FRANCHISE 2010
NO HITTING, NO PITCHING HASTENS SLOW START
BY PAT DORWIN
SPORTSWRITER
PITTSBURGH - FRIDAY'S GAME AGAINST THE PIRATES CAPSULIZED CINCINNATI'S SEASON START.
THE REDS DROPPED TO 3-8 - WITH ALL THREE WINS BY A SINGLE RUN - AND TWO ONE-RUN LOSSES, INCLUDING THE 3-2 DEFEAT AT PITTSBURGH.
DESPITE BATTING JUST .225 AS A TEAM - AND GIVING UP 30 RUNS IN A SEASON-OPENING SWEEP BY ST. LOUIS - THE REDS AREN'T PLAYING ALL THAT BAD.
"REALLY, WE'VE GOT THAT OPENING DEBACLE AND LOSING THREE OUT OF FOUR AT FLORIDA HOLDING US DOWN," SAID FIRST-YEAR MANAGER ??? QUEEN.
CINCY FOLLOWED THE TRIO OF CARDINAL DEFEATS WITH 7-6 AND 2-1 VICTORIES OVER THE CUBS BEFORE DROPPING THE FINAL GAME OF THE SERIES 2-1.
THE TRIP SOUTH SAW THE REDS OPEN A FOUR-GAME SERIES WITH THE MARLINS BY POSTING A 4-3 WIN BEFORE A SINGLE BAD INNING BY CINCY RELIEVERS LED TO THREE CONSECUTIVE LOSSES, BEFORE THE WEKEND SERIES AGAINST THE PIRATES.
THE READS RETURN HOME FOR THREE=GAME SERIES' AGAINST THE DODGERS AND PADRES.
STATS
ICHIRO .405 1, 6
WOODY .333 0, 0
RASMUS .294 0, 1
LEE .286 3, 7
TEIXEIRA .256 0,1
CANO .237 2,4
CHAVEZ .214 2, 5
SCHUMAKER .192 0, 1
ESCOBAR .172 0, 3
RAMIREZ .143 0, 2
BRUCE .053 0, 0
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