CINCINNATI - Better late than never for The Parrott to take flight. And don't overlook Edwin Encarnacion's feet and Daniel Robertson's arm.
Encarnacion hit two home runs and scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch as the Indians beat the Reds, 8-7, Tuesday night to even the Battle of Ohio at one victory apiece. The series now moves to Progressive Field for the final two games with the Ohio Cup going to the winner.
It has been a slow start for the man whose home-run trot includes a bent right elbow for an invisible parrott to rest on.