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MLB ROUNDUP: Reds Defeat Guardians, 3-1

Cincinnati Reds' Will Benson hits a single during the second inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians, Sunday, May 18, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)

CINCINNATI (AP) — Will Benson had hit first two-homer game, going deep for the fourth straight day to lead Cincinnati to a 3-1 victory and their first three-game sweep of Cleveland since 2012.

Benson followed Tyler Stephenson’s fourth-inning single with a 399-foot drive to right off L.L. Ortiz (2-5) then added a sixth-inning shot off Hunter Gaddis for his fifth home run this season. The Reds won their fourth straight and got back to .500 at 24-24.

Cleveland (25-21) has lost four in a row and the first three of a 10-game trip.

ASTROS 4, RANGERS 3

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Isaac Paredes hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off reliever Robert Garcia in the eighth inning after Texas rookie Jack Leiter lost a no-hit bid in the seventh, and the Houston Astros rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Rangers on Sunday.

NATIONALS 10, ORIOLES 4

BALTIMORE (AP) — CJ Abrams went deep on the first two pitches he saw from Zach Eflin, and Washington hit five homers in a victory over free-falling Baltimore for a three-game sweep.

BRAVES 10, RED SOX 4

BOSTON (AP) — Marcell Ozuna homered for the second straight day, former Boston outfielder Alex Verdugo had three hits and Atlanta beat the Red Sox to win the three-game series.

TIGERS 3, BLUE JAYS 2

TORONTO (AP) — Spencer Torkelson drove in the tiebreaking run with a two-out single in the seventh inning and Detroit beat Toronto, improving its MLB-best record to 31-16.

MARLINS 5, RAYS 1

MIAMI (AP) — Otto Lopez hit a three-run homer in his first game off the injured list and Liam Hicks added a two-run shot to back a strong start by Cal Quantrill, powering Miami to a victory over Tampa Bay.

BREWERS 5, TWINS 2

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jackson Chourio robbed Royce Lewis of a potential tying homer in the eighth inning, and Milwaukee ended Minnesota’s 13-game winning streak with a victory.

CUBS 6, WHITE SOX 2

CHICAGO (AP) — Pete Crow-Armstrong tripled, doubled and scored two runs, and the Chicago Cubs completed a three-game sweep with a victory over the crosstown White Sox at Wrigley Field.

ROYALS 2, CARDINALS 1

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Drew Waters led off the seventh inning with a pinch-hit triple, Maikel Garcia drove him in with a single and Kansas City snapped a four-game skid and avoided a series sweep with a victory over St. Louis.

GIANTS 3, ATHLETICS 2

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Heliot Ramos hit a leadoff homer in the first inning and had a go-ahead single in the eighth, lifting the San Francisco Giants to a 3-2 victory over the Athletics on Sunday that completed a series sweep.

DIAMONDBACKS 1, ROCKIES 0

PHOENIX (AP) — Merrill Kelly struck out a season-high 11 while giving up one hit over seven innings, Ketel Marte homered and Arizona edged Colorado.

MARINERS 6, PADRES 1

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Randy Arozarena homered off Michael King in the three-run fourth inning and AL West-leading Seattle beat San Diego Padres to complete a sweep.

ANGELS 6, DODGERS 4

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Travis d’Arnaud broke an eighth-inning tie with his first home run of the season, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Dodgers for their first three-game Freeway Series sweep since 2010.

YANKEES 8, METS 2

NEW YORK (AP) — Cody Bellinger hit a grand slam that capped a six-run eighth inning and gave him six RBIs on Sunday night, sending the New York Yankees to an 8-2 victory over the New York Mets.

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