Guardians 10, Reds 3: Six Homers Lift Cleveland at Progressive Field

The lead

May 17, 2026 - Cleveland - The Cleveland Guardians treated a warm afternoon at Progressive Field like a home run derby with stakes, bashing six long balls during a 10-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds that matched a season high for Cleveland power, per theScore and Local 12’s Reds coverage.

Kyle Manzardo doubled his highlight reel with a two-run homer in the third and a solo shot in the fifth; José Ramírez, Angel Martínez, and rookie Chase DeLauter each added two-run homers while Brayan Rocchio supplied a solo blast theScore itemized alongside an odd footnote—10 runs without a hit with runners in scoring position, a rarity last echoed by Toronto in 2018 per theScore’s wire framing.

How the game turned

Gavin Williams (6-3) logged six innings with seven strikeouts, Local 12 noted, steadying the game while the lineup punished Cincinnati pitching. Elly De La Cruz still spoiled the shutout bid with a homer off high heat—one bright Reds moment on an afternoon dominated by Guardians barrels.

Pitching and matchup notes

Cleveland’s power binge landed the club 20 AthX Engine team FP for the date—third on the board—while Williams’ 15 pitching FP anchored the pitching side in AthX Engine tables.

Bats that changed the board

Manzardo’s 11 hitting FP and Rocchio’s 9 paced a parade that graded nearly everyone in the heart of the order—classic AthX Engine clustering when homers arrive in bunches.

AthX Engine fantasy angle

Multi-homer nights from first basemen and correlated shots from the left side of the infield can spike team fantasy totals faster than strings of singles—information that still diverges from trader-facing dynamic pricing.

What comes next

Cleveland improved to 25-22 atop the AL Central while Cincinnati slipped to 24-22 in a crowded NL Central, per USA Today’s game file referenced by syndicated reports.

*Sources: MLB.com schedule, MLB gameday wrap, theScore, Local 12, AthX Engine scoring. Information only; not financial advice.*