Romine wasn't going to make the Reds' season-opening roster, so he's presumably been let go to see if he can latch on elsewhere before spring training wraps up. The 34-year-old backstop had just three hits in 15 at-bats this spring.

Romine finally broke through and got the Reds on the board with his solo shot off of Wander Suero in the seventh inning. Romine has played sparingly so far this spring, hitting just .214 (3-for-14) with one home run and one RBI. He's third on the club's depth chart at the catcher position -- behind Tyler Stephenson and Curt Casali -- which means he's likely to open the season at Triple-A Louisville.

Romine offers the Reds some additional catching depth this spring in the Cactus League. The 34-year-old journeyman backstop got into 51 games last year between the Angels, Cardinals and Reds, batting .149/.183/.248 with three homers in 127 plate appearances in the majors.

Romine grounded into a pair of double plays, but in his other plate appearance he sent one to the opposite field and just over the wall off of Dakota Hudson in the third inning. It's the catcher's second home run in 13 games since joining the Reds.