Sunday, March 19, 2000

Reds Game Report

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Reds 5, Phillies 3

Ken Griffey Jr. went 2-for-3 and read a book with son Trey. (AP photo) | ZOOM |

        • THE ARMS: Eddie Gaillard escaped a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the seventh inning by coaxing a double-play grounder, one of five the Reds (10-11) turned. They notched another double play on a fly ball. Scott Winchester (1-1) allowed a pair of eighth-inning runs but blanked Philadelphia in the ninth.

        • THE BATS: Jason LaRue, who's battling Benito Santiago for the backup catching spot, slugged a two-run homer in the eighth inning to break a 3-3 tie.

        RBI doubles by Santiago and Mark Portugal helped the Reds' three-run second inning.

        Ken Griffey Jr. singled sharply in his first two at-bats and lifted his spring average to .250 (8-for-32).

        • THE REST: The sellout crowd of 7,432 was the Reds' second in a row at home and eighth in their last 10 games. They had only two home sellouts in the previous two years at Sarasota.

        • UP NEXT: Today at 1:15 p.m. against the New York Yankees in Tampa. Pete Harnisch starts against Orlando “El Duque” Hernandez.

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