GOODYEAR, Ariz. (WKRC) – The Cincinnati Reds had Sunday’s Cactus League game comfortably in hand with an 8-2 lead until the bullpen imploded in a 14-8 loss to the Seattle Mariners.
The Reds jumped on veteran right-hander Randy Dobnak for seven hits and five earned runs in one and a third innings.
TJ Friedl went 1 for 2 with a run and two RBI, Matt McLain finished 2 for 3 with a run and two RBI, and Elly De La Cruz went 2 for 3 with two RBI at the top of the order.
JJ Bleday, in his first official spring training at-bat with the Reds, had a 2-run double and single. Rece Hinds also had two hits.
Eugenio Suárez went 0 for 3 with two strikeouts and is now 0 for 6 with three strikeouts in two Cactus League games.
Seattle finished with 17 hits and drew 10 walks. Cincinnati used 11 pitchers:
Jose Franco: 1 run in 1 inningNick Sando: 1 scoreless inningGraham Ashcraft: 1 scoreless inningBrock Burke: 1 run in 1 inningConnor Phillips: 3 runs in 2/3 of an inningJulian Garcia: no runs in 1/3 of an inningTejay Antone: 1 scoreless inningLyon Richardson: 2 runs in 1 inningZach Maxwell: 1 run in 2/3 of an inningLuis Mey: 5 runs in 2/3 of an inningIrvin Machuca: 1 run in 2/3 of an inning
The Reds are off Monday before returning home Tuesday to face the Kansas City Royals.