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27-03-2025
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Cincinnati prospects beat Reds stars in final Spring Training game at Day Air Ballpark
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – The Cincinnati Reds had their final Spring Training tune-up ahead of Thursday's Opening Day, with a special game at Day Air Ballpark Tuesday night. A team of Reds prospects broke a 5-5 tie with a run in the top of the eighth inning and added one more in the ninth to defeat the Reds' stars 7-5 on Tuesday night. The game marked the final Spring Training contest of the year for Cincinnati. A sell-out crowd of 8,515 was in attendance at Day Air Ballpark for the 25th Season Celebration Game. The Reds hit a pair of home runs and scored four runs in the second inning to take a 4-0 lead. Matt McLain hit a three-run home run and Jake Fraley had a solo homer in the inning. The Reds Prospects responded with four runs in the top of the third, getting a home run from Will Banfield before Will Benson delivered a titanic blast for a home run later in the inning to tie the game. The game was tied 5-5 when Noelvi Marte delivered a run-scoring single in the eighth to give the Prospects team a 6-5 lead. They added one more in the ninth to close out the scoring. Fraley had a home run and double to lead the Reds attack. Elly De La Cruz also had two hits. Rece Hinds and David Wendzel each had two hits for the Prospects team. The game's most impressive pitcher was Prospects' reliever Zach Maxwell, who struck out all three batters he faced in the eighth inning, reaching 100 mph with his fastball. The Reds are set to kick off the 2025 Major League Baseball season on Thursday, with an Opening Day showdown against the San Francisco Giants at 4:10 pm at Great American Ball Park. Ahead of first pitch, the Findlay Market Opening Day parade will open the day's festivities at 12 p.m. Former Reds third baseman Chris Sabo, known as 'Spuds' will be this year's Opening Day parade grand marshal. Sabo was the 1988 National League Rookie of the Year and a 1990 World Series Champion. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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25-03-2025
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Cincinnati Reds to face organization's prospects in Dayton
DAYTON − The Cincinnati Reds will close out their regular-season preparations with what amounts to an intra-squad game. The organization is also giving a nod to the 25th season of Dayton Dragons baseball. The could-be Opening Day Reds will face a team of the organization's prospects Tuesday at a sold-out Day Air Ballpark (6:10 p.m.; WLW 700). The game in Dayton is billed as the "25th Season Celebration Game" for the Dragons. With the MLB opener looming on Thursday at Great American Ball Park, Terry Francona will manage the roster of mostly big leaguers while Louisville Bats manager Pat Kelly will preside over the prospects team. Check out this special offer for our "Big Red Machine" commemorative book Right-handed pitcher Chase Petty will pitch for Francona's side. Righty Aaron Wilkerson will pitch for Kelly. T.J. Friedl L Matt McClain 2B Elly De La Cruz SS Gavin Lux L Jeimer Candelario DH Christian Encarnacion-Strand 1B Santiago Espinal 3B Jake Fraley RF Jose Trevino C Tyler Callihan LF Levi Jordan 2B Will Benson RF Noelvi Marte 3B Edwin Rios DH Rece Hinds CF P.J. Higgins 1B Davis Wendzel SS Will Banfield C This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Cincinnati Reds to face organization's prospects in Dayton
