Reds homer 4 times, beat A’s 6-5 to complete sweep

CINCINNATI — Elly De La Cruz deed his 4th vocation leadoff location tally — 1 of 4 homers by Cincinnati — and the Reds bushed the Athletics 6-5 connected Thursday day to implicit a three-game sweep.

The Reds (56-58) improved to 13-6 since the All-Star break. The A’s (45-70) person mislaid 8 consecutive games and 12 consecutive series.

Brian Serven deed a two-run homer disconnected Brock Burke to get the A’s wrong a tally successful the ninth. It was Serven’s 2nd homer. Burke retired the adjacent 2 batters for his 2nd save.

De La Cruz led disconnected the crippled with his 19th location tally of the play disconnected A’s left-hander Mason Barnett.

Barnett (1-2) made his 2nd consecutive commencement aft 14 alleviation appearances. He allowed 5 earned runs successful 4⅓ innings with 3 walks and 7 strikeouts.

Reds left-hander Andrew Abbott retired 7 consecutive earlier singles by Henry Bolte and Tommy White and a locomotion to Jonah Heim loaded the bases successful the fourth.

Tyler Soderstrom’s two-run azygous past enactment the A’s up 2-1. Heim scored a 3rd tally connected a double-play grounder.

Abbott (6-7) allowed 3 earned runs connected 7 hits with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts.

The Athletics program to determination to Las Vegas successful 2028, erstwhile they are scheduled to unfastened play astatine a caller ballpark connected the Strip.

Sal Stewart led disconnected the 4th with his 25th location run, moving him into 2nd spot connected the franchise’s single-season database for homers by a rookie. Stewart was tied with Joey Votto, who deed 24 successful 2008.

Two batters later, Tyler Stephenson deed his 10th homer to necktie the people 3-3.

A’s right-hander Elvis Alvarado issued consecutive bases-loaded walks successful the 5th to enactment the Reds up 5-3. Alvarado hadn’t allowed a tally successful 13 of 15 appearances.

JJ Bleday deed his 20th location tally disconnected Seth Johnson, who made his A’s debut, to summation the Reds’ pb to 6-3 successful the seventh.

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Athletics: RHP Jack Perkins (2-7, 6.72 ERA) is scheduled to commencement Friday astatine Boston.