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Wilyer Abreu powers Red Sox with inside-the-park HR, expansive slam (0:44)
Wilyer Abreu drives successful 5 runs with an inside-the-park location tally and a expansive slam. (0:44)
ESPN News Services
Jul 1, 2025, 12:40 AM ET
BOSTON -- Wilyer Abreu deed a expansive slam and an inside-the-park solo location tally for the Boston Red Sox Monday night, successful a rousing 13-6 victory implicit the Cincinnati Reds connected Monday night.
Abreu finished the nighttime 2-5 with 5 RBIs, and according to ESPN Research, became the archetypal subordinate to deed an inside-the-park location tally and person different homer beryllium a expansive slam successful aforesaid crippled since Roger Maris pulled disconnected the feat successful 1958.
The inside-the-park homer was besides the archetypal by a Boston subordinate successful Fenway Park since Jacoby Ellsbury connected Sept. 19, 2011.
"He got a fastball that helium could handle, down successful the zone, for the expansive slam. And that's thing we've been talking about," Boston manager Alex Cora said. "So far, it's been an outstanding play for him. It's been great."
Boston knocked Cincinnati phenom right-hander Chase Burns retired of the crippled with a seven-run archetypal inning during his 2nd large league start, an inning that included a three-run location from Trevor Story.
Jarren Duran besides went heavy successful the sixth, a solo changeable for Boston, which won for the conscionable the 2nd clip successful 9 games.
Austin Hays had a two-run triple and solo homer for the Reds, who had won 5 of seven.
The 22-year-old Burns (0-1), selected 2nd wide successful July's amateur draft, was charged with 7 runs, 5 earned, and got conscionable 1 out. In his debut past week, helium became the archetypal starting pitcher since the enlargement epoch to onslaught retired the archetypal 5 batters helium faced.
Boston starter Garrett Crochet (8-4) retired the archetypal 10 batters helium faced earlier the Reds scored 3 runs successful the fourth. He gave up 5 runs, 4 earned, successful six innings with 9 strikeouts. Crochet allowed much than 2 runs for the 4th clip successful 18 starts this season. It was his archetypal triumph by determination astatine Fenway Park this season.
"I privation it could've been a amended start," helium said. "But wins are wins, and close now, we'll instrumentality them anyhow we tin get them."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
