Reds Defeat Mariners Lose To White Sox. Brady Singer And Hunter Greene Are Ready To Start The Season

 

 

 

Dateline: 318 kilometers from the Gulf of Mexico

The Reds beat the Seattle Mariners 5-3 and lost to theChicago White Sox in Goodyear, 8-5.

For the fourth time within the eight days, Reds back end pitchers gave up big innings when the Reds held the lead.

The good news is that Brady Singer is ready to pitch during the season. He pitched 5 ⅓ innings, allowing two runs on seven hits and two walks. He threw 90 pitches.

“It felt good. I was able to get up to 90 pitches. That’s right where we want to be,” Singer said. “I was able to go out there in the sixth. We had a couple of good defensive plays.”

Alexis Diaz pitched one inning. He allowed one hit in a scoreless inning. There is concern that Diaz may be behind. He will get one more outing before the team flies to Cincinnati.

“I feel really good,” Diaz said through interpreter Jorge Merlos. “This was better than the last two outings, especially the one in the minor league camp. I’ve had a lot of conversations with DJ. They have put me back into my mental state of health. Coming into my last outings, I’ve never thrown as hard in spring training as I am now.”

Diaz is not concentrating on his closer role.

“This team feels like my home. They’ve had a couple of conversations with me to start the season. I’ve always been the person that I’m going to go out there whatever inning they put me in. I’m not thinking about the closer role. I’m doing the best of my ability to help the team win that day,” Diaz said.

“I thought Diaz had a ton of life (on his pitches). It was kind of an odd start. The pitch com didn’t work. He asked for another pitch and the umpire told him it would be a ball. He didn’t understand that,” Francona said. “He threw more balls than strikes. Saying that his ball had a ton of life to it. That part was good.”

Hunter Greene pitched five innings against the Mariners, allowing three runs on six hits and two walks. He struck out seven and surrendered a home run to Victor Robles. Greene threw 84 pitches.

Hitting:

Matt McLean doubled against the Mariners. Gavin Lux hit his first home run of the spring.

Austin Hays hit a two-run home run, his third of the spring against the White Sox and was 2-for-2. Blake Dunn (.326) and Santiago Espinal (.256) hit infield singles. Jeimer Candelario hit an RBI single.