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        The arms: Starter Ricardo Aramboles gave up two runs on four hits in three innings. He struck out four and walked two. Jose Rijo then went two perfect innings and Scott Williamson and Gabe White went one inning each. ... Luis Pineda lost in the ninth by giving up his first run of the spring after throwing eight scoreless innings.

        The bats: Jesse Levis hit a two-run homer in the top of the ninth to tie the game. Levis, the free agent catcher, is hitting .600 (6-for-10) this spring. ... The Reds had six other hits — all singles.

        The rest: The Reds have lost four in a row. They've scored one, one, two and two runs in order.

        Up next: Right-hander Elmer Dessens (1-1, 9.00 ERA) faces Kansas City right-hander Jeff Suppan (2-1, 4.00) in a 1:05p.m. game at Ed Smith Stadium. Chris Reitsma will throw 60 pitches in an intrasquad game.

                       1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9   R  H  E
                       -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -
  CINCINNATI           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2   2  7  0
  PITTSBURGH           0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  1   3  7  1   FINAL

                  WP - SCOTT SERVICE (1-0)
                  LP - LUIS PINEDA (1-1)

     HOME RUNS:  CIN - JESSE LEVIS (1) OFF SCOTT SERVICE IN THE 9TH
                 PIT - PAT MEARES (1) OFF RICARDO ARAMBOLES IN THE 2ND

          TIME: 2:23                   ATT: 4,914
                                                                        
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Extended Box

CINCINNATI (2) AT PITTSBURGH (3)


 CINCINNATI       AB  R  H BI  PITTSBURGH       AB  R  H BI
 B Clark rf        4  0  0  0  A Brown cf        3  0  1  0 
 W Guerrero 3b     3  0  0  0  M Fetters p       0  0  0  0 
 K Griffey Jr cf   2  0  1  0  C Wilson 1b       1  0  0  0 
 J Rijo p          0  0  0  0  M Benjamin ss     3  0  0  0 
 C Miller c        0  0  0  0  A O Nunez ss      1  0  1  0 
 K Witt ph         1  0  1  0  B Giles lf        2  0  0  0 
 L Pineda p        0  0  0  0  T Alvarez lf      1  0  1  0 
 S Casey 1b        3  0  1  0  A Ramirez 3b      3  0  0  0 
 R Jennings 1b     1  0  0  0  K Osik 3b         1  0  0  0 
 A Dunn lf         3  0  1  0  K Young 1b        3  0  0  0 
 S Williamson p    0  0  0  0  B Boehringer p    0  0  0  0 
 J Castro 3b       1  1  0  0  S Camp p          0  0  0  0 
 J Larue c         2  0  0  0  S Service p       0  0  0  0 
 A Sanders lf      2  0  0  0  C Hermansen ph    1  0  0  0 
 T Dawkins ss      3  0  0  0  J Kendall c       1  0  0  0 
 G White p         0  0  0  0  H Cota c          1  1  0  0 
 J Levis c         1  1  1  2  A Rios rf         2  1  1  0 
 R Olmedo 2b       3  0  1  0  A Hyzdu rf        2  0  1  1 
 R Aramboles p     1  0  0  0  P Meares 2b       2  1  1  2 
 R Gonzalez cf     3  0  1  0  S Gilbert 2b      1  0  0  0 
                               J Anderson p      1  0  1  0 
                               M Williams p      0  0  0  0 
                               T Redman cf       2  0  0  0 
 TOTALS           33  2  7  2  TOTALS           31  3  7  3


 CINCINNATI                000 000 002--  2
 PITTSBURGH                020 000 001--  3


One out when winning run scored.
 E--A O Nunez. DP--PITTSBURGH 1. LOB--CINCINNATI 
 8, PITTSBURGH 6. 2B--A Rios. HR--J Levis (1) (off 
 S Service), P Meares (1) (off R Aramboles). SB--A 
 O Nunez (3), H Cota (1), T Alvarez (3). CS--B 
 Clark, J Kendall.
                                   IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
  CINCINNATI
 R Aramboles                        3   4   2   2   2   4   0
 J Rijo                             2   0   0   0   0   2   0
 S Williamson                       1   0   0   0   0   1   0
 G White                            1   0   0   0   0   1   0
 L Pineda (L,1-1)               1 1-3   3   1   1   1   3   0
  PITTSBURGH
 J Anderson                         4   2   0   0   2   1   0
 M Williams                         1   0   0   0   1   0   0
 M Fetters                          1   1   0   0   0   1   0
 B Boehringer                       1   1   0   0   0   2   0
 S Camp                             1   1   0   0   0   0   0
 S Service (W,1-0)                  1   2   2   1   0   1   0


 HBP--C Miller by M Fetters. T--2:23. A--4,914.

       

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