Reds News: Top prospect moving up, Randy Wynne's wacky stat, Carson Spiers MRI

The Cincinnati Reds beat the brakes off the Baltimore Orioles over the weekend, and put an exclamation point on their series victory with a 24-2 win on Sunday. There were innumerable statistics to emerge from Sunday's beatdown, but perhaps the most impressive belonged to the duo of Austin Wynns and Noelvi Marte.

While both batters did considerable damage in the eighth and ninth innings against Orioles' position players, the 11 hits between the two were the most from the No. 8 and No. 9 hitters in a lineup in at least the last 120 years, and the 13 RBI from Wynns and Marte were tied for the second-most all time.

The Reds were utterly dominant and now own a +32 run differential, which is the third-best in the National League behind the Chicago Cubs (+41) and the San Diego Padres (+35). But there was even more good news revealed following Cincinnati's win on Sunday.

Reds News: Chase Burns being promoted to Double-A

Cincinnati reporter Charlie Goldsmith disclosed that Reds prospect Chase Burns will receive a promotion this week and is expected to make his Double-A debut on Saturday for the Chattanooga Lookouts. Burns has appeared in three games for High-A Dayton this season, but his stuff proved to be too much for the opposition at that level.

Many Reds fans assumed Burns would make his professional debut at Double-A anyway, and his 44.4% strikeout rate in three games with the Dayton Dragons proved it. The competition at High-A was no match for his lethal fastball/ slider combination and Burns will now head to southeastern Tennessee where the uptick in opposition should provide a more formidable matchup.

Reds News: Randy Wynne records three-inning save

The Reds needed an extra arm after exhausting their bullpen last week, and Randy Wynne was called up after Cincinnati placed reliever Carson Spiers on the IL. Sunday's performance from the quartet of Wynne, Brent Suter, Ian Gibaut, and Taylor Rogers helped to give Cincinnati's relief corps some much -needed rest.

Wynne secured the save in Sunday's 24-2 win despite the Reds' margin of victory, Typically, fans only see saves accounted for after a pitcher enters a game during the ninth inning with a three-run lead or fewer. But, in addition to the traditional ninth-inning entrance, a pitcher can also notch a save if they pitch at least three innings or enter the game with the tying run in the on-deck circle, at the plate, or on the bases.

Reds News: Carson Spiers scheduled for MRI

Spiers was placed on the 15-day IL on Sunday after being diagnosed with a shoulder impingement. The right-hander was supposed to start on Sunday in place of Nick Lodolo, but instead gave Reds manager Terry Francona all he had during four innings of relief on Saturday.

Spiers' was apparently nursing a nagging injury throughout spring training, and it continued to plague him after being named to the Reds Opening Day roster. Spiers is headed back to Cincinnati for an MRI on Monday, but he doesn't believe the injury is anything serious.

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