 Ramírez attended Reds ' spring training in 2008 but was optioned to the minors on March 10 after having an 11 @.@ 57 ERA in three games . He began the season with Chattanooga . After he had a 2 – 3 record , a 4 @.@ 70 ERA , 46 innings pitched , and 52 strikeouts in 11 games ( nine starts ) , he was promoted to Louisville on May 23 . At Louisville , he had a 4 – 5 record , a 3 @.@ 08 ERA , 99 1 ⁄ 3 innings pitched , and 93 strikeouts in 19 games ( 15 starts ) . On August 30 , he was called up to the Reds make a start that day in place of the injured Johnny Cueto . He gave up three runs over seven innings while striking out six , but he received a no decision in a 7 – 6 victory over the San Francisco Giants . He was optioned to Sarasota the next day to make room for Wilkin Castillo on the roster but was recalled on September 2 . On September 4 , he threw three perfect innings in relief of an injured Josh Fogg in an 8 – 6 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates . Afterwards , he made three more starts for the Reds . He got his first career decision ( a win ) on September 19 when he gave up two runs and struck out five batters in six innings as the Reds defeated the Milwaukee Brewers , 11 – 2 . He got his only other decision of the year on September 24 , when he gave up two runs in five innings in a 5 – 0 loss to the Houston Astros . Ramírez finished the year 1 – 1 , with a 2 @.@ 67 ERA , 21 strikeouts , and 27 innings pitched in 5 games ( 4 starts ) . In the minors , he had a 6 – 8 record , a 3 @.@ 59 ERA , 145 strikeouts , and 145 1 ⁄ 3 innings pitched in 30 games ( 24 starts ) . 
