Cincinnati Reds Minor League Recap: Top Performances From August 16, 2025

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Eight games were played between the Cincinnati Reds Minor League affiliates on Saturday. Here are the top performances from those games.
Louisville Bats (53-66) Won 6-3
- Hector Rodriguez went 0-5.
- Sal Stewart went 1-4 with a double and a run scored. He has 13 doubles in 26 Triple-A games.
- Will Benson went 0-3 with two walks and a run scored.
- Rece Hinds went 2-5 with a RBi, stolen base and a run scored.
- Christian Encarnacion-Strand went 1-3 with a double, walk, RBI and a run scored.
- Ryan Vilade went 2-3 with a double and a run scored.
- Zach Maxwell pitched one inning with a walk and two strikeouts.
- Lyon Richardson pitched 2 1/3 innings with two hits and two strikeouts.
- Buck Farmer pitched one inning with a strikeout. He has a 3.38 ERA in 11 games with five saves in Triple-A Louisville.
Chattanooga Lookouts (59-48) Won 5-4 Game One
- Edwin Arroyo went 1-3 with a RBI and a run scored.
- Leo Balcazar went 103 with a run scored.
- Cam Collier went 0-3.
- Jay Allen II went 2-3 with a triple, RBI and two runs scored.
- Austin Hendrick went 0-2 with a sacrifice-fly RBI.
- Kevin Abel pitched five innings, allowed seven hits, two runs (one earned), a walk with three strikeouts.
- Trevor Kuncl pitched one inning with a strikeout to earn his 18th save. The 26-year-old has a 1.83 ERA in 39 1/3 innings this season.
Chattanooga Lookouts (60-48) Won 5-4 Game Two
- Edwin Arroyo went 1-3 with a walk.
- Leo Balcazar went 0-4.
- Cam Collier went 0-3 with a walk and a run scored.
- Jay Allen II went 2-3 with a double, walk and two runs scored.
- Austin Hendrick went 2-3 with a RBI, walk and a run scored.
- Jack Rogers went 2-3 with three run home run.
- Drew Parrish pitched 2 1/3 innings allowing three hits, two runs (one earned) and five strikeouts.
- Jose Acuna pitched two innings allowing one hit and a walk.
Dayton Dragons (34-75) Lost 3-0
- Carlos Jorge went 1-4.
- Anthony Stephan went 0-4 with two strikeouts.
- Johnny Ascanio went 1-4 with three strikeouts.
- Yerlin Confidan went 1-4.
- Ariel Almonte went 1-2 with a walk.
- Ryan McCrystal went 0-3.
- Nestor Lorant pitched 3 2/3 innings with seven hits, three runs, one walk and five strikeouts. Lorant is 0-10 this season.
Daytona Tortugas (54-59) Won 9-4
- Kyle Henley went 1-4 with a stolen base and a run scored.
- Alfredo Duno went 1-4 with a walk and a run scored.
- Mason Neville went 1-3 with a double, RBI, two walks and two runs scored.
- Kien Vu went 2-3 with a double, two RBIs and a walk.
- Esmith Pineda went 2-4 with a walk.
- Bernard Moon went 2-5 with a run scored.
- Drew Davies went 2-4 with a grand slam.
- Reynardo Cruz pitched five innings with three hits, two walks and seven strikeouts.
DSL Reds (20-20) Lost 12-11
- Jasett Martinez went 3-4 with two doubles, a walk and four runs scored.
- Nayerich Waterfort went 1-5 with a RBI.
- Juan Brown went 1-5 with a walk, RBI and a run scored.
DSL Reds (28-25) Lost 9-4
- Yojanser Calzado went 1-4 with a RBI and a run scored.
- Jaset Martinez went 1-4 with two RBIs.
- Qyshawn Legito went 2-3 with a double, RBI and a run scored.
DSL Rojos (22-28) Lost 12-7
- Jose Martinez went 1-2 with two walks and a run scored.
- Liberts Aponte went 0-3 with a walk and a run scored.
- Isaac Garcia went 0-3 with a walk, RBI and two runs scored.
- Wanderly De La Cruz went 1-3 with a RBI, walk, stolen base and a run scored.
- Julio Pinales pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout.
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