Cincinnati Reds vs Cleveland Guardians, July 28, 2026 (Game 2)

GuardiansCLE
0-2
Final
RedsCIN

July 28, 2026, 7:10 PM ET | Great American Ball Park

Last 5 Form

Cleveland Guardians

1-4

Last 5
L 3-11
@ TB
L 0-3
@ TB
L 0-1
@ TB
W 6-5
@ CIN
L 0-2
@ CIN

Cincinnati Reds

3-2

Last 5
W 4-2
@ STL
L 0-7
@ STL
W 5-3
@ STL
L 5-6
vs CLE
W 2-0
vs CLE

Starting Pitchers

Cleveland Guardians

Gavin Williams headshot
Gavin Williams
Recorded starter

Cincinnati Reds

Caleb Ferguson headshot
Caleb Ferguson
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Jul 28, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Cleveland Guardians55-54.505#2#31.5
Cincinnati Reds50-56.472#5#916.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Cleveland GuardiansCincinnati Reds
.696
OPS
.699
162
HR
213
678
Runs
666
3.77
ERA
4.83
1.26
WHIP
1.44
1530
Strikeouts by pitchers
1293

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Cleveland Guardians

Hitters

Kyle Manzardo headshot
Kyle Manzardo

1 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Austin Hedges headshot
Austin Hedges

3 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Chase DeLauter headshot
Chase DeLauter

2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Parker Messick headshot
Parker Messick

7.2 IP, 6 SO, 1.17 ERA

Gavin Williams headshot
Gavin Williams

7.0 IP, 12 SO, 2.57 ERA

Tanner Bibee headshot
Tanner Bibee

6.0 IP, 5 SO, 4.50 ERA

Cincinnati Reds

Hitters

Sal Stewart headshot
Sal Stewart

6 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Elly De La Cruz headshot
Elly De La Cruz

6 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Nathaniel Lowe headshot
Nathaniel Lowe

7 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Tejay Antone headshot
Tejay Antone

3.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Brock Burke headshot
Brock Burke

3.1 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Jose Franco headshot
Jose Franco

3.2 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Gavin Williams headshot
Gavin Williams
Cleveland Guardians, MLBDB pick
Jose Franco headshot
Jose Franco
Cincinnati Reds, MLBDB pick
JJ Bleday headshot
JJ Bleday
Cincinnati Reds, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Cincinnati Reds 2, Cleveland Guardians 0: CLE 3 hits, CIN 3 hits; CLE 0 errors, CIN 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Cleveland Guardians000000000030
Cincinnati Reds10001000x230

Box Score

Batting

3 players led Cleveland Guardians with 1 hit each.

Cleveland Guardians batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Steven KwanLF3000110
José RamírezDH4000010
Chase DeLauterRF4000010
Rhys Hoskins1B1000100
Kyle ManzardoPH/1B1000000
Brayan RocchioSS3000100
Travis Bazzana2B4010020
Gabriel Arias3B4010010
Austin HedgesC3010000
Patrick BaileyPH1000010
Petey HalpinCF2000100
Totals30030470

3 players led Cincinnati Reds with 1 hit each.

Cincinnati Reds batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Elly De La CruzSS4000030
Sal StewartDH3000030
JJ BledayLF3111011
Nathaniel Lowe1B3000010
Dane MyersCF2110110
Noelvi MarteRF3000010
Ivan Johnson2B2010110
Jose TrevinoC3000010
Ke'Bryan Hayes3B3000030
Totals262312151

Pitching

Gavin Williams went 7.0 innings for Cleveland Guardians (12 SO, 2 ER); Jose Franco went 3.2 innings for Cincinnati Reds (2 SO, 0 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Cleveland Guardians
Gavin Williams7.03221121
Daniel Espino1.0000130
Cincinnati Reds
Caleb Ferguson1.2100110
Julian Garcia1.1000100
Jose Franco3.2100220
Tejay Antone1.1000020
Emilio Pagán1.0100020
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • B1

    Home Run JJ Bleday homers (18) on a fly ball to right field. CLE 0, CIN 1

  • B5

    Strikeout Ke'Bryan Hayes strikes out swinging. CLE 0, CIN 2

Play-by-Play

All 64 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Flyout Petey Halpin flies out sharply to center fielder Dane Myers. CLE 0, CIN 2

  • T9

    Strikeout Patrick Bailey strikes out swinging. CLE 0, CIN 2

  • T9

    Single Gabriel Arias singles on a ground ball to left fielder JJ Bleday. CLE 0, CIN 2

  • T9

    Strikeout Travis Bazzana strikes out swinging. CLE 0, CIN 2

  • B8

    Strikeout Elly De La Cruz strikes out swinging. CLE 0, CIN 2

  • B8

    Strikeout Ke'Bryan Hayes called out on strikes. CLE 0, CIN 2

  • B8

    Strikeout Jose Trevino strikes out swinging. CLE 0, CIN 2

  • B8

    Walk Ivan Johnson walks. CLE 0, CIN 2

  • T8

    Flyout Brayan Rocchio flies out to center fielder Dane Myers. CLE 0, CIN 2

  • T8

    Hit By Pitch Kyle Manzardo hit by pitch. CLE 0, CIN 2

  • T8

    Strikeout Chase DeLauter strikes out swinging. CLE 0, CIN 2

  • T8

    Strikeout José Ramírez strikes out swinging. CLE 0, CIN 2

  • B7

    Lineout Noelvi Marte lines out to right fielder Chase DeLauter. CLE 0, CIN 2

  • B7

    Strikeout Dane Myers strikes out swinging. CLE 0, CIN 2

  • B7

    Groundout Nathaniel Lowe grounds out, second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. CLE 0, CIN 2

