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CINCINNATI -- The Reds were still down to one healthy catcher on Sunday as rookie Devin Mesoraco started back-to-back games vs. the Brewers.Ramon Hernandez was available on an emergency-only basis after he bruised his lower left leg with a foul ball on Friday. Ryan Hanigan is not available at all because of back spasms."There's been progress. I feel a little better today," Hanigan said. "It just football result got strained and then stiff. It went from stiff to sharp pain. I can usually deal with stiff and sore. It was tough. It's one of those things that I hope it's just a few days. I'll have to see when I start moving around. I've just been resting it and treating it."Entering Sunday, which was his sixth start since his Sept. 1 callup from Triple-A Louisville, Mesoraco was batting .174 with one home ru football result n in eight games. He is the organization's top prospect, but still not a finished product offensively or defensively."You can tell he still has some things to learn. That's a tough one," Reds manager Dusty Baker said. "That's why you really admire a kid like Buster Posey and what [the Giants] did last year -- going to the World Series with a rookie catcher. [Mesoraco] studies hard. He's very consc football result ientious but he still has some things to learn. He's come a long way in a short period of time and still has a long ways to go."The raw ability is there, no question. He feels bad when something bad happens to his pitchers. That's how you want your catcher to be." Willis scratched, could start Monday vs. Astros CINCINNATI -- About 90 minutes before game time on Sunday, the Reds announced that football result scheduled starting pitcher Dontrelle Willis was scratched because of back spasms.Monday's expected starter, Matt Maloney, was moved up a day to replace Willis and face the Brewers. Maloney was already filling in for an injured Johnny Cueto.If he is feeling better, Willis will start on Monday vs. the Astros. If he can't, left-hander Travis Wood will get the ball."We hope he's OK," Reds manager Dust football result y Baker said of Willis. "If he's not, we'll go with Wood." Maloney lasted only 1 2/3 innings, allowing seven runs and nine hits in an 8-1 loss to the Brewers. It forced Baker to go to his bullpen early, and he used six relievers to get through the game."That's why we were going one inning with everybody except Sam LeCure -- in case Dontrelle can't go tomorrow," Baker said. "Then we'll have a relat football result ively fresh bullpen for three days and then have the off-day on Thursday."In 12 starts this season, Willis is 0-6 with a 5.04 ERA but has nine starts where he has allowed three or fewer runs. That was not the case his last time out on Sept. 12 vs. the Cubs when he was beat up for eight runs and nine hits over 3 1/3 innings. Worth noting #149; The Reds have two players scheduled to have surger football result y on Monday. Shortstop Zack Cozart will have an arthroscopic procedure to clean out his right ankle. Infielder Chris Valaika is having an operation to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. Both players are expected to make full recoveries in time for Spring Training 2012. #149; The honorary Reds captain on Sunday was former television talk show host Larry King, who was in tow football result n as a guest of the Jewish National Fund conference. football result
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