PHOENIX — Pinch-hitter Wily Mo Pena hit a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks recovered after J.J. Putz’s second straight blown save to beat the Cleveland Indians 6-4 Tuesday night.

AP Indians center fielder Grady Sizemore slams into the wall while trying to haul in a fly ball off the bat of Arizona’s Gerardo Parra in the fifth inning Tuesday night in Phoenix. The hit went for a triple. (AP photo.)

Arizona appeared to be in control after Daniel Hudson’s eight strong innings and two big hits by Kelly Johnson, only to see a late rally go to waste on a blown save by Putz (1-3).

The Diamondbacks rallied again in the bottom of the ninth against Tony Sipp (3-1), getting a walk and two stolen bases by Ryan Roberts to set up Pena’s line-drive homer over the wall in left and a wild celebration at the plate.

Alberto Castillo (1-0) got one out for the win after being called up from the minors earlier in the day.

Johnson put the Diamondbacks in line for a win for the second straight night, hitting a solo homer off Indians starter Josh Tomlin in the sixth inning, then lining a tiebreaking single off Rafael Perez after driving in the go-ahead run the night before. Johnson later scored on Justin Upton’s run-scoring single off Joe Smith, putting Arizona up 4-2 heading into the final inning.

Putz couldn’t hold it.

The right-hander allowed a two-out homer to Orlando Cabrera in a 5-4 loss to the Indians on Monday night and was in trouble right off the bat Tuesday, walking Cabrera on four pitches to open the ninth. An out later, Carlos Santana tied the game with a towering, two-run homer that curled just inside the foul pole in right.

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Putz left to a chorus of boos after giving up a two-out double to Travis Buck.

It was relatively quiet before that, thanks to Hudson and Tomlin.

Hudson was solid for the ninth straight start, allowing two runs on six hits with five strikeouts.

Tomlin was just as good, allowing two runs on five hits in seven innings. The right-hander lasted five innings for the 28th straight game, matching the major league record to start a career, set by Boston’s Daisuke Matsuzaka in 2007.

But this wasn’t just a battle of arms. The pitchers were wielding their bats, too.

Tomlin had his first career hit in the third inning, dropping down a sacrifice bunt that slipped past Hudson to the third base side. That set up Cleveland’s first run, on a double-play grounder by Michael Brantley.

Tomlin went a more conventional route for his second career hit in the fifth inning, ripping a single up the middle for his first career RBI to put the Indians up 2-0. It also was the first RBI by an Indians pitcher since CC Sabathia against the Dodgers on June 21, 2008.

Hudson proved to be capable with the bat in the bottom half, fighting off a couple of pitches with two strikes, then lining a run-scoring double down the line in right to make it 2-1.

Johnson finally scored a run a pitcher had nothing to do with, lifting his 13th homer to left to tie it at 2 in the sixth.

Putz blew the win again, but Pena snatched it back with a homer that just cleared the wall.

Notable

• Diamondbacks hitting coach Don Baylor turned 62 on Tuesday.
• Indians CF Grady Sizemore was looked at by team trainers after slamming into the wall on Gerardo Parra’s triple in the fifth inning, but remained in the game.
• Hudson is 3-0 in six career June starts.

CLEVELAND — The Mega Millions jackpot is climbing back above the $100 million mark.

The Ohio Lottery said no player matched all the winning numbers to take the $88 million grand prize up for grabs Tuesday night in the multistate lottery game. So, the jackpot has rolled over to $105 million for the next drawing, on Friday.

Three tickets sold in Ohio won $10,000 prizes on Tuesday.

The winning numbers were: 12, 17, 27, 47 and 48. The Mega Ball number was 33.

MARBLEHEAD — Snake populations are booming on the Lake Erie shores and islands in northwest Ohio, and one expert says the reason is there’s plenty of food.

WEWS-TV reported it found large numbers of water snakes swimming in the lake, sunning themselves on rocks and even slithering onto boats in Ohio communities along the lake’s western end.

Ohio State University researcher Kristin Stanford told the Cleveland television station the snakes are northern water snakes and Lake Erie water snakes, which are harmless. She said their numbers are exploding because the lake is full of round goby fish, an invasive species the snakes feed on.

Stanford said the islands are home to an estimated 12,000 Lake Erie water snakes. She works out of Ohio State’s Stone Laboratory field station on South Bass Island.

CLEVELAND — They call themselves the “Bullpen Mafia,” and they whacked another victim Wednesday night at Progressive Field.

The Indians’ relief corps, which has been at the root of Cleveland’s success this season, rode to the rescue yet again, leaving the Colorado Rockies sleeping with the fishes in a 4-3 victory that avoided the series sweep.

Starting with setup men Vinnie Pestano and Tony Sipp, and ending with closer Chris Perez, the trio of pen pals combined to strike out six of the eight batters it faced en route to preserving a one-run lead and securing a win that kept the Indians atop the Central Division standings with a one-game lead over Detroit.

“Our bullpen was fantastic one more time,” said Indians manager Manny Acta, who watched Pestano fan all three of the batters he faced in the seventh and eighth innings, Sipp strike out one in the eighth and Perez two in the ninth.

Perez finished it off by striking out the first two batters he faced — Jason Giambi and Troy Tulowitzki — before allowing a double to Seth Smith and retiring Ty Wigginton for the final out.

“One-run games are exciting,” said Perez, who converted his 18th save in 19 opportunities. “Luckily, I got the first two guys out.”

Perez bounced back from a bad night Tuesday when he allowed the game-winning home run to Smith in the ninth inning of a 4-3 loss.

“That’s a save right there,” Acta said. “When you save a one-run game and have to face Giambi, Tulowitzki and Smith, that’s a save.”

Cleveland’s bullpen, which ranked second in the American League through Tuesday, has allowed just one earned run in its last 31 1/3 innings (10 games).

The assistance was welcome for Indians starter Josh Tomlin, who won his ninth game, allowing three runs on five hits over 6 1/3 innings. The right-hander has pitched at least five innings in each of his first 27 career starts, the only pitcher in Indians history to accomplish as much.

“It’s huge confidence for us,” said Tomlin of the bullpen’s season-long sparkling performance. “We know if we get into the sixth or seventh inning with the lead, we have a pretty good chance to win the game.”

Tomlin accomplished as much in his usual fashion, mixing in all four of his pitches to keep Colorado hitters off balance for much of his 15th start.

“Tomlin was very good again,” Acta said. “He had that good cutter and the good breaking ball.

“I was able to locate both sides of the plate tonight, which is huge for me,” Tomlin said.

Tomlin allowed just a run over the first six innings before Ty Wigginton’s second homer of the game off him drew the Rockies to within one in the seventh.

He had some breathing room thanks to a two-run homer from Travis Hafner that put Cleveland in front 4-1 in the sixth.

Hafner, who has driven in at least one run in seven of his last eight games (15 RBIs), has hit safely in nine straight games, batting .344 (11-for-32) over the span.

“He’s at his peak right now,” Acta said. “He’s so intimidating now and just so locked in. It’s just a such a shame that we’re going to have to be without him.”

Hafner, the designated hitter, will be on the bench for the majority of Cleveland’s upcoming nine interleague games on the road.

But the Indians leave on a good note, winning the final game of the homestand to finish 4-2 against National League opponents Pittsburgh and Colorado.

“We wanted to come in and play well (on the homestand),” Acta said. “Did we want to win six? Yes, but we’ll take 4-2. I think we’re moving in the right direction.”

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