Cozart, Broxton trade HRs in Reds-Crew tilt

March 1st, 2017

PHOENIX -- The Reds' Zack Cozart and Brewers' traded first-inning home runs when the National League Central rivals met for the first time in 2017 at Maryvale Baseball Park on Wednesday.
Lucas Erceg ended the game with a walk-off single, scoring , to give the Brewers the 3-2 win.

Playing his first Cactus League game, Cozart gave the Reds a 1-0 lead when he connected with one out in the first inning against Brewers starter Chase Anderson, who made his own spring debut with an otherwise clean inning of work. Cozart finished last season on the disabled list with tendinitis in his surgically repaired right knee, and the Reds have been cautious with him at the start of camp.
The Brewers reclaimed the lead before Reds right-hander recorded his first out. Broxton hit Bonilla's first pitch for a home run, followed with a double and Scooter Gennett hit an RBI single for a 2-1 Brewers lead. Bonilla is a waiver claim who is bidding for the Reds' starting rotation.

"I was just missing the spots on the outside corner. My arm felt really good today," Bonilla said via translator Julio Morillo. "I know what I have to do. For example, my curveball today wasn't good. It was kind of down and wasn't a strike. I know what I have to practice to get better for the next time out."
In the fourth, the Reds tied the game while spoiling the debut of new Brewers closer . led off the inning with a single before hit a game-tying double off Feliz, who came to the Brewers as a free agent on a one-year deal.
Reds Up Next: Four Reds regulars -- including Joey Votto and -- will be in the starting lineup Thursday when the Reds face the Cubs at 3:05 p.m. ET. Top pitching prospect will start as he works to make the big league rotation in camp.
Brewers Up Next:Matt Garza makes his spring debut when the Brewers travel to Peoria, Ariz., on Thursday at 2:10 p.m. CT. The game will air exclusively via Brewers.com webcast.
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