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Reds Tidbits (2006 Season)

Dispatch

6/28/06

ROYALS 9 REDS 8

Reds lose their cool, then lead, then game

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Jim Massie
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

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CINCINNATI — Eric Milton and Todd Coffey nearly tripped over one another last night in Great American Ball Park while they took the blame for the Reds’ 9-8 loss to the Kansas Royals.
Three hanging sliders helped turn an early four-run lead into the ninth loss in the past 10 games at home, which is beginning to feel a lot hotter than heaven for everyone in a Cincinnati uniform.
"Tonight we should have had a win," said Milton, who had a 5-1 lead through four innings. "I take all the credit for the loss. I feel bad for Coffey because it should have been my loss, not his. I deserved the loss."
Coffey, however, surrendered the two-run homer to pinchhitter Matt Stairs in the ninth inning that broke a 7-7 tie and made Scott Hatteberg’s homer in the bottom of the inning a moot point.
"I got the two quick outs," Coffey said. "I went after the next guy (Emil Brown) and he hit a double. It was a good pitch, I thought, down and away and he went with it.
"Then I went with a slider when (Stairs) probably was sitting on dead red. I hung it. When there’s a hanging slider, he did what he was supposed to do and hit it out of the ballpark. It’s plain and simple. I made the mistake, my fault."
The Reds lost despite batting around and scoring five runs in the third. They even got up from a 7-5 deficit by scoring two runs in the eighth, but Coffey couldn’t hold the tie just as Milton couldn’t hold the earlier lead.
Milton surrendered solo home runs on hanging sliders to John Buck in the fifth and David DeJesus in the four-run Kansas City sixth.
"It was two different ballgames," Milton said. "I was pretty good for four and (expletive) the last two. It was ugly. My concentration has been so much on not giving up the home run.
"I’m trying to be so perfect out there, that’s when I end up making mistakes. As hard as I’m trying, the more I’m hanging (the slider). It’s tough."
The Royals nicked Milton for the first of three homers in the second on a 428-foot blast by Brown.
The Reds, however, appeared to take firm control of the game in the third against Mike Wood. Milton started the rally with a one-out double. He moved to third on a Felipe Lopez groundout and scored when Adam Dunn lined a single to right.
Ken Griffey Jr. then worked Wood to a 3-and-1 count and rocketed the next pitch into the seats in right for a two-run homer and 3-1 lead.
The homer was the 550 th of Griffey’s career and his 152 nd in Cincinnati. The latter number tied him with former Reds greats Pete Rose and Joe Morgan, teammates of his father, Ken Griffey Sr., and men he knew well as a child bouncing around the Big Red Machine clubhouse.
Rich Aurilia continued the rally with a double. Hatteberg drove him in with a single and wheeled around to third base on an error by right fielder Reggie Sanders. Austin Kearns capped the outburst with an RBI single.
The Royals, the worst road team in the American League, regained the lead in the sixth and held on to drop the Reds to 17-20 at home.
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Reds give manager Narron, GM Krivsky extensions
Associated Press

CINCINNATI -- The Cincinnati Reds extended the contracts of manager Jerry Narron and general manager Wayne Krivsky on Wednesday.

Narron received two additional seasons, through 2008, with a club option for 2009. The club exercised the 2008 option on Krivsky's contract.

The extensions were announced by chief executive Bob Castellini, whose ownership group acquired control of the Reds in January and hired Krivsky the following month.

Narron became interim manager on June 21, 2005, replacing Dave Miley. In September, he became manager and was given a contract for 2006 with an option for 2007.
 
