Cueto, Nix lead way for Reds in win over Indians

Johnny Cueto won his third straight start and Laynce Nix homered for the third day in a row as the Cincinnati Reds beat the error-prone Cleveland Indians 6-4 on Saturday night.

Cueto (4-1) gave up four hits and two runs over six innings as the Reds moved into first place in the NL Central by a half-game over St. Louis. The right-hander improved to 4-0 with a 2.18 ERA in his last five starts — including a one-hit shutout of Pittsburgh on May 11.

The Indians stranded two runners in the eighth and ninth innings. Nick Masset came on in the eighth and got Jhonny Peralta on a called third strike.

Indians starter Fausto Carmona (4-2) took the loss.

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