Cleveland Guardians at Cincinnati Reds
· Major League Baseball
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Manzardo's HR and 2 RBIs, Cantillo's strong outing power Guardians to a 6-1 win over the Reds
The Guardians, who took two of the three games from the Reds at Progressive Field in May, earned this year's “Ohio Cup,” which is awarded to the winner of the season's series.
Cantillo allowed four hits with a walk and eight strikeouts. He leads the majors with a .189 opponents' average with runners in scoring position and worked out of jams in the first, second, and fourth innings on Wednesday.
The Guardians, who had been shut out in three of the previous four games, loaded the bases with one out in the third, but failed to score. They loaded the bases again with no outs in the fifth and scored four runs despite having only one hit.
Travis Bazzana singled and drove in the first run off Reds starter Brady Singer, who issued a pair of bases-loaded walks to force in two more runs. Caleb Ferguson replaced Singer and allowed Patrick Bailey's sacrifice fly to make the score 4-0.
Singer (5-10) allowed four runs — all unearned — and six hits. He walked four and struck out three. The Reds committed two errors on Wednesday, including a fielding error by Elly De La Cruz which began the four-run fifth.
Erik Sabrowski (4-2) earned the victory for Cleveland.
Noelvi Marte drove home the Reds' only run with a single off Franco Aleman in the sixth.
Manzardo's home run, his 13th of the season and second in as many games, came off Chase Petty leading off the seventh, making the score 5-1. It was his fourth homer against the Reds this season.
Reds RHP Rhett Lowder (3-7, 5.61) is scheduled to start Thursday against the visiting Pirates.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Stewart struck out looking. |
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9th Inning | De La Cruz walked. |
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9th Inning | Bleday to second on fielder's indifference. Cleveland Guardians challenged: call on the field was upheld. |
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9th Inning | Lowe struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Lowe hit for Hayes |
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9th Inning | Arroyo flied out to center. |
Statistics
CLE |
CIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 13 | Ground Balls | 5 |
| 6 | Strikeouts | 16 |
| 6 | Runs Batted In | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 13 | Hits | 6 |
| 2 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 6 | Walks | 4 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 6 | Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 2 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 39 | At Bats | 33 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 26 | Runners Left On Base | 23 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 0 |
| 22 | Fly Balls | 12 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 176 | Pitches | 174 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 18 | Total Bases | 6 |
| 47 | Plate Appearances | 38 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 3 | Extra Base Hits | 0 |
| 8.4 | Runs Created | 2.1 |
| .333 | Batting Average | .182 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .462 | Slugging Percentage | .182 |
| .333 | Secondary Average | .152 |
| .404 | On Base Percentage | .289 |
| .866 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .471 |
| 0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.4 |
| 8.1 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 2.1 |
| 46.0 | Batter Rating | 11.0 |
| 39.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.74 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.58 |
| .128 | Isolated Power | .000 |
| 1.00 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.25 |
| .128 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .105 |
| .000 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.030 |
| 12.0 | Runs Produced | 2.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 96.5 | MLB Rating | 63.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 17,084 | Capacity:
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cleveland |
- | 76 | L1 | 0.51898736 | 82 |
Chicago |
1 | 77 | L1 | 0.51265824 | 81 |
Minnesota |
7.5 | 84 | W2 | 0.4716981 | 75 |
Detroit |
8.5 | 85 | L2 | 0.4654088 | 74 |
Kansas City |
14 | 90 | W1 | 0.43037975 | 68 |
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Milwaukee |
- | 59 | W1 | 0.62658226 | 99 |
Chicago |
12 | 71 | L2 | 0.5506329 | 87 |
Pittsburgh |
19 | 78 | L1 | 0.5063291 | 80 |
St. Louis |
22 | 81 | W1 | 0.48734176 | 77 |
Cincinnati |
26 | 85 | L1 | 0.4620253 | 73 |

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