Bailey grinds out second rehab start

NEW YORK — The second rehab start for Reds pitcher Homer Bailey was not routine and he did not reach his desired innings total. However, that was less about him and more about circumstances out of his control.

On Tuesday for Double-A Pensacola vs. Jackson, Bailey threw 78 pitches over four innings, allowing five runs (one earned) on six hits and two walks. He struck out three and hit a batter. Not helping him was Pensacola’s defense, which committed five errors.

“Obviously, there were some obstacles I had to overcome,” Bailey told the Pensacola News Journal. “Those longer innings like that where things aren’t going your way … it was good going through it just to have those extended innings and physically testing yourself where those long innings won’t hurt you.

“You’re sometimes going to have days like that. That’s baseball. I wish it could’ve happened tomorrow, that would’ve been great. But it was actually a good test for me.”

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