GOODYEAR, Arizona − Even in the early days of Cincinnati Reds spring training, Austin Hays looked like he might be a step ahead of his teammates. When Hays and other position players would hit the back fields during the pitchers-and-catchers portion of camp in February,

Reds pitcher Chase Petty, 21, made his debut spring start for Cincinnati and tossed three innings of one-run ball.

The Reds fell to the Dodgers 4-2 at Camelback Ranch on Tuesday night. The Reds' sixth-ranked prospect, Chase Petty, impressed against a loaded Dodgers lineup on Tuesday night. The 21-year-old tossed three innings, giving up just one run on four hits. He also struck out four and did not walk a batter.

Sasaki strikes out five, Yoshinobu Yamamoto becomes the first Dodgers pitcher to go four innings this spring and Mookie Betts hits his first home run in a 4-2 Cactus League win.

Most importantly, Petty's game was a statement to the entire Cincinnati Reds organization ... but also because Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto played. The media members who came to see ...

MLB spring training continues on Tuesday in Cactus League action as the Reds (6-3) take on the Dodgers (6-6). While the Dodgers had Monday off, the Reds got a 5-4 win over the Brewers. TJ Friedl led the way, going 2-for-2 in the leadoff spot.

Roki Sasaki has pitched three scoreless innings for the Los Angeles Dodgers in his spring training debut against the Cincinnati Reds

The Reds offense got off to a hot start when TJ Friedl doubled to start the game off of Yoshinobu Yamamoto ... just missed leaving the yard to give Cincinnati an early 2-0 lead.

but Cincinnati showed well in some key areas against what is widely considered the best team in baseball talent-wise. Reds' Chase Petty outshines Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto Dodgers' starter ...

In his first-ever Cactus League start for the Reds, Petty struck out four, lit up the radar gun, and allowed just one run on four hits.

Sasaki strikes out five, Yoshinobu Yamamoto becomes the first ... the fifth inning of their Cactus League game against the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night in Glendale, Ariz.