Home Runs Doom Marlins, Lose 6-3 To Reds

CBS Miami | July 23, 2017

CINCINNATI (AP) — Power boosted the Cincinnati Reds to a rare win.

Scooter Gennett, Eugenio Suarez and Tucker Barnhart homered, and the Reds beat the Miami Marlins 6-3 Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.

Tom Koehler #34 of the Miami Marlins reacts in the dugout after being pulled from the game against the Cincinnati Reds in the sixth inning at Great American Ball Park on July 23, 2017 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Reds defeated the Marlins 6-3. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

Billy Hamilton had three hits and stole a pair of bases to increase his major league-leading total to 43 as the Reds finished a 2-8 homestand in which they allowed 23 homers and 72 runs.