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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;CLEVELAND (AP)  It's easy to see why the Cleveland Indians get a positive vibe whenever Corey Kluber takes the mound.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;''Klubes has pitched to the point where, heck yeah, you better play with confidence,'' manager Terry Francona said. ''He's one of the best pitchers in the league.''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kluber (12-6) continued his dominant stretch by allowing one run over 7 1-3 innings in Monday night's 7-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kluber, who hasn't lost since June 30, held the Reds to six hits, struck out seven and walked two in winning his fifth straight decision.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;''I started out not so great with my command, but I was able to reel it in and had better command in the middle of the game,'' he said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The only bad news came in the eighth when Kluber's 17-inning scoreless streak ended on Brayan Pena's RBI double off reliever Nick Hagadone. That also ended the right-hander's stretch of not allowing an earned run at 25 innings.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jay Bruce started the eighth with a single. After Todd Frazier struck out, Devin Mesoraco's single ended Kluber's night after 110 pitches.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Francona pulled Kluber, who received a standing ovation from the 18,696 fans. The crowd groaned when Pena's hit pushed a run across the plate.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;''Every starter wants to go deep into the game, but in that situation when it was still close, and my pitch count was up,'' Kluber said. ''I understand.''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lonnie Chisenhall hit a three-run homer in the fourth off Alfredo Simon (12-7). Yan Gomes hit a two-run homer in the eighth as Cleveland won its fourth straight.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The series between the intrastate rivals features teams trying to remain in playoff contention. The win lifted the Indians (57-55) two games over .500 for the first time since July 22. The Reds are 5-12 since the All-Star break and fell to .500 (56-56).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kluber stopped Seattle on a three-hitter Wednesday and took a perfect game into the seventh inning against Kansas City on July 24 in his previous start, with the Royals scoring an unearned run in the eighth.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kluber's only loss in his brilliant stretch came in a 1-0 defeat to the Los Angeles Dodgers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;''You go through periods where you have things working and even when you're not at your best, you're still good,'' Francona said. ''That's kind of where Klubes is getting.''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Michael Brantley added an RBI groundout in the first inning and a run-scoring single in the fifth.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;John Axford pitched the final 1 2-3 innings for his 10th save.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;REDS IMPRESSED&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cincinnati manager Bryan Price praised Kluber's performance. ''As advertised,'' Price said. ''I know he's a tremendous pitcher, we all knew that coming in. He did the things that we knew about. He's very good.''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;TESTING&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Center fielder Michael Bourn will begin a minor league rehab assignment at Double-A Akron on Tuesday. He hasn't played since July 5 because of a recurring left hamstring injury.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;TRAINER'S ROOM&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Reds: Second baseman Brandon Phillips is traveling with the team as he continues to rehab from a torn ligament in his left thumb. Price said Phillips, who hasn't played since July 9, still can't swing a bat.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Indians: Designated hitter Nick Swisher is optimistic his strained right wrist won't sideline him for more than a couple of days. ''I've been through stuff like this before,'' he said. ''It's just a little tight.'' He injured the wrist in his last at-bat Sunday against Texas' Yu Darvish.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;ON DECK&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Reds: All-Star right-hander Johnny Cueto (12-6) will start Tuesday. He leads the NL in innings pitched (162 2-3) and opponents' batting average (.183) and is second in ERA (2.05) and strikeouts (186). Cueto is 3-0 in five career starts against Cleveland.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Indians: Right-hander Josh Tomlin (5-7) will be called up from Triple-A Columbus to start Tuesday. He was sent to the minors on July 26. Tomlin hasn't won since pitching a one-hitter on June 28. He's 1-1 in three career appearances against Cincinnati.&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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