Adam Dunn crushed the game-winning homer in the bottom of the ninth Saturday afternoon, giving the Reds a 4-2 win over Cleveland. The win, the Reds' fifth straight, ensures a second straight series victory for Cincinnati, who goes for the sweep today in a dazzling pitching matchup.
Masa Kobayashi took the loss for the Indians, failing to get an out in the ninth before allowing the game-winning homer. Joey Votto singled leading off the inning, and Kobayashi hit Edwin Encarnacion with a pitch to put two on before Dunn's homer.
Cincinnati's other RBI went to Brandon Phillips, who tied the game at one in the sixth with a two-out single. Phillips had two more hits Saturday to raise his average to .294, and is hitting .320 in May with a 950 OPS. In another good sign for the Reds offense, Dunn's blast gave him three straight games with homers, and it looks like he's coming out of his funk as well.
The dramatic win obscured another subperb outing from Aaron Harang (7IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 8 H, 5 K), whose hard luck continued with a no-decision. Today it's a battle between the NL and AL ERA leaders for just the third time in history, as the Reds' Edinson Volquez takes on Cleveland's Cliff Lee. I'm going away and will likely be back Thursday to catch up with four games in one day before the Reds come to San Diego. Game time today is 1:10 Eastern, 10:10 in Chargerland.
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