The Cincinnati Reds woke up on Thursday morning having lost 9 of their previous 11 games. The results of games on Tuesday and Wednesday - both ugly losses - meant they’d already lost a home series to the lowly Chicago White Sox, and they’d sunk to a season-worst 4 games under the .500 mark.

Two of those deep drives came in Sunday's 3-1 Reds win against the Cleveland Guardians at Great American Ball Park, which gave the Reds a series sweep of the Guardians and a 4-2 record on the now-concluded homestand. Sunday's victory also brought Cincinnati back to .500 on a 24-24 record.

Will Benson remained red-hot with two home runs to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a win over the Cleveland Guardians and a sweep of a three-game series.