GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: FLORIDA (57-73) at CINCINNATI (59-70)

NL: FLORIDA at CINCINNATI

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FLORIDA (3) AT CINCINNATI (9) - HOW THEY SCORED
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CINCINNATI 1ST: J Hamilton grounded out to second. J Keppinger flied out
to left. K Griffey Jr walked. B Phillips singled to left, K Griffey Jr to
second. A Dunn singled to center, K Griffey Jr scored, B Phillips to third.
S Hatteberg walked, A Dunn to second. E Encarnacion reached on infield single
to shortstop, B Phillips scored, A Dunn to third, S Hatteberg to second.
R Jorgensen homered to left center, A Dunn, S Hatteberg and E Encarnacion scored.
T Shearn struck out swinging. (6 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0, CINCINNATI 6.

CINCINNATI 2ND: J Hamilton grounded out to second. J Keppinger popped out
to third. K Griffey Jr doubled to deep right. B Phillips homered to center,
K Griffey Jr scored. A Dunn doubled to deep right center. S Hatteberg flied
out to right. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0, CINCINNATI 8.

FLORIDA 3RD: D Barone singled to center. H Ramirez singled to center,
D Barone to second. D Uggla homered to left, D Barone and H Ramirez scored.
J Hermida grounded out to shortstop. J Willingham grounded out to third.
M Jacobs flied out to right. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 3, CINCINNATI 8.

CINCINNATI 3RD: E Encarnacion homered to left. R Jorgensen struck out
looking. T Shearn struck out swinging. J Hamilton flied out to left. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 3, CINCINNATI 9.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CINCINNATI

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FLORIDA (3) AT CINCINNATI (9) - EVENT LOG
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Florida Starting Lineups -- H Ramirez SS, D Uggla 2B, J Hermida RF,
J Willingham LF, M Jacobs 1B, C Ross CF, M Treanor C, A Amezaga 3B, D Barone RHP.

Cincinnati Starting Lineups -- J Hamilton CF, J Keppinger SS, K Griffey Jr RF,
B Phillips 2B, A Dunn LF, S Hatteberg 1B, E Encarnacion 3B, R Jorgensen C,
T Shearn RHP.

Umpires -- Ed Montague (HP), Jerry Layne (1B), Bill Miller (2B), Chad Fairchild (3B).

Gametime Weather: 83 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind swirling at 6 mph.


FLORIDA 1ST: H Ramirez flied out to center. D Uggla popped out to
shortstop. J Hermida struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
FLORIDA 0, CINCINNATI 0.

CINCINNATI 1ST: J Hamilton grounded out to second. J Keppinger flied out
to left. K Griffey Jr walked. B Phillips singled to left, K Griffey Jr to
second. A Dunn singled to center, K Griffey Jr scored, B Phillips to third.
S Hatteberg walked, A Dunn to second. E Encarnacion reached on infield single
to shortstop, B Phillips scored, A Dunn to third, S Hatteberg to second.
R Jorgensen homered to left center, A Dunn, S Hatteberg and E Encarnacion
scored. T Shearn struck out swinging. (6 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0,
CINCINNATI 6.

FLORIDA 2ND: J Willingham grounded out to third. M Jacobs flied out to
right. C Ross singled to left. M Treanor walked, C Ross to second. A Amezaga
flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0, CINCINNATI 6.

CINCINNATI 2ND: J Hamilton grounded out to second. J Keppinger popped out
to third. K Griffey Jr doubled to deep right. B Phillips homered to center,
K Griffey Jr scored. A Dunn doubled to deep right center. S Hatteberg flied
out to right. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 0, CINCINNATI 8.

FLORIDA 3RD: D Barone singled to center. H Ramirez singled to center,
D Barone to second. D Uggla homered to left, D Barone and H Ramirez scored.
J Hermida grounded out to shortstop. J Willingham grounded out to third.
M Jacobs flied out to right. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 3, CINCINNATI 8.

CINCINNATI 3RD: E Encarnacion homered to left. R Jorgensen struck out
looking. T Shearn struck out swinging. J Hamilton flied out to left. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 3, CINCINNATI 9.

FLORIDA 4TH: C Ross fouled out to catcher. M Treanor lined out to second.
A Amezaga grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 3,
CINCINNATI 9.

CINCINNATI 4TH: L Gardner relieved D Barone. J Keppinger flied out to left.
K Griffey Jr walked. B Phillips grounded into fielder's choice to second,
K Griffey Jr out at second. A Dunn struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) FLORIDA 3, CINCINNATI 9.

