Even in the early days of Cincinnati Reds spring training, Austin Hays looked like he might be a step ahead of his teammates.
The Reds fell to the Dodgers 4-2 at Camelback Ranch on Tuesday night. Here are our postgame takeaways: Chase Petty Impresses The Reds' sixth-ranked prospect, Chase Petty, impressed against a loaded Dodgers lineup on Tuesday night.
Reds pitcher Chase Petty, 21, made his debut spring start for Cincinnati and tossed three innings of one-run ball.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
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.