Schebler, Renfroe homer; Reds beat Padres
PEORIA, Ariz. -- Scott Schebler sparked a late-inning power surge for the Reds, as they slugged their way to a 9-4 victory over the Padres on Sunday at the Peoria Sports Complex. Schebler broke a sixth-inning tie with a three-run blast, before Patrick Kivlehan and Jesse Winker tacked on back-to-back
PEORIA, Ariz. --
The homers helped make a winner out of Reds prospect
In a first-inning battle between two of MLBPipeline's Top 100 prospects, Garrett (No. 66) gave up a two-run homer to Padres right fielder
Garrett acknowledged that he lacked his best stuff on the mound.
"You've got to pitch on those days," said Garrett, who threw 70 pitches with 46 strikes. "Like today, I had to pitch and my team had my back through a lot of stuff today. I rely on them a lot, and they came through for me today. But it helps you learn about yourself and what kind of pitcher you are. Overall it was a great day."
The Reds quickly got those two runs back in the second inning.
Cosart is returning from offseason elbow surgery, which slowed him a bit in his battle for a rotation spot. He pitched four innings -- more than he had thrown all spring before Sunday -- and allowed two runs on five hits. Cosart, who struggled a bit with his command last season, hasn't walked a batter since the first hitter of the spring.
"How my arm feels now, it's back to like I'm at the beginning of my career again," Cosart said. "So I just take that as a huge positive and trust in these pitching coaches. The new delivery, it just feels really good. … My number one goal this entire spring has just been to prove that I can throw strikes consistently in the strike zone, let everything else take care of itself."
Reds Up Next:Two pitchers competing for the rotation will be working Monday at 4:05 p.m. ET when the Reds face the Royals in Surprise, Ariz., on MLB.TV.
Padres Up Next:
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AJ Cassavell covers the Padres for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @ajcassavell.
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