WP: Edinson Volquez (7-1) 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 4 BB (1 int), 5 Ks, 2 HBP

LP: Cliff Lee (6-1) 5.2 IP, 10 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 2 Ks, 2 HR

S: Francisco Cordero (9)

HR: Cin: Adam Dunn (10), Joey Votto (9). Cle: Michael Aubrey (1)

The hero: Jared Burton entered the game with no outs and runners on second and third with the Reds holding on to a 6-3 lead. He struck out pinch hitter Franklin Guitierrez before giving up a bloop single to Victor Martinez to allow the Indians to within two runs. That run was charged to Jeremy Affeldt, who had given up three hits and a run before being pulled. Burton got Ben Francisco to fly out and then Edwin Encarnacion made a great play on a slow roller by Michael Aubrey to end the inning. Burton then worked a 1-2-3 (albeit with a hit, but Ryan Garko was thrown out trying to make it a double) to hand the game over to closer Francisco Cordero.

The play: With two outs and runners on first and second in the bottom of the fifth inning, Ken Griffey Jr. singled in a run to give Cincinnati a 2-1 lead. Brandon Phillips followed with another run-scoring single with two outs to pad the lead.

The stat: Not only did Cliff Lee give up a season-high six runs and five earned runs, that was more than he'd given up all season, coming into Sunday's game with the Reds. He had allowed five runs and four earned before facing the Reds.

The lesson: These Reds may just not be all that bad. Really.

Dusty said: "I’ve been encouraged the whole time because I know the guys we have here. If you’re going good, you don’t think about when it’s going to end, you just keep going good. I’ve got a whole lot of buddies who surf, when they catch a good wave, they ride it all the way into the beach and go out and catch another one. If you think about falling off, you’re going to fall off. You just ride that wave and keep on riding. You don’t worry about if you’re going to win or fall off.”

Next: The Reds start a seven-game, seven-day road trip out west, starting Monday night at 10:10 Eastern in Los Angeles as Bronson Arroyo (2-4, 6.08) takes on Brad Penny (5-4, 5.09).

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