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Carlos Santana Hits Grand Slam as Cleveland Guardians Beat Cincinnati Reds 11-2 to Avoid Season Sweep by Francona's New Club

  • Carlos Santana hit his sixth career grand slam on June 11 as the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Cincinnati Reds 11-2 to end the Reds' five-game winning streak.
  • The Guardians' win prevented Reds manager Terry Francona from completing a sweep against his previous team this season after Cincinnati had taken all three games in their earlier series at home.
  • Santana hit a grand slam in the third inning—his eighth home run this year—giving Cleveland a 5-0 lead as he marked 15 years since his major league debut, and the Guardians went on to score a season-high 11 runs.
  • Lane Thomas returned from the injured list to hit a three-run homer, José Ramírez extended his major league-leading on-base streak to 37 games with an RBI double, and Logan Allen pitched six innings for Cleveland.
  • The Guardians salvaged the final game of the three-game series with a nine-run lead supported by five straight hits, marking a turnaround after their previous losses against Cincinnati.
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Carlos Santana hits grand slam as Guardians beat Reds 11-2 to avoid season sweep by Francona's club

Carlos Santana slugged his sixth career grand slam and the Cleveland Guardians beat Cincinnati 11-2 on Wednesday, snapping the Reds' five-game win streak and denying manager Terry Francona a season sweep of his former team.Santana's third-inning slam came on the 15th anniversary of his major league debut. It was his eighth homer this season and made it 5-0, helping Cleveland salvage the finale of this three-game series. Francona's Reds swept the…

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WKYC broke the news in Cleveland, United States on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.
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