Article: DOMINATING SURPRISE STARTER DE LOS SANTOS CONFOUNDS REDS.(SPORTS)

Valerio De Los Santos pulled his shirt over his head and chuckled to himself. The lean Milwaukee Brewers left-hander, plugged into the rotation only because of the Opening Day washout, spent early Tuesday evening wiping out the Reds lineup.

''I like scouting reports, but if you go out there and think about the scouting reports all the time, you don't throw strikes,'' said De Los Santos, who flummoxed the Reds for five innings in Milwaukee's 5-1 win at Cinergy Field. ''I face (Ken) Griffey Jr. I'm thinking, 'I'm just going to go out there and throw a strike and see how far he hits the ball.' ''

Answer: Not far.

Griffey grounded out to second in ...

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