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

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

<h3>Surprising Reds look to continue surge against Marlins</h3>

<div class="pre">Florida (57-73) at Cincinnati (59-70) 1:15 pm EDT</div>

CINCINNATI (Ticker) - The Cincinnati Reds are making the most oftheir stay at home.


The Reds aim to wrap up a seven-game homestand with theirseason-high sixth straight win when they complete a weekendseries with the Florida Marlins on Sunday.


Brandon Phillips has been the catalyst on the Reds' currenttear, going 10-for-22 (.455) with two home runs, five RBI andsix runs scored in the last five contests.


The 26-year-old Phillips had two hits in Saturday's 11-7 winover the Marlins, including an RBI single in the first inning.He also scored two runs.


Cincinnati will turn to Mike Gosling (2-0, 4.05 ERA), who willbe making his first start of the season.


The 26-year-old lefthander has made 19 relief appearances thisseason, winning his last outing with a scoreless 12th inning ina 9-7 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday.

Rookie Daniel Barone (0-1, 4.40) will make his fourth careerstart for the Marlins. The 24-year-old righthander allowed a runand seven hits in 5 2/3 innings, but did not figure inTuesday's 5-2 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.


Florida has lost 10 of its previous 11 contests.

 

NL: FLORIDA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">FLORIDA AT CINCINNATI -- LINEUPS

FLORIDA CINCINNATI
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Hanley Ramirez SS .333 23 65 Josh Hamilton CF .292 17 40
Dan Uggla 2B .246 24 72 Jeff Keppinger SS .379 4 22
Jeremy Hermida RF .284 13 44 Ken Griffey Jr RF .281 28 82
Josh Willingham LF .274 21 85 Brandon Phillips 2B .282 24 75
Mike Jacobs 1B .269 12 35 Adam Dunn LF .262 36 90
Cody Ross CF .301 7 26 Scott Hatteberg 1B .301 10 46
Matt Treanor C .306 3 13 Edwin Encarnacion 3B .272 9 53
Alfredo Amezaga 3B .265 2 27 Ryan Jorgensen C .182 1 2
Daniel Barone RHP .000 0 0 Tom Shearn RHP .000 0 0
(0-1, 4.40) (NO RECORD)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
WARMUPS: FLA - DANIEL BARONE (0-1, 4.40)
CIN - TOM SHEARN (NO RECORD)

UMPIRES: HP - ED MONTAGUE
1B - JERRY LAYNE
2B - BILL MILLER
3B - CHAD FAIRCHILD

WEATHER: 84 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 6 mph, swirling</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
STARTING BATS: FLA - DANIEL BARONE AND MATT TREANOR
CIN - TOM SHEARN AND RYAN JORGENSEN

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: H RAMIREZ (.333, 23 HR, 65 RBI)
D UGGLA (.246, 24 HR, 72 RBI)
J HERMIDA (.284, 13 HR, 44 RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
FLORIDA 0 0 0 0
CINCINNATI 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - DANIEL BARONE
CIN - TOM SHEARN

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J HAMILTON (.292, 17 HR, 40 RBI)
J KEPPINGER (.379, 4 HR, 22 RBI)
K GRIFFEY JR (.281, 28 HR, 82 RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">FLORIDA (0) VS CINCINNATI (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283
J Willingham lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
M Jacobs 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
C Ross cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
M Treanor c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
A Amezaga 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
D Barone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Keppinger ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .379
K Griffey Jr rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
B Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
S Hatteberg 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
R Jorgensen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
T Shearn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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FLORIDA - 0 -- 0
CINCINNATI - -- 0
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Barone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.40

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
T Shearn 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

Pitches-strikes: T Shearn 14-9. Ground balls-fly balls: T Shearn 0-2. Batters
faced: T Shearn 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Montague. 1B--Jerry Layne. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Chad
Fairchild.

