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**Reds Power Past Guardians for Third Straight Win**

**CINCINNATI** – Will Benson and Rece Hinds homered as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Cleveland Guardians 4-1 on Saturday night, extending their winning streak to three games. The Reds’ bullpen held the Guardians to just one run after a solid start from Brent Suter.

The Guardians initially took a 1-0 lead in the fifth inning on a solo home run by Daniel Schneemann off Reds reliever Lyon Richardson. However, Will Benson answered immediately for Cincinnati, tying the game with a leadoff home run in the bottom of the fifth – his third consecutive game with a homer.

The Reds took the lead in the sixth, with TJ Friedl doubling and then scoring on a single by Santiago Espinal. Austin Hays followed with a double, driving in Espinal to make it 3-1. Rece Hinds added an insurance run in the seventh with a solo shot off Jakob Junis.

Guardians starter Slade Cecconi, making his season debut after recovering from injury, pitched well, striking out eight and allowing only three runs, but ultimately took the loss. Luis Mey (1-0) earned the win for the Reds, while Emilio Pagán closed out the game with a scoreless ninth for his 11th save.

The series concludes Sunday with the Guardians’ Luis Ortiz scheduled to face the Reds’ Andrew Abbott.

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