The sport started nicely for Cincinnati, however the Dodgers have been in a position to get issues happening offense late within the sport on Tuesday night time. Los Angeles scored a number of runs within the eighth inning to take the lead and held on for a win over the Reds to push them to 0-2 on the day after their earlier loss to the Rockies.
The Highlights
Cincinnati received issues began actual early. TJ Friedl led off the sport with a double after which scored on an Elly De La Cruz single. The Reds shortstop then stole second and scored on a triple off of the wall by Austin Hays.
Chase Petty received the beginning for Cincinnati on the mound in opposition to Los Angeles and with a 2-0 lead he got here out within the 1st inning and received floor outs from Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts, however Freddie Freeman assured the Dodgers wouldn’t be no-hit on the night time with a double. Petty stranded him there by placing out Teoscar Hernadez on a 99 MPH fastball on the surface nook. Within the 2nd inning Petty would decide up two extra strikeouts as he saved the Dodgers off of the board.
Issues didn’t fairly go as nicely for the Reds #2 rated prospect within the third. Shohei Ohtani lined a single into proper subject with one out within the inning, however Jake Fraley got here up firing and threw him out as he tried to show it right into a double. That labored out nicely for Cincinnati as a result of Mookie Betts adopted with a house run that reduce the Reds result in 2-1. Petty ended the inning with 92 MPH cutter that locked up Freddie Freeman for his 4th strikeout of the day.
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Cincinnati went to the bullpen from there. Taylor Rogers, Bryan Shaw, and Lyon Richardson all threw a shutout inning of labor because the Reds held on to a 2-1 lead. Within the backside of the seventh inning the crew referred to as on Luis Mey to take the mound and the massive right-handed reliever walked one higher however struck out the opposite three that he confronted. He additionally did one thing that no different Pink has accomplished to this point this spring – topped 100 MPH, firing a strike at 100.3 MPH and a ball at 100.5 MPH throughout his outing.
Whereas Cincinnati’s bullpen was getting their job accomplished, one other pitching prospect was doing the identical factor to the Reds hitters. Roki Sasaki, the prized 22-year-old from Japan struck out 5 batters for the Dodgers in his 3.0 innings of aid to maintain the sport shut.
When the eighth inning rolled round, the Reds turned the sport over to Brandon Kumar and he bumped into issues instantly as he walked the leadoff batter. He would later quit an RBI double, an RBI single, and watch one other run rating on a floor out that noticed Los Angeles rating thrice within the inning to take a 4-2 lead. The Dodgers have been in a position to seal the win 10 minutes later as Cincinnati went down so as within the prime of the ninth inning.
You may see the field rating for the sport right here.
Information and Notes
Elly De La Cruz had two extra hits – together with one other double – and a steal within the sport. That by some means lowered his OPS this spring and he’s now hitting .563/.650/1.313 by way of 20 plate appearances. Six of his 9 hits have been extra-base hits.
Austin Hays is 5-16 (.313) this spring. 4 of his 5 hits are extra-base hits.
Chase Petty has allowed one run in 7.0 innings on simply 5 hits this spring.
Wednesday’s Sport
Tomorrow’s sport can be a day contest with a begin time of three:05pm ET because the Reds host the Texas Rangers. Hunter Greene, Albert Abreu, Yosver Zulueta, Scott Barlow, Chase Burns, Zach Maxwell, Jose Acuna, and Connor Phillips are scheduled to pitch.
