Right-hander Kenta Maeda struggled with his control on Sunday, but was able to battle over 5⅓ innings in his fifth preseason start since joining the Los Angeles Dodgers in the offseason.
The former Hiroshima Carp ace allowed three runs, two earned, on four hits and a walk, while striking out five in a 7-6 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. Maeda retired the first six batters he faced before a run scored in the third on two errors, a sacrifice and a single. He left the game after back-to-back, one-out singles in the sixth.
"My control was not that good," he told Japanese media. "But I did well to hold things together on a day like this."