BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : Reds Cough Up Cash for Scores

Out-of-town baseball updates were back on the Riverfront Stadium scoreboard Friday after the Cincinnati Reds renewed their SportsTicker service.

Owner Marge Schott had canceled the score service, which costs $350 a month, to save money. A local bank offered Friday to pay the SportsTicker cost in exchange for an advertising plug. The Reds chose to pay for the service themselves, a club spokesman said.

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Kirby Puckett still hopes to play this year, although his doctor said it could be weeks or months before the Minnesota Twin outfielder fully regains vision in his ailing right eye. . . . New York Met pitcher Bill Pulsipher, 22, will undergo season-ending surgery on his left elbow Wednesday to repair a torn ligament.