Cleveland snaps Reds' 5-game win streak with 9-3 victory

Posted August 09, 2021 7:00 am

By The Associated Press

CLEVELAND (AP) - JosÃ© RamÃrez hit a two-run homer and an RBI triple, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 9-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night.

Wilson Ramos also hit a two-run homer, Amed Rosario was 4 for 5 with an RBI and Cleveland used five pitchers in a planned bullpen game to end Cincinnati's five-game winning streak.

Justin Garza (2-0) pitched two scoreless innings. The right-hander was the Indians' second pitcher and worked the third and fourth, striking out three.

Luis Castillo (6-11) allowed eight runs - including two homers - in 3 1/3 innings. The right-hander lost for the first time since June 20, a span of nine starts.

Bradley Zimmer hit a 471-foot homer to center field leading off the seventh - the longest by an Indians player this season - and drove in two runs.

The game was the makeup of a rainout at Progressive Field on May 9. The game was played in a steady rain for several innings.

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Cleveland Indians' Jose Ramirez watches his one-run triple in the third inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Monday, Aug. 9, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) The Associated Press

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