Saturday, March 06, 1999

Reds 5, Rangers 4 (10); Twins 6, Reds 2

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Barry Larkin asked to play though he was slated to have the day off. (AP photo) | ZOOM |

        • Reds record: 2-1.

        • The arms: Against Texas, Brett Tomko sailed through three scoreless innings but was removed after the first two Rangers reached base in a four-run fourth, which unfolded against left-hander Joey Eischen. But the next four relievers combined for six innings of shutout ball. Against Minnesota, starter Steve Parris and reliever John Hudek each allowed two-run homers, dooming the Reds.

        • The bats: Besides pounding out 15 hits against the Rangers, the Reds received sacrifice bunts from Tomko and Reese, displaying improvement in an area that plagued them last year. None of Cincinnati's 11 hits against Minnesota went for extra bases.

        • The rest: Maintaining the hard-work attitude of this training camp, Barry Larkin and Greg Vaughn asked manager Jack McKeon to put them in the starting lineup against Texas, though they were slated to have the day off.

        • Up next: Today at home against Boston. Jason Bere will oppose Red Sox ace Pedro Martinez.

        • The box scores:

 TEXAS           AB  R  H BI  CINCINNATI SS   AB  R  H BI
 T GOODWIN CF     2  1  1  0  REESE 2B         4  0  0  0
 ZIMMERMAN P      0  0  0  0  B LARKIN SS      2  0  1  0
 SASSER 3B        2  0  1  0  BRANSON SS       3  1  3  0
 MCLEMORE 2B      2  1  1  0  JANZEN P         0  0  0  0
 K BRANSFELDT 2B  2  0  0  0  CASEY 1B         4  1  1  0
 GREER LF         2  1  1  1  VAUGHN LF        2  0  0  0
 CUYLER LF        2  0  1  0  D YOUNG RF       2  0  1  1
 L STEVENS 1B     2  0  0  1  HAMMONDS CF      2  1  1  0
 GALLAGHER 1B     1  0  0  0  RO MYERS LF      2  1  1  0
 I RODRIGUEZ C    2  0  0  1  TUCKER RF        4  1  2  2
 MATEO CF         2  0  0  0  B JOHNSON C      3  0  2  0
 R KELLY RF       2  1  1  0  M LEWIS 3B       5  0  3  2
 ZYWICA RF        2  0  1  0  TOMKO P          0  0  0  0
 CLAYTON SS       2  0  2  1  EISCHEN P        0  0  0  0
 R ROBERTSON P    0  0  0  0  OWENS PH         1  0  0  0
 MARZANO C        2  0  0  0  THOMPSON P       0  0  0  0
 SHAVE 3B         3  0  0  0  MCCALL PH        1  0  0  0
 KOLB P           0  0  0  0  BELL P           0  0  0  0
 GREEN PH         1  0  1  0  BELINDA P        0  0  0  0
 VENAFRO P        0  0  0  0  MILLIARD SS      0  0  0  0
 GLYNN P          0  0  0  0
 HELLING P        0  0  0  0
 LAMB PH          1  0  0  0
 CRABTREE P       0  0  0  0
 SHELDON SS       3  0  0  0
 TOTALS          35  4 10  4  TOTALS          35  5 15  5
 TEXAS                   000 400 000 0-- 4
 CINCINNATI SS           000 310 000 1-- 5
 ONE OUT WHEN WINNING RUN SCORED.
 DP--TEXAS 2, CINCINNATI SS 1. LOB--TEXAS 5, CINCINNATI SS 
 11. 2B--GREER, R KELLY, TUCKER, BRANSON, ZYWICA. SB--B 
 LARKIN, RO MYERS, GREEN. CS--T GOODWIN, CLAYTON. S--TOMKO, 
 REESE. SF--L STEVENS, D YOUNG.
                                   IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
  TEXAS
 HELLING                           2   3   0   0   1   0   0
 CRABTREE                      1 1-3   3   2   2   0   0   0
 R ROBERTSON                     2-3   2   1   1   1   2   0
 ZIMMERMAN                         2   1   1   1   0   2   0
 KOLB                              2   3   0   0   1   2   0
 VENAFRO (L)                   1 1-3   2   1   1   1   0   0
 GLYNN                             0   1   0   0   1   0   0
  CINCINNATI SS
 TOMKO                             3   3   2   2   2   1   0
 EISCHEN                           1   3   2   2   0   0   0
 THOMPSON                          3   1   0   0   1   4   0
 BELL                              1   2   0   0   0   1   0
 BELINDA                           1   1   0   0   0   1   0
 JANZEN (W)                        1   0   0   0   0   0   0
 TOMKO PITCHED TO 2 BATTERS IN THE 4TH. GLYNN PITCHED TO 2
 BATTERS IN THE 10TH.
 HBP--RO MYERS BY VENAFRO.
 T--2:54. A--1,669.
 

 CINCINNATI SS   AB  R  H BI  MINNESOTA       AB  R  H BI
 CAMERON CF       3  0  1  0  LATHAM CF        3  0  0  0
 HIATT LF         1  0  0  0  T HUNTER CF      1  0  0  0
 STYNES 2B        5  0  2  0  LAWTON RF        3  0  2  1
 MORRIS 1B        2  0  1  0  FELSTON RF       1  0  0  0
 S LARKIN 1B      2  0  0  0  T WALKER 2B      3  0  0  0
 A BOONE 3B       4  1  3  0  MORIARTY 2B      0  1  0  0
 NUNNALLY RF      3  0  0  0  M CORDOVA DH     2  1  1  0
 HOLLINS CF       4  0  1  1  RUPP DH          1  0  0  0
 SWEENEY DH       4  1  1  0  D ORTIZ 1B       2  0  1  0
 FORDYCE C        2  0  0  0  E WILLIAMS 1B    2  1  1  2
 J LARUE C        2  0  1  0  ALLEN LF         3  0  0  0
 LISTACH SS       4  0  1  0  J JONES LF       1  0  0  0
                              KOSKIE 3B        2  1  0  0
                              RICHARDSON 3B    1  0  0  0
                              STEINBACH C      2  1  1  2
                              PIERZYNSKI C     1  0  1  0
                              HOCKING SS       1  1  1  0
                              GUZMAN SS        1  0  0  0
 TOTALS          36  2 11  1  TOTALS          30  6  8  5
 CINCINNATI SS           000 010 010-- 2
 MINNESOTA               030 010 02x-- 6
 DP--CINCINNATI SS 2, MINNESOTA 1. LOB--CINCINNATI SS 9, 
 MINNESOTA 3. 2B--D ORTIZ, LAWTON. HR--STEINBACH (OFF 
 PARRIS), E WILLIAMS (OFF HUDEK). CS--A BOONE.
                                   IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
  CINCINNATI SS
 PARRIS (L)                        3   5   3   3   0   1   1
 D REYES                           2   1   1   1   1   2   0
 G CARRARA                         2   1   0   0   1   1   0
 HUDEK                             1   1   2   2   1   0   1
  MINNESOTA
 SERAFINI (W)                      2   2   0   0   0   1   0
 BAPTIST                           2   3   0   0   0   1   0
 STENTZ                            1   2   1   0   1   0   0
 AGUILERA                          1   0   0   0   1   0   0
 TROMBLEY                          1   1   0   0   0   0   0
 MILLER                            1   2   1   1   0   0   0
 OHME                              1   1   0   0   0   0   0
 WP--HUDEK, MILLER, OHME.
 T--2:25. A--4,513.
 

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