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C4 DAYTON DAILY NEWS BASEBALLS SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2005 Reds I REDS NOTES Aurilia: Miley's big flaw was commimication skills Indians trample 'pathetic' Hudson, in 12-7 laugher Reds Continued from CI SATURDAY'S BOX SCORE INDIANS 12, REDS 7 Cincinnati AS Bl BBSO Avg. i "We had hoped to wait on Freel until at least Monday, and none of us wanted to put him on the DL and he didn't want to go on the DL," manager Jerry 1 1 1 FLopez ss 5 2 3 1 0 0 .299 Aurilia 2b 2 Casey lb 5 Griffey Jr. cf 2 Romano ph-cf 2 Randa 3b 3 1 1 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 .264 0 .321 1 .278 1 J33 1 .296 0 .000 1 .246 1 .273 3 .250 0 .265 1 1 EEncarnaclon 3b2 0 0 0 Dunn If 4 0 10 WPenarf 4 0 10 JaCruzdh 4 0 0 0 Valentine 4 12 1 Total 39 7 13 7 1 10 At II BBSO Avg. 4 3 2 1 2 0 .307 Clavtland Sizemore cf Crisp If THafner dh VMartlnez Broussard lb Belllard 2b Gerut rf Boone 3b Peralta ss 0 .289 1 .286 0 .236 0 .253 0 .293 1 .295 1 .202 2 .270 Totals 44 12 21 11 Cincinnati 102 000 004- 7 13 1 Cleveland 108 110 01 -12 21 0 ft By Hal McCoy hmccoyDaytonDailiiNews.com CLEVELAND In the respected opinion of veteran in-fielder Rich Aurilia, fired manager Dave Miley's problems were the same as those uttered by Paul Newman in the movie, Cool Hand Luke: "What we've got here is failure to communicate." Aurilia is concerned about reports in some media that he was critical of Miley, as if he did it behind his back. "In my opinion, that's my opinion, which I'm entitled to have, Miley didn't communicate enough," Aurilia said.

"And I didn't do it behind his back. Four or five times, I went to him and told him he needed to communicate more with the players. "You watch other managers during batting practice," Aurilia added. "They are talking to players all the time. But Miley usually was either in his clubhouse office or standing by himself in the outfield." Aurilia said he was disturbed when he read stories about Miley saying he didn't understand why Aurilia didn't like him.

"That wasn't the case," he said. "I was asked my opinion about him and I gave it. I have enough experience in this game (10 years) to voice my opinion, and it is my opinion he didn't communicate with the players." Miley seldom was observed talking to players in the dressing room portion of the clubhouse, but his successor, Jerry Narron, has been talking to players at their lockers, and while the team stretched before Saturday's game he was standing amongst them talking. Encarnaclon's reprieve It looks as if rookie infielder Edwin Encarnacion is staying with the team longer than the originally planned three days. Infielder Ryan Freel went on the 15-day disabled list Saturday Stone gave up three runs, eight hits and two home runs in 2 innings.

Hudson put it in perspective with one simple sentence: "It was embarrassing, disturbing and downright pathetic." What was disturbing to Narron was that the Reds scored a run in the top of the first, but the Indians scored a run in the bottom of the first, then the Reds scored two in the top of the third to take a 3-1 lead. "Then they dropped a snowman (8) on us and did it pretty quick," Narron said. "Then Stone had to stay out there and suck it up for us so I could save pitching for (today). It's not fun when you are trying to eat up innings and save the bullpen instead of trying to win." From his perspective, Narron said Hudson's problem was location, location, location with his fastball. "If the batter was a high fastball hitter, that's where Luke put it," Narron said.

"If the hitter was a low fastball hitter, that's where he put it." Martinez, The Bobblehead Boy, homered off Hudson, as did Grady Sizemore and Broussard. Broussard also homered off Stone, as did Hafner, a moon-seeker that traveled 477 feet, fifth longest in Jacobs Field history. First baseman Broussard's two homers were a stinging reminder that the Reds traded him to Cleveland in 2002 for long-departed Russell Branyan. Cleveland starting pitcher Jake Westbrook (5-9) gave up three runs and five hits in three innings, falling behind, 3-1, but when his offense put up eight in the third he tightened the bolts and held the Reds to no runs and three hits over his final four innings, striking out a career-best eight. By then the Reds were not only ready to cry, "Uncle," but uncle, aunt, nephew and niece.

The Indians, IIV2 games be- JEFF GLIDDENASSOCIATED PRESS REDS PITCHER LUKE HUDSON checks the scoreboard as he walks off the mound after giving up three home runs in the Indians' eight-run third inning Saturday at Jacobs Field. Hudson, one of Cincinnati's best starter last September, was charged with seven earned runs in ZA innings. E-Aurilla (4). LOB-Clnclnnatl 7. Cleveland 13.

