Dateline: 318 Kilometers from the Gulf of Mexico
March 16
Brady Singer turned in the longest outing by a Reds’ pitcher to this point.
He allowed the Seattle Mariners one run on four hits. He walked one and struck out five. The only black mark was a home run by Ohio State grad, Dominic Canzone.
The Mariners ended up on the smiling side of an 8-3 win.
Singer got Leo Rivas to fly out but Miles Mastrobuoni singled and Harry Ford walked. Sam Benschofer finished the inning for Singer, who increased his pitch count to 78 with 49 strikes. It was an increase of 15 pitches.
“It felt good. All of the pitches were working well,” Singer said. “I got tired a little bit in the fifth inning. It was good to get out there and get some work and compete. It’s what spring training is for building up. I threw 10-15 pitches more than last time so I got a little tired. That’s part of it.”
Francona noticed the fatigue.
“That’s good. That’s not a bad thing. You could tell he was losing a little bit. That’s part of what we’re doing here,” Francona said.
Gavin Lux started at third base. He doubled and stole third, scoring on the catcher Fords throwing error.
The Reds just had two hits until the ninth when Dominic Patelli and Ruben Ibarra hit back-to-back home runs.
The only other hit by starters off Bryce Miller, the Mariners starter, was a bunt single by Blake Dunn. Elly De La Cruz didn’t get a hit but he walked. He has reached base in all 15 games he’s played.
Santiago Espinal played right field, a new position for him. He had one chance, a sinking line drive by Dylan Moore, which he caught up to.
“You know what? I think Espy is just a baseball player,” Francona said. “Just from the little I know of him, so far, we’re going to want to find ways to get him in games. I just don’t want to pull something out in may. We’re just trying to cover things now. I like that. I think our guys have done a good job with Nick (Krall) and Brad (Meador), trying to acquire baseball players. When you hear me say (he’s a baseball player). It’s a compliment.”
Taylor Rogers, Ian Gibaut, Joe La Sorsa and Bryan Shaw also pitched for the Reds.
The Reds reassigned LHP Alex Young to minor league camp this morning. The move leaves Rogers, Sam Moll and Brent Suter as left handers competing for bullpen spots. Those three have the advantage of experience and a spot on the 40-man roster but La Sorsa has pitched to impress this spring.
La Sorsa has pitched in five games to date, covering five innings with no runs allowed. He has given up four hits and one walk while striking out four.
“He gets quick outs,” Francona said.
Gibaut allowed two runs. With runners on first and second. Rowdy Tellez hit a towering drive off Gibaut. Everyone in the ballpark, including the runner on second, Jack Lopez. It ended up being a single to load the bases. Mitch Garver followed with a two-run single.
Tellez got his home run in the ninth against Bryan Shaw, who will start the season at Louisville. Shaw gave up four runs total in the inning.
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