Cleveland Guardians vs Cincinnati Reds Box Score on May 22, 2017

The Sports Xchange
May 22, 2017

CINCINNATI -- Scott Schebler homered, and Scott Feldman allowed one run through six innings, lifting the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Monday night in the opener of a four-game, home-and-home interleague series at Great American Ball Park.

Tucker Barnhart went 2-for-3 with a double for Cincinnati, which won for just the second time in 10 games. The Reds (21-23) lost all four games to the Indians last season.

Jason Kipnis homered for Cleveland (23-20), which was coming off a three-game sweep at Houston.

Indians starter Josh Tomlin (2-6) allowed five runs (four earned) on nine hits in 6 1/3 innings. He fanned four without issuing a walk.

Feldman struck out the first five batters he faced, four swinging. Jose Ramirez was the only Indians batter to put the ball in play in the first two innings, and he was retired on a diving catch by center field Billy Hamilton to end the second.

Hamilton singled and scored the Reds' first run on Adam Duvall's single in the first inning.

Schebler launched Tomlin's first pitch in the second into the right-center field seats for his 13th home run, making the score 2-0. Schebler has homered in three straight games for the first time in his career.

Kipnis' solo shot in the sixth cut the lead to 2-1.

The Reds padded the advantage in the seventh with an RBI bunt single by Arismendy Alcantara and a two-run single by Zack Cozart.

Cincinnati's Raisel Iglesias allowed a hit and struck out two in the ninth in a non-save situation.

NOTES: Indians RHP Corey Kluber will throw around five innings in a rehab start Thursday for Triple-A Columbus. He is on the 10-day disabled list due to lower back issues. ... Indians RHP Carlos Carrasco will start Tuesday night against the Reds on seven days' rest after leaving his last outing with pectoral tightness. ... Reds LHP Brandon Finnegan will throw off the bullpen mound Tuesday for the first time since going on the DL on April 16 because of a left shoulder strain. ... Reds SS Zack Cozart returned to the lineup after missing one game with a sore wrist and went 1-for-4.