Cincinnati 12, Cleveland 5
When: 12:35 PM ET, Thursday, June 14, 2012
Where: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature:
77°
Umpires:
Home -
Dana DeMuth, 1B -
Alan Porter, 2B -
Kerwin Danley, 3B -
Paul Nauert
Attendance:
34193
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Reds 12, Indians 5: Red-hot Brandon Phillips had three hits with a homer and four RBIs and Joey Votto belted a three-run homer as host Cincinnati completed a three-game sweep of Cleveland.
Ryan Ludwick also clubbed a two-run homer among his three hits and the Reds collected a season-high 17 hits in sweeping the Indians for the first time since 2008.
Shin-Soo Choo had a pair of solo homers and Asdrubal Cabrera and Lou Marson had three hits apiece for Cleveland, which lost for the fourth time in the last five games.
Jose Arredondo (4-1) pitched two-thirds of an inning to get the win in relief of starter Mike Leake, who was pulled after giving up three runs on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings.
Indians starter Josh Tomlin (3-4) was battered for six runs on 10 hits in four innings to suffer his first loss in five interleague decisions.
Votto's 12th homer in the first inning erased a 2-0 deficit and Phillips added a solo blast in the third and a two-run single in the fourth before the Reds broke it open with a five-run fifth to make it 11-3.
Cleveland's Michael Brantley extended his hitting streak to 21 games, the longest active streak in the majors.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Phillips went 8-for-13 with seven RBIs in the three-game series. He has four straight multi-hit games ... Reds manager Dusty Baker reacted angrily to Indians RHP Derek Lowe's postgame comments Wednesday, in which the veteran sinkerball said he didn't respect Baker over a past incident. The reaction by Baker: "I really don't care if he respects me or not. I don't really care what he says." ... Choo has six homers in 21 games against Cincinnati ... Reds CF Kris Negron had a pinch-hit single in the fifth for his first major-league hit. Teammate Chris Heisey left the game with a groin strain.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Cleveland |
|
Cincinnati |
|
Josh Tomlin
|
Player |
Mike Leake
|
|
Loss |
W/L |
No Decision |
|
4.0 |
IP |
4.1 |
|
1 |
Strikeouts |
6 |
|
10 |
Hits |
7 |
|
13.50 |
ERA |
6.23 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Cleveland
|
12 |
2 |
21 |
.308 |
17 |
11 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
| Cincinnati
|
17 |
3 |
29 |
.405 |
22 |
8 |
10 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
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