BOSTON, MA - JUNE 30: Wilyer Abreu #52 of the Boston Red Sox rounds the bases on an inside-the-park home run in the fifth inning during the game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on Monday, June 30, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Joe Sullivan/MLB Photos via Getty Images) MLB Photos via Getty Images

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

1) Red Sox’ Wilyer Abreu hit an inside-the-park home run to lead off the bottom of the fifth. It marked Boston’s first inside-the-park homer since Eduardo Nuñez hit one March 29, 2018 at Tampa Bay. It was the first inside-the-park homer by a Red Sox hitter at Fenway Park since Jacoby Ellsbury did it Sept. 19, 2011 against the Orioles.

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The Red Sox pasted the Reds on Monday, 13-6, in a game that wasn’t even as close as the final score indicates. Let’s get to it! Our dude didn’t just hit two homers; he did so in style. The first dongle was in the fifth inning,