The Cleveland Guardians bounced back in the series finale against the Cincinnati Reds, fueled by Carlos Santana's grand slam.

Will Benson, the man mainly responsible for the Reds winning the cup, received the Frank Robinson Most Outstanding Player award for the series. Benson, who did not play Wednesday because the Guardians started a left-hander, hit .474 (9 for 19) with four homers and eight RBI against Cleveland.

"It's a good check to see where we're at. It's gonna show what areas we need to work on, what areas we excel at," Nick Martinez said.

Andrew Abbott led the Cincinnati Reds to a win almost single-handedly, putting together a complete-game shutout of the Cleveland Guardians.

The Reds hadn’t won the Ohio Cup outright since 2014, when Francona was in his second season managing Cleveland. The Reds won five of their six meetings against the Guardians, falling 11-2 in Wednesday’s series finale.

Terry Francona returned to Cleveland for the first time since being named Cincinnati’s manager and the Reds opened a three-game series against the Guardians on Monday.