Reds farmhands thrive for Peoria in tie

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Zach Vincej delivered the big blast, but was far from the only Reds Minor Leaguer to have a big game for the Peoria Javelinas.

Barrett Astin allowed one hit in two scoreless frames and a trio of Reds farmhands combined to go 5-for-16 with six RBIs as Peoria and Salt River played to a 7-7 tie in 11 innings on Tuesday night at Salt River Fields.

“It felt great,” Vincej said. “Just to get the legs under me again and be able to put together some good at-bats is a good thing. I’m just trying to go in there and see if I can see the ball first because sometimes it takes a little bit to get your eyes accumulated to the speed and everything. I felt good up there.”

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Astin, Vincej, Chad Wallach and Brandon Dixon were all teammates with Double-A Pensacola this season and the chemistry was evident Tuesday.

“It makes it a lot easier having some guys that you know here,” Vincej said. “We’re all pretty good friends because we had a pretty good year in Pensacola. We’re all friends with each other, it makes it easy because we all live together as well. It’s nice, it’s comfortable.”

Vincej highlighted the evening with a 388-foot two-run homer to left that also had an exit velocity of 105.66, according to Statcast™ in the 6th. The shortstop, who finished 2-for-5 with three RBIs, is coming off a bit of a …

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