Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona was in the dugout running a game for the first time in 510 days as he and the Reds opened Cactus League play.

Uecker, who was the voice of the Brewers for more than 50 years, passed away this offseason. The Brewers honored him in their spring opener on Saturday against the Cincinnati Reds.

But since it's the Dodgers, you can bet they won't be lacking for star power. Prior to that, Reds manager Terry Francona staged his usual morning meeting with reporters back at the club's Player Development Complex and it's another busy day across the Reds' Goodyear campus.

Graham Ashcraft had a good start to his spring and Elly De La Cruz crushed two homers as the Reds split two games Saturday.

In the first game since the passing of legendary broadcaster Bob Uecker, the Milwaukee Brewers opened up their spring training schedule with a 8-7 win

In the bottom of the first inning, De La Cruz, who was hitting third, hit one of his trademark, high-arching, moonshot home runs in the Cincinnati Reds ' Cactus League opener against Cleveland Guardians pitcher Triston McKenzie.

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Blake Perkins is expected to miss the first month of the season after fracturing his right shin during batting practice.