CLE 8, CIN 6 | Mar 17, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, March 18, 2026•Goodyear Ballpark•90°F, Partly Cloudy

CLE

Guardians

CIN

Reds

Final

WIN

Cade Smith

LOSS

Brock Burke

SAVE

Magnus Ellerts

The Guardians defeated the Reds 8-6.

Key Moment

Top 8: Reiner Herrera triples (1) on a line drive to right fielder Yerlin Confidan. Petey Halpin scores. Nolan Jones scores.

Weather: 90°F, Partly CloudyWind: 7 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 1:05 AM UTCT: 2:48Att: 5,203Venue: Goodyear Ballpark

Ump Audit

Jen Pawol

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95.3%A

9 missed calls

+8.3% CLE

+0.52 runs CLE

Win Probability

CIN WinCLE Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CLE	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	5	0	8	7	2
CIN	0	2	0	0	2	1	0	0

Game 831883 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Cleveland Guardians

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Angel MartínezCF	2	1	1	0	0	0	.364/.417/.788	102.7	-	-
Petey HalpinLF	1	1	0	0	1	0	.276/.400/.552	94.8	-	-
Nolan JonesRF	1	1	1	1	1	0	.152/.222/.303	108.9	-	-
Reiner HerreraDH	2	1	1	2	0	1	.500/.500/1.500	104.6	-	-
CJ Kayfus1B	1	1	0	0	1	0	.194/.342/.484	102	-	-
Milan TolentinoSS	0	0	0	0	1	0	.211/.464/.579	-	-	-
Jacob CozartC	0	0	0	1	0	0	.222/.273/.222	100.4	-	-
Juan Brito2B	2	0	0	1	0	0	.154/.313/.269	97.4	-	-
Yaikel Mijares3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.250/.000	40.9	-	-
Bench
Steven KwanCF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.242/.342/.576	82.9	-	-
Stuart FairchildLF	3	0	0	0	0	2	.250/.333/.500
Totals	35	8	7	8	5	12	-	-	-	-

HR:Hoskins (4th off Lodolo, 0 on, 2 out)

2B:Bazzana; DeLauter

3B:Herrera

TB:14

RBI:Hoskins; Herrera 2; Jones; Bazzana 2; Cozart; Brito

SF:Cozart

GIDP:Bazzana

Team LOB:6

Cincinnati Reds

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Alfredo Alcantara2B	1	1	1	1	1	0	.667/.750/2.000	111.6	-

Pitching

Cleveland Guardians

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Kolby Allard	3.0	1	2	1	0	5	1	49-33	84	4.38
Shawn Armstrong	1.2	0	2	0	2	3	0	32-21	89.2	2.70
Codi HeuerBS	0.2	3	1	1	1	1	0	27-14	92.3	10.29
Trevor Stephan	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	15-9	84.6	2.70
Cade SmithW	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13-10	93.5	0.00
Erik SabrowskiH	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	19-11	88.3	1.50
Magnus EllertsS	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	12-9	90.3	3.86
Totals	9.0	7	6	3	4	14	2	167-107	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Heuer 2-2; Stephan 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Allard 49-33; Armstrong 32-21; Heuer 27-14; Stephan 15-9; Smith 13-10; Sabrowski 19-11; Ellerts 12-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Allard 3-2; Armstrong 1-2; Heuer 1-0; Stephan 0-1; Smith 1-1; Sabrowski 1-1; Ellerts 1-0

Cincinnati Reds

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Nick Lodolo	4.2	3	3	2	1	7	1	77-46	89.8	5.93

Game Notes

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T3Replay review: Tyler Stephenson challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Steven Kwan called out on strikes.

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B4Replay review: Elly De La Cruz challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Elly De La Cruz called out on strikes.

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T6Replay review: Rhys Hoskins challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Rhys Hoskins called out on strikes.

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T8Wild pitch by Brock Burke

Bot 2 • CIN

0-2

Noelvi Marte homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. Spencer Steer scores.

EV: 109.0 mph💣 425 ftLA: 28°

Top 4 • CLE

1-2

Rhys Hoskins homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 109.7 mphLA: 36°

Top 5 • CLE

3-2

Travis Bazzana doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Spencer Steer. Gabriel Arias scores. Kyle Manzardo scores.

EV: 104.6 mph320 ftLA: 18°

Bot 5 • CIN

3-4

Elly De La Cruz singles on a line drive to left fielder Stuart Fairchild. Ke'Bryan Hayes scores. Will Banfield scores. Sal Stewart to 2nd.

EV: 87.2 mph260 ftLA: 18°

Bot 6 • CIN

3-5

Yerlin Confidan singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Ivan Johnson scores. Cam Collier to 2nd.

EV: 113.5 mph240 ftLA: 12°

Top 8 • CLE

8-5

Juan Brito reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by third baseman Cam Collier. CJ Kayfus scores. Milan Tolentino to 3rd.

EV: 61.0 mph2 ftLA: -51°

7-5

Jacob Cozart out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Ivan Johnson. Reiner Herrera scores. CJ Kayfus to 3rd. Milan Tolentino to 2nd.

EV: 93.1 mph354 ftLA: 40°

6-5

Reiner Herrera triples (1) on a line drive to right fielder Yerlin Confidan. Petey Halpin scores. Nolan Jones scores.

EV: 104.6 mph142 ftLA: 7°

4-5

Nolan Jones singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ivan Johnson. Angel Martínez scores. Petey Halpin to 3rd.

EV: 108.9 mph57 ftLA: 1°

Bot 9 • CIN

8-6

Alfredo Alcantara homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 111.6 mph💣 408 ftLA: 27°

WP:Burke

Inherited runners-scored:Sikorski 1-0; Simmons 3-2; Green 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Lodolo 77-46; Sikorski 1-1; Ashcraft 17-12; Moll 9-6; Burke 27-12; Simmons 14-10; Danner 17-10; Green 1-1

Groundouts-flyouts:Lodolo 6-2; Sikorski 1-0; Ashcraft 0-0; Moll 2-0; Burke 0-0; Simmons 1-3; Danner 0-1; Green 1-0

Bench
Matt McLain2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.512/.565/1.024	93.1	-	-
Sal Stewart1B	2	0	0	0	1	2	.333/.476/.576	88.2	-	-
Elly De La CruzSS	3	0	1	2	0	2	.297/.350/.649	87.7	-	-
Tyler StephensonC	2	0	0	0	1	2	.143/.273/.214	65.7	-	-
Spencer SteerLF	2	1	0	0	0	1	.167/.302/.250	109	-	-
Noelvi MarteCF	2	1	1	2	0	0	.275/.293/.600	109	-	-
Ke'Bryan Hayes3B	1	1	0	0	1	0	.222/.344/.259	100.4	-	-
Rece HindsRF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.361/.410/.833	95.6	-	-
Will BanfieldDH	2	1	0	0	0	0	.250/.286/.450	108.7	-	-
Nick LodoloP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Easton SikorskiP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Graham AshcraftP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Sam MollP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brock BurkeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Dylan SimmonsP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Hagen DannerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Griffin GreenP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-