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Cincinnati Reds Minor League Recap: Top Performances From August 9, 2025

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Jul 22, 2025; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; General view of Cincinnati Reds hat during the game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-Imagn Images
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Six Cincinnati Reds Minor League affiliates played on Saturday. Here is how each team's top prospects performed:

Louisville Bats (48-65) Lost 5-2

  • Blake Dunn went 1-5 with a RBI and three strikeouts.
  • Sal Stewart went 2-4 with a double and a walk.
  • Hector Rodriguez went 2-5 with a home run.
  • Lyon Richardson pitched two innings, allowed three hits, two runs, a walk with a strikeout.
  • Will Benson went 2-4 with a walk.
  • Christian Encarnacion-Strand went 0-5.
  • Connor Joe went 0-2 with a walk.
  • Ryan Villade went 0-3 with a walk.
  • Connor Phillips pitched 1 2/3 innings, allowed one hit, one walk with three strikeouts.

Chattanooga Lookouts (55-47) Won 9-3

  • Jay Allen II went 2-4 with a double, two RBIs, a walk, a stolen base and a run scored.
  • Ruben Ibarra went 2-5 with a home run and three RBIs.
  • Cam Collier went 0-3 with two walks and two strikeouts and a run scored.
  • Edwin Arroyo went 2-3 with two RBIs and a walk.
  • Leo Balcazar went 1-4
  • Austin Callahan went 2-3 with a walk, RBI and three runs scored

Dayton Dragons (34-69) Won 2-1

  • Carlos Jorge went 2-3 with a walk.
  • Carlos Sanchez went 0-4.
  • Anthony Stephan went 2-4 with a solo home run. He is batting .346 in August, and .309 over his 10 game hitting streak.
  • Yerlin Confidan went 3-4 with a double and a run scored.
  • Nester Lorant pitched five innings, allowed one hit, three walks and six strikeouts.

Daytona Tortugas (48-59) Wont 10-1

  • Mason Neville went 1-4 with a walk, RBI and a run scored. He just missed his first professional home run, but recorded his first RBI.
  • Alfredo Duno went 0-1 with two walks and two runs scored.
  • Tyson Lewis went 0-4 with a walk and four strikeouts.
  • Alfredo Alcantara went 1-2 with a home run and three RBIs.
  • Bernard Moon went 2-5 with a home run, three RBIs, a stolen base and three runs scored.
  • Ovis Portes pitched three innings, allowed one hit, two walks and struck-out three.

DSL Reds (26-20) Won 11-6

  • Nayerich Waterfort went 2-4 with a walk, RBI and two runs scored.
  • Diorland Zambrano went 3-6 with a double, three RBIs and a run scored.
  • Juan Brown went 2-3 with a RBI.
  • Ryjeteri Merite pitched three innings, allowed one hit with seven strikeouts. His ERA on the season is at 0.89

DSL Rojos (20-25) Lost 13-9

  • Jose Martinez had four walks.
  • Liberts Aponte went 2-5 with a double and two RBIs. The Reds' 15th-ranked prospect is batting .296 with a .900 OPS in August.
  • Isaac Garcia went 1-4 with a run scored.

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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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