Friday, March 19, 1999
Reds 2, Yankees 1
• Reds record: 9-8
• The arms: Jason Bere's only mistake was an 0-1 pitch that Bernie Williams knocked over the right-field wall leading off the fourth inning. Left-hander Dennys Reyes lacked consistency, striking out Paul O'Neill and Williams before issuing consecutive walks. Scott Williamson, Danny Graves and Gabe White (second save) were efficient.
• The bats: They were nonexistent as David Cone threw a five-inning perfect game for the defending world champions. The Reds began the game with a .299 team batting average, fourth-best in the National League. But they didn't come close to mustering a hit against Cone, who threw 58 pitches, including 36 strikes. One out after Cone departed, Brian Johnson doubled solidly to left-center off Dan Naulty.
• The rest: After Aaron Boone doubled, backup shortstop Alfonso Soriano committed back-to-back throwing errors with two outs in the eighth, accounting for Cincinnati's runs. The Reds ended a four-game losing streak.
• Up next: Tonight against the Boston Red Sox in Sarasota, Fla at 7:05. Steve Avery vs. Boston's Pat Rapp.
The box score:
CINCINNATI AB R H BI NY YANKEES AB R H BI
CAMERON CF 3 0 0 0 KNOBLAUCH 2B 4 0 1 0
B LARKIN SS 4 0 0 0 RAABE 2B 1 0 0 0
MILLIARD SS 0 0 0 0 JETER SS 4 0 0 0
CASEY 1B 3 0 0 0 SORIANO SS 0 0 0 0
MORRIS 1B 1 0 1 0 ONEILL RF 3 0 0 0
VAUGHN DH 4 0 0 0 SPENCER RF 1 0 0 0
TUCKER RF 4 0 0 0 WILLIAMS CF 3 1 1 1
HAMMONDS LF 4 0 0 0 LEDEE CF 1 0 0 0
A BOONE 3B 3 1 1 0 MARTINEZ 1B 2 0 1 0
REESE 2B 3 1 0 0 SOJO 1B 1 0 1 0
B JOHNSON C 3 0 1 0 DAVIS DH 3 0 2 0
BROSIUS 3B 2 0 1 0
BELLINGER 3B 1 0 0 0
GIRARDI C 3 0 0 0
FIGGA C 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 32 2 3 0 TOTALS 30 1 7 1
CINCINNATI 000 000 020-- 2
NY YANKEES 000 100 000-- 1
E--SORIANO 2. DP--CINCINNATI 1. LOB--CINCINNATI 4, NY
YANKEES 9. 2B--MARTINEZ, DAVIS, B JOHNSON. HR--WILLIAMS
(OFF BERE). SB--CURTIS, MARTINEZ.
IP H R ER BB SO HR
CINCINNATI
BERE 5 3 1 1 2 1 1
D REYES 1 0 0 0 2 2 0
WILLIAMSON (W) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
GRAVES 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
G WHITE (S) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
NY YANKEES
CONE 5 0 0 0 0 2 0
NAULTY 2 1 0 0 1 1 0
GRIMSLEY (L) 1 1 2 0 0 1 0
STANTON 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
T--2:32. A--10,229.
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