On Saturday, the Reds defeated the Blue Jays 7-6 in 10 innings. DeWayne Wise went 1-2 with 2 runs scored, 2 rbis, and a homerun, his 2nd of the spring. Quentin McCracken and Edwin Encarnacion were the only Reds with a multi-hit game, both going 2-3.
Brandon Claussen started the game and went 4 innings, allowing 5 hits 3 runs (2 earned), 2 walks a strikeout. Jimmy Journell pitched a scoreless 5th inning for the Reds, and Brian Shackelford a scoreless 6th. Jason Standridge gave up 2 runs in the 8th that gave the Blue Jays a 5-4 lead heading into the 9th. Matt Belisle pitched a scoreless 9th and Allan Simpson gave up an unearned run in the 10th, but luckily the Reds scored 2 in the bottom half of the inning for the win.
Yesterday, the Reds fell short to the Phillies by the score of 4-1. The Reds lone run came in the 1st inning when Dewayne Wise led off the game with a solo homerun. In a repeat from Saturday, Edwin Encarnacion was the only Reds player to have multiple hits, he went 2-3 and is hitting .481 for the spring.
Justin Germano got the start and went 4 innings, surrendering 5 hits and 3 runs. Jake Robbins, Ryan Wagner, and Mike Burns kept the Reds in it with 3 scoreless innings between them. Todd Coffey was touched for a run in the 8th on 2 hits.