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Position players pitch: Alex Blandino outdoes fellow St. Francis HS alum Daniel Descalso

Cincinnati Reds infielder Alex Blandino struck out two of the four Indians batters he faced in the 8th inning of Wednesday night's 19-4 loss to the Tribe in Cleveland, and FOX Sports Ohio indicated that his fastball reached 90 miles per hour - while a nasty knuckleball that struck out Brandon Guyer registered just 67 mph and earned praise on the air from FOX Sports Ohio analyst and former Reds closer Jeff Brantley.

Blandino was as sharp as it gets for a position player pitching near the end of a blowout. And if it looked like he's done it before, it's because he has.