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Major League Baseball
Cleveland 13, Cincinnati 1
When: 6:10 PM ET, Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Where: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
Temperature: 57°
Umpires: Home - Mike Everitt, 1B - Tim Timmons, 2B - Ryan Blakney, 3B - Paul Emmel
Attendance: 13095

CLEVELAND -- The second game of the series looked a lot like the first game, which was good news for the Cleveland Indians and bad news for the Cincinnati Reds.

Danny Salazar pitched 7 1/3 strong innings and the Indians' offense pummeled Cincinnati pitching for the second consecutive night as the Indians rolled over the Reds 13-1 Tuesday night at Progressive Field.

In winning the first two games of the series, which will continue in Cincinnati on Wednesday and Thursday, Cleveland scored 28 runs on 36 hits. The Indians won 15-6 on Monday and 13-1 on Tuesday. Cleveland had hits from all nine starters in both games, and it's the first time the Indians have scored 13 or more runs in consecutive games since 1999.

"We did it one through nine in our order. It's rare, so you take it, enjoy it, and then move on," said Cleveland manager Terry Francona.

"We've got to perform a lot better than we have," said Reds manager Bryan Price.

In Monday's game, Cincinnati had an early 4-0 lead, but from that point on the Indians have outscored the Reds, 28-3.

"We're in a bad cycle now. Short starts from our starters and an over-taxed bullpen," said Price.

Reds pitchers lead the National League in walks, and in Cleveland's five-run fifth inning reliever Steve Delabar walked four consecutive batters with the bases loaded.

Jason Kipnis drew the first walk, and eventually scored when three hitters behind him also walked.

"Obviously, when pitchers like that are struggling you never want to help them," Kipnis said. "Guys were having good at bats, swinging at strikes and not getting greedy with guys on base."

Francona was impressed.

"I was glad our hitters kept their concentration there, because it's easy in a game like that to want to swing the bat," Francona said.

Cincinnati starter Alfredo Simon (1-4) was rocked for 10 runs on 14 hits in 4 1/3 innings. In the first two games of the series, the Reds' starters, John Lamb and Simon, had an ERA of 18.36, having given up 17 runs on 24 hits in 8 1/3 innings.

The Indians, who had 19 hits on Monday, pounded out 17 more on Tuesday. Rajai Davis had three hits and three RBIs. Francisco Lindor and Lonnie Chisenhall also had three hits, while Carlos Santana and Mike Napoli had two hits each.

Salazar (4-2) held Cincinnati scoreless on one hit through the first six innings. He gave up one run on five hits with eight strikeouts and one walk.

"He was really good and he kept his concentration throughout. There were some long innings," Francona said.

Cleveland scored 12 runs in the first five innings. Their other run came in the sixth on an RBI single by Napoli.

The Reds scored their only run in the seventh inning when Adam Duvall followed three straight singles with a sacrifice fly.

After scoring 15 runs in eight innings on Monday, the Indians scored seven runs in the first three innings Tuesday, off Simon.

With one out in the bottom of the second Yan Gomes singled. Chisenhall flied out for the second out, but the next five Indians reached base. Marlon Byrd singled Gomes to second. Davis, singled, scoring Gomes and sending Byrd to third. Byrd then scored on a wild pitch to give Cleveland and 2-0 lead.

Carlos Santana drew a walk, loading the bases. Kipnis ripped a line drive single to center field, scoring Davis and Santana and pushing the Indians lead to 4-0.

The Indians added three more runs in the third inning. Jose Ramirez singled and went to second on a single by Chisenhall. Byrd struck out for the second out. But Davis doubled, scoring Ramirez and Chisenhall and the Indians had a 7-0 lead.

It got even worse for the Reds in the fifth inning.

An RBI single by Santana and four consecutive bases loaded walks drawn by Kipnis, Napoli, Ramirez, and Gomes off Delabar stretched the Indians' lead to 12-0.

"Delabar doesn't do that, but we've been throwing him out there every other day," Price said. "It's too much for a bullpen."

NOTES: Indians OF Lonnie Chisenhall was activated off the bereavement list. To make room on the roster for Chisenhall, RHP Cody Anderson was optioned to Triple-A Columbus. ... The Indians also announced that RHP Mike Clevinger, 5-0 with a 3.03 ERA in seven starts at Columbus, will be called up to start Wednesday's game in Cincinnati, his major league debut. ... Reds OF Jay Bruce was 2-for-3, raising his career average at Progressive Field to .384 (33-for-86). That includes four home runs and 12 RBIs. ... The Reds have a National League-low three saves, all by LHP Tony Cingrani.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Cincinnati   Cleveland
Alfredo Simon Player Danny Salazar
Loss W/L Win
4.1 IP 7.1
2 Strikeouts 8
14 Hits 5
20.77 ERA 1.23
Hitting
Cincinnati   Cleveland
Jay Bruce Player Rajai Davis
2 Hits 3
0 RBI 3
0 HR 0
2 TB 4
.667 Avg 1.000
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Cincinnati 5 0 6 .161 13 9 1 2 0 0
Cleveland 17 0 22 .415 28 7 12 9 1 0