SAN FRANCISCO -- The Reds kept hitting and kept scoring in the third inning Sunday, to the point where Nick Senzel lost track of his turn to bat.

Senzel ignited the seven-run rally with a leadoff infield single. Then he watched as his teammates delivered run-scoring hit after run-scoring hit. When the ninth Reds hitter, Albert Almora Jr., came to the plate, Senzel had no idea he was due up for a second time in the inning.

“It was enjoyable to watch, and I forgot I was on deck after Albert,” Senzel said. “He hit an RBI, and luckily they had a pitching change because I didn’t have any of my stuff on. I was literally watching.”

That was about the only thing that didn’t go right for Cincinnati in a 10-3 victory at Oracle Park that clinched a series win over the Giants.

The Reds sent 11 men to the plate in that third inning. They scored seven runs on eight hits, all seven runs scoring with two outs. It capped quite a bounce-back weekend for the Reds after they endured an 0-6 homestand, getting swept by the Brewers and Dodgers.

“It was very important,” Senzel said of playing well in San Francisco. “We got punched in the mouth by Los Angeles. Obviously, they were a good club and they took it to us pretty heavy. We knew we had to come in here and play clean baseball.”

Senzel got it going by beating out an infield single. Aramis Garcia bunted him to second, but Max Schrock went down swinging for the second out.

Then eight straight Reds hitters reached base.

The hits were scattered to all parts of the ballpark. Brandon Drury drilled an RBI triple to right-center. Tommy Pham lined a single to center to score another. Joey Votto’s double made it 3-0.

After a walk to Donovan Solano, Matt Reynolds scored another with a ground-rule double that bounced over the head of Giants center fielder Austin Slater. Almora singled to left to bring home two more runs and chase out Giants starter (and former Red) Anthony DeSclafani.

After Senzel singled in his second plate appearance of the inning, Garcia blooped an RBI single for a 7-0 lead.

“I think it was maybe one of the best innings of the year, if not the best inning,” Reds manager David Bell said. “It's tough to do all that with two outs.”

Bell wasn’t in so good of a mood in the top of the ninth, when he earned his first ejection of the season for arguing balls and strikes. But by the time he met with reporters after the game, he was in a much better mood.

It was the first time the Reds scored seven runs in an inning with two outs since July 10, 2018 against Cleveland. The Giants hadn’t allowed seven runs in an inning with two outs since June 19, 2017 against Atlanta.

The seven-run third was more than enough for Reds starter Tyler Mahle, who held the Giants to three runs and four hits over 6 2/3 innings. The right-hander struck out seven and walked one.

Mahle loved watching the parade of runs in the third, but it was a challenge to stay loose. He eventually headed down to the batting cage below the visitors' dugout and threw a weighted ball against the wall to keep his body warm. When he came out for the bottom of the inning, he retired the Giants in order.

“If it's one run or seven runs, after a long inning it's good to go out there, have a quick inning and get us back on offense,” Mahle said. “It's good for us and tough on them for sure."

Senzel finished 3-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI. Almora and Garcia each drove in two runs. And every Reds starter had at least one hit -- by the fourth inning.

“It’s dangerous when everyone in the lineup is contributing like that,” Senzel said. “It’s a recipe for scoring a lot of runs and being productive. It puts a lot of pressure on them, and it’s just good to see.”