The Cincinnati Reds again used the home run ball to beat the New York Mets on Tuesday night, 5-3. Sal Stewart left the yard in the first inning, hitting a long three-run home run into the left-field seats. Soon after, Spencer Steer left the yard with a solo home run, giving Cincinnati a 4-0 lead.. Stewart drove in the remaining run the Reds would score for his fourth RBI of the night.. Advertisement. Advertisement. Advertisement. This comes a night after Cincinnati beat New York 12-0, scoring nine runs in the first two innings on the strength of home runs by JJ Bleday and Eugenio Suarez. Suarez hit two home runs in the first two innings, totaling six RBIs.. Cincinnati has hit home runs in seven straight games, leaving the yard multiple times in four of those seven games, including three long balls in its loss to the San Diego Padres on June 10 and its win over the Mets on June 15.. Despite its tendency to leave the yard, Cincinnati has scored five or more runs only once during that seven-game stretch, with 12 runs on Monday night in its win over the Mets. Its abysmal team batting average has kept runners off base, largely preventing the Reds from scoring in bunches.. Five players have combined for those 13 home runs over seven games: Stewart, Suarez, Steer, JJ Bleday and Noelvi Marte, who homered in three straight games.. Advertisement. Advertisement. Advertisement. Stewart and Suarez, especially, need to find some consistency in their power production. Stewart has just seven hits in his last 10 games, good for a .184 batting average (7 for 38). Suarez’s struggles have been apparent, as strikeouts in key situations have become commonplace for the Reds’ power hitter.. As Cincinnati gets closer to welcoming Elly De La Cruz back from the hamstring injury that has sidelined him since June 1, it feels like the offense is on the precipice of a breakout, and a player of De La Cruz’s caliber could be the perfect addition.. Cincinnati has hit 94 home runs this season, tied for eighth in MLB with the Seattle Mariners, according to MLB.com. The Reds totaled 167 home runs in 2025, good for 21st in the majors. They are on pace to hit 45 more home runs compared to 2025.. Despite their recent slide and a lack of consistency at the plate, the Reds have taken a huge step forward in the power department. Now, the rest of the roster’s contact hitting needs to develop to turn this Reds offense into a complete unit.