Brantley homers in win over Reds

GOODYEAR, ARIZ.>> The Reds and Indians hit a combined seven home runs on Wednesday afternoon as the Tribe won the last game of the spring in Goodyear, 9-6.

Michael Brantley and Yandy Diaz each contributed home runs or the Tribe. Brantley played in his second straight game in his bid to make the opening day roster after shoulder surgery.

Tribe starter Carlos Carrasco gave up four runs on nine hits in four innings, while striking out five and walking one. Three of the runs came in the first, when Adam Duvall hit a long solo shot and Jose Peraza added a tworun blast.

Diaz, No. 10 on the Tribe’s Top 30 prospects list per MLBPipeline.com, is trying to win the vacant

third-base job. Jose Ramirez has moved to play second base as Jason Kipnis is out with a sore shoulder.

“I’ll admit, it’s been a little stressful for us,” said Indians manager Terry Francona told MLB.com, referring to the third-base decision. “There’s an unknown there. [Diaz] hasn’t been to the major league level. He’s kind of a work in progress defensively and, it figures, nobody’s hit a ball to him in three days. But he is some kind of hitter, and whether he makes our club or not, that’s not going to deter our view of him. This kid’s got a chance to be a really good hitter and a really good player.”

The Indians have scored the most exhibition runs (212) in MLB and are now averaging 6.23 runs per game this spring.