Former Clemson pitcher Carson Spiers turned in a much-needed scoreless outing in his latest appearance for the Cincinnati Reds.
Spiers tossed four scoreless innings in the Reds’ 4-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on Sunday. He scattered three hits without allowing a walk and struck out one.
The 26-year-old right-hander began the year primarily with the Reds’ Triple A affiliate, the Louisville Bats. After several back-and-forth stops between Triple A and the major league club, the Reds recalled Spiers on June 9. He has been in a big league uniform since then.
With his performance Sunday, Spiers’ ERA is at 5.13 through 16 games, including nine starts. Beginning on June 17, he made eight straight starts as a member of the Reds’ starting rotation before being shuffled back and forth between the rotation and bullpen.
In two of his last three starts, Spiers particularly had a rough go of things. He was roughed up for eight earned runs in five innings against Milwaukee on Aug. 9. Against the Blue Jays on Aug. 20, he yielded nine earned runs in 4 1/3 innings at Toronto.
Spiers pitched for Clemson from 2017-20. He signed with Cincinnati as an undrafted free agent in June 2020 and made his major league debut in 2023. In four seasons with the Tigers, Spiers had a 2.47 ERA in 109 1/3 innings across 71 relief appearances. He was named to the 2019 NCBWA Stopper-of-the-Year Watch List.
Carson Spiers said he got back to executing his pitches in his outing today.
He takes pride in competing and is ready to contribute in any role the team needs.
Spiers tossed four scoreless innings of relief against the Pirates Sunday, with no walks. pic.twitter.com/nv4LvgVjC0
— Bally Sports Cincinnati (@BallySportsCIN) August 25, 2024
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