Christian Encarnacion-Strand hit his first career grand slam during a five-run seventh inning and the Cincinnati Reds rallied to beat the Boston Red Sox 8-4 on Wednesday night. Elly De La Cruz, TJ Friedl and Santiago Espinal added RBIs for the Reds.

Strand's seventh-inning grand slam sparked a Cincinnati comeback as the visiting Reds defeated the Boston Red Sox 8-4 in the finale of a three-game series on Wednesday night.

Strand's grand slam in the seventh inning led the Reds to an 8-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday. It was his sixth home run of the season and his first grand slam of his career. With the Reds trailing 3-0,