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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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Ricky Logan is a California native, originally from Yuba City, now living in the greater Cincinnati area with his wife and kids. He’s the co-host and producer of the Red Hot Reds Podcast on YouTube and other social platforms, where he brings commentary and passionate coverage of Cincinnati Reds baseball. He co-hosts the Chatterbox Reds Pregame Show for Chatterbox Sports on YouTube to give pregame analysis for upcoming games and has appeared on various Chatterbox Sports shows. Ricky also serves as an editor and writer for WeLikeSportzPC and recently joined the writing team at Chatterbox Sports covering Reds Minor League Baseball, continuing to grow his presence in the world of sports media.

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