The radar continues to be active, but City Stadium is in some sort of rain-free bubble. It rained for a good 40 minutes out at LCA’s football practice, approximately four miles from the stadium. I’m told the stadium only got a few drops. Let’s get right to it:

Lineups:

MYRTLE BEACH (25-26)

Cole Miles 2b (.249-0-24-27)

Cory Harrilchak cf (.271-2-25-3)

Gerry Rodriguez rf (.248-10-38-5)

Michael Jones 1b (.283-5-42-1)

Jordan Kreke ss (.238-2-11-1)

Cody Johnson dh (.350-2-9-1)

Samuel Sime 3b (.258-6-32-6)

Matt Kennelly c (217-3-19-1)

L.V. Ware lf (.258-3-18-11)

RHP Zeke Spruill (3-2, 4.65 ERA, 10 G, 9 GS, 40 2/3 IP, 50 H, 21 ER, 3 BB, 28 K)

LYNCHBURG (22-26)

Brodie Greene 2b (.263-1-17-4)

Cody Puckett lf (.268-13-41-17)

Neftali Soto 1b (.255-18-61-0)

Chris Richburg dh (.350-4-17-0)

Kyle Day rf (.280-6-42-5)

Jose Gualdron 3b (.276-1-16-3)

Josh Fellhauer cf (.246-6-37-7)

Kevin Coddington c (.243-0-10-0)

Miguel Rojas ss (.224-1-14-7)

RHP Jordan Hotchkiss (9-4, 2.26 ERA, 107 1/3 IP, 79 H, 27 ER, 29 BB, 86 K)

Quick notes:

—After a long stint on the disabled list with a sprained left wrist, SS Miguel Rojas has been activated after a quick stint with the AZL Reds in Goodyear. Rojas was hitting .224 with one home run and 14 RBIs at the time of the injury. There was no corresponding move, since the demotion of Blair Carson back to Dayton left the Hillcats with 24 men on the roster.

—It’s unlikely we’ll see any of the other disabled Hillcats again this season. Alex Buchholz, who has been out since June, went to see a hand specialist in Cincinnati and is in Goodyear rehabbing. Mark Serrano and Andrew Means have headed to Arizona as well.

—The Reds signed this year’s first-round draft choice, Yasmani Grandal, at the deadline Monday night, but don’t expect to see him in Lynchburg this season. According to this Cincinnati Enquirer article, Grandal will report to Goodyear before heading to the Reds’ advanced rookie affiliate in Billings, Mont. He’ll participate in instructional league in the fall after that. He could feasibly start next season in High-A, but we don’t even know if the Reds will still be around next season.

—Former Hillcat Devin Mesoraco has been promoted to Triple-A. What a year he’s had. He’s gone from one the Reds’ biggest question marks to a minor-league player of the year candidate.

—By the way, that’s not a typo on Zeke Spruill’s stats. The Pelicans pitcher has only walked three batters in nine starts. That’s pretty impressive.

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION

Monday’s scores

MLB—The Reds were off
Reds’ record: 67-51, 1st in NL Central, 1 game ahead of St. Louis

AAA—Louisville was off
Bats’ record: 68-54, 2nd in IL West, 2 1/2 GB; 1st in IL Wild Card, 2 1/2 games ahead of Buffalo

AA—Carolina (Reds) 3, Jacksonville (Marlins) 2
Justin Freeman earned a hold in his first action for the Mudcats, pitching two scorless innings
Mudcats’ record: 23-28, 4th in SL North, 10 GB

HiA—Myrtle Beach (Braves) 7, Lynchburg (Reds) 4
The Hillcats couldn’t solve Myrtle Beach starter J.J. Hoover, but Lynchburg got to the Pelicans’ bullpen. Brodie Greene avoided the dreaded platinum sombrero by coming through with a ninth-inning, two-run single, and Shane Carlson extended his hit streak to 13 games with a pinch-hit, RBI double in the ninth.
Hillcats’ record: 22-26, 4th in CL North, 6 GB

LoA—Lake County (Indians) 11, Dayton (Reds) 10
The Dragons’ miserable second half continued. They collected 13 hits but committed six errors.
Dragons’ record: 11-38, 8th in ML East, 23 1/2 GB.

Rookie Adv.—Billings (Reds) 9, Ogden (Dodgers) 1
The Mustangs took an 8-0 lead after two innings and cruised to a victory.
Mustangs’ record: 7-7, 3rd in PL North, 1 GB

Rookie—Reds 6, Indians 2
Robert Maddox homered and drove in three runs for the Fightin’ Goodyears.
AZL Reds’ record: 24-22, 3rd in AZL Central, 5 1/2 GB; t2nd in AZL Wild Card, 1 1/2 GB