Reds Ride Wild Horse To A Third Tie - Yasiel Puig Homers Twice Drops Fly Ball

Yasiel Puig hit a grand slam and a two-run home run as the Reds extended a tie streak against fellow Goodyear residents, Cleveland Indians to three with a 9-9 deadlock

The teams opened the Cactus League with a 3-3 tie.  They each scored five runs on March 11..  The Reds have tied five games.

Puig erased a three-run Indians lead with a grand slam off two-time Cy Young award winner Corey Kluber.  An inning later he victimized Indians closer Brad Hand.

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Reds; starter Luis Castillo worked four innings, allowing three runs on four hit.  Carlos Santana led off the second with a single.  Castillo walked Kevin Plawecki.  Jordan Luplow's double scored both runners.  Luplow scored on a single by Max Moroff.  Castillo finished with two scoreless innings.

"I am going to keep working like I have all spring," Castillo said through interpreter Julio Morillo.  "They made good contact on two good pitches that I made.  That is going to happen.  That's part of the game. Spring is more for executing pitches than getting results.  The goal is to prepare yourself for the season."

Castillo was pitching in his fourth spring game.  He's allowed 12 runs in 8 2/3 innings.

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"Castillo made pitches when he had to," David Bell said.  "This is the best outing he's had this spring, overall."

The Reds were rained out on Tuesday, Castillo's last scheduled start.

The Reds started to get to Kluber in the fourth inning.  Votto walked.  Matt Kemp singled.  Suarez hit a drive over the head of center fielder Leonys Martin.  Votto had to make sure it wasn't caught so he stopped at third, setting up Puig's grand slam.

Against Brad Hand, the Indians closer, Suarez singled.  Puig hit his fourth home run of the spring.  One out later, Jose Peraza hit his second homer.

As good a day as Puig had at the plate   He had problems on defense.  Santana hit a fly ball in the third inning between Nick Senzel, who is learing the position. and Puig.  Neither outfielder caught the ball and it fell for a double.

"We had a lack of communication in right and center.  We'll figure that out," Bell said.  "I think they both called for it.  It is one of those things where guys are getting used to playing together.  Not that we want that to happen but it will help us get to the bottom of it.  I'll make sure we address it."

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Nick Senzel made a nice diving catch.

"He glides out there," Bell said.  "It was a ball he even took a step back on and he had to come in and get it.  It's good to have that kind of speed."

Puig flat out dropped a fly ball in shallow right Jordan Luplow reached on the error as Puig put his hands on his hip a Votto chased the ball down.  Wyatt Stahan was the Reds' hurler victimized.  Greg Allen tripled to the right field corner as Luplow scored.  Allen crossed the plate on a ground out by Moroff.

The Indians trailed by four runs going into the top of the ninth.  Jesus Reyes allowed four runs.

The Reds tried using the luck of the Irish in this annual St. Patrick's Day showdown. Brian O'Grady flied out deep to center and Connor Joe flied out to the warning track in right field.