2B-f Lopez (16), Casey (18). Randa (17). Sizemore (16), Crisp (17), VMartlnez (12), Gerut (5). HR-Romano (1), off Riske: FLopez (13), off Riske; Valentin (4), off Riske; THafner (11), off Stone; Broussard 2 (8), off Stone. Hudson; VMartinez (8).

off Hudson; Sizemore (7), off Hudson. RBIs-FLopez (45), Casey 2 (35), Romano 2 (3), Randa (41). Valentin (14). Sizemore (33), Crisp 2 (29). THafner 3 (38), VMartlnez 2 (29).

Broussard 2 (29). Boone (25). S-Au-rllia. GIOP-THafner, Broussard. Runners left In scoring position Cincinnati Cleveland 7.

DP-Clncinnatl 2. Cincinnati I ER SO NP ERA Hudson 1-2 8 7 7 2 0 57 8.35 Stone RWjgner Coffey Cleveland 2i 8 4 4 1 2 42 5.61 2 3 0 0 2 3 44 5.95 1 2 1 1 0 0 28 4.57 IP ER BB SO HP ERA westbrook 5-9 7 8 3 3 1 8 100 4.52 Betancourt 1 1 0 0 0 1 14 2.31 Riske 1 4 4 4 0 1 23 3.47 Inherited runners-scored-Stone 2-2. (43.405). ONLINE EXTRA Ask Hal McCoy questions about Reds baseball: DaytonDailyNews.com reds (sore second toe on his left foot), and the club is rethinking its plan to send Encarnacion back to Class AAA Louisville Monday. Amazingly, the team snubbed outfielder Austin Kearns again, this time re-acquiring outfielder Jason Romano from Louisville.

Romano was designated for assignment June 7 and removed from the 40-man roster. To make room for Romano, the Reds transferred injured infielder Luis Lopez from the 15-day to the 60-day disabled list. Ryan Freel Landed on DL with sore toe Narron said. "But he wasn't getting better, and we didn't want him to go out and re-injure it. "Since (outfielder) Kenny Kelly is out and with Freel out, we definitely needed a guy who could play the outfield." Kearns? Still being punished for weighing 255 pounds.

But his bat is pretty heavy, too .394 in 33 at-bats with eight doubles in eight games. Suit him up Encarnacion, 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in his major-league debut Friday, was not in Saturday's lineup after Narron playfully said before Friday's game, "He'll be in there if he goes 5-for-5 or goes 4-for-5 with some damage." At least Encarnacion has new clothes. Teammate Felipe Lopez took him to Brooks Brothers on Saturday and bought him a new suit, "even though I don't even own a suit myself," said Lopez. Bullpen lined up Narron used Todd Coffey in the seventh inning of Friday's 5-4 win over the Indians instead of Ryan Wagner, but that doesn't mean he has lost faith or hope in Wagner. "I'll use Coffey, Wagner, Matt Belisle and Ricky Stone in that situation," said Narron.

"Coffey is pitching good (no runs in his last 12 appearances), Belisle has looked good in his last couple of games (no runs in two games). We're trying our best to keep Kent Mercker and David Weathers for the end." ST. Ol $33,930 Mx-run in lilts umgonsfccia win Dayton Daily News FORT WAYNE, Ind. The Dayton Dragons kept their perfect start to the second half of the Midwest League season going with a comeback win Saturday night. Fort Wayne jumped out to a 2-0 first inning lead, but the Dragons tied the game in the sixth before erupting for a six-run seventh inning to drop the Wizards for the third straight night, 84, in front of 6,429 fans at Memorial Stadium.

The Dragons' second saw Bobby Mosby crack a leadoff double hind the Chicago White Sox in the American League Central, are in the wrong league. They are 14-3 in interleague play this season, two of the defeats administered by the Reds. Meanwhile, the Reds are 17 games behind St. Louis in the National League Central, still in last place, three games behind fifth-place Houston. Javier Valentin, Felipe Lopez (three hits) and Jason Romano all stroked home runs in the ninth, a little Cincinnati salad dressing on very dry lettuce.

The only positive thing for the Reds was that Chief Operating Officer John Men appeared on the Jacobs Field Kiss-Cam and obligingly kissed his wife, Anna. But it was the Indians kissing the baseball all over the Jacobs acreage. to left and come home by a Jorge Mejia sacrifice fly. The game remained 2-1 in favor of the Wizards until the top of the sixth, when Dragons catcher John Purdom tied the game with a solo homer to left center. In the seventh, Dayton picked up six runs on five hits.

Back-to-back singles by Kroski and Mejia to open the inning. Strait's eighth RBI of the series put the Dragons ahead to stay at 3-2. Drew Anderson added an RBI double, and Bradley Key knocked home a pair with a single to give Dayton a 6-2 lead. A Wizards error plated the grass, but for two to three hours, this is the best It's not a dream. We promise.

1 'U -x. i i JEFF GLIDDENASSOCIATED PRESS REDS SHORTSTOP Felipe Lopez smacks a ninth-inning home run against Indians closer David Riske. Lopez had three hits Saturday. i a ubssi I ft final two Dragons run JoshThigpen (3-2) WireA nine straight Wizards in three perfect innings of relief work to pick up. the win.

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