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	66	60	.524	-	W1
Minnesota	63	65	.492	4	W3
Cleveland	61	66	.480	5.5	L1
Detroit	61	66	.480	5.5	L2
Kansas City	54	74	.422	13	W4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	78	49	.614	-	L1
Chicago	74	54	.578	4.5	L1
St. Louis	65	63	.508	13.5	L1
Pittsburgh	63	66	.488	16	W2
Cincinnati	61	66	.480	17	W1

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Cleveland Guardians @ Cincinnati Reds

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

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