Cincinnati Reds Minor League Update: Chase Burns Dominates, Hector Rodriguez Homers

All four Cincinnati Reds minor league affiliates were in action on Friday.

Here is how their top prospects performed:

Louisville Bats (15-15) Lost 5-1

Jacob Hurtubise went 1-4.
Will Benson went 1-3 with a double and a stolen base.
Rece Hinds went 0-4.
Ivan Johnson went 0-4.
Joe La Sorsa gave up one run on one hit over one inning.
Lenny Torres Jr. gave up an unearned run on one hit in his inning of work.

Chattanooga Lookouts (13-11) Won 4-1

Hector Rodriguez went 2-3 with his third home run of the season.
Edwin Arroyo went 2-4.
Sal Stewart went 0-4.
Jay Allen II went 1-4.
Dominic Pitelli went 2-4 with a double.
Chase Burns gave up one run on five hits in five innings of work. He struck out eight and did not walk a batter.
Hunter Parks struck out six over three scoreless innings.

Dayton Dragons (8-17) Lost 2-1

Carlos Jorge went 0-4.
Yerlin Confidan went 1-3.
Leo Balcazar went 0-3.
John Michael Faile went 0-3.
Anthony Stephan went 1-2.

Daytona Tortugas (11-14) Lost 8-2

Carlos Sanchez went 2-3 with a triple and two walks.
Sammy Satfura went 2-4 with a double.
Cole Schoenwetter gave up three runs on four hits. He walked four and struck out four.

Watch highlights below:

HÉCTOR TO THE MOONNNN

His 3rd home run of the season! pic.twitter.com/nHyLwAcuwG
— Chattanooga Lookouts (@ChattLookouts) May 3, 2025

Edgar Colon, who was drafted by the #Reds in the 11th round out of Puerto Rico last July, was added to the Daytona roster after skipping over rookie ball and just fired a scoreless inning. His FB topped out at 95.4 mph. pic.twitter.com/4saREUEXli
— OnBaseMachine (@RedsFan_Brandon) May 3, 2025