CINCINNATI, Ohio -- This Cleveland-versus-Cincinnati series will be remembered for an inside fastball and a wagging finger. Dont overlook that sweep, though. Brandon Phillips hit one of Cincinnatis three homers and drove in four more runs on Thursday afternoon, leading the ailing Reds to a 12-5 victory and their first three-game sweep of the Indians since 2008. Joey Votto and Ryan Ludwick also homered for the Reds, who had a season-high 17 hits. "What a series!" Ludwick said. "What a win!" No surprise that Phillips played a starring role for the NL Central leaders. He went 8 for 13 with two homers and seven RBIs against the team that gave up on him in 2006, raising his career average against Cleveland to .356. He also paid a price for a dust-up between Indians starter Derek Lowe and Reds manager Dusty Baker, getting hit in the arm by a pitch during a 5-3 win on Wednesday night. Phillips wasnt aware of why Lowe hit him. "To be honest, I dont even know what he said," Phillips said. "We won. Were in first place, thats all I care about. Were too busy winning." Mike Leake went 4 1-3 innings before having to leave the game, still feeling the effects of a nasty stomach virus that swept through the clubhouse at the start of the series. Jose Arredondo (4-1) pitched out of a threat in the fifth. Votto hit a three-run homer in the first inning off Josh Tomlin (3-4), who had been 4-0 in five career interleague starts. Clevelands Michael Brantley extended his hitting streak to 21 games, longest in the majors this season. Other than that, there wasnt much good for the Indians during the visit to the Ohio River city. "Not the way you wanted to finish a road trip," manager Manny Acta said. "Youve got to give them credit. They beat us on both sides of the ball. Their starters pretty much held our offence down, and they out-hit us, too." Phillips was upset at his treatment in Cleveland before he was traded to Cincinnati. He has mellowed over the years, but got a lot of enjoyment out of beating his former team. "Deep down, it feels good to beat up on the Tribe," Phillips said. "But theyre moving in the right direction. Manny Actas a good coach -- I mean manager -- and the majority of the guys who are there are new. So, go Tribe." Theres plenty of intrigue for the rematch by Lake Erie next week. Lowe holds a personal grudge against Baker for something that happened between them several years ago -- he wont say what exactly. When Mat Latos threw an inside fastball to Lowe during the second game of the series, he gestured toward Baker, who waved his finger back. Lowe plunked Phillips on the arm in the bottom of the inning, drawing a warning from the umpires. There were no further on-field problems. Lowe accused Baker of ordering the pitch because of their personal issues. A day later, Baker said it wasnt personal but a payback for Lowe hitting Votto in the back during a 2009 game. Their exchange provided an edge to the series, which resumes Monday in Cleveland with Lowe on the mound. Because itll be in an AL park, Lowe wont have to bat. The Reds won the first two games of the series even though more than a half-dozen players were sick. Leake had to be pushed back a day to give him more time to recover. He left after giving up seven hits, including two solo homers by Shin-Soo Choo, in 4 1-3 innings. An exhausted Leake sat on the bench and buried his face in a towel. Baker came over and put his hands on Leakes shoulders, showing his appreciation for the pitchers effort. NOTES: With their sweep, the Reds tied the intrastate series at 39-39. ... The Reds are 6-3 in interleague play, the Indians 3-6. ... Reds 3B Scott Rolen will do a weekend rehab stint at Triple-A Louisville and could rejoin the Reds in Cleveland. Rolen has been on the DL since May 12 with a sore left shoulder. ... Each Indians starting pitcher had a single in the series. 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Lehman overcame a near-constant drizzle and occasional heavy rain at Shoal Creek -- plus hard charges by Bernhard Langer and Chien Soon Lu -- for his sixth Champions Tour victory. He finished at 14-under 274. Langer and Lu shot 66 to tie for second. Lehman, the former British Open champion who shot in the 60s all four days, joined Jack Nicklaus, Gil Morgan and Fred Funk as the only players to win the Tradition multiple times. Lehman played the final hole with his cap turned backward under a steady rain. "I dont mind any condition other than rain," Lehman said. "I dont like playing in rain. It makes me really uncomfortable. I just feel like I lose the rhythm of my swing. "Today was a real test of perseverance, just trying to move the ball forward. Dont try to bite off too much, dont get too aggressive. Just play shots I know I can hit." Hes the first player to repeat in a senior major championship since Allen Doyle won the U.S. Senior Open in 2005 and 2006. Gil Morgan in 1997 is the only other Tradition winner to post four rounds in the 60s. Lehman won $335,000 for his first victory since last years Regions Tradition, a 13-month drought. Lehman is the 11th winner of 2012. After beating Peter Senior in a playoff last year, Lehman didnt have to sweat this one out nearly as much on a brisk day that began with an early two-tee start and ended with storms closing in. Players were allowed to lift, clean and place the ball because of the conditions. Lehman made a 30-foot birdie putt on No. 7 after Langer briefly tied him at 9 under, pushing his lead to two strokes with a short birdie putt on the par-3 13th hole. Then he salvaged par with a difficult chip and 12-foot putt on the next hole under a downpour. "You dont want to give shots back when youve kind of put it in your pocket," Lehman said. "It really started pouring and that was a really ddifficult putt.dddddddddddd To two-putt that was a huge momentum keeper. 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He wound up with a seventh top-five finish of the year and took over the Schwab Cup lead but is still seeking his first win. He missed several months last year, including this event, after left thumb surgery. Lehman made too few mistakes to open the door even with that aggressive play. "My goal was to get off to a good start and put pressure on him, to make him win the tournament and not let him have a three- or four-shot lead the whole day," said Langer, who hadnt played at Shoal Creek since the 1990 PGA Championship. "That would be too easy. ... But he responded extremely well to it." Fred Couples closed with a tournament-low 65 and entered the final hole with four straight birdies but still finished four strokes back. Rod Spittle (73) of Niagara Falls, Ont., tied for 21st at 2-under par. Russ Cochran and Bill Glasson, who led after each of the first two rounds, were five shots back. Jeff Sluman and Brad Bryant were six strokes behind. 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