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CINCINNATI (AP) -- Missing most of spring training doesn't appear to have hurt Rickey Henderson very much. The 42-year-old outfielder was 3-for-4 with three runs scored and Ryan Klesko had three RBI Saturday as the San Diego Padres beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-2. "He's doing everything right now," Padres manager Bruce Bochy said. "I think he's found the fountain of youth." Henderson, who signed with San Diego as a minor league free agent in March, has a 10-game hitting streak. He tied Rogers Hornsby for 30th on the career list with 2,930 hits and raised his average to .286. He singled in the first and scored on Phil Nevin's double, singled in the third and scored on Ryan Klesko's grounder and singled in the ninth and scored on Klesko's two-run double. "It's really great to equal one of the great names in the game," Henderson said. "It makes you feel good about yourself." Last week he moved past Babe Ruth to become the career walks leader. He needs to score 57 runs to pass Ty Cobb. And he would like to become the 25th player with 3,000 hits. "That's a great feeling just to have a chance to get to 3,000," Henderson said. "The ultimate of a hitter is to get 3,000." But for many years, Henderson thought more about walks and stolen bases. "I didn't think that much about hits," he said. "My job was to get on base and make things happen." He's been a big part in the turnaround for the Padres, who have won three in a row and six of seven. Woody Williams (3-3) gave up six hits in 6 1/3 innings and shut out Cincinnati until Sean Casey and Aaron Boone hit back-to-back homers in the seventh. Williams struck out four and walked none. Trevor Hoffman, San Diego's third pitcher, got four outs for his fourth save in five chances. Cincinnati has lost four in a row for the first time since Aug. 14-18. Rob Bell (0-1), recalled from Triple-A Louisville to make his second start of the season and his first since April 6, gave up three runs and seven hits in six innings. "After the first couple of innings, I think he was getting into a little rhythm," Reds manager Bob Boone said. "You see it happen a lot. He just started making better pitches after the second inning." Bell said he felt good even though he joined a succession of Reds starters who have been pounded. "I gave up a couple of hits in the first inning and that stinks," Bell said. "It wasn't like I righted any ship today. I want to be a guy who adds substance to this team, not one who goes back and forth (between Louisville and Cincinnati)." Klesko drove in three runs for the second consecutive game. His two-run double in the ninth gave San Diego a 5-2 lead and were the first earned runs given up this year by Danny Graves in 14 appearances. Game notesNevin left in the third with a mild strain in the left hamstring, an injury apparently sustained when he scored from second on Davis' single. ... Reds shortstop Barry Larkin, who left the game Thursday with tightness in his right groin, was held out again Saturday. ... Dmitri Young's single in the fourth extended his streak to 12 games, a team high. ... Deion Sanders, who started three games and sat out one since being called up from Triple-A Louisville, was in center field and went 1-for-3 and was hit by a pitch. ... Reds third base coach Ron Oester turned 45 Saturday.  Send this story to a friend | Most sent stories
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