The Reds tweeted a photo of a T-shirt that read, "Got swept in Cincinnati, OH," with the caption, "Y'all want some new shirts, @CleGuardians?" Last September, "Cincinnati is in Kentucky" was edited on to shirts showing Guardians players celebrating after a win over the Reds and posted on X to the team's official page.

The Cincinnati Reds swept the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday, beating them 3-1 at Great American Ball Park. Last year, after the Guardians won the Ohio Cup, they posted photos of the team wearing shirts saying,

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.