Cincinnati Reds’ Will Benson hits a single during the second inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians, Sunday, May 18, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
Cincinnati Reds’ Will Benson gestures as he rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
Cincinnati Reds’ Will Benson (30) celebrates with teammates Connor Joe (17) and TJ Friedl (29) following a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians, Sunday, May 18, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
Cincinnati Reds’ Rece Hinds (57) celebrates with teammates Will Benson (30) and TJ Friedl (29) following a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians, Saturday, May 17, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
Cleveland Guardians’ Bo Naylor scores on a single hit by Carlos Santana during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Sunday, May 18, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
Will Benson’s first 2-homer game leads Reds to 3-1 win and 3-game sweep of Guardians
CINCINNATI (AP) — Will Benson had hit first two-homer game, going deep for the fourth straight day to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-1 victory on Sunday and their first three-game sweep of the Cleveland Guardians since 2012.
Cincinnati Reds’ Will Benson hits a single during the second inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians, Sunday, May 18, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
CINCINNATI (AP) — Will Benson had hit first two-homer game, going deep for the fourth straight day to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-1 victory on Sunday and their first three-game sweep of the Cleveland Guardians since 2012.
Benson followed Tyler Stephenson’s fourth-inning single with a 399-foot drive to right off L.L. Ortiz (2-5) then added a sixth-inning shot off Hunter Gaddis for his fifth home run this season. The Reds won their fourth straight and got back to .500 at 24-24.
Cleveland (25-21) has lost four in a row and the first three of a 10-game trip.
Andrew Abbott (3-0) allowed four hits and three walks in five shutout innings for his first win in five starts — despite giving up one earned run over 20 innings.
Carlos Santana hit a two-out RBI single in the seventh against Luis Mey.
Ortiz allowed six hits in five innings with seven strikeouts.
RamÃrez went 2 for 5 and extending his hitting streak to 12 games.
Key moment
Abbott hit a batter and walked two, loading the bases with one out in the firs, then struck out Jhonkensy Noel and retired Angel MartÃnez on a lineout. He became the first Reds starter to not allow a hit in the first inning of his first nine starts since Jim Maloney in 1969.
Key stat
Benson’s streak of games with home runs is the longest for the Reds since Joey Votto homered in seven straight games in 2021.
Up next
Guardians LHP Logan Allen (2-2, 3.70) starts Monday’s opener of a three-game series with the Twins against RHP Bailey Ober (4-1, 3.72).
Reds LHP Nick Lodolo (3-4, 3.42) starts Monday at the Pirates and RHP Mitch Keller (1-5, 4.15 ERA).
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