With an 8-1 victory Sunday afternoon at Progressive Field in Cleveland, the Cincinnati Reds were able to claim their second straight Ohio Cup, and more importantly, take four of six games from the Indians.
After losing game one to the Tribe on Friday night, the Redlegs were able to take the final two games in the series culminating in the win Sunday afternoon. The return of Joey Votto to the lineup had a positive impact on the team as Red's hitters torched Indian's pitching for eight runs on fifteen hits. It was a sign of life for a offense that has been struggling as of late.
Brandon Phillips did work against his former team, going 3-5 with three runs and three RBI.
Hernandez and Taveras also both went 3-5 with Hernandez adding three RBI of his own. Micah Owings improved to 5-8 with the win, pitching six innings and allowing one earned run while David Huff was credited with the loss for the Tribe, going five innings allowing six earned runs.
Since the reinstatement of the Ohio Cup in 2008, the Reds have gone 9-3 against the Indians, claiming the cup both years. With the win, the Reds were able to push their all-time record against Cleveland to 31-32 and ran their all-time interleague record to 83-104.
In other news, the Indians traded away third baseman Mark DeRossa to St. Louis in exchange for right-handed reliever Chris Perez and a player to be named later. Perez, who will turn 24 on Jult 1st, is 1-1 with a 4.18 ERA and one save in 29 appearances with the Cardinals.
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