Reds record: 1-1.

Winning pitcher: Danny Rios (1-0).

Losing pitcher: Hector Carrasco (0-1).

Save: Jeff Brantley (1)

The hits: Mike Kelly hit two home runs, the second of which tied the score 6-6 in the eighth inning.

Today's game: Reds at St. Louis Cardinals in St. Petersburg, 1:05 p.m., WLW-AM (700).

Today's starters:Left-hander Kent Mercker scheduled to start for the Reds against right-hander Andy Benes. Jeff Brantley, Jeff Shaw, Billy Brewer and Scott Sullivan also are expected to pitch for the Reds.

DEION: RACISM STILL IN BASEBALL
MERCKER RETURNS TO FASTBALL
DAUGHERTY: OK, DEION, IT'S TIME TO PLAY BALL

AT PLANT CITY, FLA.


 NY YANKEES      AB  R  H BI  CINCINNATI      AB  R  H BI
 POSE CF          6  1  2  1  D SANDERS CF     3  0  0  0
 BOGGS 3B         2  2  1  2  PA MARTINEZ P    0  0  0  0
 SOJO SS          2  0  0  0  H MORRIS 1B      2  1  0  0
 LEDEE LF         4  1  2  2  E OWENS LF       2  0  1  0
 FIELDER 1B       3  0  0  0  LARKIN SS        2  0  0  0
 CRUZ 1B          2  0  0  0  JEFF BRANSON SS  3  0  1  1
 M WHITEN RF      3  0  0  1  SIERRA LF        2  0  0  0
 RIOS P           1  0  0  0  BR HUNTER 1B     2  0  0  0
 DUNCAN 2B        2  0  0  0  R SANDERS RF     2  0  0  0
 MOORE P          0  0  0  0  KELLY RF         3  2  2  2
 LUKE PH          0  0  0  0  W GREENE 3B      2  1  1  0
 MECIR P          0  0  0  0  ED PEREZ 3B      2  0  0  0
 POSADA C         2  0  0  0  BOONE 2B         1  0  0  0
 GIRARDI C        4  1  2  0  GOODWIN CF       3  0  1  0
 EILAND P         0  0  0  0  TAUBENSEE C      2  1  0  0
 STANTON P        0  0  0  0  WATKINS PR       0  0  0  0
 SPENCER RF       1  0  0  0  FORDYCE C        1  0  0  0
 A FOX 3B         5  1  2  1  BURBA P          0  0  0  0
 ROGERS P         0  0  0  0  BULLETT PH       1  0  1  0
 BARKER PH        1  1  1  0  SALKELD P        0  0  0  0
 P KELLY 2B       3  1  0  0  OJALA P          0  0  0  0
                              BOLTON P         0  0  0  0
                              NAJERA P         0  0  0  0
                              L HARRIS 2B      2  1  1  1
                              BAKO PH          1  0  1  2
                              REMLINGER P      0  0  0  0
                              MURRAY PH        1  0  0  0
                              H CARRASCO P     0  0  0  0
 TOTALS          41  8 10  7  TOTALS          37  6  9  6
 NY YANKEES              003 020 100 2-- 8
 CINCINNATI              000 001 410 0-- 6
 E--JEFF BRANSON. LOB--NY YANKEES 12, CINCINNATI 7. 2B--W 
 GREENE, JEFF BRANSON, A FOX, POSE, BAKO. 3B--A FOX. 
 HR--BOGGS (OFF BURBA), LEDEE (OFF BURBA), KELLY 2 (OFF 
 EILAND, STANTON). CS--BULLETT, GOODWIN.
                                   IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
  NY YANKEES
 ROGERS                            2   0   0   0   0   2   0
 MOORE                             2   1   0   0   1   1   0
 MECIR                             2   2   1   1   1   3   0
 EILAND                            1   3   4   4   2   2   1
 STANTON                           1   2   1   1   0   0   1
 RIOS (W)                          2   1   0   0   2   1   0
  CINCINNATI
 BURBA                             3   4   3   3   2   2   2
 SALKELD                       1 1-3   1   2   2   3   0   0
 OJALA                             0   0   0   0   1   0   0
 BOLTON                          2-3   0   0   0   0   0   0
 NAJERA                            1   0   0   0   2   0   0
 PA MARTINEZ                       1   2   1   1   0   1   0
 REMLINGER                         2   0   0   0   0   1   0
 H CARRASCO (L)                    1   3   2   2   1   1   0
 WP--MECIR, OJALA.
 T--3:04. A--5,432.