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Thursday, Sep. 28 4:05pm ET
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MILWAUKEE (AP) -- So much for Milwaukee County Stadium. And so much for Jeff D'Amico's shot at winning the National League ERA title. Elmer Dessens pitched a two-hitter for his first career complete game as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-1 Thursday in the final game at the 48-year-old ballpark. "That was a nice way to end it," Reds manager Jack McKeon said. "Blow it up." The same teams are scheduled to open Miller Park -- probably under its retractable roof -- with a night game next April 6. "We're looking forward to it," said Sean Casey, who drove in four runs to go with Dmitri Young's four hits, including two triples, and four runs scored. The Reds tagged D'Amico for six earned runs and 10 hits in six innings. Afterward, D'Amico was taken to a hospital for an MRI on his left ankle that revealed a partial tear of the tendon that holds up the arch, team physician Dr. Bill Raasch said. D'Amico turned his ankle running in the outfield Wednesday and apparently aggravated the injury by going for the NL ERA title Thursday. D'Amico (12-7) gave up single runs in the first three innings on Alex Ochoa's RBI single, Juan Castro's fourth home run and Casey's run-scoring single. Casey made it 6-0 in the fifth with a three-run homer. With D'Amico struggling from the start and the Reds getting hits in each of the first eight innings, the crowd of 56,354 -- the largest ever at the ballpark for a regular-season game -- had little to cheer. But they applauded wildly in the middle of the fifth, when Olympic hero Ben Sheets was introduced. Sheets, the Brewers' top minor league pitching prospect, shut out Cuba in the gold medal game at Sydney, Australia. He emerged from the dugout with his medal dangling from his neck and waved to the crowd as it chanted, "U-S-A! U-S-A!" The crowd had hoped to see another gem by D'Amico, who bounced back from multiple shoulder operations to challenge for the NL ERA title. D'Amico entered with a 2.42 ERA and needed to limit the Reds to one earned run or fewer in seven innings to move ahead of Arizona's Randy Johnson, who leads the NL with a 2.38 ERA and is scheduled for one more start, Saturday against San Francisco. Instead, D'Amico's ERA jumped to 2.66, dropping him into third, behind the Dodgers' Kevin Brown. Dessens (11-5) gave up a single to Raul Casanova in the third and a triple to him in the sixth. His six strikeouts were a career high, and he didn't walk a batter. "Everything today was perfect, and the ball was moving," Dessens said. Brewers manager Davey Lopes said he couldn't fault his batters. "The problem with this club today was Elmer Dessens," Lopes said. "D'Amico just didn't have much today." Casey ended up with the last home run ever at County Stadium. "That was a neat thing," he said. "It was a great atmosphere and I was excited to play in the last game here." He wasn't alone. "I think I speak for all the guys who played here in the last five years when I say I'm glad to see it go," Brewers outfielder Jeromy Burnitz said. "We're glad to get into the new ballpark." Game notesThe Brewers, who went 8-2 in their final homestand, have never had a pitcher win a league ERA title, although the Milwaukee Braves had two: Lew Burdette and Warren Spahn, who both participated in postgame ceremonies. ... The previous player to triple twice in a game for the Reds was Barry Larkin, on June 23, 1998, against Kansas City. | ALSO SEE Baseball Scoreboard Cincinnati Clubhouse Milwaukee Clubhouse Off Base: Say no to Big Business
'The party's over' at Milwaukee County Stadium
RECAPS Anaheim 6 Oakland 3
Cincinnati 8
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