The Cincinnati Reds fell to the Kansas City Royals during Cactus League play on Saturday, but it was in no way due to the performance of Raisel Iglesias. The Reds closer, who struggled mightily last season, was off to a rather inauspicious start this spring. However, a bounce-back performance gives fans hope heading into 2020.
On Saturday, Iglesias tossed just one inning, but recorded two strikeouts on just seven pitches. Iggy sat down Ryan McBroom on three straight pitches, induced a line-out to left field off the bat of Salvador Perez and watched Kansas City slugger Jorge Solar swing and miss at three consecutive pitches.