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May 15, 2026 · AL Cent

Cincinnati Reds vs Cleveland Guardians

May 15, 2026Progressive FieldPartly Cloudy 64°F · 4 mph, In From CF
AWAY
Cincinnati Reds
24-21
7
vs
HOME
Cleveland Guardians
24-22
6

Game Highlights

Published May 16, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
T2 Matt McLain Matt McLain walks. JJ Bleday scores. Spencer Steer to 3rd. Nathaniel Lowe to 2nd. CIN 1, CLE 0
T2 Tyler Stephenson Tyler Stephenson out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Spencer Steer scores. Nathaniel Lowe to 3rd. CIN 2, CLE 0
T5 Elly De La Cruz Elly De La Cruz doubles (11) on a fly ball to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Ke'Bryan Hayes scores. CIN 3, CLE 0
B6 Rhys Hoskins Rhys Hoskins homers (4) on a line drive to left field. CIN 3, CLE 1
T8 Spencer Steer Spencer Steer singles on a line drive to left fielder Angel Martínez. JJ Bleday scores. CIN 4, CLE 1
T8 Matt McLain Matt McLain homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. Spencer Steer scores. CIN 6, CLE 1
B8 Travis Bazzana Travis Bazzana singles on a line drive to right fielder Spencer Steer. Rhys Hoskins scores. Kyle Manzardo to 3rd. Angel Martínez to 2nd. CIN 6, CLE 2
B8 Brayan Rocchio Brayan Rocchio walks. Kyle Manzardo scores. Angel Martínez to 3rd. Travis Bazzana to 2nd. CIN 6, CLE 3
B8 Steven Kwan Steven Kwan walks. Angel Martínez scores. Travis Bazzana to 3rd. Brayan Rocchio to 2nd. CIN 6, CLE 4
B8 José Ramírez José Ramírez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Will Benson. Travis Bazzana scores. CIN 6, CLE 5
T9 JJ Bleday JJ Bleday grounds into a force out, second baseman Travis Bazzana to shortstop Brayan Rocchio. Dane Myers scores. Sal Stewart out at 2nd. JJ Bleday to 1st. CIN 7, CLE 5
B9 Angel Martínez Angel Martínez grounds out to first baseman Sal Stewart. Kyle Manzardo scores. CIN 7, CLE 6

Box score

  123456789 R
CIN 020010031 7
CLE 000001041 6

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Reds AWAY 7

Andrew Abbott started for Reds, leaving with a 3–0 lead. Out of the bullpen, Graham Ashcraft took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Andrew Abbott Starter 5.0 90 1 2 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Andrew Abbott threw
    CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 77% 4.1 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 43 48% 0 13 10 11 9
    Sweeper 19 21% 1 1 3 8 6
    Curveball 17 19% 0 4 2 9 2
    Changeup 11 12% 2 2 0 7 0
  • Pierce Johnson Reliever 1.0 25 0 2 HLD
  • Tony Santillan Setup 1.0 19 0 1 HLD
  • Graham Ashcraft Reliever 0.0 15 4 0
  • Brock Burke Setup 1.0 18 0 1 HLD inherited 3, all 3 scored
  • Tejay Antone Middle 1.0 19 1 0 SV
Guardians HOME 6

Tanner Bibee started for Guardians, leaving trailing 1–3. Out of the bullpen, Peyton Pallette took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Tanner Bibee Starter 6.2 96 3 2 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Tanner Bibee threw
    CSW 27% 1st-pitch strike 68% 3.4 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 30 31% 0 7 3 12 8
    Changeup 24 25% 3 0 4 11 6
    Cutter 20 21% 4 7 0 5 4
    Sinker 14 15% 1 4 0 5 4
    Sweeper 5 5% 0 0 0 4 1
    Curveball 3 3% 0 0 0 2 1
  • Matt Festa Setup 0.1 7 0 0 inherited 2, stranded 2
  • Peyton Pallette Reliever 1.0 29 3 2
  • Tim Herrin Setup 1.0 8 1 0

Where the game turned

1 run Top 2nd · off Bibee
  • McLain BB (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · CIN
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Dane Myers CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 .237 .366 .356 .722 2B
Elly De La Cruz SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 .298 .360 .525 .885 2B
Sal Stewart 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .238 .325 .459 .784
JJ Bleday LF 5 2 3 1 0 0 .345 .465 .776 1.241 2 2B
Spencer Steer RF 5 2 2 1 0 0 .263 .335 .447 .782
Nathaniel Lowe DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .244 .327 .500 .827
Matt McLain 2B 3 1 2 3 1 0 .223 .330 .369 .699 HR (5), SB
Tyler Stephenson C 3 0 0 1 0 1 .182 .276 .300 .576
Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .153 .203 .243 .446
Will Benson CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .186 .337 .329 .666
HOME · CLE
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Steven Kwan CF 4 0 0 1 1 0 .201 .308 .258 .566
José Ramírez 3B 4 0 3 1 0 0 .220 .347 .381 .728 2B
Chase DeLauter RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 .286 .371 .490 .861
Rhys Hoskins 1B 3 2 1 1 2 1 .186 .362 .371 .733 HR (4)
Kyle Manzardo DH 2 2 1 0 1 0 .208 .294 .308 .602 3B
Angel Martínez LF 4 1 1 1 1 1 .259 .303 .467 .770
Travis Bazzana 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 .240 .406 .320 .726
Austin Hedges C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .273 .328 .400 .728
Brayan Rocchio SS 3 0 0 1 1 1 .269 .348 .366 .714
David Fry DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 .246 .370 .426 .796
Patrick Bailey C 2 0 0 0 1 1 .135 .206 .169 .375

Pitching lines

AWAY · CIN
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Andrew Abbott 5.0 4 1 1 3 2 1 90 4.21 W
Pierce Johnson 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 25 3.50 HLD
Tony Santillan 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 5.50 HLD
Graham Ashcraft 0.0 1 4 4 3 0 0 15 3.32
Brock Burke 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 18 2.61 HLD
Tejay Antone 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 19 4.50 SV
HOME · CLE
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Tanner Bibee 6.2 7 3 3 2 2 0 96 4.15 L
Matt Festa 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.87
Peyton Pallette 1.0 3 3 3 0 2 1 29 5.79
Tim Herrin 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 8 1.26

Manager comparison

AWAY · CIN
Terry Francona
Terry Francona
Lineup 1.7 R Bunts 1.5 R IBBs 2.9 R
HOME · CLE
Stephen Vogt
Stephen Vogt
Lineup 2.0 R Bunts 1.1 R IBBs 1.4 R

Recent form

AWAY · CIN
5-5 L1 +7 run diff
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HOME · CLE
4-5 L2 -2 run diff
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