Ken Griffey Jr. talked mostly about his football playing son Trey before the game.
Trey is 6'2" and 180 lbs. He is a sophomore running back and wideout on his public high school team. He is getting stacks of letters to colleges through his coach.
Trey is choosing a college. Mike Leake just graduated from college, Arizona State University, known for its baseball program.
Leake, the Reds first pick in last June's amatuer draft was a fan of Griffey's growing up in San Diego.
Griffey lined out to firstbase in the first inning against Leake. In his second at bat Laake hit hid idol in the shins.
"I didn't know if I was supposed to say sorry or not care," Leake said.
Leake pitched four innings and allowed one run on three hits. He walked one in addition to hitting Griffey. The run scored on a double steal in which the rundown was botched when Ichiro Suzuki was picked off by Leake.
Leake started a double play to get himself out of a jam.
"I did well on my PFP (pitchers fielding practice) work. We worked on it so long," Leake said.
Leake still has a chance to make the Reds rotation but isn't worried about it.
"You just want to make the decision hard for them."
Joey Votto had two singles and an opposite field home run with three RBI to lead the Reds offense.
Travis Wood, the other young pitcher that has an outside chance, is pitching well also.
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