FLORIDA 5TH: L Gardner grounded out to shortstop. H Ramirez flied out to
right. D Uggla grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 3,
CINCINNATI 9.

CINCINNATI 5TH: S Hatteberg reached on infield single to second.
E Encarnacion struck out swinging. R Jorgensen flied out to left. T Shearn
grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 3, CINCINNATI 9.

FLORIDA 6TH: J Hermida struck out looking. J Willingham grounded out to
shortstop. M Jacobs grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
FLORIDA 3, CINCINNATI 9.

CINCINNATI 6TH: J Hamilton lined out to right. J Keppinger lined out to
shortstop. K Griffey Jr grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
FLORIDA 3, CINCINNATI 9.

FLORIDA 7TH: C Ross flied out to left. M Treanor walked. A Amezaga flied
out to center. T Linden hit for L Gardner. T Linden popped out to second.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 3, CINCINNATI 9.

CINCINNATI 7TH: T Tankersley relieved L Gardner. B Phillips flied out to
center. A Dunn grounded out to first. S Hatteberg singled to right. B Kim
relieved T Tankersley. E Encarnacion struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) FLORIDA 3, CINCINNATI 9.

FLORIDA 8TH: G Majewski relieved T Shearn. H Ramirez struck out looking.
D Uggla grounded out to shortstop. J Hermida singled to right. J Willingham
grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Hermida out at second. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 3, CINCINNATI 9.

CINCINNATI 8TH: R Jorgensen flied out to right. J Cantu hit for
G Majewski. J Cantu grounded out to shortstop. J Hamilton flied out to
left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) FLORIDA 3, CINCINNATI 9.

FLORIDA 9TH: B Bray relieved G Majewski. M Jacobs struck out swinging.
C Ross walked. M Treanor struck out swinging. A Amezaga grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, C Ross out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) FLORIDA 3, CINCINNATI 9.</div>

 

Jorgensen's blast helps Reds win sixth straight

<h3>CINCINNATI 9, FLORIDA 3</h3>CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- The Cincinnati Reds have relied on thelong ball all season long. Therefore, it was no surprise thatthey used them to mark one of the season's top moments.

Ryan Jorgensen blasted a first-inning grand slam as the Redsrolled to their season-high sixth straight win, a 9-3 triumphover the Florida Marlins on Sunday.


Brandon Phillips hit a two-run homer in the second inning andEdwin Encarnacion added a solo shot in the third for Cincinnati,which entered the contest second in the majors with 173 longballs.


By sweeping their first series since taking three in a row atthe Atlanta Braves from July 16-18, the Reds reached .500 athome (33-33) for the first time since they were 6-6 on April21. The offense has played a big role in the surge, averaging7.1 runs during a 6-1 homestand.


It did not take long for Cincinnati to put some runs across theplate against Marlins rookie Daniel Barone (0-2), scoring allnine through the first three frames.


The beneficiary of the strong start was 29-year-old rookie TomShearn (1-0), who won his major league debut.


The righthander allowed three runs and four hits in seveninnings to extend the struggles for floundering Florida, whichhas dropped 11 of its last 12 games. Shearn, a native ofColumbus, Ohio, also struck out two and walked a pair ofbatters.


After Shearn worked a perfect first inning, the Reds jumped allover Barone with two outs in bottom of the frame.


Ken Griffey Jr., who hit career home run No. 591 in Saturday's11-7 win, drew a walk before later scoring on a single by AdamDunn. Scott Hatteberg worked a bases-loaded walk before an RBIsingle by Encarnacion.


Jorgensen, who was promoted from Class AAA Louisville on August14, followed with a blast for his first career grand slam and a6-0 lead.


Cincinnati had another two-out rally in the second, as Griffeyripped a double before Phillips blasted his 25th homer of theseason for an 8-0 advantage.


Over his last six games, Phillips is hitting .462 (12-for-26)with three home runs and seven RBI.


Dan Uggla hit a three-run homer in the third to slice theMarlins' deficit to 8-3 before Encarnacion connected on his 10thshot in the bottom half to complete the scoring.


Barone was ripped for nine runs and eight hits in threeinnings.

 

Jorgensen's blast helps Reds win sixth straight

<h3>CINCINNATI 9, FLORIDA 3</h3>CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- The Cincinnati Reds have relied on thelong ball all season long. Therefore, it was no surprise thatthey used them to mark one of the season's top moments.

