Guardians finally beat Reds, 11-2
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A Guardians lineup that hasn't scored more than four runs in any game in June battles the Reds on the afternoon of June 11. Follow along here.
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Carlos Santana slugged his sixth career grand slam and the Cleveland Guardians beat Cincinnati 11-2 on Wednesday, snapping the Reds’ five-game win streak and denying manager Terry Francona a season sweep of his former team.
The Reds fell behind 5-0 after a grand slam by Carlos Santana off Nick Lodolo and it was never really a close game after that. Lodolo gave up six runs in just 3 1/3 innings. Reds manager Terry Francona said Lodolo had good stuff on Wednesday,
Cincinnati Reds OF Will Benson, a 2016 first-round pick of the Guardians, went 9-for-19 with four homers against his former team to win Ohio Cup MOP.
The Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Guardians play the second game of their 3-game series Tuesday at Progressive Field in Cleveland.
It’s Wednesday, June 11 and the Reds (35-33) are in Cleveland to take on the Guardians (34-32). Nick Lodolo is slated to take the mound for Cincinnati against Logan Allen for Cleveland.
Carlos Santana has twice helped the Guardians and local auto dealers give away vehicles by hitting grand slams in his career.
Cincinnati Reds All-Star shortstop Elly De La Cruz leads the Reds in home runs, runs batted in and stolen bases.