Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds: Reds Extend Tribe's Losing Streak

6 - 25 - 10     Cleveland Indians 3 at Cincinnati Reds 10     Cleveland (26 - 46), Cincinnati (41 - 33)

     The Indians entered round two of the Battle of Ohio having lost five in a row, and their in - state rivals were happy to extend that steak to six.
     Drew Stubbs got the Reds rolling early with his two - run homer deep into the right field bleachers in the 2nd inning.
     After Cincinnati showed that they could generated offense with the long ball, they went to a different approach in the 3rd.  With the use of only two base hits, the Redlegs scored three times as they took advantage of two walks to go along with a pair of sacrifice flies.
     Trailing 5 - 0, the Tribe needed an immediate spark and they got it from their youngest player, Carlos Santana.  In the 5th, Santana deposited a two - run shot into the right - center bleachers, and Cleveland was back in the ballgame.
     The Indians' momentum did not last very long, though, as Cincy came right back with a four - spot in the bottom of the 5th.  Scott Rolen started the rally by hitting a solo homer down the line in left, and then four consecutive base hits accounted for the final three runs.
     A Jhonny Peralta solo shot to right in the 6th finished the Tribe's scoring for the night, but the deficit they were facing was still insurmountable.
     Aaron Harang had arguably his best start of the season as he went seven innings of three - run ball for the win.  Aaron Laffey made his first start of the year for Cleveland, and it was not a good one.  Laffey was roughed up for five tallies in four frames.