NEW YORK, May 20 (UPI) -- Johnny Cueto allowed two runs over seven innings and Ryan Ludwick got three RBI Sunday, handing Cincinnati a 5-2 interleague win over the New York Yankees.
Cueto (5-1) broke a personal two-game winless streak, working around eight hits during a seven-inning stint. The right-hander issued a pair of walks while lowering his ERA to 1.97 in the victory.
Aroldis Chapman collected his first save of the season with a scoreless ninth for the Reds, who took the rubber match of their three-game set at Yankee Stadium.
Ludwick and Ryan Hanigan each socked solo homers in the seventh inning to tie the game 2-2, and Brandon Phillips coaxed a bases-loaded walk from Yankees starter CC Sabathia (5-2) to push across the go-ahead tally.
Ludwick iced the Reds' win with a two-run double in the ninth.
Sabathia suffered his second straight loss, surrendering three runs on six hits and five walks over seven innings. The New York ace struck out six.
Raul Ibanez went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer for the Yankees.
