CINCINNATI (AP) – Yan Gomes drew a bases-loaded walk to drive in the tiebreaking run in the 11th inning and the Indians beat the Reds 5-3 on Sunday.
Hard-throwing Reds reliever Aroldis Chapman set a major league record for the fastest to reach 500 career strikeouts when he fanned pinch-hitter Giovanny Urshela to end the 10th inning.
Cleveland scored its first four runs on walks, and Jason Kipnis added a sacrifice fly in the 11th.
Pedro Villareal (1-3) gave up singles to Mike Aviles, Michael Bourn and Brandon Moss to open the 11th and load the bases. He then walked Gomes for force in the Indians’ go-ahead run and Kipnis followed with his sacrifice fly.
Marc Rzepczynski (2-3) pitched two-thirds of an inning to get the win, and Zach McAllister got the last two outs for his first save.
The Indians led 3-2 in the ninth, but Eugenio Suarez doubled off closer Cody Allen with two outs and scored on Jason Bourgeois’s single. The blown save was Allen’s second in 21 opportunities.
Chapman, who routinely throws over 100 mph, needed just 292 innings to reach 500 strikeouts. The previous mark was by San Diego’s Craig Kimbrel, who got to 500 in his 305th inning on May 25.
The All-Star lefty went into Sunday’s game with 495 strikeouts in 290 innings since joining the Reds in 2010.