"Travis Hafner showed some of his old power as the Indians beat Cincinnati, 6-2, Thursday in a Cactus League game at Goodyear Ballpark.

Hafner homered off the batter's eye high above the center field fence in the fifth inning to give the Indians a 3-2 lead. The Tribe added three more runs in the eighth to improve its record to 8-4-2.

It was Hafner's first homer of the spring and his second extra base hit. The fact that he hit the ball to straight away center with authority was another indication that Hafner's two-year struggle with his right shoulder might be over.

"We could tell Wednesday night (against the Reds) that he just missed hitting a couple of balls out," said manager Manny Acta. "It's good to see that. And it was good to see the homer today.

"He's feeling good. He's getting all the extra work he's asking for. He's able to play back to back to back games if we need him. I'm sure that if this guy is healthy, he's going to help us out."

Jeremy Sowers made his spring training debut. He pitched a scoreless first inning, but gave up a two-run homer to Jonny Gomes in the second."