{"id":707474,"date":"2026-05-24T12:27:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T12:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/707474\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T12:27:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T12:27:19","slug":"two-reds-prospects-have-huge-night-including-first-home-run-from-former-top-pick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/707474\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Reds Prospects Have Huge Night, Including First Home Run From Former Top Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ninth-ranked prospect Sheng-En Lin had a dominant outing in Low-A with the Daytona Tortugas on Saturday. 2020 first-round pick Austin Hendrick hit his first home run at the Triple-A level. Here’s a recap of Saturday’s action.<\/p>\n

Dominant Pitching in the Reds System on Saturday<\/p>\n

Sheng-En Lin and Bryce Archie combine for a seven-hit shutout for the Daytona Tortugas. Lin is the Reds’ ninth-ranked prospect and is in his first full season in Low-A. Originally, he was working as a two-way player, but the Reds have moved him to the mound full-time this season. He pitched six innings with six hits, no walks, and six strikeouts. Archie was the Reds’ 14th-round selection out of South Florida. He pitched three innings with one hit allowed, a walk, and four strikeouts to earn his first career save. Jacob Friend continues his hot start to the season. He went 1-3 with two walks, a home run, and two RBIs. Bernard Moon went 2-4, Drew Davies was 1-4, and Cade Hunter was 1-3 with a walk.<\/p>\n

Impressive Debut From McCoy<\/p>\n

Kyle McCoy was excellent in his first High-A start. He pitched five shutout innings with just two hits, a walk, and four strikeouts. In Low-A, he was 0-1 with a 3.80 ERA in seven games; three of those appearances were starts. Victor Diaz and Beau Blanchard followed McCoy with four scoreless innings in a 5-0 win over Fort Wayne. Diaz pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, and Blanchard walked three with a hit and three strikeouts in a three-inning save. Alfredo Alcantara went 3-4 with a walk, and Carlos Sanchez went 1-4 with a run scored and a walk. Yerlin Confidan continues his recent hot streak; he goes 2-5 with a run scored and an RBI. His 13-game hitting streak ended on Friday night, and he is batting .351 in May. Kien Vu went 0-4 with an RBI. Alfredo Duno did not play on Saturday; he has seven home runs over his last nine games.<\/p>\n

Chattanooga Leading During Weather Delay<\/p>\n

The Lookouts are leading Rocket City 3-0 in the bottom of the fourth. The game was suspended due to rain. Carlos Jorge is 1-2 and is batting .330 with a .897 OPS on the year. Ruben Ibarra hit a 461-foot home run and is 1-2. Leo Balcazar is 1-1 with a walk. Shane Sasaki is 1-2, and Cam Collier is 0-2. Johnathan Harman allowed two hits in three innings with a walk and two strikeouts. Harmon missed the majority of 2025 recovering from Tommy John surgery.<\/p>\n

Louisville Splits the Double Header<\/p>\n

In game one of Louisville’s doubleheader, Brandon Leibrandt threw six shutout innings in a 5-0 win over Columbus. Leibrandt allowed two hits, a walk, and had four strikeouts. The 33-year-old was signed to a minor league contract over the offseason and has a 4.29 ERA in 50 1\/3 innings this season.\u00a0 Austin Hendrick hit his first home run in Triple-A; he went 2-4 with two RBIs. Noevi Marte stayed hot, going 2-4 with a home run. Michael Toglia went 1-3 and hit his 10th home run of the season. Edwin Arroyo went 1-4.<\/p>\n

Louisville dropped game two 7-3. Lyon Richardson allowed six earned runs in 1 1\/3 innings with two walks, four hits, and a strikeout. Two of his hits were home runs. Hagan Danner walked one in 1 2\/3 innings with two hits and two strikeouts. Trevor Kuncl pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts. Will Banfield hit his third home run of the season, a three-run home run for the only runs of the game. Edwin Arroyo went 1-4, Hector Rodriguez was 1-4, and Garrett Hampson was 1-3.<\/p>\n

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