With the bases loaded and no outs and the Reds trailing 3-0 in the seventh inning, Christian Encarnacion-Strand hit a towering 439 foot grand slam to give the Reds a 4-3 lead. It was Encarnacion-Strands sixth home run of the season and his first home run since June 8 against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Christian Encarnacion-Strand hit his first career grand slam during a five-run seventh inning and the Cincinnati Reds rallied to beat the Boston Red Sox 8-4 on Wednesday night. Elly De La Cruz, TJ Friedl and Santiago Espinal added RBIs for the Reds.

Former New Mexico State baseball star Joey Ortiz reached a career milestone on Wednesday. Ortiz hit the first grand slam of his MLB career in the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 win over the New York Mets at Citi Field in Flushing,

Joey Ortiz hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the sixth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the staggering New York Mets 7-2 in the opener of a day-night doubleheader