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Jeimer Candelario homers twice, Reds beat Guardians 4-2 to split Ohio Cup opening series

CINCINNATI (AP) Jeimer Candelario homered twice and drove in all four runs and the Cincinnati Reds rallied to beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-2 on Wednesday night to split the opening series of the Ohio Cup.

Candelario had a 404-foot solo shot to center in the first inning and hit a three-run homer with one out in the sixth inning that chased Tanner Bibee (4-2) after the Cleveland right-hander had logged a career-high 11 strikeouts.

“Honestly, (Candelario) was locked in all night,” Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt said. “He had great at-bats against Tanner.”

Nick Lodolo (7-2) had another quality start for the Reds, allowing two Cleveland runs and seven hits with six strikeouts through six innings.

“It was definitely a grind - the whole night, to be honest,” Lodolo said. "I just kept my head down and kept trying to make pitches. I was definitely fighting myself out there a little bit.

“I was able to keep us in the game there, and then Candy single-handedly won us the game."

Lodolo got into a jam in the third, but it could have been worst. He hit Josh Naylor to load the bases and walked in a run before getting Andrés Giménez on a groundout.

Lucas Sims and Sam Moll each pitched a scoreless inning, and Alexis Diaz got Cleveland in order in the ninth for his 14th save.

Bibee gave up four runs and four hits as the Reds snapped the Guardians' three-game winning streak.

Candelario has hit in 10 of 11 games so far in June with five home runs.

“I'm getting there,” the 30-year-old third baseman said. “Today was a great day, for sure. I'll take it. I got to keep going. Keep going.”

Reds manager David Bell knew Candelario was capable, even after a slow start in his first season in Cincinnati.

“(He's) just settling in,” Bell said. “We acquired Jeimer because he's been a good player in this league for a while now. And to Jeimer's credit, he just stayed with it. He trusted himself. He worked really hard. He's in a position right now where he's able to fight and have great at-bats.”

The Guardians and Reds played in front of a loud sellout crowd of 42,427 on Elly De La Cruz bobblehead night at Great American Ball Park. The Cincinnati shortstop didn't give fans much to cheer about that the plate. He struck out three times and flied out.

UP NEXT

Guardians: After a day off Thursday, Cleveland goes to Toronto for a three-game series. Left-hander Logan Allen (6-3, 5.57) was set to start Friday night against Blue Jays RHP Kevin Gausman (5-4, 4.00 ERA).

Reds: After a day off, Cincinnati opens a weekend series with the NL Central leading Brewers on Friday night. The Reds will send right-hander Hunter Greene (4-2, 3.61) against Milwaukee right-hander Freddy Peralta (4-3, 3.95).

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This story has been updated to correct the pitcher to Tanner Bibee, not Tyler Bibbee.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Guardians CLE43-23	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	7	0
Reds CIN33-35	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	X	4	6	0

Great American Ball ParkCincinnati, OH

W: N. Lodolo (7-2)L: T. Bibee (4-2)S: A. Diaz (14)
HR: CIN - J. Candelario 2 (20)

CLEGuardians

CINReds

.N. LodoloNick Lodolo
P
6.0 IP, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 SO, 102 P
.J. CandelarioJeimer Candelario
3B
3-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR, SO

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
S. Kwan LF	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	.380	.445	.534	.979	3.0
T. Freeman CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	.218	.312	.364	.676	-0.5
a- K. Manzardo PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.256	.351	.607	0.0
J. Ramirez 3B	5	1	2	0	0	1	0	.273	.334	.542	.877	2.5
J. Naylor 1B	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	.226	.313	.483	.796	2.5
D. Fry RF	2	0	0	1	2	1	3	.321	.452	.565	1.017	2.5
A. Gimenez 2B	4	0	0	1	0	0	6	.258	.313	.357	.670	1.0
G. Arias DH	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.214	.248	.333	.581	0.5
B. Rocchio SS	3	0	1	0	1	0	2	.213	.315	.287	.603	3.0
A. Hedges C	3	0	0	0	0	3	1	.123	.164	.193	.357	-0.5

HITTERS	AB
S. Kwan LF	5
T. Freeman CF	4
a- K. Manzardo PH	1
J. Ramirez 3B	5
J. Naylor 1B	2
D. Fry RF	2
A. Gimenez 2B	4
G. Arias DH	4
B. Rocchio SS	3
A. Hedges C	3

a-flied out for Freeman in the 9th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
T. Friedl CF	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	.221	.338	.382	.720	1.5
E. De La Cruz SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	.228	.323	.412	.735	-1.5
J. Candelario 3B	4	2	3	4	2	0	1	0	.243	.306	.473	.780	14.5
S. Steer 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.239	.338	.399	.737	1.0
J. Fraley RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.283	.339	.362	.701	-0.5
T. Stephenson C	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.254	.328	.416	.744	2.0
J. Hurtubise LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	.213	.333	.277	.610	-1.5
J. India 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.239	.352	.335	.687	-1.0
W. Benson DH	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	.212	.308	.420	.727	1.5
a- S. Fairchild PH-DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.237	.326	.368	.694	-0.5

