Down Goes Frazier and Nix

Todd Frazier was eager to face Aroldis Chapman in the Reds intrasquad game on Thursday.

"He's the hype here," Frazier said. "I wanted to see what he had."

His at bat lasted one painfull pitch.

"It kept coming in and in. I knew it was going to hit me but I didn't know where," Frazier said.

Chapman threw a 95mph fastball that hit one of the Reds top prospects on the right knee. The knee had been surgically repaired in early December from an injury caused by an over zealous golf swing.

"I feel surprisingly good," Frazier said, Friday morning. "I expected a lot of pain but it only hurts a little. I'll be back tomorrow."

Laynce Nix ran into the leftfield fence chasing Miguel Cairo's double in the scrimmage.

"He got scratched up and has a little body soreness," Dusty Baker said. "It's juse precautionary."

Baker had Nix in the lineup against the Cleveland Indians for the first exhibition game on Friday but placed Drew Sutton there instead.

The Reds have had some minor injuries so far with Chrid Burke out three weeks with a broken finger. Aaron Miles also suffered a hairline fracture on his right middle finger but will only miss a couple days.