Home runs and Shane Bieber beat the Reds to avoid a sweep

Entering the game you knew it would be tough for Cincinnati as they faced off against Shane Bieber. And that’s exactly what it was as he picked up 13 strikeouts and allowed three runs over 8.0 innings while getting three home runs from his teammates as Cleveland avoided the sweep on Sunday afternoon against the Reds.

Cleveland (8-7) 6 8 1 Cincinnati Reds (9-6) 3 7 2 W: Bieber (2-1) L: Miley (2-1) SV: Clase (4) The Offense

Cincinnati’s offense didn’t get much going early on. In the 1st inning Joey Votto singled, but he was stranded. The next inning saw a pair of walks, but Shane Bieber struck out the side to work around them. In the 3rd inning Joey Votto hit a ball down the third base line for…