CINCINNATI — Coco Crisp kept Boston's depleted lineup rolling by driving in four runs, and Jacoby Ellsbury homered and stole two more bases for a Red Sox rookie record in a 9-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.

The Red Sox hit four homers in their most lopsided victory of the season. J.D. Drew, Ellsbury and Crisp connected off Homer Bailey (0-3), who has lost each of his three starts this season.

Josh Beckett (7-4) turned the big lead into his first career victory over the Reds, who hit him hard the two times he faced them with Florida. Beckett allowed six hits – three by Joey Votto – in seven innings.

Then, for the first time, the Red Sox left town smiling.

Boston took two of three in a city that holds nothing but bad memories for its fans. The Red Sox lost two of three in Cincinnati during the 1975 World Series, which the Big Red Machine finished off in Game 7 at Fenway Park.

Since then, the tradition-bound franchises have met twice in interleague series, with the Red Sox getting by far the better of it. Boston swept a three-game series at Fenway Park in 2005, and won the last two games over the weekend with a lineup missing its top two threats.

Manny Ramirez sat out the last two games with a sore right hamstring, and David Ortiz was in Boston taking care of a sore wrist.