Boston Red Sox vs. Cincinnati Reds

Mar 26, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	12	1	10
CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	8

loss:

P. Johnson(0-1)win: Boston Red Sox logo

G. Crochet(1-0)save: Boston Red Sox logo

A. Chapman(1)

Game Recap

Boston Red Sox vs Cincinnati Reds game highlights

CINCINNATI – When the Reds put Garrett Crochet in his first truly sticky situation of Opening Day on Thursday afternoon at Great American Ball Park, the ace lefty essentially sneered and did what the Red Sox pay him handsomely to do. With the bases loaded and one out in the...

Scoring Summary

BOSCIN

7Ceddanne Rafaela singles on a line drive to center fielder TJ Friedl. Marcelo Mayer scores. [1 run] 10
9Trevor Story singles on a line drive to left fielder Spencer Steer. Marcelo Mayer scores. Roman Anthony to 2nd. [1 run] 20
9Jarren Duran singles on a line drive to right fielder Will Benson. Roman Anthony scores. Trevor Story to 3rd. [1 run] 30

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Roman AnthonyLF	3	4	1	0	1	1	0	1	.750
2Trevor StorySS	1	5	0	1	1	0	0	5	.200
3Jarren DuranDH	2	5	0	1	1	0	0	3	.400
4Willson Contreras1B	0	4	0	0	1	1	0	3	.000
5Caleb Durbin3B	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.000
6Wilyer AbreuRF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.250
7Isiah Kiner-Falefa2B	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	.000
Marcelo MayerPH-2B	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
8Carlos NarvaezC	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.333
9Ceddanne RafaelaCF	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.500

TOTAL	12	36	3	3	7	3	0	20	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Garrett CrochetLHP	6.0	3	0	0	8	2	0	80	0.00
Justin SlatenRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	17	0.00
Garrett WhitlockRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	18	0.00
Aroldis ChapmanLHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0.00


TOTAL	9.0	4	0	0	12	3	0	126	-

HITTING	H	AB	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1TJ FriedlCF	0	4	1	0	1	.000
2Matt McLain2B	0	3	1	1	0	.000
3Elly De La CruzSS	1	4	2	0	0	.250
4Sal Stewart1B	3	4	0	0	0	.750
5Eugenio SuarezDH	0	4	3	0	5	.000
6Spencer SteerLF	0	3	2	1	3	.000
7Tyler StephensonC	0	3	0	1	2	.000
8Noelvi MarteRF	0	2	2	0	3	.000
Will BensonPH-RF	0	1	1	0	1	.000
Dane MyersPH	0	1	0	0	0	.000
9Ke'Bryan Hayes3B	0	3	0	0	2	.000
TOTAL	4	32	12	3	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Andrew AbbottLHP	6.0	7	0	0	4	1	83	0.00
Pierce JohnsonRHP	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	9	27.00
Sam MollLHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0.00
Graham AshcraftRHP	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	14	0.00
Connor PhillipsRHP	0.2	2	2	2	1	1	16	27.00
Brock BurkeLHP	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0.00
TOTAL	8.3	12	3	3	7	3	131	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningBOSCIN

TOP 1
SINGLE — Roman Anthony singles on a ground ball to center fielder TJ Friedl.
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GROUNDED INTO DP — Trevor Story grounds into a double play, third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes to second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Sal Stewart. Roman Anthony out at 2nd. Trevor Story out at 1st. [2 outs]
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SINGLE — Reds challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Jarren Duran singles on a ground ball to second baseman Matt McLain.
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STOLEN BASE 2B — Jarren Duran steals (1) 2nd base.
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WALK — Willson Contreras walks.
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GROUNDOUT — Caleb Durbin grounds out, second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Sal Stewart. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — TJ Friedl grounds out to first baseman Willson Contreras. [1 out]
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FLYOUT — Matt McLain flies out sharply to left fielder Roman Anthony. [2 outs]
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GROUNDOUT — Elly De La Cruz grounds out, second baseman Isiah Kiner-Falefa to first baseman Willson Contreras. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

BOS

CIN

3Runs0

12Hits4

1Errors0

.333Batting Avg.125

36At Bats32

1Extra-base Hits2

0Home Runs0

3Runs-Batted-In0

3Walks3

1Stolen Bases0

7Strikeouts12

10Left on Base8

13Total Bases6

Game Details

Thursday, March 26, 2026 · 4:10 PM

Great American Ball Park · Cincinnati, OH

attendance: 43,897 (103.7%)

weather: 81 degrees, sunny

spread: BOS -163

over/under: 8