Reds Edge Red Sox on Suárez’s 6th-Inning Homer

CINCINNATI (Interstat) — Eugenio Suárez hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning Sunday afternoon, lifting the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox at Great American Ball Park.

The Red Sox took a 2-0 lead in the fourth on Wilyer Abreu’s two-run homer off Reds starter Rhett Lowder. Boston’s Connelly Early held Cincinnati to one run over 5 1/3 innings, but Suárez connected off reliever Greg Weissert for the decisive blast.

Brock Burke earned the win with 1 1/3 scoreless innings for Cincinnati. Emilio Pagán secured the save. Weissert took the loss. Both teams finished with seven hits. The Reds improved to 2-1, while the Red Sox fell to 1-2. Attendance was 27,084.