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Cleveland Indians regained the AL Central lead, has taken five straight from the Reds dating to last season, but will likely need to get a better effort out of Carmona to extend its run. Cleveland Indians' Fausto Carmona has lost three consecutive interleague outings with a 9.20 ERA, he has posted a solid 2.70 mark in two lifetime starts against a Reds team which is 5-11 against the AL this season. He has lost seven of eight decisions while compiling an 8.58 ERA since May 19, owning both the worst record and the most losses in the majors over that span.
Cincinnati Reds leads the NL with 4.78 runs per contest, has scored three or fewer runs in seven of eight home games. Joey Votto and Jay Bruce, who went a combined 0 for 7 on Friday, haven’t been able to muster much offense. Cincinnati Reds' Brandon Phillips, who spent the first four years of his career in Cleveland, went 3 for 4 - including his 1,000th career hit - and provided all of Friday’s offense with two homers. He is 3 for 6 lifetime versus Carmona, is hitting .455 in his last 10 games. Votto is 2 for 6 against the righty and Bruce is 2 for 2. Watch Cleveland Indians vs Cincinnati Reds Game Live TV Channel FOX.