Cincinnati Reds infielder Neftali Soto went 2-3 with two walks and an RBI on Wednesday night in the Caribbean Series against Cuba. In the first inning he walked to load the bases. In the third inning he came up to the plate with a runner on second and singled but the runner was thrown out at the plate. He would come up to the plate with two runners on in the fifth inning and he singled in the game tying run. Soto flew out to center in the seventh inning. In the ninth inning in a tie game with a runner on second with two outs he was intentionally walked and was left stranded. Cuba would eventually win the game in the bottom of the 10th.
In three games so far of the Caribbean Series Soto is hitting .455 with a pair of two-hit games, no strikeouts and two walks. His plate discipline has been quite strong this winter, walking 20 times with just 23 strikeouts in 138 at-bats.