Carlos Santana hits grand slam as Guardians beat Reds 11-2

CLEVELAND (AP)– Carlos Santana punched his 6th career grand slam and the Cleveland Guardians beat Cincinnati 11-2 on Wednesday, snapping the Reds’ five-game win streak and rejecting manager Terry Francona a season sweep of his previous team.Santana’s third-inning slam began the 15th anniversary of his big league launching. It was his 8th homer this season and made it 5-0, assisting Cleveland restore the finale of this three-game series. Francona’s Reds swept the Guardians in 3 games at Cincinnati last month.Advertisement The Guardians had five straight hits to open a four-run sixth for a nine-run lead, consisting of a three-run homer by Lane Thomas. Cleveland’s 11 runs were a season high.Thomas’homer was his very first this season after returning from the injured list today. He had 3 hits, drove in

3 runs and scored twice.José Ramírez hit an RBI double to extend his career-long on-base streak to 37 games, the longest active streak in the majors. He has a hit in 11 straight

games.Logan Allen (4-4)went six innings and quit solo homers to Elly De La Cruz and TJ Friedl. He struck out six.Nick Lodolo(4-5) lasted only 3 1/3 innings, quiting six runs.Advertisement Cincinnati’s Christian Encarnacion-Strand was struck on the expense of his helmet by a 97 mph pitch from Emmanuel Clase in the ninth but stayed in the game.Key moment Angel Martínez and Thomas singled and Ramírez was hit by a pitch to set up Santana’s

slam.Key stat Ramírez hit his 380th career double, passing Earl Averill for third-most in franchise history. He routes Hall of Famers Tris Speaker(486)and Nap Lajoie(424). Up next Cincinnati’s Nick Martinez(4-6, 3.70 AGE)will pitch versus Keider Montero(2-1, 4.30) at Detroit on Friday. Cleveland’s Gavin Williams(5-3, 3.86 )will

face Luis

Castillo (4-4, 3.31)at Seattle on Friday. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb