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  March 4, 2018 9:45 PM PST

  CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Even on a night when the Reds stranded runners willy-nilly, they still came away with a lopsided win. Evgenii Dadonov Jersey . Says a lot about how theyre playing these days. Xavier Paul singled home a pair of runs in the first inning, and Cincinnati completed a two-game home sweep of the Cleveland Indians with an 8-2 victory on Tuesday night that was free of any up-and-in acrimony. The intrastate rivals headed to Cleveland for two more games. The Indians lead the all-time series 42-41. The Reds have won 14 of their past 17 games overall, leaving them with the second-best record in the majors at 33-19. They trail NL Central-leading St. Louis. "As a team, were feeling great," Paul said. "Were pitching real well and hitting real well, and weve finally started to win some games on the road, which is great." Cleveland has dropped five straight -- matching its season high -- and seven of eight. Mat Latos (5-0) handled a slumping lineup, allowing one run in 6 1-3 innings. The Indians have been outscored 33-14 during their losing streak. "The last two starts, everything has felt good," Latos said. "My mechanics have been in sync with my arm feeling great. I had some good stuff against a good-hitting lineup." The Reds had 18 hits, one shy of their season high, but stranded 12 runners. Cincinnati repeatedly wasted chances before pulling away in the seventh. "We had a lot of opportunities," manager Dusty Baker said. "I didnt like the way the game was going. We were leaving them out there." Pauls two-run single put the Reds ahead 3-0 in the first against Zach McAllister (4-4). The Reds added four in the seventh against Clevelands struggling bullpen, with Derrick Robinson and Zack Cozart contributing RBI singles. Clevelands slump is in some ways reminiscent of last season. The Indians were playing well at midseason then, but won only five games in August to fall flat. Is this starting to feel familiar? "No, not at all," said McAllister, who gave up three runs in 5 1-3 innings. "Its a completely different team than last year, a completely different attitude. Its an exciting team." There was one lingering issue from Cincinnatis 4-2 win in the series opener: Would the Indians retaliate for Aroldis Chapmans inside pitches? The Reds closer threw two of them up-and-in to Nick Swisher while closing out the game on Monday, resulting in stares. Cincinnatis Brandon Phillips and Shin-Soo Choo were hit on Tuesday, but went to first without complaint or warning from plate umpire Chad Fairchild. The series matching teams from Ohios north and south has taken on an edge for the second straight year. Last year, Indians starter Derek Lowe got hit by a Latos pitch and gestured toward Baker. Baker acknowledged that he had Latos pitch inside because Lowe had hit Joey Votto in a game three years earlier. Choo, who came from Cleveland as part of the off-season trade for Drew Stubbs, homered in the series opener and had another solid all-around game on Tuesday. He ran down two fly balls on the warning track and opened the Reds first inning with a double. Cozart followed Choos double with a bunt single, and Votto singled home a run. Pauls single made it 3-0, matching the most earned runs that McAllister has allowed in a game this season. Stubbs singled with one out in the fifth -- only Clevelands second hit -- and stole second. Michael Bourn singled off Vottos glove at first base, cutting the lead to 3-1. The Reds failed to score despite getting at least two runners aboard in the third, fourth, fifth and sixth innings before breaking it open by sending nine batters to the plate in the seventh. NOTES: Indians closer Chris Perez, who went on the 15-day DL before the start of the series, had an MRI that found mild tendinitis. He wont throw for at least five days. ... SS Asdrubal Cabrera had his seven-game hitting streak snapped. ... McAllister has gone at least five innings and given up no more than three earned runs in his past 12 starts. ... Choo has been hit by a pitch 14 times this season, most in the majors. ... RH Justin Masterson, who has won three of his past four starts, goes for Cleveland on Wednesday against RH Bronson Arroyo, who is 3-0 in his past three starts with a 1.33 ERA. Nick Bjugstad Jersey . The home side created most of the chances but struggled to break down Braunschweigs resilient defence, resulting in the Bundesligas 1,000th scoreless draw. Radim Vrbata Jersey . Parker had 26 points and eight assists and San Antonio beat Toronto 112-99 Monday night. "We won that game because of Tony Parkers aggressiveness," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "His juice; his aggression all night long. http://www.cheapfloridapanthersjerseys.com/ . Ashley Youngs cross was inadvertently headed by Chester into his own net in the 66th minute, allowing United to claim a third straight league win. "We had to dig deep with our fighting spirit and weve done that," United striker Wayne Rooney said. CROMWELL, Conn. -- If you just quickly glance at?Daniel Bergers recent results table, it might seem like hes carried momentum from his first career victory into a three-stroke lead after?three rounds here at the Travelers Championship.After all, that triumph at the FedEx St. Jude Classic was just three starts ago, so its only natural to infer that this weeks performance is simply a continuation of that success.That presumption couldnt be further from the truth.It was during Bergers win in Memphis that he strained his left shoulder. He doesnt know how, or even when. But he knows it started to hurt him that week. He played through it, claimed the trophy, then played the next weeks U.S. Open, making the cut, though finishing well out of contention.Two weeks later, the shoulder still hurting, he withdrew from the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, then flew to New York for an MRI.The good news was that it wasnt a serious injury; there was no tear or structural damage. The bad news was that it was in a sensitive spot and didnt seem to be healing quickly.Every single week Im like, all right, Im going to play this week and Im chipping and putting, but I wasnt hitting any balls, he said. [Then] three days before the tournament, Im like, all right, still cant hit balls, probably not a good idea to go play, and had to pull out of the British [Open], which sucked. But I feel like Ive done everything right to this point, so to be here right now has kind of been part of my plan.Where he is right now is leading by three over a trio of contenders -- Russell Knox,?Tyrone van Aswegen?and Russell Henley -- in search of his second victory in four starts, without any palpable momentum in between them.Berger maintained that during competition the shoulder injury isnt still hurting him, though admitted it does afterward.Tonight itll definitely be sore, and Ill ice and get some treatment, he said after his third-rouund 62. Micheal Haley Jersey. Thats right: 62.Already in contention, Berger stepped on the gas pedal Saturday, dropping nine birdies against just a single bogey.Posting a score just two shy of the course record would be impressive for any player, but its especially impressive for a guy who hasnt played much golf over the past few months and is still dealing with that bothersome shoulder.Ive never played a golf tournament in my life injured, but I talked to some of the other guys, and Jerry Kelly told me in his 600 starts, more than half of them he was feeling bad, said Berger. I guess youve got to learn to play hurt a little bit, obviously, if youre not going to hurt it anymore. But it feels great this week and if I do the right things, then hopefully its gone forever.He has more motivation than just recovering from the injury.A win would likely move Berger from 18th in the United States Ryder Cup standings to 12th, within striking distance of the eight automatic roster spots for this years team. He wants to reach that goal for the obvious reasons, sure, but theres another one that is keeping him inspired, too.His father, Jay, twice represented the U.S. in the Davis Cup -- tennis closest competition to the Ryder Cup. He won a singles match in both 1988 and 1990, helping his country win the title in the second of those years.I think that would be pretty cool to have father and son play Davis Cup and Ryder Cup, said the younger Berger. So thats one of my goals. But if its not this year then Ill look toward the next one, but I know Ill be great in that environment and Ill be tough to beat, whoever Mr. Clarke put up against me.He wont even need any momentum.As Berger is showing this week, even coming off an injury, hes been able to pick up right where he left off beforehand. ' ' '