Sunday, April 14, 2002
Reds chatter
Enquirer staff and news services
Oops — If there ever was a team that couldn't afford reckless baserunning and poor defense, you'd think it was the Reds.
But the Reds' 6-4 start came despite these transgressions.
The Reds' 11 errors produced 10 unearned runs in 10 games. And that's not counting multiple other misplays. Getting a runner home from third has been a daily disaster — wasn't Adam Dunn ever on third base with less than two outs in the minors?
But the Reds lead the NL with 14 stolen bases — including one by the fleet Sean Casey — and the pitching has been a pleasant surprise.
The Reds' 3.60 ERA entering Saturday was eighth in the NL, and the bullpen carried a scoreless streak of 16 1/3 innings.
An odd mix for certain.
Home-run watch
What a week. The slugging Reds, with Juan Encarnacion's Babe Ruth-like tear, stormed past that suddenly banjo-hitting Barry Bonds. But Bonds responded Saturday afternoon with No.7, the 574th of his career. Here's where we stand entering the Reds' Saturday night game:
Reds=7
Barry Bonds=7
Sammy Sosa=5
Quotable
“I think (Keith) Olbermann's source was the same one that had Bob Huggins going to West Virginia.”
—Brian Goldberg, on Olbermann's report that his client, Ken Griffey Jr., wanted to return to Seattle.
Ex-Red of the Week
Brett Tomko. A virtual throw-in in the Griffey deal with Seattle has surfaced in the San Diego Padres' starting rotation and has been outstanding. Tomko's not allowed a run while he was on the mound — a reliever was on the mound when his only earned run scored — and has a 1.42 ERA.
The week ahead
Tuesday: vs. Houston, 7:10 p.m.
Wednesday: vs. Houston, 7:10 p.m.
Thursday: vs. Houston, 12:35 p.m.
Friday: at Chicago, 3:20 p.m.
Saturday: at Chicago, 2:20 p.m.
Sunday: at Chicago, 2:20 p.m.
The skinny: These aren't the Pirates. The Reds face arguably the best young starting staff in the NL in the Astros. And the Cubs arms aren't bad, either. The key: Get into each teams' bullpens.
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