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Dispatch

6/29/06

Reds finally treat large home crowd to a rousing victory

Thursday, June 29, 2006

Jim Massie
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

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CINCINNATI — Everybody realized that the Barry Larkin bobblehead doll giveaway would help spike the attendance last night in Great American Ball Park.
Yet the Reds appreciated the turnout of 34,648 fans, most of whom appeared to have a pretty good time watching the 7-2 interleague victory over the last-place Kansas City Royals.
"They had that one inning where they got the wave going," said Aaron Harang, the winning pitcher. "I know it seemed like it went around about 20 times, but I don’t know how many times it went around. But you could definitely feel the adrenaline in the stands."
The Cincinnati players are painfully aware of how much they have struggled in their home ballpark. The win left the Reds 18-20 in Great American this season. They are 1 1 /2 games game behind first-place St. Louis in the National League Central.
"For the fans to realize we’re right there in the hunt and we have been all year (is great)," Harang said. "I hope they come out more because it’s definitely exciting to be able to pitch in front of all the fans."
Harang (9-5) hadn’t won in Cincinnati since April 29. He snapped the slide by shutting down the Royals on one run in seven innings. Ken Griffey Jr., Rich Aurilia, Scott Hatteberg and Felipe Lopez sparked the offense with home runs.
Aurilia and Hatteberg went deep during a five-run third inning that gave Harang all the breathing room he needed. Griffey added the 551 st home run of his career in the seventh.
"It’s nice to play a good, solid ballgame at home," Aurilia said. "We made the plays. We made the pitches when we needed to and got some big hits."
When Harang or fellow nine-game winner Bronson Arroyo pitches, the Reds know a few runs can go a long way toward a victory.
"It’s weird," Aurilia said. "Our record indicates we’ve played well this year. I don’t think we’ve played consistently. We haven’t really all come together at one time, which is kind of a good thing. We know that there are better things ahead for us."
Harang has been a good thing all season. He didn’t win his ninth game in 2005 until Aug. 26. Reds manager Jerry Narron thinks he has become a much better pitcher.
"A lot of it is just growing and maturing as a pitcher," Narron said. "I can’t believe there could be any doubt in his mind that he’s pretty good, and that means a great deal. When you really feel like you can perform, and perform well, at this level it means a great deal to have that kind of confidence."
Harang senses the same growth.
"I’m just more confident in all of my pitches," he said. "My slider has come around and become one of my key pitches. But I’m throwing all my other pitches for strikes. Getting ahead early and throwing all your pitches for strikes, you’re going to be able to keep a team off balance."
Performing in front of an appreciative home crowd made it more enjoyable.
"To be able to get things going back at home and getting a win tonight was big for us," Harang said.
"Hopefully we can get a win (today) and take it to Cleveland this weekend."
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Dispatch

6/29/06

REDS NOTEBOOK

Krivsky, Narron rewarded by Reds

Thursday, June 29, 2006

Jim Massie
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

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CINCINNATI — Toward the end of the Reds’ eight-game winning streak earlier this month, chief executive officer Bob Castellini decided to send a message about the direction of the team by negotiating contract extensions with general manager Wayne Krivsky and manager Jerry Narron.
The winning streak ended. The negotiations didn’t.
"We were on a high," Castellini said. "And we’re still on a high. We’re a game and a half out. That’s pretty good for a team that was picked last by everybody."
Krivsky and Narron accepted extensions yesterday through the 2008 season with team options for 2009. After five consecutive losing seasons, the Reds are heading into the All-Star break as potential buyers instead of sellers on the trade market.
Castellini previously has said he would consider adding to the payroll if the Reds were a contender. He didn’t back off that promise.
"It sure looks like we’re contenders," Castellini said. "(Krivsky) is the primary generator of the energy. He’s the one talking to 29 GMs every day. …We know we have to improve the team in certain areas and we’re constantly searching for ways to do that."
Castellini gave Krivsky a twoyear contract in February with two option years. The Reds exercised the option for 2008 yesterday, leaving the option for 2009 intact. Krivsky has made a significant impact with the trade acquisitions of pitcher Bronson Arroyo, second baseman Brandon Phillips and catcher David Ross.
"Wayne is one of the best evaluators in the game," Castellini said. "We are very blessed to have his evaluation acumen."
Narron, likewise, has fit into Castellini’s vision for the Reds.
"Wayne and I both feel that Jerry is the person who can continue to lead us to whatever we can accomplish," he said. "And the sky is the limit for us."
Both Narron, who was working under a one-year deal, and Krivsky were delighted with the contract extensions.
"The whole thing is the commitment that the entire organization is showing and the confidence they have in Wayne and me," Narron said. "I think we’re definitely moving in the right direction."
Krivsky also is pleased with how well he and Narron have meshed with the new owners.
"I definitely want his (Narron’s) input on anything related to the team," Krivsky said. "I wouldn’t make a move without talking to him about it. You always want your manager to be included in the discussions."
Short hops