HITTERS	AB
T. Friedl CF	4
E. De La Cruz SS	4
J. Candelario 3B	4
S. Steer 1B	4
J. Fraley RF	4
T. Stephenson C	1
J. Hurtubise LF	3
J. India 2B	3
W. Benson DH	2
a- S. Fairchild PH-DH	1

a-struck out for Benson in the 7th

2B - B. Rocchio (10)
RBI - D. Fry (30), A. Gimenez (34)
2-Out RBI - D. Fry
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - T. Freeman, A. Gimenez 2 (2), G. Arias, B. Rocchio

HR - J. Candelario 2 (11)
RBI - J. Candelario 4 (31)
2-Out RBI - J. Candelario
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Hurtubise

Outfield Assist - J. Hurtubise

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
T. Bibee (L, 4-2)	5.1	4	4	4	1	11	2	3.94	1.17	7.5
N. Sandlin	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	2.54	0.81	1.5
T. Herrin	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.00	0.89	2.5
S. Barlow	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.67	1.37	2.0

PITCHERS	IP
T. Bibee (L, 4-2)	5.1
N. Sandlin	1.0
T. Herrin	0.2
S. Barlow	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
N. Lodolo (W, 7-2)	6.0	7	2	2	3	6	2.93	1.06	17.0
L. Sims (H, 10)	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	3.97	1.37	2.5
S. Moll (H, 5)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1.84	0.89	3.5
A. Diaz (S, 14)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	5.33	1.46	10.0

PITCHERS	IP
N. Lodolo (W, 7-2)	6.0
L. Sims (H, 10)	1.0
S. Moll (H, 5)	1.0
A. Diaz (S, 14)	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - T. Bibee 102-69, N. Sandlin 20-13, T. Herrin 5-4, S. Barlow 15-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - T. Bibee 5-3, N. Sandlin 2-1, T. Herrin 1-0, S. Barlow 2-1
Batters Faced - T. Bibee 21, N. Sandlin 5, T. Herrin 2, S. Barlow 4

Pitches-Strikes - N. Lodolo 102-60, L. Sims 18-12, S. Moll 11-9, A. Diaz 13-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - N. Lodolo 10-2, L. Sims 0-2, S. Moll 1-0, A. Diaz 0-1
Batters Faced - N. Lodolo 29, L. Sims 4, S. Moll 3, A. Diaz 3

.N. LodoloNick Lodolo
P
6.0 IP, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 SO, 102 P
.J. CandelarioJeimer Candelario
3B
3-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR, SO

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Guardians CLE43-23	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	7	0
Reds CIN33-35	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	X	4	6	0

Great American Ball ParkCincinnati, OH

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
S. Kwan LF	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	.380	.445	.534	.979	3.0
T. Freeman CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	.218	.312	.364	.676	-0.5
a- K. Manzardo PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.256	.351	.607	0.0
J. Ramirez 3B	5	1	2	0	0	1	0	.273	.334	.542	.877	2.5
J. Naylor 1B	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	.226	.313	.483	.796	2.5
D. Fry RF	2	0	0	1	2	1	3	.321	.452	.565	1.017	2.5
A. Gimenez 2B	4	0	0	1	0	0	6	.258	.313	.357	.670	1.0
G. Arias DH	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.214	.248	.333	.581	0.5
B. Rocchio SS	3	0	1	0	1	0	2	.213	.315	.287	.603	3.0
A. Hedges C	3	0	0	0	0	3	1	.123	.164	.193	.357	-0.5
Total	33	2	7	2	4	8	18	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
S. Kwan LF	5
T. Freeman CF	4
a- K. Manzardo PH	1
J. Ramirez 3B	5
J. Naylor 1B	2
D. Fry RF	2
A. Gimenez 2B	4
G. Arias DH	4
B. Rocchio SS	3
A. Hedges C	3
Total	33