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
CONFIRMED STARTERS: FLA - DANIEL BARONE
CIN - TOM SHEARN</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ADAM DUNN SCORED KEN GRIFFEY JR.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A DUNN ON FIRST, B PHILLIPS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 0
CINCINNATI 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: S HATTEBERG (.301, 10 HR, 46 RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY EDWIN ENCARNACION SCORED BRANDON PHILLIPS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, E ENCARNACION ON FIRST, S HATTEBERG ON
SECOND, A DUNN ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 0
CINCINNATI 2 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: R JORGENSEN (.182, 1 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
GRAND SLAM BY RYAN JORGENSEN (2) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 1ST OFF DANIEL BARONE SCORED ADAM DUNN, SCOTT HATTEBERG AND
EDWIN ENCARNACION.
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 0, CINCINNATI 6

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: T SHEARN (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
FLORIDA 0 0 0 0
CINCINNATI 6 6 4 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - DANIEL BARONE
CIN - TOM SHEARN

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: J WILLINGHAM (.274, 21 HR, 85 RBI)
M JACOBS (.269, 12 HR, 35 RBI)
C ROSS (.301, 7 HR, 26 RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">FLORIDA (0) VS CINCINNATI (6) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283
J Willingham lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
M Jacobs 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
C Ross cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
M Treanor c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
A Amezaga 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
D Barone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
J Keppinger ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .376
K Griffey Jr rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .281
B Phillips 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .283
A Dunn lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .264
S Hatteberg 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .301
E Encarnacion 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .274
R Jorgensen c 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .250
T Shearn p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000

Totals 7 6 4 6 2 1 0

BATTING: HR - R Jorgensen (2, 1st inning off D Barone 3 on, 2 Out). RBI - A
Dunn (91), E Encarnacion (54), R Jorgensen 4 (6). 2-out RBI - A Dunn, E
Encarnacion, R Jorgensen 4. Team LOB - 0.


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FLORIDA - 0 -- 0
CINCINNATI - 6 -- 6
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Barone 1 4 6 6 2 1 1 7.63

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
T Shearn 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

Pitches-strikes: D Barone 36-18; T Shearn 14-9. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Barone 1-1; T Shearn 0-2. Batters faced: D Barone 9; T Shearn 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Montague. 1B--Jerry Layne. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Chad
Fairchild.

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
FLORIDA 0 0 0 1 0
CINCINNATI 6 6 4 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - DANIEL BARONE
CIN - TOM SHEARN

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J HAMILTON (.291, 0-FOR-1)
J KEPPINGER (.376, 0-FOR-1)
K GRIFFEY JR (.281, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">FLORIDA (0) VS CINCINNATI (6) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283
J Willingham lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
M Jacobs 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
C Ross cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308
M Treanor c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .306
A Amezaga 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .264
D Barone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 1 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Amezaga 1. Team LOB - 2.



CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
J Keppinger ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .376
K Griffey Jr rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .281
B Phillips 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .283
A Dunn lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .264
S Hatteberg 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .301
E Encarnacion 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .274
R Jorgensen c 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .250
T Shearn p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000

Totals 7 6 4 6 2 1 0

BATTING: HR - R Jorgensen (2, 1st inning off D Barone 3 on, 2 Out). RBI - A
Dunn (91), E Encarnacion (54), R Jorgensen 4 (6). 2-out RBI - A Dunn, E
Encarnacion, R Jorgensen 4. Team LOB - 0.


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FLORIDA - 00 -- 0
CINCINNATI - 6 -- 6
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Barone 1 4 6 6 2 1 1 7.63

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
T Shearn 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00

Pitches-strikes: D Barone 36-18; T Shearn 29-16. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Barone 1-1; T Shearn 1-4. Batters faced: D Barone 9; T Shearn 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Montague. 1B--Jerry Layne. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Chad
Fairchild.

