The Indians Become Untied With Sun On Their Side Reds Power Not Enough

Tykler Mahle will be the Reds fifth starter when the season opens.  He will pitch the game against Milwaukee on April 2.

In his final tune up Mahle pitched 4 1/3 innings.  The Indians scored three runs but it was the high sky that beat him today, not the Indians hitters.  The Indians came away 8-5 winners to take the Goodyear Ohio Cup with a 1-0-3 record.

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The Reds jumped on Trevor Bauer the Cleveland starter.  Jesse Winker hit an opposite field home run to kick off the scoring.  One batter later the Reds' newly anointed shortstop Jose Iglesias homered, his second of the spring.

Mahle gave one back in the bottom of the inning on singles by Leonys Martin, Jake Bauers and Carlos Santana.  Mahle retired the next five batters but center fielder Scott Schebler lost Bauers fly to center in the sun.  Bauer reached third for a triple with two outs. Santana singled in the third run.

Elusive fly balls led to three more Indians runs in the fifth inning against Michael Lorenzen. This time Plawecki's fly got over the head of Schebler for a two-run triple.  Greg Allen dumped a short pop up down the left field line between Christian Colon.and Winker.

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Iglesias homered again in the sixth off Bauer.  The Reds closed to within a run on a single by Lorenzen and Winker's second homer of the game and fourth of the spring, off Bauer.  That pulled the Reds within a run.

With Matt Bowman pitching, Derek Dietrich's error put Bo Naylor on base.  Plawicki hit a two-out, two run homer off Bowman, who allowed his only runs of the spring both unearned.

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"It was a good day for Iglesias and Winker too," David Bell said.  "Wink has been getting close.  It was good to see him get some results.'

Winker with a 2-for-3 day increased his batting average to .159.  Bell put him in center field for the last two innings.

"You look at our team and outside of Scheb. No one can play there.  Wink has played their before.  Scheb will get majority of the playing time. We need someone else to play it," Bell said.