CINCINNATI (AP) — Jeimer Candelario homered twice, Andrew Abbott struck out a season-high 10 and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Boston Red Sox 5-2 in the opener of an interleague series on a Friday night.
Candelario hit solo homers off Kutter Crawford (3-7) in the first and third innings. Jonathan India had a solo shot off the Red Sox starter in the second, and the Reds scored two more on a throwing error by reliever Cam Booser in the seventh to halt Boston’s five-game winning streak.
Candelario is hitting .338 in June and pushed his season home run total to a team-high 14.