Guardians @ Reds – Sun, May 18

Game Status: Final – Score: 3-1 Reds

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Guardians Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Kwan – LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .311 .374 .428
2 Ramírez, Jo – DH 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .296 .359 .519
3 Santana – 1B 4 0 2 1 1 2 3 .222 .330 .320
4 Arias, G – SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .255 .313 .393
c-Manzardo – PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .221 .309 .493
Brennan – CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .100 .000
5 Noel – RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .150 .179 .250
a-Jones, N – RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .181 .283 .295
6 Martínez, A – 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .294 .324 .392
7 Wilson, W – 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .192 .300 .231
8 Schneemann – SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .265 .339 .500
9 Hedges – C 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .143 .265 .357
b-Naylor, B – C 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .190 .295 .400
Totals 35 1 9 1 4 8 27
Guardians
a-Singled for Noel in the 6th. b-Walked for Hedges in the 7th. c-Struck out for Arias, G in the 7th.
BATTING: 2B: Wilson, W (1, Abbott, A); Ramírez, Jo (9, Abbott, A); Naylor, B (4, Pagán). TB: Jones, N; Martínez, A; Naylor, B 2; Ramírez, Jo 3; Santana 2; Schneemann; Wilson, W 2. RBI: Santana (22). 2-out RBI: Santana. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hedges; Martínez, A 2; Schneemann; Brennan; Kwan. Team RISP: 2-for-16. Team LOB: 12.
FIELDING: E: Arias, G (4, fielding). Pickoffs: Gaddis (Joe at 2nd base). DP: (Schneemann-Arias, G-Santana).
Reds Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Friedl – CF 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .265 .358 .373
2 Espinal – 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .279 .331 .326
3 De La Cruz, E – SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .246 .317 .406
4 Hays – DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .313 .363 .590
5 Lux – LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .291 .379 .399
a-Steer – 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .208 .274 .338
6 Stephenson, T – C 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .196 .288 .326
7 Benson – RF 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 .367 .424 .933
8 McLain, M – 2B 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .183 .301 .331
9 Joe – LF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .308 .333
Totals 32 3 9 3 2 9 13
Reds
a-Singled for Lux in the 8th.
BATTING: 2B: Joe (2, Gaddis). HR: Benson 2 (5, 4th inning off Ortiz, L.L., 1 on, 1 out, 6th inning off Gaddis, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Benson 9; Espinal; Hays; Joe 3; Steer; Stephenson, T. RBI: Benson 3 (11). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hays 3. GIDP: De La Cruz, E. Team RISP: 0-for-4. Team LOB: 7.
FIELDING: Pickoffs: Abbott, A (Ramírez, Jo at 2nd base).
Guardians Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Ortiz, L.L. (L, 2-5) 5.0 6 2 2 2 7 1 100-66 4.66
Gaddis 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 14-11 1.00
Allard 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 28-18 1.06
Totals 8.0 9 3 3 2 9 2
Reds Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Abbott, A (W, 3-0) 5.0 4 0 0 3 5 0 96-61 1.80
Barlow, S (H, 6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19-13 4.66
Mey (H, 2) 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 19-10 2.00
Rogers, Ta (H, 6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3-3 1.59
Santillan (H, 12) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13-10 1.50
Pagán (S, 12) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 29-21 3.52
Totals 9.0 9 1 1 4 8 0
Game Info
WP: Mey.
HBP: Kwan (by Abbott, A).
Pitches-strikes: Ortiz, L.L. 100-66; Gaddis 14-11; Allard 28-18; Abbott, A 96-61; Barlow, S 19-13; Mey 19-10; Rogers, Ta 3-3; Santillan 13-10; Pagán 29-21.
Groundouts-flyouts: Ortiz, L.L. 7-0; Gaddis 0-0; Allard 4-1; Abbott, A 2-5; Barlow, S 2-1; Mey 1-0; Rogers, Ta 0-0; Santillan 0-0; Pagán 0-0.
Batters faced: Ortiz, L.L. 23; Gaddis 4; Allard 7; Abbott, A 22; Barlow, S 4; Mey 4; Rogers, Ta 1; Santillan 4; Pagán 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Rogers, Ta 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Ramon De Jesus. 1B: Bill Miller. 2B: Ben May. 3B: Austin Jones.
Weather: 73 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 4 mph, In From RF.
First pitch: 1:41 PM.
T: 2:46.
Att: 27,628.
Venue: Great American Ball Park.
May 18, 2025
Inning Scoring Play Score
Bottom 4 Will Benson homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. Tyler Stephenson scores. 2-0 CIN
Bottom 6 Will Benson homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. 3-0 CIN
Top 7 Carlos Santana singles on a ground ball to right fielder Will Benson. Bo Naylor scores. 3-1 CIN
Team Highlight
CIN An animated look at Will Benson's home run (00:00:11)
CIN Andrew Abbott picks off José Ramírez (00:00:27)
CLE Luis L. Ortiz strikes out Tyler Stephenson (00:00:19)
CIN Will Benson homers in fourth straight game (4)  (00:00:30)
CIN Andrew Abbott's five strikeouts (00:01:12)
CIN Will Benson's second homer of the game (5)  (00:00:30)
CLE Hunter Gaddis picks off Connor Joe (00:00:07)
CLE Carlos Santana's RBI single  (00:00:20)
CLE Luis L. Ortiz fans seven (00:01:18)
CIN Will Benson's two-homer game (00:01:34)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
Guardians 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 1 12
Reds 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 9 0 7

Decisions

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Next Reds Game: Mon, May 19, 06:40 PM EDT @ Pirates (1 day)

Last Updated: 05/18/2025 05:15:08 PM EDT

39 comments

  1. They were who we thought they were, and that’s why we took the damn field.

  2. Is what Will doing sustainable? No. He will regress, that’s the reality. But what you should be super impressed with is coachability. This is second time he’s come back from a horrible slump after working with coaches to correct his approach at the plate and deliver in a big way.

  5. Benson had 7 of the Reds’ 12 RBI in this series, absolutely monstrous performance.

  8. Benson should get to take that cup home like the Stanley Cup, and slam a few steveweisers out of that thing.

  10. Imagine getting swept by a team that almost just got swept by the white sox

  12. More fun to think about: Skenes pitched today so we will miss him this week.

  15. nobody better make a “we’re at .500!” post. I will find you and slap you.

  16. #And this series belongs to the Reds

    What a recovery. This team needed to show some signs of life this series and managed to exceed expectations.

  18. Willy fucking benson. Man I hope he can keep it rolling. He’d be an absolute superstar in Cincinnati and mlb if he realizes his potential.

  20. Tito with a legendary post game presser, talking about his guys big balls.

    My king.

  22. Baseball is funny how (the perception of) a team can completely change in less than a week.

  23. I was told that if the Reds swept Cleveland the Reds wouldn’t play the sax song anymore. 

  28. I haven’t seen a Cleveland sports team get smacked down this hard in a series since last week.

  33. Wish Tito gave out game/series ball like Taylor and the Bengals. Baseball is obv different but would be cool to see

    Might not be feasible the more I think about it but a fun idea

  36. Benson clearly has Votto stashed down the tunnel. And Joey stays there to let Will have the glory

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