Wednesday, March 24, 1999
Reds 13, Twins 2
• Record: 10-11
• The arms: Jason Bere worked a spring-high six innings, managing to pitch out of trouble while allowing five hits and walking three. The most impressive of the three relievers was rookie right-hander Scott Williamson, who looked absolutely unhittable.
• The bats: Every starter except Greg Vaughn, who handled designated-hitter chores, contributed to the Reds' hit total as they established spring highs for runs, hits and runs in an inning (six, in the third). Eight of Cincinnati's hits went for extra bases, including a homer and a triple by Jeffrey Hammonds.
• The rest: The Reds weren't perfect. Michael Tucker missed a hit-and-run sign, causing Aaron Boone to get thrown out at second base. Two other Reds were thrown out between third base and home, partly due to confusion over third-base coach Harry Dunlop's traffic directions, and two more were caught trying to steal.
• Up next: Today at 1:05 p.m. against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Sarasota, Fla. Steve Avery will face Devil Rays ace Rolando Arrojo.
Box score:
CINCINNATI AB R H BI MINNESOTA AB R H BI
CAMERON CF 5 2 3 1 KOSKIE 3B 5 0 2 0
B LARKIN SS 3 2 2 2 GUZMAN SS 3 0 0 0
MILLIARD SS 1 0 0 0 ESPADA SS 0 0 0 0
CASEY 1B 5 1 2 2 T WALKER 2B 4 0 1 0
VAUGHN DH 4 0 0 0 E WILLIAMS DH 3 1 1 0
HAMMONDS LF 3 2 2 3 LAWTON RF 4 1 2 0
NUNNALLY LF 1 0 1 1 ALLEN LF 4 0 0 1
A BOONE 3B 4 0 2 0 D ORTIZ 1B 4 0 1 0
TUCKER RF 2 2 1 2 JAVIER VALENTI C 1 0 0 1
HOLLINS RF 1 0 0 0 G WILLIAMS C 1 0 0 0
B JOHNSON C 5 2 3 1 LATHAM C 3 0 0 0
REESE 2B 3 2 1 1
STYNES 2B 2 0 1 0
TOTALS 39 13 18 13 TOTALS 32 2 7 2
CINCINNATI 006 004 210--13
MINNESOTA 000 200 000-- 2
E--KOSKIE. DP--MINNESOTA 2. LOB--CINCINNATI 7, MINNESOTA
8. 2B--B JOHNSON 2, CAMERON, LAWTON, KOSKIE. 3B--REESE,
CAMERON, HAMMONDS. HR--HAMMONDS (OFF BAPTIST), TUCKER (OFF
FR RODRIGUEZ). CS--CAMERON, HAMMONDS, A BOONE. S--GUZMAN.
SF--JAVIER VALENTIN.
IP H R ER BB SO HR
CINCINNATI
BERE (W) 6 5 2 2 3 2 0
D REYES 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
G WHITE 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
WILLIAMSON 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
MINNESOTA
BAPTIST (L) 2 2-3 4 6 2 6 2 1
TROMBLEY 2 1-3 1 0 0 0 4 0
FR RODRIGUEZ 2 9 6 6 1 0 1
PERKINS 2 4 1 1 1 0 0
SO--CIN: CAMERON, B LARKIN, VAUGHN 2, A BOONE, TUCKER.
MIN: GUZMAN, E WILLIAMS, D ORTIZ, G WILLIAMS, LATHAM.
BB--CIN: CAMERON, B LARKIN 2, VAUGHN, HAMMONDS, A BOONE,
TUCKER 2. MIN: E WILLIAMS, JAVIER VALENTIN, LATHAM.
T--2:48. A--5,002.
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