Cincinnati's offense came alive with 15 hits, overwhelming Philadelphia 9-4 at Citizens Bank Park. The Reds scored in five different innings to pull away from an early deficit.
Sal Stewart carried the attack with a 4-for-5 performance that included a home run and two RBIs. Nathaniel Lowe added two doubles and three RBIs, while Blake Dunn collected two hits including a triple. Stewart's ninth-inning homer capped the scoring as Cincinnati put the game away late.
The Reds seized control in the second inning with three runs. Lowe doubled to right to score Stewart, then Steer scored on Will Benson's groundout before P.J. Higgins singled home Lowe for a 3-1 lead. Philadelphia briefly rallied in the sixth when Alec Bohm homered and Edmundo Sosa followed with a two-run shot to cut the deficit to 5-4, but Lowe's two-run double in the seventh restored Cincinnati's cushion.
Andrew Abbott earned the victory with 5.1 innings of work, allowing 2 runs on three hits with three strikeouts. Aaron Nola took the loss for Philadelphia, surrendering 4 runs on eight hits over five innings with his ERA at 6.04.
Cincinnati snapped a losing streak and improved to 25-24. Philadelphia fell to 25-24 with the defeat.