Ryan Jorgensen blasted a first-inning grand slam as the Redsrolled to their season-high sixth straight win, a 9-3 triumphover the Florida Marlins on Sunday.


Brandon Phillips hit a two-run homer in the second inning andEdwin Encarnacion added a solo shot in the third for Cincinnati,which entered the contest second in the majors with 173 longballs.


By sweeping their first series since taking three in a row atthe Atlanta Braves from July 16-18, the Reds reached .500 athome (33-33) for the first time since they were 6-6 on April 21.The offense has played a big role in the surge, averaging 7.1runs during a 6-1 homestand.


It did not take long for Cincinnati to put some runs across theplate against Marlins rookie Daniel Barone (0-2), scoring allnine through the first three frames.


"It's a tough spot," Florida manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "Wegot behind the 8-ball, (eight) runs in the first two innings.We couldn't come back from that. It's no fun playing catchup."

The beneficiary of the strong start was 29-year-old rookie TomShearn (1-0), who won his major league debut.


The righthander allowed three runs and four hits in seveninnings to extend the struggles for floundering Florida, whichhas dropped 11 of its last 12 games. Shearn, a native ofColumbus, Ohio, also struck out two and walked a pair ofbatters.


"Everytime a player steps on the field he's auditioning for ajob," Cincinnati interim manager Pete Mackanin said. "He threwall of his pitches for strikes and changed speeds. He wentright after them and showed no fear. We didn't know what toexpect."


Shearn spent 12 years in the minor leagues and one year out ofbaseball following "Tommy John" surgery before getting a chance.He was sleeping in the groundskeeper's camper at Louisville tosave a month's rent when he was told of Sunday's callup.

After hearing the news, Shearn drove an 1 1/2 hours last nightand slept on Gary Majewski's couch.


"I'd have slept in my car," Shearn said.


"All I ever wanted was a shot to see what I could do up here.If they send me down tomorrow, I'll have a smile on my face.This chance came because I was in the right place at the righttime."


Knowing he would be anxious about the last-minute start, Shearnwent through a little pre-game ritual to calm his nerves.

"I came out early to an empty ballpark and walked around so whenI went to the mound, I would have been there before," he said."I told myself you have to do it so you might as well do it andrelax. I faced about half of these guys coming up through theminor leagues. The ones I didn't face I just asked somebody."

After Shearn worked a perfect first inning, the Reds jumped allover Barone with two outs in bottom of the frame.


Ken Griffey Jr., who hit career home run No. 591 in Saturday's11-7 win, drew a walk before later scoring on a single by AdamDunn. Scott Hatteberg worked a bases-loaded walk before an RBIsingle by Encarnacion.


Jorgensen, who was promoted from Class AAA Louisville on August14, followed with a blast for his first career grand slam and a6-0 lead.


"I didn't expect to hit a grand slam but once I did it allowedTom and I to relax and concentrate on the hitters," Jorgensensaid.


A member of the Marlins for four games in 2005, Jorgensen alsohomered in his first game with the Reds on August 15.

Despite homering twice in four games with Cincinnati, the28-year-old catcher is likely to be sent back to Louisville whenDavid Ross returns from the disabled list.


However, Jorgensen and his batterymate, Shearn, managed theirone day in the sun.


"It's baseball," Jorgensen said. "There were a couple gamesthat I would have liked to have done better. I'm glad Ross isall right. If I have to go down, I'll still feel good aboutthis experience. Maybe I earned another chance."


"It was an interesting battery," Mackanin said. "I'm happy forJorgensen. I don't know what else to say. He's a solidcatcher, a great kid, very sincere and a power hitter."

Cincinnati had another two-out rally in the second, as Griffeyripped a double before Phillips blasted his 25th homer of theseason for an 8-0 advantage.


Over his last six games, Phillips is hitting .462 (12-for-26)with three home runs and seven RBI.


Dan Uggla hit a three-run homer in the third to slice theMarlins' deficit to 8-3 before Encarnacion connected on his 10thshot in the bottom half to complete the scoring.


Barone was ripped for nine runs and eight hits in three innings.

The 24-year-old Barone earned his debut on August 10 by winningall seven decisions at Class AAA Albuquerque after starting theseason at Class AA Carolina. He would not use homer-friendlyGreat American Ball Park as an excuse.


"I pitched in Albuquerque," he said. "That's a launching pad initself. You've got to keep the ball down and make pitches. Iwas leaving pitches up. I couldn't get the ball in today. WhenI tried to go in, I'd leave it over the plate."