Pitcher Paul Wilson thinks he took a major step in his long rehabilitation from surgery to his right shoulder in a fourinning simulated game Tuesday. He is scheduled to pitch another simulated game Sunday.
"I feel like I’ve turned a corner," Wilson said. "Maybe it’s just a look around the corner, but I got good responses from the hitters. We’ll get up to 90 pitches Sunday and we’ll hopefully go start a rehab again."
Pitcher Brandon Claussen (left shoulder) pitched off the bullpen mound yesterday for the first time since going on the disabled list last week. "Hopefully, he’ll face some hitters Saturday," Narron said.
Third baseman Edwin Encarnacion is 2 for 7 after two injury rehabilitation games with triple-A Louisville. … Top pitching prospect Homer Bailey (2-0) worked six no-hit innings against Huntsville in his second start for double-A Chattanooga.
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Dispatch

6/30/06

REDS 6 ROYALS 5

Reds blow it for Arroyo, but not for themselves

Friday, June 30, 2006

Jim Massie
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

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CINCINNATI — Most pitchers sailing through the mined channel known as Great American Ball Park must feel like Yosemite Sam chasing a lighted match into the powder magazine of a pirate ship.
Kansas City rookie Bobby Keppel took the plunge early against the homer-happy Reds last night and nearly had his sailor suit blown to smithereens. Cincinnati ace Bronson Arroyo had a similar start but didn’t let it faze him.
That difference and the power of his teammates helped the Reds shrug off another bullpen disaster along the way to a 6-5 victory and a 2-1 win of the interleague series. Adam Dunn rescued Cincinnati with a two-out, run-scoring double in the bottom of the eighth inning that didn’t quite erase what happened in the top of the inning when relievers Chris Hammond and David Weathers combined to give up the 5-2 lead Arroyo handed off to them.
"Obviously, you go seven and you give up two you want to get a victory," Arroyo said. "A win’s a win for the team regardless. You want to keep up in the standings."
The victory allowed Cincinnati to pull one game behind first-place St. Louis in the National League Central. Arroyo still would like to have posted his 10 th win.
"Yeah, it irritates you," he said. "Not to say the guys in the ’pen aren’t doing the best that they can. It’s just the way it goes sometimes. I wasn’t out of gas. I just thought the way the game was playing out I didn’t have my best stuff the whole night."
He didn’t argue with manager Jerry Narron’s decision to go to Hammond to start the eighth.
"If we were only up by one, I would have definitely gone back out there," Arroyo said. "But I felt like it was a bigenough lead and the bullpen has been throwing a little bit better as of late. I thought it would work out. It just didn’t."
Hammond and Weathers (3-2) allowed five hits in the eighth and managed to bring the last-place Royals back from the briny deep. Dunn pushed them under again by lining an 0-and-2 pitch over the head of right fielder Reggie Sanders and scoring Ryan Freel from second base with the winning run.
"I had never faced (Jimmy Gobble) before and I’ve been feeling pretty good against lefties," Dunn said. "I wanted to see a pitch from him. It just happened to be a slider, right there. I just wanted to see him, and I saw him."
The Reds dominated the early innings, even after Doug Mientkiewicz touched Arroyo for a home run in the first inning. He shrugged it off.
"It’s happened a lot this year," Arroyo said. "It was a stupid pitch selection. Doug Mientkiewicz made me pay for it. It’s happened so many times this year that you just get the ball and keep going."
The Reds exploded against Keppel. Ken Griffey Jr. lined a two-run homer in the bottom of the first, the 552 nd of his career, 16 th of the season and fourth in as many nights.
Felipe Lopez and Dunn delivered back-to-back homers in the third that chased Keppel. Lopez added an RBI sacrifice fly in the fourth and Arroyo kept the Royals off balance through the seventh. Todd Coffey closed it out in the ninth.
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6/30/06

