BOSTON — Rapid reactions from the Red Sox’ 5-3 victory over Cincinnati Reds at Fenway Park Tuesday night/Wednesday afternoon:

1) Wilyer Abreu pulled into a tie for most RBI on the team when he singled home pinch-runner Nate Eaton with what proved to be the winning run in the bottom of the eighth – but it didn’t last long. Abreu punched a soft line drive into right, scoring Eaton from third and giving him 46 RBI, tying him with Trevor Story for the team lead. But Story immediately followed with a booming double to center, scoring Abreu easily and re-taking the team RBI lead at 47.

2) Roman Anthony saw his string of multi-hit games come to an end at three games though he did extend a personal hitting streak to five games in a row.iHe had a first-inning run-scoring double and later added. Anthony is using the whole field in his approach, too — the RBI-single was sliced down the left field line while a number of his hits this week has been hit to center and right fields.

3) For the second straight game, the Red Sox had themselves a big first inning. On Monday, they chased Cincinnati starter Chase Burns with seven runs in the first; on Tuesday, it was just two runs, but it was a start. The inning began with consecutive doubles from Jarren Duran and Roman Anthony, accounting for one run. A well-placed, opposite field single by Carlos Narvaez then scored Anthony. After a stretch of games in which the Red Sox were allowing multiple runs in the first inning, the Sox have turned the tables.

4) The Sox were not unhappy to see Cincinnati reliever Sam Moll, who took over as Reds starter in the resumption of the game Wednesday, leave the game. The lefty retired the first six hitters he faced, four by strikeout, including three straight in the fifth inning when he struck out the side.

5) Narvaez was responsible for two of the Red Sox’ runs scoring. In the first inning, he had singled to right, plating Roman Anthony from second. In the sixth inning, with Abraham Toro at third base and no out, Narvaez did his job, lofting a flyball to left center, plenty deep enough for Toro to sprint home with what was then the tying run.

6) Twice over the course of his outing, Brayan Bello was bailed out by his infield defense. In both the seventh and eighth innings, he hit a batter, giving the Reds a chance at a big inning. But both times, he got out of the jams with a double play. In the seventh, it was an unconventional 5-6-3 turn, and in the eighth, a more standard 6-4-3.

7) Aroldis Chapman made quick work of the Reds in the eighth, notching his 15th save, eclipsing his save total of a year ago with three months remaining in the season. He’s not allowed an earned run in 14 straight games.

8) The Red Sox and Reds meet for the final time this season Wednesday evening at 7:10 p.m. The Sox will send out lefty Brennan Bernardino (3-2, 4.26 ERA) as an opener to face RHP Nick Martinez (5-8, 4.12 ERA). In his last start, against San Diego, Martinez took a no-hitter into the ninth inning before losing the bid.

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