Reds Bats Come Alive Against Giants

The Reds scored seven runs in the eighth inning off Jeremy Affeldt and Brandon Medders.

Juan Francisco, Aaron Miles, Paul Janish and Corky Miller hit doubles. Drew Stubbs hit his fourth home run of the spring in the inning.

"The bats really came alive in that inning," Dusty Baker said. "You could see the guys were refreshed. Their legs were refreshed everything."

The Reds had Tuesday off. They are among the last teams to take a break this spring.

Homer Bailey was not as sharp as he has been in some of his outings but he allowed just one run on three hits. He got 10 outs without a strikeout.

In his first years as a professional, he believed he should strike out everybody like he did in Texas playing high school baseball.

"I went five innings. That's what I was after, not striking guys out but trying to locate my pitches."

He retired 13 of his last 14 batters without a strike out.

"He wasn't quite as sharp but he was near the plate with good velocity. He made good pitches when he needed too. He showed detremination," Baker said.

The Giants beat the Reds 6-0 on Saturday. The Reds turned the tables with a 10-3 win today.