--LHP Daniel Ray Herrera, all 5-foot-6 of him, is a longshot for a bullpen spot, has faced 10 hitters in three innings this spring and retired nine. 

Shortstop Alex Gonzalez played his first two games in the field on back-to-back days, took a day off and then resumed playing every day to see if his surgically repaired knee could take it. 

Jed Lowrie had another big game at the plate, hitting a two-run homer off Bronson Arroyo to lead the Boston Red Sox over the Cincinnati Reds 9-1 on Thursday night. 

You can bank on the best closers to put away games, but they can't bank on blockbuster deals, Tracy Ringolsby says. 

SARASOTA, Fla. 

SARASOTA, Fla. 

DUNEDIN, Fla. 

CLEARWATER, Fla. 

DUNEDIN, Fla. 

CLEARWATER, Fla. 

--LHP Daniel Ray Herrera, all 5-foot-6 of him, is a longshot for a bullpen spot, has faced 10 hitters in three innings this spring and retired nine. 

The Reds did little in the offseason other than minor tinkering, adding C Ramon Hernandez and LHP Arthur Rhodes. 

Shortstop Alex Gonzalez played his first two games in the field on back-to-back days, took a day off and then resumed playing every day to see if his surgically repaired knee could take it. 

The Reds did little in the offseason other than minor tinkering, adding C Ramon Hernandez and LHP Arthur Rhodes. 

--LHP Daniel Ray Herrera, all 5-foot-6 of him, is a longshot for a bullpen spot, has faced 10 hitters in three innings this spring and retired nine.