Marte, Calhoun homer, but Reds rout Angels

March 5th, 2017

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Catcher and third baseman drove in two runs apiece to power the Reds to an 11-3 win over the Angels on Sunday at Tempe Diablo Stadium.
Top outfield prospect went 2-for-3 with an RBI, while added a run-scoring single. Designated hitter , who is competing for an infield job this spring, finished 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.

and both hit their first home runs of the spring for the Angels, while added a walk and a stolen base. Danny Espinosa made two errors over six innings at second base.

Left-hander surrendered three runs on three hits -- two of which were homers -- while walking one and striking out two over three innings for the Reds.
"I thought everything was good," Finnegan said. "I threw a lot of strikes; it's the main thing I'm working towards in Spring Training. Get ahead of hitters and throw strikes, and I did that today, so I'm happy with it."
Right-hander took over for Finnegan in the third and faced the minimum over two innings.
Angels right-hander , coming off stem-cell therapy to treat a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament, allowed three runs on four hits over two innings in his spring debut. Richards struck out two and worked around a hit batsman for a scoreless first, but he then gave up a trio of runs in the second on four singles and a pair of wild pitches. He threw 32 pitches in the outing.
"It's a good feeling," Richards said. "I woke up this morning with a little bit of butterflies in my stomach, but I think that that's a good thing. Got excited on a couple pitches, but overall, everything was kind of doing what I wanted it to do. It was a good outing to build off of, but most importantly, I came out of it totally fine."

Reds up next: Monday will be a team off-day with no workout or game scheduled. The Reds will resume play at 3:05 p.m. ET on Tuesday against the Royals at Goodyear. Joey Votto, and are expected to be in the lineup, with prospect scheduled to start on the mound. The game can be heard live on Gameday Audio.
Angels Up Next: Right-hander will make his second Cactus League start on Monday when the Angels host the Cubs at 12:10 p.m. PT at Tempe Diablo Stadium. The game can be seen live on MLB.TV. Chavez, who is fighting for the fifth spot in the Halos' rotation, pitched two scoreless innings in his spring debut against the Rangers last week.
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