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Reds 12, Dodgers 4

Associated Press

Travis Wood fanned five in four frames in a 12-4 win over LA Dodgers

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LAS VEGAS — Travis Wood had to make his final case to be the Cincinnati Reds fifth starter with a howling wind blowing out to center field.

Considering the situation, he did about as well as could be expected in [...]

White Sox 1, Indians 10

Associated Press

David Huff pitched well enough to wrap up a spot in the rotation.

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GOODYEAR, Ariz. — David Huff pitched well for the Cleveland Indians Wednesday. Good enough for a spot in the rotation? He’ll have to wait to find out.

Huff gave up one run and five hits over seven innings in a 10-1 [...]

Buzz ratcheted up in five cities

By Mike Bauman MLB.com

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Here are five baseball locales where the excitement level is going to be considerably higher in 2010. The places where the 2009 excitement was wall-to-wall need not apply.

Cincinnati
The Reds became more exciting simply by signing Aroldis Chapman, but that is not the issue.

This is a franchise that has not had a [...]

Padres 7, Reds 5

Associated Press

Opening Day starter Aaron Harang pitched 4 2/3 innings and allowed five runs — four earned — on five hits with two walks and six strikeouts.

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GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Reds right-hander Opening Day starter Aaron Harang pitched 4 2/3 innings and allowed five runs — four earned — on five hits with [...]

Indians 2, Royals 7

Associated Press

Mitch Talbot, who recently won a rotation job, had a rough outing. He went 5 2/3 innings and gave up seven runs (six earned) on nine hits and three walks.

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SURPRISE, Ariz. — Kyle Davies is back on track after a rough start to spring training.

Davies pitched into the sixth inning, likely securing [...]

Reds 1, Cubs 8

Associated Press

The Reds were in Mesa on Monday taking on the Cubs. See photos from the game and other spring training action.

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MESA, Ariz. — Early in spring training, Lou Piniella fretted about a pitching staff filled with unknowns. Now, with the exhibition season down to the final days, the Chicago Cubs manager is [...]

Dodgers 11, Indians 2

Associated Press

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Justin Masterson twice struck out Manny Ramirez, then got the veteran slugger on a weak ground out.

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GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Chad Billingsley‘s pitching pleased Joe Torre. Andre Ethier‘s hitting made the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ manager ready to buy a ticket.

Billingsley pitched five strong innings and Ethier had a double and two-run homer in [...]

Rehabbing Russell Branyan to DH

Associated Press

Russell Branyan, headed for the 15-day DL because of a herniated disk in his back, is slated to begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Columbus when the Clippers open on April 8.

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GOODYEAR, Ariz. — An optimistic Russell Branyan is eager to take the field in a Cleveland Indians uniform.

Branyan is set to [...]

Dodgers 2, Reds 1

Associated Press

Kershaw struck out seven in six strong innings Sunday, getting the better of Bronson Arroyo in a matchup of No. 2 starters, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 in a game that took only two hours, 16 minutes.

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GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Clayton Kershaw got regular-season results in no [...]

Reds’ Chapman throws 1 inning

Associated Press

The Cuban defector pitched one inning of a minor league game for the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday, having little trouble with the up-and-coming Milwaukee Brewers. He struck out the first two batters he faced — one of them on a nasty slider — and gave up a single up the middle before [...]