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

Will Benson, the man mainly responsible for the Reds winning the cup, received the Frank Robinson Most Outstanding Player award for the series. Benson, who did not play Wednesday because the Guardians started a left-hander, hit .474 (9 for 19) with four homers and eight RBI against Cleveland.

"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.

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.

After getting shut out 1-0 by Cincinnati on Tuesday, Cleveland responded with 13 hits in an 11-2 win over the Reds Wednesday afternoon at Progressive Field. Cincinnati still took 2 of 3 in the series.

Carlos Santana has twice helped the Guardians and local auto dealers give away vehicles by hitting grand slams in his career.

Terry Francona returned to Cleveland for the first time since being named Cincinnati’s manager and the Reds opened a three-game series against the Guardians on Monday.

The Reds hadn’t won the Ohio Cup outright since 2014, when Francona was in his second season managing Cleveland. The Reds won five of their six meetings against the Guardians, falling 11-2 in Wednesday’s series finale.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Will Benson and Cincinnati’s stable of left-handed starters beat the Guardians again Tuesday night at Progressive Field. Benson doubled and scored the only run of the game and lefty Andrew Abbott threw a three-hitter as the Reds improved to 5-0 against the Guardians this year with a 1-0 victory.