Postgame Takeaways: Alexis Diaz Struggles, Reds Fall to Royals 13-7

The Reds fell to the Royals 13-7 on Saturday afternoon at Goodyear Ballpark.

Here are our postgame takeaways:

Coming into today's game, Hunter Greene had given up just one run over his previous eight innings. On Saturday, Greene gave up two runs on five hits in four innings of work. He walked a batter and struck out six.

Greene's ERA is at 5.63 this spring.

Alexis Diaz Struggles

The Reds' closer struggled on Saturday in his third appearance of the spring. He recorded just a single out and gave up five runs on three hits. Diaz really struggled with his command, walking three batters in the inning. His lone out was a strikeout.

Reds' Regulars Struggle Offensively

If you just looked at the scoreboard and saw the Reds scored seven runs on Saturday, you probably assumed it was a good day for the Reds' regulars.

However, that wasn't the case. TJ Friedl, Matt McLain, Elly De La Cruz, Austin Hays, Jeimer Candelario, Gavin Lux, and Jake Fraley combined to go just 3-for-17.

All of Cincinnati's runs batted in came from Blake Dunn. Stuart Fairchild, Alfredo Alcantara, and Austin Wynns.

News and Notes

Elly De La Cruz went 1-2 and is hitting .457 this spring. He was caught stealing for just the second time.
Tony Santillan gave up two runs in his inning of work.
Jake Fraley stole his fourth bag of the spring.
Austin Wynns had a throwing error.
Jose Trevino has avoided serious injury.
The Reds were 5-for-8 with runners in scoring position.
Christian Encarnacion-Strand went 1-2 and his hitting .313 this spring.
Alexis Diaz was visited by the training staff, but he stayed in the game.

Up Next

The Reds face the Seattle Mariners on Sunday at 4:05 ET. Brady Singer will start for Cincinnati.

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