Trainer’s room:

Tomlin was dominant during one stretch, striking out six straight from the second to the fourth and allowing just one hit until the fifth. But Gennett led off the inning with his 18th homer, a shot to right-center that tied it at 1.

Cleveland came back in its half of the fifth and took a 3-1 lead on Perez’s double and rookie Bradley Zimmer’s sacrifice line drive.

The Indians jumped out 1-0 in the first when Zim- mer doubled, moved up on Francisco Lindor’s bunt and scored on Michael Brantley’s sac fly.

Righthander Anthony Desclafani (sprained elbow ligament) made his first minor league rehab appearance in the Arizona rookie league Sunday, allowing three runs in 2⅓ innings. He has been sidelined all season.

Indians OF Lonnie Chisenhall (strained right calf ) and 2B Jason Kipnis (strained right hamstring) both took batting practice for the first time since getting hurt. They will gradually increase their baseball activities, but no timetable has been set for their return . ... OF Austin Jackson (strained left quadriceps) is expected to be activated from the 10-day DL on Tuesday.

Up next:

Reds rookie righthander Luis Castillo takes the mound in a series opener at Yankee Stadium. Castillo has pitched six innings in each of his last two starts, but lost both.