CINCINNATI (AP) — Will Benson had his first two-homer recreation, going deep for the fourth straight day to steer the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-1 victory on Sunday and their first three-game sweep of the Cleveland Guardians since 2012.
Benson adopted Tyler Stephenson’s fourth-inning single with a 399-foot drive to proper off L.L. Ortiz (2-5) then added a sixth-inning shot off Hunter Gaddis for his fifth dwelling run this season. The Reds received their fourth straight and acquired again to .500 at 24-24.
Cleveland (25-21) has misplaced 4 in a row and the primary three of a 10-game journey.
Andrew Abbott (3-0) allowed 4 hits and three walks in 5 shutout innings for his first win in 5 begins — regardless of giving up one earned run over 20 innings.
Emilio Pagán acquired a save for the third day in a row and twelfth time in 14 possibilities. He gave up a leadoff double to Bo Naylor and a one-out infield hit to José Ramírez, then struck out Carlos Santana on a spitter on the tenth pitch of the at-bat and Will Brennan on three pitches, the final a splitter.
Carlos Santana hit a two-out RBI single within the seventh towards Luis Mey.
Ortiz allowed six hits in 5 innings with seven strikeouts.
Ramírez went 2 for five and lengthening his hitting streak to 12 video games.
Key second
Abbott hit a batter and walked two, loading the bases with one out within the firs, then struck out Jhonkensy Noel and retired Angel Martínez on a lineout. He grew to become the primary Reds starter to not enable successful within the first inning of his first 9 begins since Jim Maloney in 1969.
Key stat
Benson’s streak of video games with dwelling runs is the longest for the Reds since Joey Votto homered in seven straight video games in 2021.
Up subsequent
Guardians LHP Logan Allen (2-2, 3.70) begins Monday’s opener of a three-game sequence with the Twins towards RHP Bailey Ober (4-1, 3.72).
Reds LHP Nick Lodolo (3-4, 3.42) begins Monday on the Pirates and RHP Mitch Keller (1-5, 4.15 ERA).