  • T7

    Flyout Steven Kwan flies out to left fielder JJ Bleday. CLE 0, CIN 2

  • T7

    Walk Petey Halpin walks. CLE 0, CIN 2

  • T7

    Pop Out Austin Hedges pops out to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe in foul territory. CLE 0, CIN 2

  • T7

    Flyout Gabriel Arias flies out to right fielder Noelvi Marte. CLE 0, CIN 2

  • B6

    Flyout JJ Bleday flies out to center fielder Petey Halpin. CLE 0, CIN 2

  • B6

    Strikeout Sal Stewart strikes out swinging. CLE 0, CIN 2

  • B6

    Lineout Elly De La Cruz lines out to center fielder Petey Halpin. CLE 0, CIN 2

  • T6

    Flyout Travis Bazzana flies out to left fielder JJ Bleday. CLE 0, CIN 2

  • T6

    Groundout Brayan Rocchio grounds out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. CLE 0, CIN 2

  • T6

    Groundout Kyle Manzardo grounds out, second baseman Ivan Johnson to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. CLE 0, CIN 2

  • B5

    Strikeout Ke'Bryan Hayes strikes out swinging. CLE 0, CIN 2

  • B5

    Groundout Jose Trevino grounds out softly, pitcher Gavin Williams to first baseman Rhys Hoskins. Dane Myers to 3rd. Ivan Johnson to 2nd. CLE 0, CIN 1

  • B5

    Single Ivan Johnson singles on a fly ball to left fielder Steven Kwan. CLE 0, CIN 1

  • B5

    Strikeout Noelvi Marte strikes out swinging. CLE 0, CIN 1

  • B5

    Walk Dane Myers walks. CLE 0, CIN 1

  • T5

    Groundout Chase DeLauter grounds out to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. CLE 0, CIN 1

  • T5

    Lineout José Ramírez lines out to shortstop Elly De La Cruz. CLE 0, CIN 1

  • T5

    Strikeout Jose Trevino challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Steven Kwan called out on strikes. CLE 0, CIN 1

  • B4

    Strikeout Nathaniel Lowe strikes out swinging. CLE 0, CIN 1

  • B4

    Strikeout JJ Bleday strikes out swinging. CLE 0, CIN 1

  • B4

    Strikeout Sal Stewart strikes out swinging. CLE 0, CIN 1

  • T4

    Flyout Petey Halpin flies out to center fielder Dane Myers. CLE 0, CIN 1

  • T4

    Single Austin Hedges singles on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Gabriel Arias to 2nd. CLE 0, CIN 1

  • T4

    Forceout Gabriel Arias grounds into a force out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to second baseman Ivan Johnson. Brayan Rocchio out at 2nd. Gabriel Arias to 1st. CLE 0, CIN 1

  • T4

    Strikeout Travis Bazzana strikes out swinging. CLE 0, CIN 1

  • T4

    Walk Brayan Rocchio walks. CLE 0, CIN 1

  • B3

    Strikeout Elly De La Cruz strikes out swinging. CLE 0, CIN 1

  • B3

    Strikeout Ke'Bryan Hayes strikes out swinging. CLE 0, CIN 1

  • B3

    Flyout Jose Trevino flies out to left fielder Steven Kwan. CLE 0, CIN 1

  • T3

    Flyout Rhys Hoskins flies out sharply to left fielder JJ Bleday. CLE 0, CIN 1

  • T3

    Pop Out Chase DeLauter pops out to shortstop Elly De La Cruz on the infield fly rule. CLE 0, CIN 1

  • T3

    Lineout José Ramírez lines out to right fielder Noelvi Marte. CLE 0, CIN 1

  • T3

    Walk Steven Kwan walks. Petey Halpin to 2nd. CLE 0, CIN 1

  • T3

    Hit By Pitch Petey Halpin hit by pitch. CLE 0, CIN 1

  • B2

    Strikeout Ivan Johnson strikes out swinging. CLE 0, CIN 1

  • B2

    Grounded Into DP Noelvi Marte grounds into a double play, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Rhys Hoskins. Dane Myers out at 2nd. Noelvi Marte out at 1st. CLE 0, CIN 1

  • B2

    Single Dane Myers singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Steven Kwan. CLE 0, CIN 1

  • T2

    Groundout Austin Hedges grounds out softly, second baseman Ivan Johnson to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. CLE 0, CIN 1

  • T2

    Strikeout Gabriel Arias strikes out swinging. CLE 0, CIN 1

  • T2

    Single Travis Bazzana singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Noelvi Marte. Rhys Hoskins to 3rd. CLE 0, CIN 1

  • T2

    Flyout Brayan Rocchio flies out to right fielder Noelvi Marte. CLE 0, CIN 1

  • T2

    Walk Rhys Hoskins walks. CLE 0, CIN 1

  • B1

    Flyout Nathaniel Lowe flies out to left fielder Steven Kwan. CLE 0, CIN 1

  • B1

    Home Run JJ Bleday homers (18) on a fly ball to right field. CLE 0, CIN 1

  • B1

    Strikeout Sal Stewart strikes out swinging. CLE 0, CIN 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Elly De La Cruz strikes out swinging. CLE 0, CIN 0

  • T1

    Pop Out Chase DeLauter pops out to catcher Jose Trevino. CLE 0, CIN 0

  • T1

    Groundout José Ramírez grounds out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. CLE 0, CIN 0

  • T1

    Groundout Steven Kwan grounds out, second baseman Ivan Johnson to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. CLE 0, CIN 0