Jimmy Anderson is in the Cincinnati Reds’ rotation, Kent Mercker is in the bullpen, and Barry Larkin could wind up in the outfield.

The Reds firmed up their pitching staff Sunday by awarding Anderson a spot in the rotation and giving bullpen jobs to Mercker, Felix Heredia and Josias Manzanillo.

Manager Bob Boone planned to play Larkin, his 38-year-old shortstop, in left field Sunday against Cleveland in his original lineup, but rain prompted Boone to shift Larkin back to the infield. Boone is leaning toward starting Larkin in center field on Monday.

In his 16 seasons, Larkin has played three games at second base and the other 1,940 at shortstop. He’s never played outfield — not even in a spring training game.

“I think I’m the emergency sixth or seventh outfielder,” Larkin said, grinning. “But I think there’s a reason I’ve always played infield.”

Colorado, meanwhile, set its rotation by moving NL Rookie of the Year Jason Jennings up to pitch the April 1 opener at Houston instead of injured Denny Neagle.

Kansas City set its rotation, picking left-handers Chris George and Darrell May to join Runelvys Hernandez, Jeremy Affeldt and Miguel Asencio.

Indians 2, Reds 0

At Sarasota, Fla., Ricardo Rodriguez allowed four hits in six innings, and David Riske struck out the side in the ninth.

Twins 4, Devil Rays 3

At Fort Myers, Fla., Jacque Jones hit a three-run homer, and Rick Reed allowed three runs and eight hits in six innings.

Mets 11, Braves 10

At Port St. Lucie, Fla., Al Leiter allowed six runs and 10 hits in 31¼3 innings, giving up a homer to Atlanta pitcher Russ Ortiz.

Athletics 13, Mariners 6

At Peoria, Ariz., Barry Zito allowed five runs, six hits and five walks in 42¼3 innings. Oakland scored eight runs in the ninth off minor leaguers Scott Atchison and Emiliano Fruto.

Giants 6, Cubs 0

At Scottsdale, Ariz., Damian Moss pitched six innings of three-hit ball, Ray Durham hit his first homer of the spring, and Yorvit Torrealba drove in three runs.

Rockies 5, Brewers 4

At Tucson, Todd Helton had three hits, and Chris Richard’s first homer of the spring provided the go-ahead run.

Diamondbacks (ss) 7,

Padres (ss) 7

At Yuma, Ariz., a split-squad game that featured several Padres stars of the future and former major league pitchers trying to stick with the Diamondbacks was called after 10 innings.

Padres (ss) 5, Angels 1

At Tempe, Ariz., Oliver Perez pitched six scoreless innings. Gary Bennett went 2-for-3 and hit his first homer of the spring, a solo shot off starter Ramon Ortiz.

Astros 2, Dodgers 1

At Vero Beach, Fla., Wade Miller gave up three hits in six shutout innings to beat Kevin Brown, who struck out seven in five innings, allowing two runs — one earned — and three hits.

Expos 3, Orioles 0

At Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Zach Day virtually assured himself a spot in Montreal’s starting rotation, pitching six innings of two-hit ball in a game shortened to seven innings by rain.

White Sox 4, Rangers 0

At Tucson, Ariz., Jon Garland gave up six hits and five walks in six innings but pitched out of trouble.