GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) -Milton Bradley was back in the Cubs lineup for the first time in nearly a week and had a double in three at_bats during Chicago's split-squad, 5-4 loss to the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday.

Bradley walked in his first at-bat for the Cubs on Feb. 26 but was removed for a pinch runner because of tightness in his quadriceps. He was the designated hitter Wednesday.

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``I felt good today,' Bradley said. ``I'm just going to pace myself. In my first game I really didn't feel like I played because I knew I would only get one at-bat.'

Beau Mills, Cleveland's No. 1 draft pick in 2007, hit a two-run homer in the first inning. Mills, a right-handed hitting first baseman, is slated to begin the season at Double-A Akron, but is making a good impression in his second major league camp.

``I'm a lot more comfortable this spring training,' Mills said. ``The first time around you put a lot of pressure on your shoulders. You want to do well. You want to have a good showing and you force the issue too much. I'm coming in here a lot more relaxed than last year.'

``He's a strong kid,' Indians manager Eric Wedge said. ``He's a smart baseball player.'

The 22-year-old Mills batted .293 with 21 homers and 90 RBIs last season at Class A Kinston. His father, Brad, played in the majors from 1980-83 and has been Boston's bench coach since 2004.

Mills is batting .357 (5-for-14) with a homer and four RBIs. His homer came off starter Chad Gaudin, who allowed three runs and four hits in three innings.

The Cubs were without manager Lou Piniella and several of their regulars, who are in Las Vegas for a two-game series against the White Sox. Second baseman Aaron Miles, first baseman Derrek Lee and Bradley were the only everyday players in the lineup.

Victor Martinez doubled in a run and Mills followed with a two-run homer in the first for Cleveland.

Carl Pavano, slated to be the Indians' No. 3 starter, allowed three runs and four hits in two innings in his second start of the spring. He hit a batter and walked one. Pavano pitched two scoreless innings in his first start.

No. 2 starter Fausto Carmona relieved Pavano and threw two scoreless innings, allowing one hit.

Wilson Valdez's groundout broke the 4-4 tie in the eighth.