Spring training: Cincinnati 6, Dodgers 2
AT THE PLATE: Matt Kemp was 0 for 4 with three strikeouts, dropping his spring average to .118. Kemp has struck out eight times in 17 at-bats. Kemp also didn’t hit well last spring, when he struck out 26 times in 65 at-bats. But Kemp batted .417 with 12 home runs and 25 runs batted in last April.
ON THE MOUND: Josh Beckett held the Reds to a run and two hits over 41/3 innings. He struck out five and walked two. The only run charged to him came on a third-inning home run by Shin-Soo Choo. Ted Lilly gave up five runs and five hits in 22/3 innings.
EXTRA BASES: Adrian Gonzalez left early because of a stomach ailment. Gonzalez last played Saturday with Mexico in the World Baseball Classic.
UP NEXT: vs. Chicago Cubs, 1 PDT on Thursday at Camelback Ranch. On the air: None.
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