Indians 5, Reds 3
CINCINNATI -- The Cleveland Indians scored four runs on bases-loaded walks, including the go-ahead run in the 11th inning, in a 5-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday afternoon in the finale of a three-game series at Great American Ball Park.
Catcher Yan Gomes drew a walk against right-hander Pedro Villarreal (1-3) with one out in the 11th to force in a run to make it 4-3. Second baseman Jason Kipnis added a sacrifice fly to put Cleveland ahead by two.
Left-hander Marc Rzepczynski (2-3) earned the win. Zach McAllister earned his first career save.
Shortstop Eugenio Suarez homered for Cincinnati (40-49), which rallied from a 3-1 deficit to tie the score against Indians closer Cody Allen.
First baseman Joey Votto cut the Tribe's lead to one with an RBI single in the eighth off Allen.
With two outs in the ninth, Suarez doubled and scored when pinch-hitter Jason Bourgeois singled to right, tying the score 3-3.
Reds right-hander Johnny Cueto, in what might be his final start in a Reds uniform at Great American Ball Park amid trade speculation, didn't do much to bolster his value.
He allowed two runs and four hits with a season-high six walks, including two with the bases loaded.
Cueto threw 94 pitches in his four innings, snapping a streak of 53 straight games in which he pitched at least five innings dating to June 28, 2013.
It was the second straight subpar outing for Cueto, who gave up five runs (three earned) in an 8-1 loss at Miami on July 12.
The Indians had runners on first and third with two outs in the first inning when a heavy rainstorm halted action for 47 minutes.
When play resumed, Cueto fanned right-fielder David Murphy to end the threat.
But the command issues resurfaced for Cueto in the second inning when he issued three walks, one with the bases loaded to force in a run, putting the Indians ahead 1-0.
Suarez tied the score 1-1 in the bottom half with his fifth homer off Carlos Carrasco.
Carrasco gave up only four hits with a walk and six strikeouts for the Indians (44-47), who won five of six meetings this season against Cincinnati.
By the end of the fourth inning, Cueto already had walked six batters, including No. 8 hitter Roberto Perez twice.
He walked three in the fourth, including left fielder Michael Brantley with the bases loaded to put Cleveland ahead 2-1.
The Indians' third run came again via a bases-loaded walk, this time by right-hander Ryan Mattheus to make the score 3-1.
NOTES: Reds closer Aroldis Chapman reached 500 career strikeouts in 292 career innings, fastest to do so since Craig Kimbrel achieved the milestone in 305 frames. ... Reds 3B Todd Frazier had a day off Sunday for just the second time this season. Frazier, the All-Star Home Run Derby champ, pinch-hit in the fifth inning and struck out, making him 0-for-10 in three games since the break. ... Indians catcher Yan Gomes turned 28 on Sunday. ... Indians RHP Josh Tomlin, on the disabled list following right shoulder surgery last April, will throw four innings or 65 pitches for Triple-A Columbus on Monday. .... Indians INF/OF Nick Swisher (left knee inflammation) began a rehabilitation assignment on Sunday for Class A Lake County. He will have three at-bats as a designated hitter then play outfield on Monday for four or five innings. ... Reds 2B Brandon Phillips played SS in the 11th inning for the first time since 2007.