Barton, Crisp homer as A's outslug Reds

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- In a game that featured four home runs, the A's managed to outslug the Reds by a 10-8 score on Tuesday at Goodyear Ballpark.

Oakland took a 7-0 lead on Reds starter Mike Leake, who struggled to get through 2 1/3 innings while allowing six hits and four walks. Leake pitched behind a lot, which gave the A's plenty of opportunity to do damage.

The game's second batter, Daric Barton, got it going when he hit a 3-1 Leake pitch to left field for a solo homer. It was 2-0 in the third when the A's knocked Leake out with a five-run inning. Coco Crisp led off with a home run to center field and Kurt Suzuki later added a two-run double to the center-field wall.

The Reds answered back in the third inning against A's lefty Brett Anderson. With two outs, Brandon Phillips' rolling RBI single into left field scored Paul Janish. Joey Votto followed with a two-run home run into the left-field bullpen -- his third long ball of the spring.

In the fourth inning against Anderson, Jonny Gomes led off with a homer to the grassy hill behind the left-field 'pen.

Anderson pitched six innings and gave up four earned runs and six hits without a walk while striking out four.

Francisco Cordero worked his sixth straight scoreless inning of relief, but his streak of perfect innings ended at four. Cordero gave up two singles and a walk during the fifth inning, but also struck out the side.

Craig Breslow took over for Anderson in the bottom of the seventh and allowed three runs on two hits in his Cactus League debut.

Nick Masset pitched a perfect sixth inning in relief for Cincinnati. That was followed by a hitless inning for Aroldis Chapman, who walked one and struck out two.

Votto added his third hit of the game in the ninth inning. His two-run single shortened the A's lead to two runs before right-hander Michael Wuertz recorded the game's final out.

Up next for A's: Lefty Gio Gonzalez, working on an extra day of rest, is set to make his fifth spring start Wednesday when the A's travel to Mesa, Ariz., for a meeting with the Cubs at HoHoKam Park. Gonzalez has put together an exceptional string of outings thus far, evidenced by a 1.76 Cactus League ERA. He's allowed just three earned runs while striking out 19 in 15 1/3 innings. The game is scheduled for a 1:05 p.m. PT start.

Up next for Reds: It will be a key day in the battle for the final bullpen spots as Dontrelle Willis, Sam LeCure and Matt Maloney are all scheduled to get innings when the Reds head to Peoria to play the Padres at 4:05 p.m. ET. All three pitchers are coming off of lackluster outings but have an excellent chances to make the team. Homer Bailey, who is going to make the rotation, is the starting pitcher for Cincinnati.