Dbacks minor-league report: Another solid outing for Shelby Miller
Shelby Miller struck out nine batters in 7 1/3 innings and did not issue a walk in pitching Reno to a 3-2 victory over Nashville on Monday night.
Miller held the Sounds scoreless through 7 innings before giving up two runs in the eighth. He improved to 4-1 with a 3.55 ERA in six starts for the Aces, with 45 strikeouts and eight walks in 38 innings.
Peter O'Brien hit a solo home run for Reno, his 22nd of the year and first since July 24. O'Brien had been mired in a 6-for-64 slump -- with 31 strikeouts -- that had seen his average slide from .312 to .270.
Kyle Jensen singled in a pair of runs for Reno to bring his season total to 105 -- two short of the franchise record set last year by O'Brien.
--Double-A Mobile: Shortstop Dawel Lugo, ranked by mlb.com as the D-backs' No. 12 prospect, had his third consecutive multi-hit game in Mobile's 13-3 win over Montgomery, going 3 for 5 with a double and a home run. Lugo scored four times and raised his average to .311 in 29 games with the Bay Bears. Combined with his performance at Advanced-A Visalia, the 21-year-old Lugo has 16 home runs, 78 runs, 53 RBI and a .314 average in 108 games.
Third baseman Travis Denker had two homers -- his 10th and 11th of the season -- and four hits in Mobile's win.
Right-hander Vicente Campos, acquired in the Tyler Clippard deal, made his third start for the Bay Bears and gave up 3 hits and 1 run in 4 innings. Campos has given up 3 earned runs in 15 innings for Mobile. He has struck out 8 and walked 5.
--Arizona Rookie League D-backs: Catcher Chris Herrmann, in his first rehab game since being placed on the disabled list on July 17 with a strained hamstring, played designated hitter for the AZL D-backs and went 1 for 3 in a 7-1 loss to the AZL Angels.
