Abreu hits grand slam and inside-the-park homer and lifts the Red Sox over the Reds 13-6

BOSTON (AP) — 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.

Boston knocked Cincinnati phenom right-hander Chase Burns out of the game with a seven-run first inning during his second major league start.

Jarren Duran went deep in the sixth with a solo shot for Boston, which won for the second time in nine games.

Austin Hays had a two-run triple and solo homer for the Reds, who had won five of seven.

The 22-year-old Burns (0-1), selected second overall in July’s amateur draft, was charged with seven runs, five earned, and got just one out. In his debut last week, he became the first starting pitcher since the expansion era to strike out the first five batters he faced.

Boston starter Garrett Crochet (8-4) retired the first 10 batters he faced before the Reds scored three runs in the fourth. He gave up five runs, four earned, in six innings with nine strikeouts.

Crochet allowed more than two runs for the fourth time in 18 starts this season.

Abreu hit a fly ball into the triangle in center field, the ball hit the top of a side wall on Boston’s bullpen and caromed along the track toward left. Abreu raced around and went into the plate on a head-first slide without a throw.

Abreu is the sixth player in major league history, and the second Red Sox player since 1939, to separately hit a grand slam and an inside-the-park homer in the same game. The inside-the-park home run was the first by a Boston player in Fenway Park since Jacoby Ellsbury on Sept. 19, 2011.

Reds RHP Brady Singer (7-6, 4.31 ERA) is slated to face Red Sox RHP Richard Fitts (0-3, 4.68) Tuesday in the middle game of the interleague series.

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Boston Red Sox's Jarren Duran celebrates after his solo home run in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds at Fenway Park, Monday, June 30, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona, left, pulls pitcher Chase Burns (26) during the first inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, Monday, June 30, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Boston Red Sox's Trevor Story, right, celebrates after his three-run home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds at Fenway Park, Monday, June 30, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Boston Red Sox's Wilyer Abreu celebrates after his inside-the-park home run off Cincinnati Reds pitcher Joe LaSorsa during the fifth inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park, Monday, June 30, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Boston Red Sox's Wilyer Abreu, right, celebrates after his inside-the-park home run off Cincinnati Reds pitcher Joe LaSorsa, left, during the fifth inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park, Monday, June 30, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A gas cylinder explosion early Sunday after a wedding reception at a home in Pakistan’s capital killed at least eight people, including the bride and groom, police and officials said.

The blast occurred as guests who had gathered to celebrate the couple were sleeping at the house, causing part of the house to collapse, according to the Islamabad police. Seven people were injured.

In a statement, police said the explosion occurred in a residential area in the heart of the city. A government administrator, Sahibzada Yousaf, said authorities were alerted about the blast early Sunday and officers are still investigating. He said some nearby homes were also damaged.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed grief over the loss of lives and offered condolences to the victims’ families, according to a statement from his office. He directed health authorities to ensure the injured receive the best possible treatment and ordered a full investigation.

Many Pakistani households rely on liquefied petroleum gas cylinders because of low natural gas pressure, and such cylinders have been linked to deadly accidents caused by gas leaks. Police said investigations were ongoing.

Government officials survey the damage of a home caused by a gas cylinder explosion hours after a wedding reception, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ehsan Shahzad)