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CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Even on a night when the Reds stranded runners willy-nilly, they still came away with a lopsided win. J. D. Smith 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. Larry Allen Jersey . The Oilers come in having lost five in a row (0-4-1) and 16 of their last 20 games, dropping a 2-1 decision to the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday. Joe Montana Jersey .ca look back at each of the Top 10 stories of 2013. Today, we look back at Boston Strong - a citys recovery from tragedy. http://www.custom49ersjersey.com/custom-...arge-1568d.html . -- Catcher Brett Hayes has agreed to a $630,000, one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals, avoiding salary arbitration. ANAHEIM, Calif. -- When the Anaheim Ducks and the Arizona Coyotes meet Friday night at the Honda Center, both teams also will be facing a third opponent.Injuries have claimed key players on both sides. The Ducks Ryan Getzlaf and Nick Ritchie are both day-to-day after receiving hard hits during Tuesday nights 4-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings. Anaheim coach Randy Carlyle scratched both before Wednesday nights 5-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, and neither participated in Thursdays optional skate.Getzlaf sustained an upper-body injury but Ritchies condition generates the greater concern. The 20-year-old left winger left Tuesday nights game late in the second period after Kings defenseman Tom Gilbert hit him in the head while checking him into the glass. Ritchie underwent the leagues concussion protocol and Gilbert received a three-game suspension Thursday for his hit, which did not result in a penalty. Carlyle said both forwards will skate in Friday mornings practice.Ritchie and Getzlaf joined right winger Corey Perry to form Anaheims top line. But against Pittsburgh, center Antoine Vermette replaced Getzlaf while Rickard Rakell moved into Ritchies spot at left wing. Expect the same formation if neither Getzlaf nor Ritchie is available Friday night.The Ducks hope to avoid the kind of ragged start that sabotaged them during their past two home games, Wednesday nights 5-1 loss and a 4-0 defeat to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Oct. 28.Its inexcusable, defenseman Cam Fowler said Wednesday night. Two stinkers in a row at home is not good for a team that expects high things, like we do. Collectively as a group, were just not there defensively.The Coyotes, meanwhile, missed foour regulars in Thursday nights 3-2 shootout win over the Nashville Predators. Tim Rattay Jersey. Center Martin Hanzal and left winger Tobias Rieder missed their first games of the season because of lower-body injuries. The pair joins defenseman Michael Stone and goalie Michael Smith among the injured. Rieder remains questionable against Anaheim but none of the other three are expected to play.Replacing Hanzal against Nashville was center Christian Dvorak, who was recalled from Tucson in the AHL and scored his first NHL goal Thursday night. The 20-year-old Dvorak joins a young core that features forwards Max Domi and Anthony Duclair. Last season, Dvorak amassed 52 goals and 121 points in 59 games for the OHLs London Knights.Arizona received some good news on Wednesday, when Smith skated for the first time since injuring his left leg in the second game of the season Oct. 18 against the Ottawa Senators. Smith remains week-to-week.He looks fine out there skating, Coyotes coach Dave Tippett told the Arizona Republic. But there are just a couple movements that hes going to have to be able to get to before he starts stopping pucks.Despite the injuries, the Coyotes overcame their 1-5 start by winning three of their next four, reinforcing General Manager John Chaykas optimism.The effort and work ethic of our group, and the battle weve shown is good to see, Chayka told the Republic. You know you have a character group thats going to push through this. Theres still lots of expectation that this is a good group of players, and theyre going to turn it around. ' ' '