C. Trent Rosecrans

crosecrans@enquirer.com

Tyler Mahle, the Reds’ 2015 Minor League Player of the Year, threw a no-hitter Monday night for high-Class A Daytona.

Mahle, 21, hit a batter and struck out six to complete the second no-hitter by a Reds’ affiliate this season. Three Pensacola pitchers combined for a seven-inning no-hitter on May 20.

The Tortugas beat Jupiter 4-0 and Mahle improved to 8-3 and lowered his ERA on the season to 2.50.

“Tyler has an advanced sense of pitchability to go along with plus stuff,” said Jeff Graupe, the Reds’ director of player development. “He understands how to read swings and set up hitters and is a proven winner.”

Last season Mahle went 13-8 with a 2.43 ERA in 27 games and 26 starts at low-Class A Dayton. He was ranked the team's No. 10 prospect overall by Baseball America last winter.

The Reds drafted Mahle out of a California high school in the seventh round of the 2013 draft. He is the younger brother of Angels’ lefty Greg Mahle.

Mahle entered the ninth inning with 97 pitches. He got the first two batters of the inning to ground out before striking out the last batter he faced. He threw 106 pitches, 76 for strikes.