Philadelphia Phillies at Cincinnati Reds

Good news and good results had been in short supply for the Reds' lineup lately, which made Wednesday's performance vs. the Phillies at Great American Ball Park some satisfying and needed nectar. An explanation by the numbers … **5:** The number of home runs hit by the Reds during their 11-5 win over the Phillies, tying a season high. **4:** The club-record-tying amount of homers that were slugged during the bottom of the fourth inning. **3:** Consecutive homers hit by Cincinnati during that big fourth inning. **2:** Homers provided by Sal Stewart during another big game for the rookie. Both were hit to the opposite field. Put it together and the Reds (42-49) got one big win after they had dropped 10 of their previous 14 games. It came one night after they managed five hits with a season-high 18 strikeouts in a 4-1 loss to Philadelphia on Tuesday. “It was a big night against a really, really, really good team," Stewart said. "Felt good to win like that. It was just a great day overall.” The offensive onslaught bolstered starting pitcher Chase Burns, who had an off night while issuing a career-high six walks over five innings while allowing three runs and three hits with two strikeouts. Last in the National League Central standings and way back in the NL Wild Card race, Cincinnati is ranked 29th in batting average (.228) -- ahead of only San Diego -- and 23rd in both runs and OPS. Before the game, Stewart and JJ Bleday were hitting inside against the Trajekt machine, which can simulate the stuff of opposing pitchers. "And he was being a little smart \[aleck\