REDS NOTEBOOK
Backup LaRue adjusting to not playing every day
Friday, June 30, 2006
Jim Massie
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
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CINCINNATI — Reds catcher Jason LaRue had another night off in Great American Ball Park but didn’t lack for things to do before and after he threw batting practice to his son Tyler.
"I’ve got too much energy," LaRue said, smiling. "It seems lately, I’m trying to do as much early work as I can. I hit a lot so that I feel like I’ve accomplished something every day. But the most important thing is winning."
One of three catchers on the roster for secondplace Cincinnnati, LaRue had a good game Wednesday in a 7-2 victory over Kansas City. He singled twice and threw out two Royals who tried to steal second base.
He also caught another solid pitching performance by Aaron Harang. The all-around effort didn’t result in a second consecutive start. With Bronson Arroyo pitching the series finale against Kansas City, David Ross moved behind the plate. LaRue returned to the bench. A .178 batting average has kept him planted there the past three weeks despite the two-year, $9.1 million contract he signed last winter.
"It’s something I’ve never done and never expected to be doing at this point in my career," LaRue said. "Obviously, it’s tough because the most important thing in this game is to have timing. I’m just trying to see the ball right now and hit it."
LaRue had surgery on his right knee May 27 and wasn’t ready to start the season. A week before LaRue’s surgery, the Reds acquired Ross in a trade with the San Diego Padres.
By the time LaRue returned, Ross already was Arroyo’s designated catcher. As the season progressed, Ross took off offensively. Reds manager Jerry Narron began playing him more and more. Now LaRue has to wait his turn.
"My whole career one of the best things I’ve been known for is as a defensive catcher," LaRue said. "I’ll always hit whatever I hit. I’m going to end up with 50 or 60 RBI if I’m in there every day."
M * A * S * H notes

The Reds are in no rush to hurry third baseman Edwin Encarnacion (left ankle) in his medical rehabilitation assignment with triple-A Louisville. Narron stressed before the game that he wanted Encarnacion to get as many at-bats as he can and not to return until he is 100 percent healthy. … Pitcher Brandon Claussen (left shoulder) said treatment and rest have taken the soreness out of his rotator cuff.
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I'll certainly take the win, but I hate seeing Arroyo lose his 10th W due to yet another bullpen disaster. I have been the biggest supporter of Hammond for a long time, but his ERA is up to 6.91 now and can't get by on those 60 mph curves if he can't place them. Weathers has to figure out something fast because he is being lit up like a Christmas tree as well.

It was good to see Adam Dunn come through in the clutch last night though. I also noticed that his game winning double came on an 0-2 count, which according to a stat posted on the redszone website, through 6/25, Dunn was only 1 for 40 on the year after the count went to 0-2 against him.
 
