Joel Bender of Oak Hills Gets into His First Game For Dayton

Left-handed Reds' farmhand, Joel Bender, had his first taste of Class-A baseball this afternoon against the Michigan White Caps.

Bender out of Cincinnati's Oak Hills High School, pitched 3 1/3 innings in relief of  Ismael Guillon, one of the Reds' top prospects.

Guillon allowed two earned runs in 3 1/3 innings for Dayton, allowing two runs on one hit and five walks.

Bender picked him up, allowing two earned runs (four total) on four hits and two walks.  Bender struck out two.