Homer Bailey has worked on the back fields of Goodyear so long, he thought that's where he was going today."I thought that's where we were going, I went out there first. They were' like, 'no, on the nice filed.' OK," Bailey said after he left his two inning gig.
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He hasn't pitched in a spring training game since 2014.
Bailey who is working back to his status as the number one starter for the Reds, pitched two scoreless innings giving up two harmless, flimsy hits with no walks an three strike out.
"They were two really good pitches, they just got on them a little and hit them where we weren't"
There were other good pitches in what the Reds hope is the new normal.
Define normal lately. Yes. The first one, it's nice to get out there, get some competition a little bit. Everything felt great," Bailey said. "I had two clean innings, not a high pitch count, didn't walk anybody. Just kind of get your feet back wet a little bit"
As significant if not for this season but for the Reds' future, Nick Senzel got his first start in a Major League setting.
"It was just nice to get out here and see some live pitching and actually playing a game. A little nerves, but it was nice to get out here with these guys," Senzel said.
"I'm pretty confident 0-0 and defintiely in spring training the pitchers are going to attack with a fastball, so I'm definitely not going to let those go by," Senzel said. "If it's not a strike, it's nice to extend an at-bat see some other pitches other than a fastball just to kind of get some timing and rhythm down. If it's there first pitch, I'm definitely going to be hacking."
Senzelfeels at home in the Major League clubhouse.
It's been good, it's just been trying to find a routine that works for me and trying to stick with it every day, that's what it's been for me," Senzel said.
Senzel was part of a lineup with a lot of Reds' regulars.
"Yeah, when I saw the lineup I was deifnitely excited, Joey (Votto) hitting behind me, it was Idefinitely exciting," Senzel said. "It was definitely nice to get out here with teh regulars and play some good ball."
Less significant was the game itself. Newly signed bullpen piece David Hernandez gave up a home run to Jason Kipnis. That was the last Indians run until they tied the game with two outs in the ninth.
Jared Hughes, Kevin Quackenbush, lefty Joe Mantiplyand Jose Lopez shut down Cleveland. Lopez in his two innings showed deceptive stuff, striking out four with two looking. The two caught looking strike out victims looked shocked and locked up.
Senzel singled Billy Hamilton, who walked to third. Former Yadier Molina backup in St. Louis, Tony Cruz doubled to give the Reds the lead.
Ben Rowen, who signed with the Reds late after Jeff Manship failed his physical, gave up a single to Indians catching prospect, Francisco Mejia with two outs Greg Allen tripled to tie the game.
The Reds had a chance to win it. Montrell Marshall doubled to lead off the bottom of the ninth but made a rookie mistake by straying too far off second on Alex Blandino's line out to right and was doubled up.
The game ended there.
In this space I reported that Major League Baseball wanted a resolution to tie games after a meeting with Joe Torre.
Both Bryan Price and Terry Francona were under the impression that MLB was going to mandate a 10th inning with the player who made the last out in the ninth being placed on secondbase to start the 10th.
The handling of extra innings is back to the former policy. The teams will play a 10th if both managers agree to it.
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