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Dispatch

7/1/06

REDS 9 INDIANS 8
Reds win on Dunn’s slam in ninth
Cleveland bullpen fails to hang on to 7-0 lead in eighth
Saturday, July 01, 2006
Jim Massie
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
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CINCINNATI — Heading into the eighth inning last night in Great American Ball Park, the Reds were a speck in the rearview mirror of the Cleveland Indians.
Two frenetic and unlikely innings later, Cincinnati had erased a 6-0 deficit and roared to a 9-8 victory in front of 34,930 fans. Adam Dunn capped the comeback in the bottom of the ninth with a two-out grand slam off Cleveland closer Bob Wickman.
Thanks to a 7-5, 10-inning loss by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Kansas City Royals, the Reds climbed into a virtual tie for first place in the National League Central.
Even Dunn couldn’t believe the ending in Great American Ball Park.
"We shouldn’t have won that game," he said. "The last two innings it just seemed like we’d get a walk here, a base hit, a walk, base hit, a walk, base hit and a walk. At the end, we were one swing away."
Dunn took the swing on a 1-and-0 fastball from Wickman (1-4) and lined the pitch into the visitors’ bullpen in right field for his 26 th home run of the season. Pandemonium at the plate ensued.
"I knew I hit it good enough," Dunn said. "I didn’t know if I hit it high enough. Fortunately, it got out. We were out of it. We had no business winning that game. We could have easily folded the tent in the eighth inning, but everybody kept grinding and grinding. Good things happen when you do that."
Until the eighth inning in Cincinnati, the evening belonged to the Indians. Cleveland opened the game by scoring five first-inning runs off Cincinnati starter Elizardo Ramirez.
Paul Byrd, who beat the Reds 4-0 last Saturday in Jacobs Field, pitched six more shutout innings and left with a 6-0 lead.
The Reds were down 7-0 in the eighth before they found some offense against reliever Rafael Betancourt. Austin Kearns started the comeback with a leadoff home run. Juan Castro then followed singles by Brandon Phillips and Javier Valentin with a three-run, pinch-homer to cut the deficit to 7-4.
The Indians responded by scoring a run off Kent Mercker (1-1) in the top of the ninth to stretch the lead back to four runs. Kearns started a one-out rally against Wickman with a single. Brandon Phillips followed with his fourth hit of the game, and the Reds were in business again.
Kearns scored on a groundout by Valentin, but that left Cincinnati down 8-5 with two outs and one runner on.
Wickman walked Ryan Freel and Felipe Lopez to set up the Dunn grand slam.
"I know the last homestand when we struggled here, we had a chance to win a lot of those games at the end," Reds manager Jerry Narron said. "We had guys on base, had the winning or tying run it seemed like every night on base. You keep getting in those spots you have a chance to win those games. That’s what happened for us tonight."
The Indians, meanwhile, lost a lead in the bottom of the ninth for a second consecutive game.
"We’ve got to be tough," Indians manager Eric Wedge said. "It’s just the way it is. You have to focus on the fact that we played good today. We pitched well for the most part, except for a couple of guys late."
The Reds went into the game 1 for 13 with runners in scoring position but hit when it counted at the end.
"Hopefully, the momentum will carry over," Dunn said. "But this is just one game. It wasn’t Game 7 of the World Series."
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REDS NOTEBOOK

Changes continue in faulty bullpen

Saturday, July 01, 2006

Jim Massie
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

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CINCINNATI — Less than 24 hours after he blew a save for Bronson Arroyo, veteran reliever Chris Hammond lost his job yesterday.
The Reds designated Hammond for assignment and recalled left-hander Brian Shackelford from triple-A Louisville for the series against the Cleveland Indians.
The move is the latest attempt to put the bullpen back in order and make it younger. Reds relievers entered the game against the Indians with a 5.18 ERA, which ranked 15 th among National League teams.
Hammond, who signed a one-year, $800,000 contract in December, contributed by giving up seven earned runs in four innings (15.75 ERA) in his final four appearances.
On June 19, the Reds cut loose equally ineffective veteran Rick White. He was claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies. Cincinnati manager Jerry Narron indicated that he would like to see how Matt Belisle and Jason Standridge perform in a setup role for closer Todd Coffey.
"We probably will continue to tweak (the bullpen) if we don’t get guys out," Narron said. "If we stay at the bottom of ERA and hits, it will probably be tweaked some more. We’re begging for somebody to come out of there and pitch well. It’s a great opportunity for everybody down there."
The club has 10 days to trade or release Hammond, who still is owed approximately $400,000, or hope that another team claims him.
Shack back

Shackelford is receiving a second look from the Reds. He compiled a 1-0 record and a 7.71 ERA in 14 appearances between April 20 and May 30.
He fashioned a 2.04 ERA in 18 games with Louisville and will be used as a left-handed specialist. Shackelford was about to board a bus with the Bats to drive to Columbus to play the Clippers when he received the phone call.
"You never get tired of getting those phone calls," he said.
He is grateful for the second chance.
"I didn’t take advantage of my opportunity that I had," Shackelford said. "Regardless of what role I’m in, I still have to help the team. If I’m out there to keep the lead what it is or if I’m out there for damage control, I’ve got to be able to do that. There were times when I was here earlier that I wasn’t able to."
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Dispatch

7/4/06

BREWERS 8 REDS 7

Cincinnati rallies in 9 th, but Coffey can’t hold on

Tuesday, July 04, 2006


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</IMG> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=credit width=200>MORRY GASH ASSOCIATED PRESS </TD></TR><TR><TD class=cutline width=200>Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 18 th homer and reached 25 th place on the career list with 1,586 RBI. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>


