CINCINNATI, June 13 (UPI) -- Aaron Harang broke a personal four-game losing streak Friday, allowing four hits in seven innings and leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-1 victory over Boston.
Harang (3-9) struck out seven while giving up Boston's lone run. Jared Burton protected the lead in the eighth and Francisco Cordero worked around a leadoff single in the ninth to earn his 13th save.
It was Boston's first visit to Cincinnati since Game 5 of the 1975 World Series, which the Reds eventually won in seven games.
Jay Bruce and Adam Dunn had solo homers for the Reds, who won their second straight. Dunn's blast in the fourth gave Cincinnati a 2-1 lead and the Reds added a run later in the inning on back-to-back doubles by Edwin Encarnacion and Joey Votto.
The loss went to Justin Masterson (3-1), who surrendered three runs on four hits with a major league career-best nine strikeouts in 6 2/3.
