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Thompson

Triple-A: Daryl Thompson made his first start in Louisville in a month and a half, striking out 5 in 6 innings as Louisville won 4-1. The Bats got just 4 hits.

Double-A: Justin Turner had 2 hits as Chattanooga won 5-2. Eric Eymann hit his 30th double and improved to a .301 batting average.

High A: Yonder Alonso was 1 for 2 with an RBI and 2 walks in Sarasota's 7-1 loss. Jerry Gil struck out 2 and walked 2 in his High A debut.

Low A: Zach Cozart was 3 for 5 with a triple and Brandon Waring doubled in Dayton's 7-3 loss.

Rookie leagues: Alex Buchholz was 4 for 6 with a double and 2 RBIs, Cody Puckett was 3 for 5 with a homer and David Sappelt was 2 for 5 with a home run as Billings won 10-3.

Tune your dial to Baseball Digest Daily at noon today to hear a podcast interview of the Reds' first pick in the 2008 draft, now with the Sarasota Reds, Yonder Alonso.

And give props to Eric SanInocencio. He does a really good job with that show.

Every post should have art, so here's a picture of a horse:

Stubbs

Triple-A: Drew Stubbs was 2 for 4 with a triple in the Bats' 5-4 loss. Todd Coffey blew the save, and Daniel Ray Herrera gave up 2 runs for the loss. Jared Burton made a rehab appearance, giving up a run and throwing a wild pitch.

Double-A: Chris Heisey was 3 for 5 with a grand slam in Chattanooga's 11-7 win. Heisey's doing his thing in Double-A, sporting a .918 OPS in 15 games.

High A: Yonder Alonso had a single and an RBI sac fly, but Zach Stewart blew up in the ninth, giving up 2 runs in Sarasota's 2-1 loss. Matt Klinker struck out 10 and allowed just 2 hits and no runs in 6 innings in the no-decision.

Low A: Neftali Soto doubled and Brandon Waring was 1 for 3 with an RBI in Dayton's 2-0 win. Enerio del Rosario struck out 10 and walked none in the complete game, and Waring and Zach Cozart were named to the Midwest League postseason All-Star team.

Rookie leagues: Alex Buchholz doubled as Billings was rocked 9-0.

Sweet

Triple-A: Rick Sweet was named International League Manager of the Year, and the Bats lost 3-2. Sweet is really a pretty amazing manager whom the players love (and he's won MOY twice, including in '94 after back-to-back title seasons with Tucson), and the only question mark might be why he's not a major league manager. I really hope Walt Jocketty is taking notice.

High A: Yonder Alonso was 1 for 3 with a double in his pro debut and Juan Francisco was 2 for 4 in Sarasota's 4-1 loss. Zach Stewart threw a perfect inning and struck out 2.

Buchholz

Low A: Neftali Soto had 2 hits and 2 RBIs in Dayton's 6-3 win. Devin Mesoraco was 1 for for the 3rd straight day and the 4th time in 6 games. Mace Thurman struck out 6 (!) in his 3 innings, and he's kind of a stud. The 21-year-old Texan has struck out 42 in his 31.1 innings since being drafted in the 19th round out of Baylor. Still, he's given up 9 runs in his 15 innings for Dayton, which is not so studly.

Rookies leagues: Alex Buchholz was 5 for 5 (!!), improving to .407 on the season for Billings, in the Mustangs' 8-7 win. He's only played 24 games and has been out for a month with some sort of injury. Michael Konstanty had a 3-run homer, his 10th in 44 games, and Buchholz scored the winning run in the bottom of the 9th on a throwing error.

They finally did it.

Marty and Thom were harping on the fact that the Reds had not thrown a complete game all year, and how absurd that was, and how even the lowly Nationals had at least done that.

Now they can hush up.

Talk about that, or other things, in this edition of Reds Wrapup.

Soto

Danny Dorn homered and was 3 for 4 in Chattanooga's 10-1 loss. Also, Neftali Soto homered and is up to a .321 BA (yes, he's only 19) in Dayton's 4-2 loss.

The Bats won again, the S-Reds won 7-0 and lost 3-0, the G-Reds suffered a pair of losses and Michael Konstanty was 2 for 4 in Billings' 13-3 loss.

So what gets you going at this point in the season for the Reds? It's obviously a lost year as far as the major league club is concerned, but there are some prospects who are prospering and the club seems interested in competing next season. Does anything in particular give you hope?

Frazier

Triple-A: 2 hits, 2 runs and a walk for Drew Stubbs as the Bats lost 6-2. Bobby Livingston took the loss.

Double-A: Danny Dorn played first and went 3 for 4 as the Lookouts lost 6-5. Sean Watson loaded the bases but struck out the side.

High A: Logan Parker homered, Juan Francisco went 2 for 4 and Todd Frazier was 3 for 5 with 2 RBIs as Sarasota won 8-4. Zach Stewart gave up 2 hits but didn't allow any runs, lowering his ERA to 1.32 for the Florida State League.

Low A: Brandon Waring doubled and homered, Neftali Soto and Zach Cozart had hits and Devin Mesoraco went 1 for 4 in Dayton's 4-3 win. Jeremy Horst allowed just 1 run in 5..1 innings, improving to 7-2, and Aguido Gonzalez struck out 5 in 2.1 innings for the save.

Rookie leagues: Oscar Castro struck out 8 in Billings' 5-0 win. ... Juan Duran was 1 for 3 and Miguel Rodriguez homered in the D-Reds' 7-4 loss.

Sweet

Triple-A: The Bats beat Durham 6-3, clinching the International League West Division title with 11 games to go. Adam Pettyjohn struck out 7 in 8 innings, and Shaun Cumberland was 2 for 4. Rick Sweet also became the winningest manager in Louisville franchise history (297-267).

Double-A: Danny Dorn, Chris Valaika and Justin Turner homered in Chattanooga's 9-3 win. Dorn was 2 for 5 with his 20th shot, Turner was 3 for 3 with his 8th and Valaika was 2 for 4 with his 17th. Something should also be said for Robert Manuel, the 25-year-old who has appeared in 44 games for the Lookouts this season. He struck out 3 in 2 perfect innings and has had a remarkable year: 99 Ks in 80.2 innings with just 17 walks for a 1.23 ERA.

Cozart

High A: Juan Francisco was 2 for 4 and Todd Frazier had 2 doubles as Sarasota lost 7-3. Dallas Buck walked 3 and allowed 2 hits and 2 runs in his 3 innings, his 2nd start for the S-Reds.

Low A: Zach Cozart was 4 for 4 with an RBI and a double in Dayton's 6-5 loss. Ruben "Funky Cold" Medina gave up the walk-off single in the 9th.

Rookie leagues: Brett Bartles had 2 doubles and a homer in Billings' 12-9 loss. The Mustangs also lost 14-7 in a completed game. ... Juan Duran had a 2-RBI triple in the D-Reds' 7-4 win over the Yankees.

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