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It was a wild start to the three-game series between the Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds. It marked the second outing for Cincinnati Reds youngster Chase Burns, and it did not go well. He retired just one batter while allowing five hits and seven runs, five of them earned, while walking two batters.
Brent Suter came in to get the final out of the inning and pitched through the second and third innings. After jumping out to a 7-0 lead after one inning, Boston found itself leading just 7-4 heading into the bottom of the fifth. That’s when Wilyer Abreu did something most Major League Baseball players will never do.
MLB posted a video of 26-year-old Wilyer Abreu hitting an inside-the-park home run.
— MLB (@MLB) July 1, 2025A little later, MLB shared another angle of the exciting play that showed the slugger driving the ball nearly 420 feet, with the Cincinnati center fielder falling down. Abreu finished the play with a headfirst dive into home plate, despite there being no throw.
Wilyer Abreu electrifies Fenway with the first @RedSox inside-the-park home run since 2018 😤 pic.twitter.com/VupsZDrl7k
— MLB (@MLB) July 1, 2025Abreu entered the game with a .253 batting average, along with 14 home runs and 10 doubles on the season. He drove in his 41st run and scored for the 32nd time with the home run.
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Boston began the series in fourth place in the American League East. The Red Sox trailed the Yankees by eight games, sitting at 41-44 on the season. Cincinnati is also in fourth place in their division, entering the series opener at 44-40. The Reds are coming off a series win at home over San Diego.
The two teams will meet again on Tuesday, with Brady Singer scheduled to pitch for Cincinnati and Richard Fitts set to start for Boston.
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