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

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.

"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.

Reds pitcher Wade Miley's name surfaced as a potential drug provider to Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, who died in 2019 after an overdose.

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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.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Will Benson and Cincinnati’s stable of left-handed starters beat the Guardians again Tuesday night at Progressive Field. Benson doubled and scored the only run of the game and lefty Andrew Abbott threw a three-hitter as the Reds improved to 5-0 against the Guardians this year with a 1-0 victory.

Cincinnati Reds All-Star shortstop Elly De La Cruz leads the Reds in home runs, runs batted in and stolen bases.