Cleveland Guardians @ Cincinnati Reds

25-21, 11-13 Away

Final

24-24, 13-12 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
S. KwanLF	0-4	0	0	0	.311
J. RamirezDH	2-5	0	0	0	.296
C. Santana1B	2-4	0	0	1	.222
G. AriasSS	0-2	0	0	0	.255
K. ManzardoPH	0-1	0	0	0	.221
W. BrennanCF	0-1	0	0	0	.000
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J. NoelRF	0-2	0	0	0	.150
N. JonesPH-RF	1-2	0	0	0	.181
A. MartinezCF-2B	1-4	0	0	0	.294
Wi. Wilson3B	1-3	0	0	0	.192
D. Schneemann2B-SS	1-4	0	0	0	.265
A. HedgesC	0-2	0	0	0	.143
B. NaylorPH-C	1-1	1	0	0	.190

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
L. Ortiz	5.0	6	2	2	7	100-66	4.66
H. Gaddis	1.0	2	1	0	2	14-11	1.00
K. Allard	2.0	1	0	0	0	28-18	1.06

According to ESPN Analytics

CLE

CIN

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Great American Ball Park

1:40 PM, May 18, 2025

Cincinnati, Ohio

Attendance: 27,628

Game Time:2:46

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ramon De Jesus
First Base Umpire - Bill Miller
Second Base Umpire - Ben May
Third Base Umpire - Austin Jones

Will Benson's first 2-homer game leads Reds to 3-1 win and 3-game sweep of Guardians

— Will Benson had his first two-homer game, going deep for the fourth straight day to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-1 victory on Sunday and their first three-game sweep of the Cleveland Guardians since 2012.

May 18, 2025, 08:15 pm - AP


CLE
CIN

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	9	1
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	-	3	9	0

Scoring Summary

		CLE	CIN
4th	Benson homered to right (399 feet), Stephenson scored.	0	2
6th	Benson homered to right (380 feet).	0	3
7th	Santana singled to right, Naylor scored.	1	3

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Guardians
4
Reds
5

Game 1

5/16

Guardians
1
Reds
4

Game 2

5/17

Guardians
1
Reds
3

Game 3

5/18

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	50	45	.526	-	W3
Cleveland	51	46	.526	-	W4
Minnesota	48	49	.495	3	W2
Detroit	44	52	.458	6.5	L2
Kansas City	38	59	.392	13	L5

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	59	37	.615	-	L3
Chicago	54	42	.563	5	W2
St. Louis	50	45	.526	8.5	L1
Pittsburgh	50	47	.515	9.5	W3
Cincinnati	43	52	.453	15.5	L2

Emerson Hancock leaves Mariners' 8-2 win with bruised finger

The Mariners lost starting pitcher Emerson Hancock to a hand injury in the second inning on Sunday afternoon, but the Seattle bullpen allowed just four hits the rest of the way, en route to a convincing 8-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field.

Marlins select Japanese, Stanford slugger Sasaki in eighth round

The Miami Marlins drafted Japanese slugger Rintaro Sasaki out of Stanford in the eighth round of the amateur draft on Sunday.

Rockies' Jake McCarthy has 2nd inside-the-park HR this year

The Giants overcame Jake McCarthy's second leadoff inside-the-park home run this season to beat the Rockies 3-1 Sunday.

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Cleveland Guardians @ Cincinnati Reds

Win Probability

Game Information

Will Benson's first 2-homer game leads Reds to 3-1 win and 3-game sweep of Guardians

A. Abbott3-0

L. Ortiz2-5

E. Pagan12

Scoring Summary

Inning

2026 American League Central Standings

2026 National League Central Standings

MLB News

Emerson Hancock leaves Mariners' 8-2 win with bruised finger

Marlins select Japanese, Stanford slugger Sasaki in eighth round

Rockies' Jake McCarthy has 2nd inside-the-park HR this year