Cincinnati Reds vs Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Reds

76-83

2-5

Final

Guardians

92-67

Progressive Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Guardians 5-2

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-2 on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at Progressive Field. The Guardians win the series 2-0. The Guardians outscored the Reds 3-1 in the 8th inning. Jose Ramirez went 3-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Guardians. Elly De La Cruz went 2-for-4 for the Reds.

Recap · Sep 25

José Ramírez hits 3-run homer in 8th, playoff-bound Guardians beat Reds 5-2

José Ramírez hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning after Cleveland pitchers retired the first 18 batters, lifting the AL Central champion Guardians to a 5-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night.

What it means

Season series: CLE wins series 2-0.
Reds 37-41 on the road; Guardians 50-28 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 7h ago

White Sox beat Guardians in Game 2, move within 1 win of ALCS

Recap · 9h ago

White Sox surge past Guardians 4-3 to take 2-0 lead in ALDS and move within 1 win of ALCS

Preview · 1d ago

White Sox bring 1-0 lead into ALDS Game 2 against Guardians

ESPN · 2d ago

White Sox hold Guardians to three hits in ALDS Game 1 win

Recap · 3d ago

White Sox beat Guardians 3-0 in Game 1 of ALDS behind Murakami homer, 3-hitter

Preview · 3d ago

Guardians and White Sox meet to begin ALDS

ESPN · 4d ago

White Sox to start reliever Hagen Smith vs. Guardians in ALDS

ESPN · 4d ago

Robot umpires flip 54% of challenged calls as Reds lead way

Injuries and inactives

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

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

Probable starters

Reds5th in NL Cent

Jakob Junis SP

Probable starter · 4-0, 2.69 ERA, 51 K, 0.85 WHIP

Lineup

1TJ FriedlCF
2Elly De La CruzSS
3Tyler StephensonC
4Spencer SteerDH
5Ty France1B
6Jake FraleyRF
7Santiago Espinal3B
8Noelvi Marte3B
9Blake DunnLF

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Andrew Walters SP

Probable starter · 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 6 K, 0.69 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Kyle ManzardoDH
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Josh Naylor1B
5Lane ThomasCF
6Andres Gimenez2B
7Jhonkensy NoelRF
8Bo NaylorC
9Brayan RocchioSS

The series

CLE wins series 2-0

Last meeting: Guardians 6, Reds 1 (Sep 24)

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 25,860
Officials: Junior Valentine (Home Plate Umpire), Ramon De Jesus (First Base Umpire), Adam Beck (Second Base Umpire), Adrian Johnson (Third Base Umpire)