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REDS FARMREPORT

Thursday, May 24, 2012

MINOR LEAGUE NEWS

International League (AAA)

The Bats were off yesterday and will begin a brief 2-gaseries at Indianapolis tonight.LOUISVILLE BATS

Manager: David Bell 

LAST GAME (TUESDAY): Louisville 0Lehigh Valley (Phillies) 2

  NEXT GAME (TONIGHT):  at Indianapolis (Pirates)

Game 1 of a 2-game series (0-0)Louisville’s Probable Pitcher:  

LHP Jeff Francis (2-5, 4.45, 9gs)

Arizona League (R)

The Arizona League Reds begin their season on June 2Manager Juan Miguel Nieves will be joined by pitchcoach Derrin Ebert and hitting coach Jorge Orta.

AZL REDSManager: Jose Miguel Nieves 

SEASON BEGINS 6/21: vs. AZL Mariners 

NEXT GAME (6/21): vs. MarinersGame 1

Probable Pitcher:  Oscar Goldman

Pioneer League (R)

The Mustangs kick off their 39th season as a Reds affilion June 18...Pat Kelly returns as the manager and will joined in 2012 by pitching coach Tony Fossas and hittcoach Ray Martinez.

BILLINGS MUSTANGSManager: Pat Kelly 

SEASON BEGINS 6/18: vs. Missoula (D’Backs) 

NEXT GAME (6/18):  vs Missoula (D’Backs)

Game 1 of a 3-game series (0-0)Probable Pitcher:  Steve French

Midwest League (A)

The Lugnuts produced a walkoff win on the strength oruns in the bottom of the 9th inning...RHP Carlos Contreallowed all 4 Lansing runs in the 9th and suffered the loretiring just 2 batters (3bb, 1k)...1B Sean Buckley w

2-for-4 and collected a team-high 3rbi...2B Ryan Wrigadded 2 hits and 2rbi.

DAYTON DRAGONSManager: Delino DeShields 

LAST GAME (WEDNESDAY):  Dayton 8Lansing 9

NEXT GAME (TONIGHT): at Lansing (Blue Jays)

Game 2 of a 3-game series (0-1)Dayton’s Probable Pitcher:  

RHP Dan Jensen (2-3, 2.43, 13/3gs)

California League (A)

The Blaze were off yesterday and will begin a 3-game

vs San Jose tonight.BAKERSFIELD BLAZEManager: Ken Griffey 

LAST GAME (TUESDAY): Bakersfield 14Visalia (D’Backs) 6

NEXT GAME (TONIGHT):  vs San Jose (Giants)

Games 1 of a 3-game series (0-0)Bakers fi eld’s Probable Pitcher:  

LHP Tony Cingrani (4-1, 0.78, 8gs)

Southern League (AA)

The Blue Wahoos tied the game 2-2 in the 5th inning, a Mississippi 3-run 6th proved to be the difference...RTim Gustafson allowed all 5 Mississippi runs and suffethe loss (5.2ip, 8h, 1bb, 3k)...3B David Vidal went 1-fowith 1rbi...1B Stephen Hunt drove in the other Pensacrun.

PENSACOLA BLUE WAHOOSManager: Jim Riggleman 

LAST GAME (WEDNESDAY): Mississippi 5Pensacola 2

NEXT GAME (TONIGHT): vs Mississippi (Braves) Game 2 of a 5-game series (0-1)

Pensacola’s Probable Pitcher:  RHP J.C. Sulbaran (2-3, 4.57, 8gs)

ORGANIZATIONAL STANDINGS

1ST HALF 2ND HALF OVERALL

TEAM W-L Place W-L Place W-L WIN% GB

Louisville 15-32 4th - - 15-32 .319 -11.0Pensacola 22-24 3rd - - 22-24 .478 -4.5Bakersfield 26-19 2nd - - 26-19 .578 -2.5Dayton 17-29 8th - - 17-29 .370 -15.5Billings - - - - - - -AZL Reds - - - - - - -

TOTALS 80-104 .435

THE WRIGHT STUFF

Dayton INF Ryan Wright is currently on

a 6-game hitting streak, batting .500 (12-

for-24) with 5 doubles to raise his averagefrom .273 to .303. He has 5 straight multi-

hit games.

OTHER DRAGONS BREATHING FIRE

Dayton OF Steve Selsky has hit in 5

straight games and is batting .323 over

his last 25 games (31-for-96), raising

his average from .220 to .288. INF Sean

Buckley has 3 straight multi-hit games for

the Dragons (6-for-10) and has at least 1

extra base hit in each of the 3.

CINGRANI IN SYNCLHP Tony Cingrani (tonight’s Bakersfield

starter) leads all Reds farmhands in ERA

(0.78) and is third among all qualifying

Minor League pitchers in that category. He

also leads the organization in strikeouts

(65) and ranks 5th in all of Minor League

Baseball.