Sal Stewart, Reds power past Phillies 11‑5
CINCINNATI (Interstat) — Sal Stewart homered twice and drove in three runs as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 11-5 on Wednesday at Great American Ball Park. Stewart’s two-run shot in the third tied the game 2-2, and Elly De La Cruz added a two-run homer in the fourth to put Cincinnati ahead for good. Noelvi Marte capped a four-run sixth with a three-run double. JJ Bleday homered and had two RBIs for the Reds, who totaled 11 hits. Philadelphia led 2-0 after Justin Crawford’s two-run triple in the second, but the Phillies managed only one run in the fifth and one in the ninth. Spencer Steer had two hits for Cincinnati, while De La Cruz finished 2-for-3 with a homer and two RBIs. Chase Burns (11-1) allowed three runs over six innings for the win. Alan Rangel (0-2) took the loss. The Phillies fell to 51-42, while the Reds improved to 42-49. Attendance was 33,089, and the game lasted 3:10.