GOODYEAR, Ariz. --
Joey Votto had two hits and reached three times in the
Cincinnati Reds' 6-5 win over the
Cleveland Indians on Tuesday in the spring training opener for both Ohio teams.
Scott Schebler homered in his first at-bat with the Reds, who got him from the Dodgers as part of a three-team deal that sent third baseman
Todd Frazier to the White Sox. He also made a terrific catch against
Robbie Grossman with two outs and the bases loaded in the eighth inning.
Schebler is part of a crowded competition for the starting job in left field.
Jake Cave (two hits) and
Adam Duvall (1 for 2), two more candidates, also had a nice day.
"It was great," Reds manager
Bryan Price
said. "Duvall was terrific, moving the runner with a base hit to right
field and advancing to second on a good read of a ball in the dirt.
Schebler had the home run and grinded out a walk on a really good
at-bat, then made a game-saving catch with bases loaded with two outs in
the eighth.
"It was really good to see the way the guys went about it."
Eugenio Suarez had a pair of doubles and drove in two runs. Suarez is moving from shortstop to third base, replacing Frazier.
Cleveland's
Carlos Santana homered off
Jon Moscot
in his first spring at-bat. Minor leaguer Eric Stamets also homered off
Zack Weiss, who is competing for a spot in the Reds' bullpen.
"We
did some good things, we did some not so good things," Indians manager
Terry Francona said. "Gio (Giovanny Urshella) got picked off at first.
We can't do that. I don't care when it is in the year, we can't do that.
Grossman got a little overexcited. It cost us some chances to score,
but we swung the bats OK."
STARTING TIME
Reds: RHP Jon
Moscot went 1-1 with a 4.63 ERA in three starts with Cincinnati last
season. He dislocated his left shoulder on a rundown play in June.
Moscot allowed a run and two hits in two innings.
"For
not facing a hitter for nine months, I felt good," Moscot said. "The
ball was coming out of my hand good, good life. I made a mistake to
Santana. I have to get the feel for my off-speed pitch. I hung a
changeup."
Indians: RHP
Josh Tomlin gave up a run and three hits in one inning. Rebounding from an injury in spring training last year, Tomlin is competing with
T.J. House and
Cody Anderson for the fifth spot in the rotation.
"Every
time I step on a baseball field, I get nervous," Tomlin said. "It's
like a good anxious feeling. It's a tough race. There's no doubt about
it they are tough pitchers. Our job is to come together and do the best
we can to get ready for the season."
TRAINERS ROOM
Reds: OF
Billy Hamilton (shoulder), SS
Zack Cozart (knee) and C
Devin Mesoraco
(hip) are working at the Reds' complex. Hamilton is expected to play
Wednesday. Cozart and Mesoraco are expected to play in games at the end
of the week.
Indians: OF
Michael Brantley (shoulder) is four months into a six-month rehab. He has hit off a tee and hit in front toss drills. ... OF
Michael Choice is day to day with a tight left hamstring.
UP NEXT
The Reds host the Indians on Wednesday.
The Indians will pitch RHP Cody Anderson, LHP
Tom Gorzelanny, RHP
Jeff Manship, RHP
Joba Chamberlain, RHP
Dan Otero, LHP
Kyle Crockett, LHP
Ryan Merritt and LHP
Giovanni Soto.
The Reds will send RHP
Robert Stephenson, LHP Cody Reed, RHP
Jumbo Diaz, RHP
Ryan Mattheus and LHP
Caleb Cotham to the mound.
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CINCINNATI (6) AT CLEVELAND (5)
CINCINNATI AB R H BI CLEVELAND AB R H BI
J Cave cf 3 1 2 0 R Davis lf 3 0 0 0
T Holt cf 1 0 0 0 R Grossman lf 2 0 1 0
E Suarez 3b 3 1 2 2 Y Gomes c 1 0 1 0
Pacheco 3b 2 0 0 0 A Moore c 1 0 1 1
J Votto 1b 2 0 2 0 G Quiroz c 1 0 0 1
B Allen 1b 1 0 0 0 N. Rodriguez ph 1 0 0 0
B Phillips 2b 3 0 1 1 L Chisenhall rf 3 0 0 0
J Peraza 2b 1 0 0 0 J Ramsey rf 2 0 0 0
J Bruce rf 2 1 1 0 C Santana 1b 2 1 1 1
J Winker ph-rf 2 0 1 0 J Aguilar 1b 3 1 1 0
A Duvall lf 2 1 1 0 J Butler dh 2 0 0 0
S Schebler ph-lf 1 1 1 1 Z Walters ph 3 0 0 0
Y Rodriguez dh 1 0 0 0 T Naquin cf 2 0 1 0
K Waldrop ph 2 0 0 0 S Robinson cf 1 0 0 0
I De Jesus ss 2 0 1 1 G Urshela 3b 1 0 0 0
C Daal ph-ss 2 0 0 0 Fink 3b 2 0 0 0
T Barnhart c 1 1 0 1 E Gonzalez ss 2 1 1 0
C Wallach c 2 0 0 0 Stamets ss 2 1 1 1
M Martinez 2b 2 0 1 0
Hankins 2b 1 1 1 1
TOTALS 33 6 12 6 TOTALS 37 5 10 5
CINCINNATI 102 201 000 -- 6
CLEVELAND 010 010 210 -- 5
E--Pacheco 2, I De Jesus, J Aguilar.
DP--CINCINNATI 2, CLEVELAND 5. LOB--CINCINNATI 5,
CLEVELAND 9. 2B--E Suarez 2, J Bruce, J Winker, A
Moore. 3B--T Naquin. HR--S Schebler 1 (1) (off F
Paulino), C Santana 1 (1) (off J Moscot), Stamets
1 (1) (off Z Weiss). SB--E Gonzalez 1 (1). CS--T
Cingrani.
IP H R ER BB SO HR
CINCINNATI
J Moscot (W,1-0) 2 2 1 1 0 1 1
B Finnegan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
T Cingrani 1 1 0 0 1 2 0
B Wood 1 2 1 1 0 1 0
C O'Grady 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
Z Weiss 1 3 2 2 0 1 1
A.J. Morris 1 0 1 0 2 1 0
D Hayes (S,1) 1 1 0 0 0 3 0
CLEVELAND
J Tomlin 1 3 1 1 1 0 0
T House (L,0-1) 2 3 2 2 1 1 0
R Detwiler 1 3 2 2 1 1 0
A Adams 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
F Paulino 1 1 1 1 0 0 1
S Morimando 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
Plutko 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
J Grube 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
WP--A.J. Morris, Z Weiss, Plutko, R Detwiler.
HBP--Y Gomes by B Finnegan. SO--CIN: C Wallach 2,
E Suarez, J Cave, Y Rodriguez, J Peraza. CLE: R
Davis 2, Z Walters 2, J Ramsey 2, Fink, N.
Rodriguez, C Santana, S Robinson, J Butler.
BB--CIN: J Votto, T Holt, S Schebler, T Barnhart,
Y Rodriguez. CLE: S Robinson, Hankins, G Urshela.
T--2:48. A--4,220.