a-flied out for Freeman in the 9th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
T. Friedl CF	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	.221	.338	.382	.720	1.5
E. De La Cruz SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	.228	.323	.412	.735	-1.5
J. Candelario 3B	4	2	3	4	2	0	1	0	.243	.306	.473	.780	14.5
S. Steer 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.239	.338	.399	.737	1.0
J. Fraley RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.283	.339	.362	.701	-0.5
T. Stephenson C	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.254	.328	.416	.744	2.0
J. Hurtubise LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	.213	.333	.277	.610	-1.5
J. India 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.239	.352	.335	.687	-1.0
W. Benson DH	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	.212	.308	.420	.727	1.5
a- S. Fairchild PH-DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.237	.326	.368	.694	-0.5
Total	30	4	6	4	2	2	13	9	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
T. Friedl CF	4
E. De La Cruz SS	4
J. Candelario 3B	4
S. Steer 1B	4
J. Fraley RF	4
T. Stephenson C	1
J. Hurtubise LF	3
J. India 2B	3
W. Benson DH	2
a- S. Fairchild PH-DH	1
Total	30

a-struck out for Benson in the 7th

2B - B. Rocchio (10)
RBI - D. Fry (30), A. Gimenez (34)
2-Out RBI - D. Fry
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - T. Freeman, A. Gimenez 2 (2), G. Arias, B. Rocchio

HR - J. Candelario 2 (11)
RBI - J. Candelario 4 (31)
2-Out RBI - J. Candelario
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Hurtubise

Outfield Assist - J. Hurtubise

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
T. Bibee (L, 4-2)	5.1	4	4	4	1	11	2	3.94	1.17	7.5
N. Sandlin	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	2.54	0.81	1.5
T. Herrin	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.00	0.89	2.5
S. Barlow	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.67	1.37	2.0
Total	8.0	6	4	4	2	13	2	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
T. Bibee (L, 4-2)	5.1
N. Sandlin	1.0
T. Herrin	0.2
S. Barlow	1.0
Total	8.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
N. Lodolo (W, 7-2)	6.0	7	2	2	3	6	2.93	1.06	17.0
L. Sims (H, 10)	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	3.97	1.37	2.5
S. Moll (H, 5)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1.84	0.89	3.5
A. Diaz (S, 14)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	5.33	1.46	10.0
Total	9.0	7	2	2	4	8	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
N. Lodolo (W, 7-2)	6.0
L. Sims (H, 10)	1.0
S. Moll (H, 5)	1.0
A. Diaz (S, 14)	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - T. Bibee 102-69, N. Sandlin 20-13, T. Herrin 5-4, S. Barlow 15-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - T. Bibee 5-3, N. Sandlin 2-1, T. Herrin 1-0, S. Barlow 2-1
Batters Faced - T. Bibee 21, N. Sandlin 5, T. Herrin 2, S. Barlow 4

Pitches-Strikes - N. Lodolo 102-60, L. Sims 18-12, S. Moll 11-9, A. Diaz 13-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - N. Lodolo 10-2, L. Sims 0-2, S. Moll 1-0, A. Diaz 0-1
Batters Faced - N. Lodolo 29, L. Sims 4, S. Moll 3, A. Diaz 3

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

1ST INNING
Candelario homered to center 0 1
3RD INNING
Fry walked, Kwan scored, Ramirez to third, Naylor to second 1 1
5TH INNING
Gimenez grounded out to second, Ramirez scored, Naylor to second 2 1
6TH INNING
Candelario homered to right, Friedl and Benson scored 2 4

