Cleveland Guardians at Cincinnati Reds

· Doubleheader - Game 2

Cleveland Guardians

55-54, 28-28 Away

Final
0 - 2

Cincinnati Reds

50-56, 23-29 Home

JJ Bleday's solo homer and Dane Myers' game-saving grab help Reds beat Guardians 2-0

Dane Myers seals Reds' win with spectacular grab

Kyle Manzardo hit a grand slam, Chase DeLauter scored the go-ahead run on a sacrifice bunt in the eighth inning and Cleveland snapped a five-game losing streak with a 6-5 win in the opener.

The Reds sealed the win in the nightcap when, with a runner aboard in the ninth, Dane Myers made a leaping grab against the center field wall on Petey Halpin’s drive for the final out, securing Emilio Pagán his 11th save.

The Guardians were shut out for the ninth time this season and third time in four games.

The Guardians wasted another dominant outing by right-hander Gavin Williams, who allowed two runs on 12 hits with one walk and 12 strikeouts.

Williams became the first Guardians pitcher since Shane Bieber in 2021 to record 10 or more strikeouts in four straight starts in a single season. Bieber fanned 10 or more in each of his first four starts of 2021. In his past four starts, Williams has 45 strikeouts and two walks over 27 innings.

The Reds went with a bullpen game for the nightcap.

Left-hander Caleb Ferguson was the opener for the Reds, making his first start of the season and 15th of his career. He pitched 1 2/3 innings, allowing one hit with a walk and a strikeout.

Jose Franco earned his first career victory, allowing one hit with two walks and two strikeouts in a career-high 3 2/3 innings before exiting in the seventh with right elbow discomfort.

Bleday put the Reds ahead 1-0 with a solo home run in the first inning, his 18th of the season.

Williams' wild pitch allowed Myers to score from third, giving the Reds a 2-0 lead in the fifth. It was his fourth wild pitch of the season.

Up next Reds RHP Brady Singer (5-9, 4.53) and Guardians LHP Joey Cantillo (8-6, 4.02) are scheduled to start Wednesday's series finale.

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Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Halpin flied out to center.
	9th Inning	Arias to second on fielder's indifference.
	9th Inning	Bailey struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	Bailey hit for Hedges
	9th Inning	Arias singled to left.
	9th Inning	Bazzana struck out swinging.

Statistics

CLE		CIN
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
2	Hit By Pitch	0
9	Ground Balls	4
7	Strikeouts	15
0	Runs Batted In	1
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
3	Hits	3
0	Stolen Bases	3
4	Walks	2
0	Catcher Interference	0
0	Runs	2
0	Ground Into Double Play	1
0	Sacrifice Flies	0
30	At Bats	26
0	Home Runs	1
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
19	Runners Left On Base	8
0	Triples	0
0	Game Winning RBIs	1
0	Intentional Walks	0
0	Doubles	0
14	Fly Balls	7
0	Caught Stealing	0
135	Pitches	120
0	Games Started	0
2	Pinch At Bats	0
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
0	Is Qualified In Steals	1
3	Total Bases	6
36	Plate Appearances	28
0.0	Projected Home Runs	162.0
0	Extra Base Hits	1
0.7	Runs Created	0.8
.100	Batting Average	.115
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.100	Slugging Percentage	.231
.133	Secondary Average	.308
.250	On Base Percentage	.179
.350	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.409
0.6	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	0.6
0.7	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	0.9
3.0	Batter Rating	15.0
0.0	At Bats Per Home Run	26.0
0.00	Stolen Base Percentage	1.00
3.75	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	4.29
.000	Isolated Power	.115
0.57	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.13
.111	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.071
.033	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	.192
0.0	Runs Produced	3.0
0.0	Runs Ratio	0.5
0.3	Patience Ratio	0.3
0.1	Balls In Play Average	0.2
58.0	MLB Rating	62.8
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0