Wilyer Abreu's Grand Slam, Inside HR Power Red Sox 13-6 Win Over Reds

Monday, June 30th, 2025

BOSTON -- Wilyer Abreu hit a grand slam and an inside-the-park solo home run for Boston, Trevor Story hit a three-run homer in the first inning and the Red Sox defeated the Reds 13-6 on Monday night at Fenway Park.

Boston knocked Cincinnati phenom right-hander Chase Burns out of the game with a seven-run first inning during his second major league start.

Jarren Duran went deep in the sixth with a solo shot for Boston, which won for the second time in nine games.

Austin Hays had a two-run triple and solo homer for the Reds, who had won five of seven.

The 22-year-old Burns (0-1), selected second overall in July’s amateur draft, was charged with seven runs, five earned, and got just one out. In his debut last week, he became the first starting pitcher since the expansion era to strike out the first five batters he faced.

Boston starter Garrett Crochet (8-4) retired the first 10 batters he faced before the Reds scored three runs in the fourth. He gave up five runs, four earned, in six innings with nine strikeouts.

Crochet allowed more than two runs for the fourth time in 18 starts this season.

Key Moment

Abreu hit a fly ball into the triangle in center field. The ball hit the top of a side wall on Boston’s bullpen and caromed along the track toward left. Abreu raced around and went into the plate on a head-first slide without a throw for the inside-the-park home run.

Key Stat

Abreu is the sixth player in major league history, and the second Red Sox player since 1939, to separately hit a grand slam and an inside-the-park homer in the same game. The inside-the-park home run was the first by a Boston player in Fenway Park since Jacoby Ellsbury on Sept. 19, 2011.

Up Next

Reds RHP Brady Singer (7-6, 4.31 ERA) is slated to face Red Sox RHP Richard Fitts (0-3, 4.68 ERA) Tuesday in the middle game of the interleague series.

In summary

The Boston Red Sox defeated the Cincinnati Reds 13-6 on June 30, 2025, at Fenway Park. Key offensive performances included Wilyer Abreu with a grand slam and an inside-the-park home run, and Trevor Story with a three-run homer in a decisive seven-run first inning. Cincinnati starter Chase Burns struggled in his second major league start, giving up seven runs while recording just one out. Boston starter Garrett Crochet earned the win despite allowing five runs over six innings. The series continues Tuesday with Brady Singer starting for the Reds against Richard Fitts for the Red Sox.

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