1ST INNING
	Candelario homered to center	0	1

3RD INNING
	Fry walked, Kwan scored, Ramirez to third, Naylor to second	1	1

5TH INNING
	Gimenez grounded out to second, Ramirez scored, Naylor to second	2	1

6TH INNING
	Candelario homered to right, Friedl and Benson scored	2	4

1ST INNING
Guardians
N. Lodolo Pitching:
S. Kwan: Strike looking, Kwan grounded out to first
T. Freeman: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Freeman struck out swinging
J. Ramirez: Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Ramirez struck out swinging
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Reds
T. Bibee Pitching:
T. Friedl: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Friedl struck out looking
E. De La Cruz: Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, De La Cruz struck out swinging
J. Candelario: Candelario homered to center
S. Steer: Foul, Strike looking, Steer grounded out to shortstop
End of the 1st (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Guardians
N. Lodolo Pitching:
J. Naylor: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Naylor struck out swinging
D. Fry: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Fry walked
A. Gimenez: Ball, Gimenez reached on fielder's choice to second, Fry out at second
G. Arias: Ball, Foul, Pickoff attempt, Foul, Ball, Ball, Arias singled to shallow right, Gimenez to third
B. Rocchio: Rocchio reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Arias out at second
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Reds
T. Bibee Pitching:
J. Fraley: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Fraley struck out swinging
T. Stephenson: Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Stephenson walked
J. Hurtubise: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Hurtubise struck out swinging
J. India: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, India struck out swinging
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Guardians
N. Lodolo Pitching:
A. Hedges: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, Hedges struck out looking
S. Kwan: Ball, Ball, Kwan singled to shallow right
T. Freeman: Ball, Freeman lined out to right
J. Ramirez: Pickoff attempt, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ramirez singled to shallow left, Kwan to second
J. Naylor: Ball, Ball, Naylor hit by pitch, Kwan to third, Ramirez to second
D. Fry: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Fry walked, Kwan scored, Ramirez to third, Naylor to second
A. Gimenez: Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Gimenez grounded out to shortstop
Middle of the 3rd (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Reds
T. Bibee Pitching:
W. Benson: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Benson struck out swinging
T. Friedl: Foul, Friedl grounded out to third
E. De La Cruz: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, De La Cruz struck out looking
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Guardians
N. Lodolo Pitching:
G. Arias: Ball, Arias flied out to center
B. Rocchio: Strike looking, Ball, Rocchio doubled to shallow center
A. Hedges: Strike (foul tip), Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Hedges hit by pitch
S. Kwan: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Kwan singled to left, Rocchio out at home, Hedges to second
T. Freeman: Ball, Freeman grounded out to second
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Reds
T. Bibee Pitching:
J. Candelario: Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul tip, Candelario struck out on foul tip
S. Steer: Ball, Ball, Ball, Steer flied out to shallow center
J. Fraley: Strike looking, Foul, Fraley grounded out to second
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Guardians
N. Lodolo Pitching:
J. Ramirez: Strike looking, Ramirez singled to left
J. Naylor: Ball, Naylor singled to shallow right, Ramirez to third
D. Fry: Ball, Strike looking, Fry lined out to third
A. Gimenez: Ball, Gimenez grounded out to second, Ramirez scored, Naylor to second
G. Arias: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Arias struck out swinging
Middle of the 5th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Reds
T. Bibee Pitching:
T. Stephenson: Ball, Strike looking, Stephenson grounded out to shortstop
J. Hurtubise: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul tip, Hurtubise struck out on foul tip
J. India: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, India struck out looking
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Guardians
N. Lodolo Pitching:
B. Rocchio: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Rocchio walked
A. Hedges: Strike swinging, Foul, Strike swinging, Hedges struck out swinging
S. Kwan: Ball, Foul, Pickoff attempt, Kwan flied out to center
T. Freeman: Strike looking, Freeman lined out to second
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Reds
T. Bibee Pitching:
W. Benson: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Benson singled to right
T. Friedl: Ball, Foul, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Strike looking, Friedl singled to left, Benson to second
E. De La Cruz: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Pickoff attempt to second, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, De La Cruz struck out swinging
J. Candelario: Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Candelario homered to right, Friedl and Benson scored
Nick Sandlin relieved Tanner Bibee
S. Steer: Strike looking, Ball, Steer singled to shallow left
J. Fraley: Strike swinging, Foul, Fraley flied out to deep center, Steer to second
T. Stephenson: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Stephenson walked
J. Hurtubise: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Hurtubise struck out swinging
End of the 6th (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Guardians
Lucas Sims relieved Nick Lodolo
J. Ramirez: Strike looking, Ramirez flied out to deep right
J. Naylor: Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Ball, Naylor walked
D. Fry: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Fry struck out swinging
A. Gimenez: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Gimenez flied out to center
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Reds
N. Sandlin Pitching:
J. India: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, India grounded out to third
Tim Herrin relieved Nick Sandlin
Stuart Fairchild hit for Will Benson
S. Fairchild: Strike (foul tip), Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Fairchild struck out looking
T. Friedl: Friedl grounded bunt out to pitcher
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Guardians
Stuart Fairchild at designated hitter
Sam Moll relieved Lucas Sims
G. Arias: Strike swinging, Foul, Arias grounded out to second
B. Rocchio: Foul, Foul, Ball, Rocchio lined out to right
A. Hedges: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Hedges struck out swinging
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Reds
Scott Barlow relieved Tim Herrin
E. De La Cruz: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, De La Cruz flied out to right
J. Candelario: Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Candelario singled to right
S. Steer: Strike looking, Foul, Steer reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Candelario out at second
J. Fraley: Pickoff attempt, Fraley grounded out to first
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Guardians
Alexis Diaz relieved Sam Moll
S. Kwan: Ball, Kwan popped out to shortstop
Kyle Manzardo hit for Tyler Freeman
K. Manzardo: Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Manzardo flied out to right
J. Ramirez: Ball, Ramirez popped out to second
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)