Not only was Chase Petty about to face the defending World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers, but it was also Rōki Sasaki's spring training debut as a Major Leaguer. There was all sorts of hype around the Tuesday night's primetime spring training game between the Reds and Dodgers.

Chase Burns made his pro debut on Wednesday afternoon against the Rangers and was impressive in his one inning of work. Burns faced four batters and struck out three of them. After the game, Burns was reassigned to minor league camp,

In his first-ever Cactus League start for the Reds, Petty struck out four, lit up the radar gun, and allowed just one run on four hits.