Reds score twice in 9th to beat Tribe

Associated Press

GOODYEAR, ARIZ.

Minor league outfielder Steve Selsky doubled in two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning for the Cincinnati Reds, who bounced back from blowing a three-run lead and rallied to beat the Cleveland Indians 5-4 on Monday.

Indians minor league pitcher Tyler Guuilmet gave up singles to Argenis Diaz and Ramon Santiago, who is bidding for a bench role for the Reds.

Selsky then drove in the tying and winning runs. Tyler Holt was injured trying to field the ball in the left-field corner.

“How about David Selsky?” Reds first year manager Bryan Price said. “Nice.”

Nick Swisher homered and Lonnie Chisenhall tripled to bring the Indians back after they fell behind 3-0. Cleveland took a 4-3 lead in the top of the ninth before losing.

Swisher’s home run was one of three hits off Reds starter Mike Leake. It was Swisher’s second home run in two days. Chisenhall, fighting for a job at third base, tripled off Pedro Beato to start a two-run seventh inning that tied the game.

Corey Kluber gave up five of the seven hits he allowed in the Reds’ three-run second inning.

STARTING TIME

Corey Kluber, who will pitch the second game of the regular season in Oakland, worked 41/3 innings, allowing three runs and seven hits.

He walked two and struck out five. The Reds had five hits in a three-run second inning.

“My stuff is near where I want it to be,” Kluber said. “There was some soft contact and some broken bats but I left a couple balls up in that second inning.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Indians outfielder Michael Bourn left Sunday’s game with San Francisco with a tight left hamstring.

It is not in the same area of the hamstring that required surgery on Oct. 15.

“I feel pretty good,” Bourn said. “I tweaked it going from first to third.”

Infielder Justin Sellers left the game with the Giants with a slightly strained right hip flexor.

“He will miss a few days,” manager Terry Francona said.

ROSTER MOVES

The Indians optioned left-handed pitchers Scott Barnes and Nick Hagadone to Triple-A Columbus.

Right-handers Travis Banwart, Tyler Cloyd and J.C. Ramirez were reassigned to minor league camp.

Left-handed pitcher Mike Zagurski was also reassigned to minor league camp.

Ramirez was scheduled for surgery on his fractured left thumb and torn ligament at the Cleveland clinic. He is expected to miss eight to 10 weeks.