CLEVELAND – Lonnie Chisenhall and Casey Kotchman had three RBI apiece as the Cleveland Indians ended Cincinnati’s six-game winning streak with a 10-9 win over the Reds on Monday night.

Chisenhall and Kotchman hit two-run homers, and both drove in runs in the sixth inning off Sam LeCure (2-2) as Cleveland snapped a 7-all tie.

Shin-Soo Choo homered for the Indians.

The ongoing feud between Indians pitcher Derek Lowe and Reds manager Dusty Baker didn’t worsen. The two behaved less than a week after exchanging ugly comments after a game.

Joey Votto and Jay Bruce homered for the Reds, who swept a three-game series from Cleveland last week.

Joe Smith (5-1) replaced an ineffective Lowe in the sixth. Chris Perez worked the ninth for his 22nd straight save.

Perez let the Reds close within one run in the ninth on Bruce’s two-out RBI single, but the colorful closer struck out Ryan Ludwick looking for the final out.

Bruce and Brandon Phillips had three hits each for Cincinnati.

There was plenty of humidity on a sultry night at Progressive Field, but none of the heat was generated by angry words or actions.

It was a slugfest, just not the one expected.

Last Wednesday, Lowe and Baker pointed fingers at each other during a game in Cincinnati and exchanged disparaging comments afterward.

Baker had told Mat Latos to brush back Lowe with a pitch, and the right-hander took exception, wagging a finger at the Reds manager, who said he ordered the inside pitch as payback for one Lowe threw a few years ago. Lowe responded by hitting Phillips later.

Both managers did all they could to avoid the issue before the series opener.

A Reds spokesman asked reporters to refrain from asking Baker questions about the manager’s past with Lowe.

Outside Cleveland’s clubhouse, Indians manager Manny Acta downplayed the conflict, taking some of the tension out of the rematch.

Still, both Lowe and Latos got pummeled. Lowe allowed seven runs and 11 hits in five innings, while Latos was charged with seven runs and eight hits over four.