Reds win battle of home runs, top Red Sox

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Jeimer Candelario hit two solo home runs to propel the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-2 victory over the visiting Boston Red Sox on Friday night.

Both home runs came against Boston starting pitcher Kutter Crawford. The first opened the scoring in the bottom of the first, and the second put the Reds in front 3-2 in the third.

Candelario has a team-high 14 home runs this season and