Overview

• Francona toured Progressive Field’s expanded clubhouses, joking about getting lost in the tripled-size hallways on his first return since stepping down last year
• Cincinnati enters the series unbeaten under Francona against his former team and needs one win to clinch the Ohio Cup after a May sweep in Cincinnati
• Bench coach Brad Mills and hitting coach Chris Valaika reunited with Francona in Cleveland, joined by first-base coach Collin Cowgill and coach Mike Napoli with Guardians ties
• Left-hander Wade Miley will make his first start since May 2024 elbow surgery after the Reds placed ace Hunter Greene on the injured list with a groin strain
• Cleveland counters with right-hander Luis Ortiz, who snapped the Guardians’ three-game skid with a 4-2 win over the Astros on Sunday