MILWAUKEE — Ken Griffey Jr. had a go-ahead, two-run double in the ninth inning, but Todd Coffey failed to get an out in the bottom half as the Milwaukee Brewers pulled off the final rally in a seesaw game to beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-7 yesterday and end a threegame skid.
Griffey’s double off Derrick Turnbow in the ninth gave Cincinnati a 7-6 lead, but Matt Wise (5-4) got Austin Kearns out with the bases loaded to end the inning.
Rickie Weeks led off the bottom half with a single and went to third on Bill Hall’s single off the rightfield fence. Geoff Jenkins blooped a tying single to center and Carlos Lee followed with a soft single to right, sending the Reds to their third straight defeat.
"The ball couldn’t have been thrown out to the outfield and landed in a better spot than Jenkins’ hit," Cincinnati manager Jerry Narron said.
It was Milwaukee’s 22 nd comeback victory in 26 home wins.
"I went in there with a job to do and I dropped the ball," Coffey (3-3) said.
Trailing by two in the ninth, the Reds came back against Turnbow. He walked Jason LaRue and Felipe Lopez before Adam Dunn’s one-out single cut it to 6-5 and left runners at the corners.
Griffey drove a 1-and-0 pitch to left center for a tworun double, putting Cincinnati ahead. It also gave him 1,586 RBI, surpassing Hall of Famers Harmon Killebrew and Rogers Hornsby for 25 th place on the career list.
"My slider just hasn’t been good for more than a couple of series now," Turnbow said. "One pitch, I have it. Then I don’t have it. I’m just a little off mechanically right now."
Griffey’s 18 th homer of the season and 554 th of his career gave the Reds a 4-3 lead in the seventh.
The Brewers responded in the bottom half. Hall’s double off starter Aaron Harang put runners at second and third with none out. Kent Mercker relieved and Jenkins hit an RBI grounder to Lopez at shortstop. His throwing error allowed a second run to score, making it 5-4 Brewers.
Lee added an RBI single through a drawn-in infield.
Brewers starter Dave Bush allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings, striking out five.
Harang pitched six-plus innings, giving up five runs and 10 hits. Kearns also homered for Cincinnati.
The Reds grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first when Dunn doubled and scored on Rich Aurilia’s single.
Hall’s 17 th homer in the third tied the score. It also matched his career high, and he had four hits.
Cincinnati grabbed the lead again in the third. Brandon Phillips singled with two outs and Kearns followed with his 16 th home run — his third in four games. Milwaukee tied it at 3 in the sixth on an RBI single by Prince Fielder and an RBI double by Damian Miller.
 
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Dispatch

7/5/06

BREWERS 5 REDS 2

Offensive fireworks lacking for Reds

Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Chris Jenkins
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MILWAUKEE — Doug Davis put together his longest outing of the season for the Milwaukee Brewers — then made smart choice after the game.
"I’m going to go out and light some fireworks — with my right hand," said Davis, a lefthander.
Davis pitched into the ninth inning, Corey Koskie hit a tworun homer and the Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-2 yesterday.
Davis (5-5) gave up two runs and six hits in 8 2 /3 innings, and the Brewers shook off their slow start against Bronson Arroyo to score five runs in the fourth inning and send the Reds to their fourth straight loss.
"You face a pitcher like Bronson Arroyo, you know you’ve got to keep that opposing team down as much as you can because you’re not going to get many chances to score runs," Brewers manager Ned Yost said. "Doug did that today."
Arroyo was even better than Davis through the first three innings, sitting down the first nine batters he faced before running into trouble in the fourth.
"It was just one of those innings where you lose a ballgame," Arroyo said. "You can’t just give up five and expect to win, especially when the other guy is throwing that well. And Doug Davis pitched a heck of a game."
Arroyo walked Rickie Weeks to lead off the fourth and Weeks advanced to second on Bill Hall’s bunt single — the Brewers’ first hit of the game.
"He didn’t hit a perfect bunt, but good enough," Arroyo said. "And he’s got enough speed to beat that out easily, and it got me in trouble."
Geoff Jenkins then doubled in Weeks, and Carlos Lee followed with an RBI single to give Milwaukee a 2-0 lead.
Prince Fielder added a sacrifice fly and Koskie capped the inning with his 12 th homer.
Koskie said putting the first two runners on base got Arroyo "a little out of sorts."
"You’ve got to look at that whole inning," Koskie said. "It started off with Billy’s bunt, and that was big for us."
Arroyo (9-5), who started the season 5-0, gave up five runs and five hits in seven innings. He struck out six and walked three. Arroyo was 2-1 with a 2.45 ERA in three previous starts against the Brewers this season.
"Sometimes an inning like that can explode on you, and it did," Arroyo said.
Davis never gave up that big inning — a possible sign that missing his most recent start because of a stiff back might have helped him.
"That was the idea behind it," Yost said.
Davis struck out six and walked three. Yost allowed him to take the mound in the ninth, and he got two outs before allowing a single to Rich Aurilia and a walk to Austin Kearns.
Yost brought in left-hander Brian Shouse, who got pinch-hitter Ryan Freel to fly out. It was Shouse’s second save in three chances.
Kearns doubled with two outs in the seventh, the first hit Davis had given up since Scott Hatteberg’s single in the second. Hatteberg then hit his seventh homer of the season to cut the Brewers’ lead to 5-2.
It was the Reds’ first scoring chance since the first inning, when Brandon Phillips led off the game with a single but was picked off. Adam Dunn singled but was doubled up by Jenkins after a fly ball to right field by Ken Griffey Jr. "We really didn’t get anything going all day besides that, other than the home run by Hatty," Reds manager Jerry Narron said.
 
