Reds prospect Chase Petty pitches six shutout innings for Triple-A Louisville Bats vs Iowa
Cincinnati Reds pitching prospect Chase Petty entered Wednesday with a 4.76 ERA through his first four starts of the season for the Triple-A Louisville Bats.
Petty tossed six shutout innings Wednesday against the Iowa Cubs, allowing just one hit with two walks and seven strikeouts. He lowered his ERA to 3.52.
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Fanduel Sports Network's John Sadak and Jeff Brantley discussed the importance of Petty's latest start during the broadcast of the Reds' series finale against the Miami Marlins.
Cincinnati Reds minor-league pitcher Chase Petty
"That start for Petty is pretty big," Sadak said. "He had a great spring, he had a rough first few starts in Triple-A. But it seems like maybe he's starting to get right. His stuff is sensational. You thought that (Spring Training) start against the Dodgers was incredibly impressive."
"I think that for most times when you're making starts in the minor leagues, you don't really see that my next start could be in the big-leagues," Brantley added. "Because if you can get that focus better, and that's really what you're after and that's why you're not in the big-leagues. Because the focus becomes even that much more critical when you're at the big-league level. You can't get away with 17, 18 pitches in a ballgame that you just don't execute."
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Petty ranks sixth among MLB Pipeline's top Reds prospects. Petty was acquired from the Minnesota Twins in 2022 for pitcher Sonny Gray.
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