Cincinnati Reds Minor League Recap: Top Performances From August 8, 2025

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There were seven games between the Cincinnati Reds Minor League affiliates on Friday. Here is how their top prospects performed:

Louisville Bats (48-64) Lost 7-2

• Hunter Greene pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowed two hits (both home runs), five earned runs, three walks with seven strikeouts.
• Sal Stewart went 1-4 with a double. Stewart was just announced as the Reds' number one prospect on MLB Pipeline.
• Hector Rodriguez went 2-4 with a run scored.
• Will Benson went 1-4 with a run scored.
• Rece Hinds went 1-4 with an RBI.
• Christian Encarnaion-Strand went 0-4 with two strikeouts.
• Zach Maxwell pitched one inning with a walk and two strikeouts.

Chattanooga Lookouts (54-47) Won 1-0

• Jay Allen II went 0-4.
• Leo Balcazar went 1-4.
• Edwin Arroyo went 0-4.
• Trevor Kunci pitched a perfect inning.
• Cam Collier went 0-4.
• Ruben Ibarra went 2-3 with a walk and a run scored.
• Austin Hendrick went 0-3 with a walk and two strikeouts.
• Ethan O'Donnell went 1-3 with a double.

Dayton Dragons (33-69) Lost 6-1

• Yerlin Confidan went 0-3 with two walks.
• Anthony Stephan went 1-5 with two strikeouts.
• Carlos Sanchez went 1-4 with a walk and two strikeouts.
• Ryan McCrystal went 0-4 with three strikeouts.
• Ariel Almonte went 1-4 with three strikeouts.

Daytona Tortugas (47-59) Lost 5-0

• Sheng-En Lin made his Low-A debut, pitching four shutout innings with a walk and four strikeouts.
• Alfredo Duno went 1-4.
• Mason Neville went 1-4. His first professional hit.
• Bernard Moon went 2-3 with a stolen base.
• Alfredo Alcantara went 0-4 with two strikeouts.
• Arnaldo Lantigua went 0-3 with a walk.

DSL Reds (25-20) Wont 12-5

• Juan Brown went 1-3 with a walk, RBI and a run scored.
• Nayerich Waterfort went 0-3 with a walk and a run scored.
• Omar Guadamuz went 2-3 with a double, triple, stolen base, two RBIs and a run scored.
• Dony Aguilera pitched four innings, allowed four hits, two runs, two walks with five strikeouts.

DSL Rojos (19-24) Won 4-3 Game 1

• Liberts Aponte went 0-4 with a run scored.
• Angel Salio went 1-3 with a triple, RBI and a run scored.
• Wanderly De La Cruz went 0-2 with a walk and a stolen base.
• Moises Castillo pitched five innings with four hits, two runs, and seven strikeouts.

DSL Rojos (20-24) Won 12-5 Game 2

• Angel Salio went 0-4 with a walk and a run scored.
• Liberts Aponte went 2-5 with a home run, three RBIs and three runs scored.
• Diego Muńoz went 2-2 with two walks, a RBI, and a run scored.
• Wanderly De La Cruz went 0-3 with a RBI.
• Johan Cabeza pitched three innings, with a walk and three strikeouts.

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