CINCINNATI (AP) — Zac Taylor got up early Tuesday and headed to Paul Brown Stadium for his first meeting with his new team http://www.giantsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-oshane-ximines-jersey , one that was watching closely to see how the 35-year-old coach would handle himself.At precisely 8 a.m., he stepped into the meeting room, which had been full of chatter but quickly went silent.“It felt like game day, to be honest,” Taylor said. the start of voluntary offseason workouts. They got a feel for how the new coach will operate, received new playbooks, and officially started a different phase in franchise history.“Like the first day of school, man,” receiver A.J. Green said.After 16 seasons of failing to get a playoff win under Marvin Lewis Julian Love Jersey , the Bengals joined the NFL’s youth movement by hiring Taylor, who has brought aboard a youthful coaching staff. They’ve balanced that by essentially keeping their roster intact coming off a 6-10 season that left them last in the AFC North and led to Lewis’ firing.Volatile linebacker Vontaze Burfict was released, but the Bengals have spent much of their salary cap room re-signing veterans who were unrestricted free agents.For now, it’s more about getting accustomed to this coaching staff, and yet again learning new systems on offense and defense.“A lot of curiosity about how things are going to go,” tight end Tyler Eifert said. “It’s the unknown.”Although Taylor had met with players individually, Tuesday was the first time he could hand out playbooks and begin installing his systems. It’ll be the third different system in three years for both the offense and defense, which presents a challenge. Players prefer to get comfortable in a system; it’s been nonstop re-adapting in Cincinnati.“I’m trying to get it as quickly as I can so I can learn it and get to the point in other systems I’ve been in,” quarterback Andy Dalton said. “That’s just where we’re at right now.”Taylor is getting used to what it’s like to be a head coach.He walked onto the field at the stadium over the weekend, ruminating about what it will be like to coach there soon enough. The Bengals open their preseason with games at Kansas City and Washington before playing at home against the Giants and Colts.“There’s been a lot of work to do these last couple weeks http://www.giantsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-darius-slayton-jersey , but now to finally get the players in the building, it’s real,” Taylor said. “I walked out on the field yesterday really for one of the first times. You look around the stadium and get a sense that this is coming at us, and I’m excited about it.”One of the biggest adjustments for Dalton and some others is working with a coaching staff that’s roughly the same age.“To be only a couple years younger than a lot of these guys — it’s different,” said Dalton, 31. “Our kids are all the same age. It’s different, but I think it’s also fun.” Another day, another Cincinnati grand slam.
Jose Peraza kept up the parade of slams, sending Matt Harvey and the Reds over the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers 8-2 Sunday.
Peraza connected in the sixth inning for the Reds’ major league-leading ninth slam this year, tying the single-season franchise record set in 2002. It was Cincinnati’s second in two games and third in the last eight – pitcher Mike Lorenzen had a pinch-hit slam Saturday Quinnen Williams Jersey , and pitcher Anthony DeSclafani went deep with the bases loaded on June 24 against the Cubs.
”I just tried to hit the ball,” the shortstop said. ”When I hit the ball in the sky, I say, `Wow, it’s a home run.’ Everybody is happy.”
Peraza hit his first career slam, tagging reliever Aaron Wilkerson.
Eight different Reds have hit grand slams. Adam Duvall is the only player with two.
The last-place Reds have won 11 of 14, and the last eight of 11 against teams that were in first place when their series started.
”We know we can play with these guys (division leaders),” manager Jim Riggleman said. ”We’ve got to go through those guys and win our share.”
Harvey (4-5) allowed two hits in 5 2/3 innings and won his third straight start as the Reds salvaged a split of the four-game series. Ryan Braun’s two-run homer in the ninth allowed the Brewers to avoid their 11th shutout loss of the season.
Joey Votto, National League RBI leader Eugenio Suarez and Scott Schebler had consecutive run-scoring singles in the first inning against previously unbeaten rookie Freddy Peralta (3-1).
”It was one of those when you come in and try to do as much as you can,” Harvey said. ”You come in and put a heat pack on, but once it creeps up to an hour … That’s the best I’ve felt in a long time. I could smell the CG (complete game) coming or at least getting deep in the game. I was pretty much in control the whole time, but I’m happy about the outing and another Reds win.”
Pitching in a gametime temperature of 93 humid degrees, Harvey retired the first 12 batters before Travis Shaw outflanked a defensive shift with an opposite-field single to left leading off the fifth.
Cincinnati’s first six batters reached base against Peralta, who’d allowed just a .093 opponents’ batting average (7 for 75) in his first four starts, all Milwaukee wins. He recovered from throwing 43 pitches in the first inning to retire the last 10 and 15 of the last 16 batters he faced.
”It started out rough,” Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell said. ”He righted it. It was cool to see him right it. That’s a lesson that you’ve got to get it going right away or a big league team will take advantage of it. I thought he handled it very well.”
CHANGE OF SCENERY
The Brewers optioned .197-hitting SS Orlando Arcia to Triple-A Colorado Springs before the game. ”He’s been a good major league hitter,” Counsell said. ”He’s been a dominant minor league hitter. We’re confident he will get things going again.”
MOVING UP
Votto’s two hits pushed him past Hall of Famer Frank Robinson into ninth place on the Reds’ career hits list with 1,674. Brandon Phillips is eighth with 1 Chuma Edoga Jersey ,774 hits.
LAST MINUTE
Braun’s ninth-inning homer gave the Brewers at least one in each of their last 19 games at Great American Ball Park, the longest streak by any team, including the Reds.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Brewers: OF Christian Yelich took some swings before Sunday’s game, the third he’d missed since leaving Thursday’s game with a tight lower back.
UP NEXT
Brewers: LHP Brent Suter (8-5) is 6-2 with a 3.50 ERA over his last eight starts.
Reds: RHP Luis Castillo (5-8) didn’t allow a home run in his last start, but he still leads NL pitchers in homers allowed with 18.
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