The Cleveland Guardians bounced back in the series finale against the Cincinnati Reds, fueled by Carlos Santana's grand slam.

"It's a good check to see where we're at. It's gonna show what areas we need to work on, what areas we excel at," Nick Martinez said.

The Reds fell behind 5-0 after a grand slam by Carlos Santana off Nick Lodolo and it was never really a close game after that. Lodolo gave up six runs in just 3 1/3 innings. Reds manager Terry Francona said Lodolo had good stuff on Wednesday,

Cincinnati Reds OF Will Benson, a 2016 first-round pick of the Guardians, went 9-for-19 with four homers against his former team to win Ohio Cup MOP.

Cincinnati Reds All-Star shortstop Elly De La Cruz leads the Reds in home runs, runs batted in and stolen bases.

For the second straight game, Guardians pitching kept the Reds' run production at a minimum. Cleveland left-hander Logan Allen allowed just two runs on four hits through six innings. He struck out six Reds hitters and walked just one. Cleveland's bullpen allowed just one hit through the final three innings.

The Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Guardians play the second game of their 3-game series Tuesday at Progressive Field in Cleveland.