SARASOTA, Fla. - Paul Wilson, projected as Cincinnati's fourth starter, had to be scratched because of a sore back, and the Minnesota Twins hit fill-in Chris Reitsma as they beat the Reds 6-4 on Saturday.

Wilson developed a sore back after pitching an inning of an intrasquad game Wednesday. Manager Bob Boone said he will be sidelined for a week to 10 days.

Reitsma took over and gave up a two-run homer in the first inning to Todd Sears that got the Twins rolling. They added four runs in the fourth off minor leaguer Josh Hall, pulling ahead 6-0.

With the bases loaded, Denny Hocking doubled home two runs, Tom Prince drove in a run with a groundout, and Shane Andrews singled home the final run.

Left-hander Brent Hoard gave up a two-out RBI single to Brandon Larson in the seventh, and Gookie Dawkins had an RBI groundout off Grant Balfour that made it 6-2 in the eighth.

Ben Ford gave up two more in the ninth, on Ryan Freel's double and Jacob Cruz's single.

The arms: Starter Chris Reitsma allowed a two-run homer to Twins first baseman Todd Sears in the first inning but retired the last four batters he faced. . . . Luke Hudson, Brian Reith, Travis Miller, Gabe White and closer Scott Williamson each pitched scoreless innings. Williamson attempted to barehand a comebacker in the ninth, but was not hurt.

The bats: Third baseman Brandon Larson, second baseman Gookie Dawkins, infielder Ryan Freel and pinch hitter Jacob Cruz each drove in a run. Freel's double was the Reds' only extra-base hit.

The rest: The Reds grounded into four double plays, including one each in the first three innings. . . . Center fielder Reggie Taylor was hit by a pitch in the seventh. . . . Announced attendance for the spring opener at Ed Smith Stadium was 4,483.

Up next: The Reds travel to Bradenton to play the Pirates at 1:05 p.m. today. Right-hander Jimmy Haynes is scheduled to start.

MINNESOTA					CINCINNATI
	ab	r	h	bi		ab	r	h	bi
Rivas 2b	3	0	1	0	Larkin ss	2	0	0	0
Lamb ph-2b	1	0	0	0	Mateo rf	2	0	0	0
Guzman ss	3	1	0	0	Boone 2b	1	0	0	0
Morban ss	1	0	0	0	Dwkins 2b	2	0	0	1
Cuddyer rf	4	0	0	0	Griffey cf	1	0	0	0
Sears 1b	4	2	2	2	Taylor pr-cf	1	1	0	0
Mohr cf	2	1	0	0	Kearns rf	1	0	0	0
LFord cf	0	0	0	0	Reith p	0	0	0	0
Ryan lf	4	1	2	0	Miller p	0	0	0	0
Hocking 3b	4	1	1	2	Grrero ph	1	0	1	0
Prince c	3	0	0	1	White p	0	0	0	0
Hoard p	0	0	0	0	Jenings 1b	1	1	1	0
Balfour p	0	0	0	0	Dunn lf	3	0	0	0
Mauer ph	1	0	1	0	Brown lf	1	0	0	0
BFord p	0	0	0	0	Larson 3b	3	0	2	1
Santana p	0	0	0	0	Freel 3b	1	1	1	1
Garbe ph	0	0	0	0	Larue c	2	0	1	0
Romero p	0	0	0	0	CMiller c	1	0	0	0
Andws ph	1	0	1	1	Cruz ph	1	0	1	1
Pridie p	0	0	0	0	Pena 1b	3	0	0	0
Torres p	2	0	0	0	Willmson p	0	0	0	0
					Crespo ph	1	0	0	0
					Reitsma p	0	0	0	0
					Hudson p	0	0	0	0
					Thomas ph	1	0	0	0
					Hall p	0	0	0	0
					Lopez ss	1	1	0	0
Totals	33	6	8	6	Totals	30	4	7	1

Minnesota	200	400	000-6
Cincinnati	000	000	112-4

E-Hudson. LOB-Minnesota 3, Cincinnati 6. 2B-Sears, Hocking, Freel. HR-Sears (1). SB-Lopez, Jennings. CS-Andrews.

	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Minnesota
Santana W, 1-0	2	0	0	0	2	1
Romero	1	1	0	0	0	0
Pridie	2	1	0	0	1	0
Hoard	2	2	1	1	0	2
Balfou	1	0	1	0	2	2
BFord	1	3	2	2	1	0
Cincinnati
Reitsma L, 0-1	2	2	2	2	0	1
Hudson	1	0	0	0	1	0
Hall	1	4	4	4	1	1
Reith	2	1	0	0	0	2
TMiller	1	0	0	0	0	1
White	1	0	0	0	1	1
Williamson	1	1	0	0	0	0

HBP-by Hoard (Taylor). PB-Torres.

T-2:37. A-4,483.