Cleveland GuardiansvsCincinnati Reds
CLE 6/CIN 1
Things to say
The Cleveland Guardians beat the Cincinnati Reds 6-1 on the road at Great American Ball Park.
01
opener
Guardians took it 6-1 in Cincy. Never really felt close after the middle innings. Reds bats just went quiet.
02
key player
Cleveland's starter was the story. Got into his stuff early, went deep into the game and only gave up the one run. That's a get-me-to-the-eighth kind of outing.
03
hot take
One run at home in a bandbox like Great American? That's not a pitching problem for the Reds, that's the lineup putting everyone to sleep.
04
deep cut
Reds are 50-57 now and it shows. They're getting outclassed by teams over .500 and the run differential in these matchups tells the whole thing.
05
exit
Anyway, Guardians look locked in. Curious if they can keep it rolling in the next one.
The recap
Cleveland rolled into Great American and just took the air out of the place, cruising to a 6-1 win over Cincinnati. The Guardians' starter clearly got into his stuff early, keeping the Reds' heart of the order off balance and stranding whatever traffic Cincy managed.
The lone Reds run was all they'd get with the bats stuck in neutral all night. Getaway day, quiet crowd, and Cleveland heads out with the series firmly in hand.