Cleveland Guardians vs Cincinnati Reds

MLB

Guardians

58-63

2-7

Final

Reds

63-59

Great American Ball Park

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
CLE	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
CIN	1	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	X	7

Who won: Reds 7-2

The Cincinnati Reds beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-2 on Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at Great American Ball Park. The series is tied 1-1. The Reds outscored the Guardians 4-0 in the 4th inning. Matt McLain went 3-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Reds. Gabriel Arias went 1-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Guardians.

Recap · Aug 16

Reds finally beat Guardians' Syndergaard, 7-2, for series split

Stuart Fairchild and Matt McLain hit two-run homers in the fourth inning and Cincinnati handed Cleveland’s Noah Syndergaard his first loss in 10 career starts against the Reds with a 7-2 victory over the Guardians on Wednesday night.

What it means

Season series: Series tied 1-1.
Guardians 27-35 on the road; Reds 30-32 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 2h ago

Williams' short-rest gem helps Guardians complete ALDS comeback

ESPN · 4h ago

Guardians repeatedly troll divisional rival White Sox after ALDS win

Recap · 4h ago

Williams, Ramírez lead Guardians over White Sox 2-0 to cap comeback in 5-game AL Division Series

ESPN · 5h ago

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ESPN · 7h ago

Guardians take down White Sox, complete comeback to clinch spot in ALCS

Preview · 1d ago

Guardians and White Sox meet in decisive ALDS Game 5

ESPN · 2d ago

Guardians' Williams, White Sox's Burke to start for ALCS bid

Recap · 2d ago

Jose Ramirez homers as the Guardians beat the White Sox 9-5 to force a decisive Game 5 in ALDS

Injuries and inactives

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Andrew Walters RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
Out
Colin Holderman RP
Wrist, Surgery, right
15-Day-IL
Rhys Hoskins 1B
Back, Inflammation
10-Day-IL

Reds5th in NL Cent

Dane Myers CF
Shoulder, Surgery, left
Out
Chase Burns SP
Groin, Strain, right
15-Day-IL
Julian Garcia RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
15-Day-IL
Spencer Steer 1B
Wrist, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Tony Santillan RP
Hip, Surgery, left
15-Day-IL

Probable starters

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Noah Syndergaard SP

Probable starter · 2-6, 6.50 ERA, 56 K, 1.39 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Jose Ramirez3B
3Ramon LaureanoRF
4Oscar GonzalezDH
5Brayan RocchioSS
6Tyler Freeman2B
7Gabriel Arias1B
8Myles StrawCF
9Cam GallagherC

Reds5th in NL Cent

Andrew Abbott SP

Probable starter · 8-6, 3.87 ERA, 120 K, 1.32 WHIP

Lineup

1TJ FriedlCF
2Matt McLain2B
3Elly De La CruzSS
4Spencer Steer3B
5Joey Votto1B
6Christian Encarnacion-StrandDH
7Stuart FairchildLF
8Will BensonRF
9Luke MaileC

The series

Series tied 1-1

Last meeting: Guardians 3, Reds 0 (Aug 15)

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Game info

Venue: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio · Attendance 19,797
Officials: John Bacon (Home Plate Umpire), Jim Wolf (First Base Umpire), Mike Muchlinski (Second Base Umpire), Alan Porter (Third Base Umpire)