Reds Opening Day Rival Pounds Out 25 Hits in 15-2

"This game is hard to figure," Dusty Baker said.  "As good as it was yesterday it was that bad today."

Rob Butcher, who has day-by-day spring training records dating back to 1997, could not find a game in which the Reds gave up more than 20 hits prior to Monday, Milwaukee had 25.

The Brewers belted three home runs.  Granted there was a 29 mph wind blowing out to right.  Brandon Boggs used the jet stream to pop one out against Homer Bailey, who was one out away from completing his scheduled three innings, but three straight Brewer singles sent him to the bench.

Mike Leake couldn't get the ball down and Milwaukee scored four runs off him on nine hits.

"Homer threw the ball well. He came out only giving up one run," Baker said.  "Leaky couldn't get the ball down and they didn't miss them.  They flared some balls.  They hit some hard.  It was a long day."

Rickie Weeks had two hits.  Boggs had four with a home run.  Erick Almonte, who couldn't crack the Yankees roster, had four hits and a long ball.   Carlos Gomez hit one out but didn't need the wind on a long fly to left.

The Reds hitting star was Dave Sappelt, who hit his second home run, is now 8-for-14 this spring.  He will probably start the season at Louisville to work on other parts of his game. Paul Janish had two hits for the second straight day, although the first was a pop up that thirdbaseman, Zelous Wheeler, couldn't track in the wind.