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Tigers 6, Reds 2


By HARRY ATKINS
AP Sports Writer
Updated: March 19, 2007

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) --With Joel Zumaya entertaining fans, the Detroit Tigers have a new scoreboard showing the speed of pitches at Joker Marchant Stadium.

The hard-throwing Zumaya didn't figure in the decision Monday as the Tigers beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-2, but he'll be remembered by the crowd of 7,767.


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Zumaya was frequently clocked at 102 mph by the new electronic screen installed atop the fence in center, and one pitched registered 103 mph.

"There's a gun in every major league park. I know that," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. "I don't mind it at Comerica Park. It's part of show business. But, I'm not a fan of it in spring training."

Zumaya, who gave up only a harmless single in two innings, struck out Mark Bellhorn on a 102 mph heater to start the seventh, then followed by fanning David Ross on a tantalizing 85 mph pitch.

Tigers starter Kenny Rogers allowed a solo shot in the fourth to Adam Dunn, his third homer of spring training. Rogers gave up two runs and three hits in five innings, with Chris Denorfia hitting an RBI double in the fifth.

"I like bringing Zumaya in after Rogers," Leyland said. "It's a big adjustment for the hitters."

Reds starter Bronson Arroyo, who entered with a 0.00 ERA, gave up four runs -- three earned -- and seven hits in 4 2-3 innings. Two of Detroit's five doubles came off Arroyo, who left with an ERA of 2.31.

"It was good to get into the game with some guys on base," Arroyo said. "To me, one of the worst things you can do is go through spring training and mow every game."

Sean Casey also doubled off Arroyo. Vance Wilson, Magglio Ordonez and Neifi Perez doubled off the Reds' Paul Wilson.

Gary Sheffield hit a solo homer, his second of spring training, off Arroyo.

Notes:@ OF Cameron Maybin, the Tigers' top pick in the 2005 amateur draft, was among 10 prospects returned to the minors before the game. The 19-year-old, who is expected to begin the season at Class-A Lakeland, was batting .429 in 17 exhibition games. ... Detroit closer Todd Jones, who gave up two hits in a scoreless ninth, took a liner on his right thigh off the bat of Josh Hamilton. Jones, who also writes for The Sporting News, said it might be the subject of his next column. "Oh, yeah. It'll be a rocket shot then," he said with a laugh. "And I didn't rub it." ... Reds OF Norris Hopper left in the sixth after running into the fence while catching Curtis Granderson's fly ball. His condition was not immediately known, but he left the field under his own power.

 
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