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MILWAUKEE (AP) – Nobody was happier to leave County Stadium to
the scrap heap than Milwaukee right-hander Jimmy Haynes, who failed
to win in his last seven starts at the old ballpark.
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"Actually, the old place wasn't that bad to me. I just
struggled a little bit at the end, I don't know why, just threw
bad pitches at the end, not really concentrating," said Haynes,
who won his first start at Miller Park on Sunday, 8-4 over the
Cincinnati Reds.
"It's always good to get into a new park, especially this one,
it's nice," Haynes said. "Any time you get to a new park, a new
atmosphere, it always makes a difference. It makes you want to play
a little bit better."
Haynes (1-1) made the most of his change of scenery, giving up
three runs on eight hits in 6 1/3 innings for his first victory at
home since July 7, 2000.
"I only made one bad pitch," Haynes said of the high heater
that Jason LaRue hit for a two-run homer in the seventh.
"He got into the seventh inning and got into some quick
trouble, but six outstanding innings, we'll take that performance
90 percent of the time," Milwaukee manager Davey Lopes said.
Haynes got plenty of support from Geoff Jenkins and Richie
Sexson, who homered on consecutive pitches in the third and drove
in two runs each as the Brewers completed a three-game sweep of the
Reds.
The Brewers became the first team to open a new ballpark with a
sweep since the Atlanta Braves took three from the Chicago Cubs at
Turner Field in 1997.
Milwaukee jumped out to a 5-0 lead off Osvaldo Fernandez (1-1),
then survived a four-run burst by the Reds in the seventh, which
ended with pinch-hitter Ken Griffey Jr. striking out with the bases
full.
Jenkins, who began the season 2-for-22, had an RBI double in the
first and Jeffrey Hammonds added a two-run double. Jenkins and
Sexson homered in the third.
Reds center fielder Ruben Rivera robbed Hammonds of a solo home
run in the sixth with a leaping grab over the wall.
LaRue's two-run homer, his second in two days, made it 5-2 in
the seventh. Pinch-hitter Pokey Reese doubled and one out later,
Ray King relieved Haynes and walked two straight batters, then
surrendered a two-run double to Sean Casey that made it 5-4.
Will Cunnane walked Rivera to load the bases – after catcher
Henry Blanco made an error on a high foul ball by Rivera. But he
struck out Griffey with the bases loaded to end the threat.
"That was a very dangerous situation he came into," Lopes
said. "I mean, that's not something that most guys look forward to
coming in and facing one of the best hitters in the game. And he
punched him out, which was a pretty big out for us."
"I'd say that's about as big as it gets," said Jeromy Burnitz,
who hit a two-run single off Justin Atchley in the seventh, when
the Brewers got three runs back.
"We made a charge at them and they put some runs on the board,
that's the sign of a good team," Barry Larkin said. "We had a
chance to win all three games, we just couldn't get a big hit when
we needed it."
Fernandez (1-1) surrendered five hits on six hits and four walks
in four innings.
"In the first inning, my ball didn't move very well. No
movement. My control, no good. I felt a little tired," Fernandez
said, pointing to his right shoulder and upper chest.
Light rains on Friday night and high winds on Saturday kept the
retractable roof closed, but there was a cloudless sky Sunday to
the delight of the crowd of 38,917.
"It was a great weekend," Lopes said. "I think the
anticipation, the excitement matched everything that everybody
expected it to be, and maybe even more.
"And I believe there's a lot of exciting days and nights ahead
for many, many years at Miller ballpark."
Game notes
Reds manager Bob Boone ordered four intentional walks, two
in the first and two in the seventh. ... Reds director of media
relations Rob Butcher, who went down Bernie Brewer's slide at
County Stadium during the final homestand at the old ballpark,
tried out the sleek new slide at Miller Park on Sunday. His
assessment? "This one's cooler, cleaner and safer." ... The Reds
now travel to Pittsburgh to help the Pirates open PNC Park on
Monday.
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