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Dispatch

7/6/06

Weeks’ hit finishes sweep for Brewers

Thursday, July 06, 2006

Chris Jenkins
ASSOCIATED PRESS

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MILWAUKEE — Rickie Weeks doubled with the bases loaded in the 13 th inning, giving the Milwaukee Brewers a 6-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds last night.
Weeks’ double, which came with no outs, made up for a gaffe in the field in the top half of the inning, when Juan Castro took an extra base on a routine sacrifice bunt to give the Reds a 5-4 lead.
Geremi Gonzalez (2-0) earned the victory for the Brewers, who completed a three-game sweep of the series.
Jason Standridge (1-1) took the loss for the Reds, who have lost five straight.
The Brewers loaded the bases on two singles and a walk before Weeks doubled to the wall in center field.
Castro led off the top half with a pop fly down the right-field line, but Weeks couldn’t get there in time and the ball dropped in for a ground-rule double.
Rich Aurilia put down a sacrifice bunt, and Prince Fielder picked up the ball and threw to Weeks at first. Castro didn’t stop at third as expected, rounding the base and scoring just ahead of the throw to break a 4-4 tie.
The Brewers took advantage of two game-saving efforts by Geoff Jenkins, who made a run-saving catch in the ninth and hit his first home run since May 20 to answer Adam Dunn’s home run in the 10 th.
Dunn’s homer came off Brewers closer Derrick Turnbow. But Jenkins snapped a career-worst 142 at-bat homerless streak to tie it again.
Earlier, Jenkins prevented the Reds from taking the lead with a diving catch of a line drive by Javier Valentin with runners on first and second and one out in the ninth.
But Milwaukee squandered a chance to win in the bottom half when Bill Hall hit into a double play with two on and one out.
Cincinnati had another scoring chance in the 11 th when Austin Kearns went to third on a throwing error by catcher Damian Miller, but Jason LaRue grounded out and David Ross struck out. The Reds originally tied the game in the sixth, when Kearns tripled off the left-field wall to score Scott Hatteberg.
 
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Eh, whoever takes his place won't make the bullpen any worse...

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Reds Pitcher Brian Shackelford Arrested

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The 29-year-old player was arrested shortly after midnight at Miller Park, where the Reds played the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night, police spokeswoman Anne E. Schwartz said. She declined to provide details on the arrest other than to say it involved a woman Monday.
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"It's an ongoing criminal investigation," she said.
Sgt. Michael Damian said Shackelford was still jailed Thursday morning.
The Reds said they would not discuss the case because of pending legal proceedings.
"We recognize the seriousness of the matter and do not condone behavior of the type alleged," the team said.
The Reds left Milwaukee after the game and play in Atlanta on Thursday night. Shackelford, a left-handed reliever, pitched to one batter in the bottom of the 12th inning Wednesday, striking out Prince Fielder.
 
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