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY BRANDON PHILLIPS (25) TO CENTER WITH 2
OUT IN THE 2ND OFF DANIEL BARONE SCORED KEN GRIFFEY JR.
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 0, CINCINNATI 8

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A DUNN (.264, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
FLORIDA 0 0 0 1 0
CINCINNATI 6 2 8 7 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - DANIEL BARONE
CIN - TOM SHEARN

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: D BARONE (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
H RAMIREZ (.332, 0-FOR-1)
D UGGLA (.246, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">FLORIDA (0) VS CINCINNATI (8) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332
D Uggla 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
J Hermida rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283
J Willingham lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
M Jacobs 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
C Ross cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308
M Treanor c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .306
A Amezaga 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .264
D Barone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 1 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Amezaga 1. Team LOB - 2.



CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
J Keppinger ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .373
K Griffey Jr rf 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .283
B Phillips 2b 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 .285
A Dunn lf 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .266
S Hatteberg 1b 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .301
E Encarnacion 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .274
R Jorgensen c 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .250
T Shearn p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000

Totals 13 8 7 8 2 1 1

BATTING: 2B - K Griffey Jr (21, D Barone); A Dunn (22, D Barone). HR - R
Jorgensen (2, 1st inning off D Barone 3 on, 2 Out), B Phillips (25, 2nd inning
off D Barone 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - A Dunn (91), E Encarnacion (54), R Jorgensen 4
(6), B Phillips 2 (77). 2-out RBI - A Dunn, E Encarnacion, R Jorgensen 4, B
Phillips 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Hatteberg 1. Team LOB -
1.


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FLORIDA - 00 -- 0
CINCINNATI - 62 -- 8
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Barone 2 7 8 8 2 1 2 8.27

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
T Shearn 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00

Pitches-strikes: D Barone 54-28; T Shearn 29-16. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Barone 2-3; T Shearn 1-4. Batters faced: D Barone 15; T Shearn 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Montague. 1B--Jerry Layne. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Chad
Fairchild.

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY DAN UGGLA (25) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF TOM SHEARN SCORED DANIEL BARONE AND HANLEY RAMIREZ.
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 3, CINCINNATI 8

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: J HERMIDA (.283, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
FLORIDA 0 0 3 3 4 0
CINCINNATI 6 2 8 7 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - DANIEL BARONE
CIN - TOM SHEARN

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: E ENCARNACION (.274, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
R JORGENSEN (.250, 1-FOR-1, HR, 4 RBI)
T SHEARN (.000, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: FLORIDA at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">FLORIDA (3) VS CINCINNATI (8) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
D Uggla 2b 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 .247
J Hermida rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282
J Willingham lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
M Jacobs 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
C Ross cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308
M Treanor c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .306
A Amezaga 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .264
D Barone p 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 13 3 4 3 1 1 2

BATTING: HR - D Uggla (25, 3rd inning off T Shearn 2 on, 0 Out). RBI - D Uggla
3 (75). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Amezaga 1. Team LOB - 2.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
J Keppinger ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .373
K Griffey Jr rf 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .283
B Phillips 2b 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 .285
A Dunn lf 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .266
S Hatteberg 1b 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .301
E Encarnacion 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .274
R Jorgensen c 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .250
T Shearn p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000

Totals 13 8 7 8 2 1 1

BATTING: 2B - K Griffey Jr (21, D Barone); A Dunn (22, D Barone). HR - R
Jorgensen (2, 1st inning off D Barone 3 on, 2 Out), B Phillips (25, 2nd inning
off D Barone 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - A Dunn (91), E Encarnacion (54), R Jorgensen 4
(6), B Phillips 2 (77). 2-out RBI - A Dunn, E Encarnacion, R Jorgensen 4, B
Phillips 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Hatteberg 1. Team LOB -
1.


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FLORIDA - 003 -- 3
CINCINNATI - 62 -- 8
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FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Barone 2 7 8 8 2 1 2 8.27

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
T Shearn 3 4 3 3 1 1 1 9.00

Pitches-strikes: D Barone 54-28; T Shearn 46-28. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Barone 2-3; T Shearn 3-5. Batters faced: D Barone 15; T Shearn 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Montague. 1B--Jerry Layne. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Chad
Fairchild.

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, swirling.</div>