Reds pound Giants 8-3 as Sal Stewart drives in six runs

Sal Stewart turned a quiet night into a loud one at Great American Ball Park, sending two three-run homers over the fence and driving in six runs as the Reds beat the Giants 8-3. Cincinnati needed only one swing to shift the game, then another to put it out of reach, and Stewart delivered both.

The power surge was not a solo act. Eugenio Suárez also homered, Elly De La Cruz added a drive of his own, and Cincinnati kept stacking damage against San Francisco until the Giants had little margin for a rally. Stewart’s pair of three-run shots stood out as the signature blows, but the larger story was how quickly the Reds turned contact into separation.

By the time the game was over, Stewart had a career-high six RBIs, a line that would have been memorable in any setting and especially notable in an 8-3 win built on long balls. The Reds finished with four homers in all, and the combination of Stewart, Suárez and De La Cruz gave Cincinnati an answer every time San Francisco tried to settle in.

The game moved briskly, finishing in 2:23 before 13,822 at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio. For the Reds, the night was less about grinding out innings than about one player taking over the middle of the lineup and three others supplying the kind of power that can change a game in a hurry. Stewart’s six-RBI performance will stand as the loudest number from the night, and it came in a lineup that showed just how punishing Cincinnati can be when the ball starts carrying.