CINCINNATI, Ohio (Interstat) — Andrew Abbott pitched into the seventh inning and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Athletics 6-5 on Thursday afternoon at Great American Ball Park. Abbott allowed 3 earned runs on 7 hits with 4 strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings to improve to 6-7. Mason Barnett took the loss, allowing 5 earned runs in 4 1/3 innings. Brock Burke earned his second save.

The Reds scored first on Elly De La Cruz’s 19th homer. Sal Stewart hit his 25th homer in the fourth, and Tyler Stephenson tied it with his 10th. Cincinnati added two runs in the fifth, and JJ Bleday made it 6-3 with his 20th homer in the seventh. Brian Serven’s two-run homer in the ninth pulled the Athletics within one. The Athletics finished with 9 hits and grounded into two double plays, while the Reds had 8 hits. Cincinnati improved to 56-58; the Athletics dropped to 45-70. Attendance was 17,617, and the game lasted 2:40.