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Willis pitches 2 perfect innings as Reds win |
PEORIA, Ariz. —
Dontrelle Willis is making strides as a non-roster invitee with the Cincinnati Reds, trying to regain the form that made him a two-time All-Star. Willis tossed two perfect innings in relief Friday in a 3-1 win over Seattle. Kris Negron singled, stole a base, scored and hit a sacrifice fly for the Reds, who won their third straight spring training game. The Mariners have lost three straight. “All the young kids are looking good,” Reds manager Dusty Baker said. “Just keep playing.” Cincinnati scored twice off Mariners starter Doug Fister in the second inning. Ramon Hernandez led off with a double down the left-field line and scored on single by Fred Lewis, who took second on the throw home. He advanced on a groundout and scored on Negron’s sacrifice fly. Fister struggled again in his second spring start. The right-hander, who was 6-14 last season, has allowed four earned runs on eight hits in 5 total innings. “Going out there, it was a struggle to get the ball down,” said Fister, who has a 7.20 ERA in spring training. “Trying to get that slider down and in to the right-handers, struggling with it right now. Trying to get location back. “It’s just fine-tuning,” added Fister, who was 6-14 in 28 starts last season. “It really is just a matter of a couple of tweaks here and there and just a matter of repetition.” Ichiro Suzuki drove in a run with a sacrifice fly for Seattle. Right-hander Chad Reineke, the Reds’ starter, allowed a run on three hits in three innings. NOTES: AL Cy Young winner Felix Hernandez will make his first spring start Monday when the Mariners play Oakland in Phoenix. Hernandez has thrown live batting practice and a simulated game so far. … LHP Jason Vargas, bound for the Mariners’ starting rotation, threw a simulated game Friday, his first of spring training. … LHP Aaron Laffey made his Mariners spring debut Friday after arriving in a trade with Cleveland on Wednesday. Laffey gave up a double and hit a batter in a scoreless inning. … The Mariners signed LHP James Paxton, a fourth-round pick in June 2010 who also pitched in the Independent American Association. Paxton will report to camp Saturday. … Reds starters have walked one batter over 16 innings in spring games. Running low on time today, i’ll be back tomorrow hopefully with some more news. Posted in reds-news | Comments Off
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Big Red Machine crew reminisces on glory |
Three members of the Big Red Machine — Hall of Famers Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan and Tony Perez — reunited to talk about those halcyon days with Bob Costas for the next installment of Studio 42 with Bob Costas on MLB Network. It airs on Friday at 8 p.m. ET. What do you guys think about this. Posted in reds-news | Comments Off
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2010 NLDS: Cincinnati Reds Get Schooled in Lessons for a Young Team |
In a completely anti-Game 1 sort of way, the Philadelphia Phillies pulled off an unprecedented win against the Cincinnati Reds Friday night at Citizens Bank Park. In a way, the Reds revealed a Phillies-like resilience about them. In what could have been a culture shock for fans transitioning from Game 1 to Game 2, the team turned into the same old Phillies that they’ve come to know in the last … If anybody needs tickets to games, remember to click the tickets link at the top. Posted in reds-news | Comments Off
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Philadelphia Phillies beat Cincinnati Reds 7-4, go up 2-0 in NLDS |
Times wires Friday, October 8, 2010 PHILADELPHIA — Bright lights, glaring error. Reds rightfielder Jay Bruce missed a seventh-inning line drive after losing the ball in the lights, allowing two crucial runs to score, and the Phillies took advantage of Cincinnati’s shoddy fielding for a 7-4 win Friday night and a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five NL division series. After Roy Halladay threw the second … Not a lot else going on in the MLB world today. Posted in reds-news | Comments Off
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Phils take 2-0 series lead as Reds unravel |
The Cincinnati Reds flexed some muscle on offense but were foiled by a flood of errors and miscues Friday as they fell 7-4 to the Philadelphia Phillies to teeter on the brink of post-season elimination. Running low on time today, i’ll be back tomorrow hopefully with some more news. Posted in reds-news | Comments Off
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Cabrera injured while turning double play |
Reds shortstop Orlando Cabrera exited Game 2 of the NLDS after four innings Friday night with an apparent injury to his left side. If anybody needs tickets to games, remember to click the tickets link at the top. Posted in reds-news | Comments Off
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