CINCINNATI — Bob Melvin laid out two imperatives in recent days.
The Giants needed to start racking up series wins, and they would have to do so on the road, where they have played the fifth-worst baseball of any team this season.
Romping over the Reds, 8-2, they checked both boxes Sunday afternoon.
Robbie Ray struck out nine over five innings while limiting the Reds to a pair of back-to-back solo home runs, and the Giants got their own power display from Matt Chapman, LaMonte Wade Jr.