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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. 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.Air Max 200 France . Listen to the game live on TSN Radio 1050 at 7pm et. The Raptors traded Rudy Gay, Quincy Acy and Aaron Gray to the Sacramento Kings on Monday, in exchange for Greivis Vasquez, John Salmons, Patrick Patterson and Chuck Hayes. Air Max 200 Promo Homme . With the first unit struggling of late and Amir Johnson - one of the teams iron men - hobbling on an injured right ankle, Patterson knew he could get the nod in a challenging matchup against one of the leagues up and coming players at his position. http://www.airmaxpaschersite.fr/ . 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He was 62.Resnick died at home under hospice care, according to close friend Ed Munson.A 1976 graduate of Emerson College, Resnick was a constant presence at all professional and college sports in the Los Angeles area. His first love was baseball and there werent many Dodgers or Angels games played without him being in the press box. He lived in Downey because it was approximately halfway between the two ballparks.He freelanced for many of the nations largest newspapers and also worked at Hollywood Park racetrack and for Fox Sports, and was a press volunteer at the Los Angeles Olympics.I worked with him for 25 years and no one prepared for a game like Joe did, said John Nadel, a sports writer for the AP in Los Angeles for 32 years who retired in 2009. There was no one who took the job more seriously and cared more about it than Joe. He will be missed.Two weeks ago he was preseented with the Bob Hunter Award by the Los Angeles chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America, an honor for meritorious coverage of baseball.ddddddddddddhe Anaheim Ducks lay red roses, two pucks, a baseball and photos of Resnick at work in a tribute at the AP seat in the press box at Honda Center before Sunday nights game.The Dodgers tweeted a picture of Resnick with announcer Vin Scully, saying: The Dodgers are very sorry to learn about the passing of longtime AP baseball reporter Joe Resnick, and offer their deepest condolences.A native of Brooklyn, Resnick moved to Los Angeles in 1984 after working in the APs New York sports office for five years. Of the many events he covered for the AP he was most recognized for his handling of the West Coast Conference playoff game in 1990 when Hank Gathers of Loyola Marymount collapsed and died on the court.Resnick is survived by an uncle and two nieces. Services were pending. ' ' '