Reds roughed up after early dingers, doubles

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CLEVELAND — The Indians were able to overcome an early deficit with an overwhelming offensive outpouring on Monday night at Progressive Field, topping the Reds 15-6 in the series opener in the annual Ohio Cup. Cleveland’s comeback erased some offensive fireworks from Cincinnati’s offense.

Cincinnati jumped out to a 4-0 advantage by the third inning, with three of those runs coming by virtue of the long ball. Outfielder Adam Duvall, who came into the series hitting .395 with four home runs and nine RBIs in his last 11 games, blasted a solo shot in the second. Eugenio Suarez then launched a two-run homer in the third.

After recording just one hit through the first two innings against Reds lefty John Lamb, the Tribe then struck for seven runs on nine hits across the third and fourth frames. Francisco Lindor (two-run double in the third), Jason Kipnis (two-run single in the fourth) and Mike Napoli (an RBI single in each …

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