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Cleveland Guardians at Cincinnati Reds

Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati Regular Season Game 2 of a doubleheader Final

Final score

The Cincinnati Reds beat the Cleveland Guardians 2–0 on Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Cleveland Guardians 0 85-77
at Cincinnati Reds 2 75-87

Line score

Team
Cleveland Guardians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Cincinnati Reds 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 0
  • W: Jose Franco (1-0)
  • L: Gavin Williams (10-6)
  • S: Emilio Pagán

Home runs

  • Cincinnati Reds: JJ Bleday (18)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 1st Cincinnati Reds JJ Bleday homers (18) on a fly ball to right field. 0–1
Bottom 5th Cincinnati Reds Ke'Bryan Hayes strikes out swinging. 0–2

Box score

Cleveland Guardians

Batter
Steven Kwan LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .245
José Ramírez DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .235
Chase DeLauter RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .279
Rhys Hoskins 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .173
Kyle Manzardo 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .210
Brayan Rocchio SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .266
Travis Bazzana 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .241
Gabriel Arias 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .252
Austin Hedges C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .282
Patrick Bailey PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .195
Petey Halpin CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .200
Totals 30 0 3 0 4 7
Pitcher
Gavin Williams (L, 10-6) 7.0 3 2 2 1 12 1 101 3.71
Daniel Espino 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 19 4.50

Cincinnati Reds

Batter
Elly De La Cruz SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 .277
Sal Stewart DH 3 0 0 0 0 3 .254
JJ Bleday LF 3 1 1 1 0 1 .231
Nathaniel Lowe 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .257
Dane Myers CF 2 1 1 0 1 1 .267
Noelvi Marte RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .189
Ivan Johnson 2B 2 0 1 0 1 1 .143
Jose Trevino C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .247
Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 .145
Totals 26 2 3 1 2 15
Pitcher
Caleb Ferguson 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 27 3.57
Julian Garcia 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 2.70
Jose Franco (W, 1-0) 3.2 1 0 0 2 2 0 48 4.43
Tejay Antone (H, 6) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 25 2.16
Emilio Pagán (S, 11) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 5.06

Game info

Weather
84 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
9 mph, Out To RF
First pitch
7:11 PM
Time of game
2:20
Attendance
26,928
Umpires
Home Plate: Mike Estabrook, First Base: Lance Barrett, Second Base: Malachi Moore, Third Base: Steven Jaschinski

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Cincinnati Reds 7 at Cleveland Guardians 6 Final Game page
Cincinnati Reds 4 at Cleveland Guardians 7 Final Game page
Cincinnati Reds 3 at Cleveland Guardians 10 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 6 at Cincinnati Reds 5 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 0 at Cincinnati Reds 2 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 6 at Cincinnati Reds 1 Final Game page

Other MLB games on Jul 28

Matchup Status Details
Cleveland Guardians 6 at Cincinnati Reds 5 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 4 at Tampa Bay Rays 1 Final Game page
Arizona Diamondbacks 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 Final (12) Game page
Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Miami Marlins 1 Final Game page
Baltimore Orioles 0 at Detroit Tigers 14 Final Game page
Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Washington Nationals 8 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 2 at Minnesota Twins 3 Final Game page
New York Yankees 3 at Chicago White Sox 2 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 10 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 Final Game page
Houston Astros 3 at Los Angeles Angels 2 Final Game page
Colorado Rockies 7 at San Diego Padres 8 Final Game page
Boston Red Sox 3 at Athletics 4 Final Game page
Milwaukee Brewers 8 at San Francisco Giants 2 Final Game page
Seattle Mariners 7 at Los Angeles Dodgers 6 Final Game page

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