Cincinnati Reds Minor League Recap: Top Performances From August 17, 2025

Alfredo Duno home run powers Daytona to eight wins in a row.

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Four games were played amongst the Cincinnati Reds Minor League affiliates on Sunday. Here are the top performances from those games:

Notable Roster Moves:

• Outfielder Will Benson and right-handed pitcher Connor Phillips were recalled from Triple-A Louisville to Cincinnati.
• Left-handed pitcher Joe La Sorsa was optioned down to Triple-A Louisville following the game on August 16th.
• Outfielder Jake Fraley was designated for assignment,
• Left Handed Pitcher Wade Miley was returned from his rehab assignment following soreness after his rehab start on Friday night

Louisville Bats (53-67) Lost 6-5

• Chase Petty pitched five innings allowing four hits, two earned runs, two walks with six strikeouts.
• Sal Stewart went 1-3 with two RBIs and a walk.
• Hector Rodriguez went 2-4 with a double and a RBI.
• Rece Hinds went 0-4 with two strikeouts.
• Ryan Vilade went 1-4 with a solo home run and two strikeouts.
• Christian Encarnacion-Strand went 0-4 with two strikeouts.
• Zach Maxwell pitched 2/3 of an inning, allowing one hit, one run, one walk and a strikeout.

Chattanooga Lookouts (60-49) Lost 4-1

• Leo Balcazar went 1-4.
• Cam Collier went 0-3 with three strikeouts.
• Austin Hendrick went 0-3. with three strikeouts.
• Austin Callahan went 1-3 with a double and a RBI.
• Edwin Arroyo went 0-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.
• Jay Allen II went 1-4.
• Jack Rogers 1-3 with a double and a run scored.
• Easton Sikorski pitched two innings with three strikeouts.

Dayton Dragons (35-75) Won 4-1

• Johnny Ascanio went 2-4 with a triple and two runs scored.
• Carlos Jorge went 2-5 with a stolen base and two RBIs.
• Anthony Stephan went 1-4.
• Yerlin Confidan went 1-4 with two strikeouts.
• John Michael Faile went 1-4 with a solo home run.
• Carlos Sanchez went 0-4.
• Nick Sando pitched six innings allowing four hits, one run, one walk with five strikeouts.
• Jonah Hurney pitched two innings allowing one hit with two strikeouts.

Daytona Tortugas (55-59) Won 8-7

• Kyle Henley went 3-5 with a double, a RBI and a run scored. Henley hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the nineth inning.
• Kein Vu went 1-3 with a walk, RBI and a run scored.
• Alfredo Duno went 1-3 with a three-run home run and a walk.
• Mason Neville went 0-4.
• Ichiro Cano went 1-4 with a run scored.
• Rafhlmil Torres went 2-3 with a double, a walk, two RBIs, two runs scored and a stolen base in his Single-A debut.

Links to roster moves are below.

The #Reds today announced the following transactions: pic.twitter.com/awmSmRp6Dp

— Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) August 17, 2025

The Reds have returned LHP Wade Miley from rehab assignment (left flexor strain), retroactive to Aug. 16. He reported soreness after his start for Double-A Chattanooga Friday night.

— Mike Petraglia (@Trags) August 17, 2025

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