Cincinnati Reds vs Cleveland Guardians, May 18, 2025
May 18, 2025, 1:40 PM ET | Great American Ball Park
Starting Pitchers
Cleveland Guardians
Recorded starter
Cincinnati Reds
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2025Cleveland GuardiansCincinnati Reds
.669
OPS.706
168
HR167
643
Runs716
3.70
ERA3.86
1.26
WHIP1.22
1381
Strikeouts by pitchers1380
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Cincinnati Reds, MLBDB pick
Cincinnati Reds, MLBDB pick
Cleveland Guardians, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
José Ramírez and Carlos Santana led Cleveland Guardians with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven KwanLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| José RamírezDH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Gabriel AriasSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle ManzardoPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Will BrennanCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jhonkensy NoelRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nolan JonesPH/RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Angel MartínezCF/2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Wilson3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Schneemann2B/SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin HedgesC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bo NaylorPH/C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
Will Benson led Cincinnati Reds with 3 hits and 2 home runs and 3 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TJ FriedlCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Santiago Espinal3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elly De La CruzSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin HaysDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gavin LuxLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Spencer SteerPH/1B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler StephensonC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Will BensonRF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Matt McLain2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Connor Joe1B/LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
Pitching
Luis Ortiz went 5.0 innings for Cleveland Guardians (7 SO, 2 ER); Andrew Abbott went 5.0 innings for Cincinnati Reds (5 SO, 0 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Guardians | |||||||
| Luis Ortiz | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Hunter Gaddis | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Kolby Allard | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Reds | |||||||
| Andrew Abbott | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Mey | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Rogers | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Santillan | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emilio Pagán | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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