Reds vs. Rangers (3/25/2015, 10:05 PM ET)

[JoshBresser]

Reds' Lineup for Tonight:

1. Brandon Phillips
2. Zack Cozart
3. Marlon Byrd
4. Todd Frazier
5. Jay Bruce
6. Brayan Pena
7. Skip Schumaker
8. Ivan De Jesus

Anthony DeSclafani on the mound.

Game is on MLB TV.

[JoshBresser]

Phillips leading off is weird.

[GADawg]

This is one of those Sunday afternoon kinda lineups with Cozart, Skip, Dejesus, and Pena

[texasdave]

Spring Training lineups don't bother me. As long as everyone gets enough ABs to be ready when the season starts, it's all good.

[Red Raindog]

DeSclafani gets them easily in the first

[JoshBresser]

Breaking- Dat Dude still doesn't care about getting on base.

[Red Raindog]

Breaking- Dat Dude still doesn't care about getting on base.

and Cozart resists hitting the poor ball

[Red Raindog]

Byrd singles oppo - Todd pops to short right

[JoshBresser]

Small sample sizes and all, but it doesn't really look like Byrd is swinging for the fences like he was in 2013/2014. If he can sustain success like that, even at the expense of power, great.

[JoshBresser]

DeSclafani looks sharp.

[Red Raindog]

DeSclafani looks sharp.

yup -- easy two innings

[Red Raindog]

That throw from the 2Bman was just a litttttttttle off --- Bruce safe - ball in stands?

bad hop single and Reds lead

[JoshBresser]

Lots of dribblers and bloops. Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good.

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Not that one though.

[JoshBresser]

bRBIandon Phillips gets the ribbie single.

[Red Raindog]

bRBIandon Phillips gets the ribbie single.

Cozart too = now 4-0

[JoshBresser]

If Ed Lucas tried to get a free icecream by saying he was Ed Lucas, the vendor would probably say something along the lines of "Who?"

[Red Raindog]

DeSclafani gives up a single but still an easy 3 innings

[JoshBresser]

Any word on why Votto isn't playing today?

I assume it isn't health related. Price has seemed scared to have all of the big hitters in the lineup at once.

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Jay Bruce just pulled a Jay Bruce there.

[Red Raindog]

Frazier boots one - 2 on 2 out - DeSclafani walks the next one - 61 pitches now

62nd pitch - easy out to BP

[JoshBresser]

Phillips gets embarrassed by a pitch, has a laughing fit about it. Makes an out. Still doesn't care about OBP.

[JoshBresser]

7 Ks for Disco.

[Red Raindog]

DeSclafani = 8 K's @ 75 pitches - 5 IP - 3 hits - 1 BB --- that will work

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did not expect to see DeSclafani return but here is

gets his 9th K on 3 pitches to start

[Red Raindog]

gapper for 2 bases -- grounder and as he nears 90 pitches he starts to labor -- BB -- then 3-0 count before another BB with 3-2 count to load them - but he stays in at 94 pitches -- what doesn't kill you makes you stronger kid ==

must be the Reds hitting -- after 2 walks -- first pitch ground out -- 6 innings - no runs --- and I'm hitting the rack while DeSclafani hits the showers

[JoshBresser]

What I assume will be his final line: 6 IP, 4 H, 3 BB, 9 Ks. Solid.

Lowers his Spring ERA to 1.83.

[JoshBresser]

Brandon Phillips walks. That is apparently possible.

[Tom Servo]

Great start by DeSclafani.