BOSTON (Interstat) — Dylan Reid delivered a dominant performance on the mound, and Alex Benevento provided the decisive blow with a two-run homer as the Brown Bears defeated the Harvard Crimson 6-3 in an Ivy League contest Tuesday evening at Joseph J. O’Donnell Field.

The most important sequence of the game came in the top of the seventh inning, which broke open a pitchers’ duel and ultimately decided the outcome. Brown led 3-2 after Harvard had clawed back with two unearned runs in the sixth. With one out, Brown’s Gunnar Petersen was hit by a pitch, prompting a pitching change. Harvard reliever Daniel Sams entered, and Benevento greeted him by launching a two-run home run to left-center field, extending the Bears’ lead to 6-2 and providing critical insurance runs.

That offensive support was more than enough for Reid, the top star for Brown. The right-hander was nearly untouchable, tossing seven strong innings and allowing just one unearned run on no hits. He struck out seven and walked one, facing only three batters over the minimum through his first five innings before Harvard capitalized on a Brown error to score twice in the sixth. Reid’s outing marked a sharp rebound from his previous start on April 12 against Dartmouth, where he allowed four earned runs.

Harvard starter Luca Alagheband was equally effective for much of the game, matching Reid zero for zero through four innings. He finished with 6 1/3 innings pitched, allowing four hits and one earned run while striking out eight. His effort kept the Crimson in the game despite a struggling offense that managed only three hits total.

Brown opened the scoring in the fourth inning without the benefit of a hit. Alex Benevento reached on an error, stole second and third, and scored on an RBI single by Nate Henshon. The Bears added two more unearned runs in the fifth after another Harvard error. Logan Meusy delivered the key hit, a two-run double to left-center that scored Mark Dillehay and Benevento.

Harvard broke through against Reid in the sixth. After a fielding error by the Brown shortstop extended the inning, Jordan Kang doubled to left-center, driving in two unearned runs to cut the deficit to 3-2. The Crimson added a final run in the seventh on an RBI groundout by Chris Stone, scoring Max Lane, who had doubled.

Following Reid’s departure, Brown reliever Christian Keel closed the door, pitching two perfect innings with one strikeout to secure the victory.

The win improved Brown’s season record to 18-14, while Harvard fell to 8-22. The result split the season series after the teams traded wins in a doubleheader on April 4. The game defied the pregame projection from Interstat’s ELO system, which gave Harvard a 58.8 percent probability to win, though the final score was close to the simulator’s prediction of a 7-3 Brown victory.

Brown out-hit Harvard 7-3 and took advantage of three Crimson errors, leading to four unearned runs. Both teams continue Ivy League play this weekend, with Brown hosting Cornell and Harvard welcoming Penn.