Ken Griffey Jr. nudges Barry Larkin after they crossed the plate on Griffey's homer. (AP photo) | ZOOM |

        SARASOTA, Fla. - Ken Griffey Jr., Aaron Boone and Kelly Stinnett hit their first home runs of spring training Tuesday — in the club's last game of the year at Ed Smith Stadium.

        Griffey said he hasn't tried to hit home runs this spring.

        “It doesn't count (in spring training),” Griffey said. “My main thing is getting stronger. I'm not worrying about hitting home runs. Home runs come in bunches.”         • The arms: Chris Reitsma struggled through two innings, allowing two hits and five runs. Seven Reds pitchers followed, all pitching one inning. Scott Williamson gave up five runs on five hits in the fifth. The Reds gave up 12 hits.

        • The bats: The Reds had 11 hits. Boone went 3-for-5 with three RBI.

        • The rest: After going hitless in 26 consecutive at-bats, catcher Jason LaRue hit safely Tuesday for the second straight game. He also stole a base. He was 1-for-2.

        • Up next: The Reds will face the Boston Red Sox at 1:05 p.m. today in Fort Myers. The Reds snapped a four-game losing streak Monday by defeating Boston 7-3 at Ed Smith Stadium.

MINNESOTA        AB  R  H BI  CINCINNATI       AB  R  H BI
 L Rivas 2b        3  2  2  0  T Walker 2b       3  0  0  0 
 W Morris 2b       2  0  0  0  B Clark ph        1  0  0  0 
 C Guzman ss       3  2  1  1  G White p         0  0  0  0 
 D Lamb ss         1  0  1  0  W Guerrero ph     1  0  0  0 
 C Koskie 3b       6  1  2  1  D Graves p        0  0  0  0 
 D Ortiz 1b        5  0  0  0  B Larkin ss       5  2  2  0 
 M Cuddyer rf      3  3  2  4  K Griffey Jr cf   5  1  1  2 
 B Kielty cf       4  0  1  0  S Casey 1b        2  0  0  0 
 D Mohr lf         4  1  1  4  S Williamson p    0  0  0  0 
 M Lecroy c        5  1  1  0  L Pineda p        0  0  0  0 
 K Lohse p         1  0  0  0  K Stinnett c      3  2  2  2 
 C Green ph        1  1  1  1  A Boone 3b        5  2  3  3 
 J Cressend p      0  0  0  0  A Dunn lf         3  1  1  0 
 B Barron ph       0  1  0  0  J Encarnacion cf  5  0  1  0 
 M Jackson p       0  0  0  0  J Larue c         2  1  1  0 
 B Wells p         0  0  0  0  B Kolb p          0  0  0  0 
 J Smith ph        1  0  0  0  J Castro 2b       1  0  0  1 
 E Guardado p      0  0  0  0  C Reitsma p       0  0  0  0 
 J Romero p        0  0  0  0  H Mercado p       0  0  0  0 
                               R Mateo ph        1  0  0  0 
                               S Sullivan p      0  0  0  0 
                               R Jennings 1b     2  0  0  0 
 TOTALS           39 12 12 11  TOTALS           39  9 11  8


 MINNESOTA                 500 015 100 -- 12
 CINCINNATI                003 000 033 --  9


 E--C Guzman, C Koskie. LOB--MINNESOTA 9, 
 CINCINNATI 7. 2B--J Encarnacion, B Kielty, M 
 Lecroy, C Green. HR--A Boone (2) (off B Wells, J 
 Romero), K Griffey Jr (1) (off K Lohse), K 
 Stinnett (1) (off E Guardado), M Cuddyer (3) (off 
 L Pineda, S Williamson), D Mohr (2) (off C 
 Reitsma). SB--J Larue (2), L Rivas (3). SF--J 
 Castro.
                                   IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
  MINNESOTA
 K Lohse (W,2-0)                    5   3   3   0   1   3   1
 J Cressend                         1   1   0   0   1   0   0
 M Jackson                          1   1   0   0   0   2   0
 B Wells                            1   3   3   3   1   1   1
 E Guardado                       1-3   2   2   2   0   1   1
 J Romero                         2-3   1   1   1   0   1   1
  CINCINNATI
 C Reitsma (L,0-1)                  2   2   5   5   3   3   1
 H Mercado                          1   0   0   0   2   0   0
 S Sullivan                         1   1   0   0   0   0   0
 S Williamson                       1   5   5   5   0   2   1
 L Pineda                           1   2   1   1   0   1   1
 B Kolb                             1   2   1   1   1   2   0
 G White                            1   0   0   0   1   1   0
 D Graves                           1   0   0   0   1   1   0


 WP--E Guardado. HBP--L Rivas by C Reitsma. 
 BALK--C Reitsma. T--3:19. A--5,096.
 

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