [...]

Sarasota was held to just five hits in a 3-2 loss to Clearwater that will force a deciding game three to determine who plays Brevard County in the Florida State League finals.  Eric Eymann was the only Red with two hits and Tonys Gutierrez singled, drew a walk, scored a run and drove in one.
Daryl [...]

Ben Jukich improved to 2-1 on the season with a nice start in Sarasota’s 4-1 win over Brevard County.  He gave up one run on two hits and four walks with six strikeouts in six innings of work.
Chris Kroski provided the bulk of the offense with a big three run homer in the second inning.  [...]

Ben Jukich didn’t take the loss but he got the Reds off to a poor start in their 10-8 loss to Clearwater.  He gave up four runs on five hits and two walks and he pitched just 1 1/3 innings.  Derrick Lutz ended up taking the loss and he gave up two runs in 1 [...]

Eric Eymann went yard not once, but twice in Sarasota’s third straight win.  He hit a solo shot in the fourth inning and then he hit a huge two run shot in the tenth that was the difference in the 7-5 win.
A great start by Johnny Cueto was almost wasted.  He gave up just one [...]

Five late runs turned a 6-2 lead into a 7-6 loss as the pen was hit hard in Sarasota’s loss.  Derrik Lutz had a tough time and he gave up four of those runs and he took the loss.
Josh Holden and Eric Eymann each drove in two runs.  Michael DeJesus went three for four with [...]

The Sarasota Reds continued their hot streak with a 5-3 win over Clearwater.  Starter Travis Wood gave up three runs in the first inning but both he and the pen shut down the opposition the rest of the way.  Ruben Medina picked up the win with three shutout innings of relief.
Eric Eymann went three for [...]