Red Sox shut out Reds 3-0.

Final · MLB · Thu Mar 26, 3:10 PM CDT · Reds Home Opener

Probable pitchers: Garrett Crochet (BOS) vs Andrew Abbott (CIN)
TV: NESN, Reds.TV, Gray Media, WXIX FOX19
Where: Great American Ball Park

Red Sox shut out Reds 3-0. Red Sox took the lead for good in the 7th.

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

Win: Garrett Crochet. Loss: Pierce Johnson. Save: Aroldis Chapman.

By the numbers: Hits BOS 12, CIN 4; Errors BOS 1, CIN 0; Left on base BOS 20, CIN 17.

Team stats

	BOS	CIN
Hits	12	4
Errors	1	0
Left on base	20	17
Home runs	0	0
Walks	3	3
Strikeouts	7	12

Box score

Boston Red Sox

Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Anthony LF	4	1	3	0	1	1
Story SS	5	0	1	1	0	1
Duran, Ja DH	5	0	2	1	0	1
Contreras, Wn 1B	4	0	0	0	1	1
Durbin 3B	3	0	0	0	1	0
Abreu, W RF	4	0	1	0	0	1
Kiner-Falefa 2B	2	0	0	0	0	1
Mayer 2B	2	2	2	0	0	0
Narváez C	3	0	1	0	0	1
Rafaela CF	4	0	2	1	0	0
Totals	36	3	12	3	3	7

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	K	NP
Crochet (W)	6.0	3	2	8	80
Slaten	1.0	0	1	2	17
Whitlock	1.0	1	0	2	18
Chapman (S)	1.0	0	0	0	11
Totals	9.0	4	3	12	126

Cincinnati Reds

Batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	K
Friedl CF	4	0	0	1
McLain, M 2B	3	0	1	1
De La Cruz, E SS	4	1	0	2
Stewart, S 1B	4	3	0	0
Suárez, E DH	4	0	0	3
Steer LF	3	0	1	2
Stephenson, T C	3	0	1	0
Marte, N RF	2	0	0	2
Benson RF	1	0	0	1
Myers PH	1	0	0	0
Hayes 3B	3	0	0	0
Totals	32	4	3	12

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	NP
Abbott, A	6.0	7	0	0	1	4	83
Johnson (L)	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	9
Moll	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	6
Ashcraft, G	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	14
Phillips	0.2	2	2	2	1	1	16
Burke, B	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	3
Totals	9.0	12	3	3	3	7	131

Play-by-play

Top 1st 5

0 out BOS Roman Anthony singles on a ground ball to center fielder TJ Friedl.
2 out BOS 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 out BOS Reds challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Jarren Duran singles on a ground ball to second baseman Matt McLain.
2 out BOS Willson Contreras walks.
3 out BOS Caleb Durbin grounds out, second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Sal Stewart.

Bottom 1st 3

1 out CIN TJ Friedl grounds out to first baseman Willson Contreras.
2 out CIN Matt McLain flies out sharply to left fielder Roman Anthony.
3 out CIN Elly De La Cruz grounds out, second baseman Isiah Kiner-Falefa to first baseman Willson Contreras.

Top 2nd 4

0 out BOS Wilyer Abreu singles on a ground ball to first baseman Sal Stewart.
1 out BOS Isiah Kiner-Falefa called out on strikes.
1 out BOS Carlos Narváez singles on a line drive to right fielder Noelvi Marte. Wilyer Abreu to 2nd.
3 out BOS Ceddanne Rafaela grounds into a double play, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Sal Stewart. Carlos Narváez out at 2nd. Ceddanne Rafaela out at 1st.

Bottom 2nd 5

0 out CIN Sal Stewart doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela.
1 out CIN Eugenio Suárez flies out to right fielder Wilyer Abreu.
1 out CIN Spencer Steer walks.
2 out CIN Tyler Stephenson flies out to left fielder Roman Anthony.
3 out CIN Noelvi Marte strikes out swinging, catcher Carlos Narváez to first baseman Willson Contreras.

Top 3rd 4

0 out BOS Roman Anthony singles on a line drive to left fielder Spencer Steer.
1 out BOS Trevor Story lines out sharply to left fielder Spencer Steer.
2 out BOS Jarren Duran pops out to shortstop Elly De La Cruz.
3 out BOS Willson Contreras grounds out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Sal Stewart.

Bottom 3rd 3

1 out CIN Ke'Bryan Hayes lines out to right fielder Wilyer Abreu.
2 out CIN TJ Friedl lines out to shortstop Trevor Story.
3 out CIN Matt McLain strikes out swinging.

Top 4th 3

1 out BOS Caleb Durbin flies out to right fielder Noelvi Marte.
2 out BOS Wilyer Abreu grounds out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Sal Stewart.
3 out BOS Isiah Kiner-Falefa grounds out, third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes to first baseman Sal Stewart.

Bottom 4th 3

1 out CIN Elly De La Cruz strikes out swinging, catcher Carlos Narváez to first baseman Willson Contreras.
2 out CIN Sal Stewart grounds out, third baseman Caleb Durbin to first baseman Willson Contreras.
3 out CIN Carlos Narváez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Eugenio Suárez called out on strikes.

Top 5th 5

1 out BOS Carlos Narváez pops out to first baseman Sal Stewart in foul territory.
1 out BOS Ceddanne Rafaela singles on a ground ball to second baseman Matt McLain.
1 out BOS Roman Anthony singles on a line drive to pitcher Andrew Abbott, deflected by first baseman Sal Stewart. Ceddanne Rafaela to 2nd.
2 out BOS Trevor Story called out on strikes.
3 out BOS Jarren Duran strikes out swinging.

Bottom 5th 4

1 out CIN Spencer Steer strikes out swinging.
1 out CIN Tyler Stephenson reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Caleb Durbin.
2 out CIN Noelvi Marte called out on strikes.
3 out CIN Ke'Bryan Hayes lines out to left fielder Roman Anthony.

Top 6th 3

1 out BOS Willson Contreras pops out to shortstop Elly De La Cruz.
2 out BOS Caleb Durbin grounds out, second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Sal Stewart.
3 out BOS Wilyer Abreu strikes out swinging.

Bottom 6th 6

1 out CIN TJ Friedl grounds out, shortstop Trevor Story to first baseman Willson Contreras.
1 out CIN Matt McLain walks.
1 out CIN Elly De La Cruz singles on a line drive to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. Matt McLain to 2nd.
1 out CIN Sal Stewart singles on a line drive to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Matt McLain to 3rd. Elly De La Cruz to 2nd.
2 out CIN Eugenio Suárez strikes out swinging.
3 out CIN Spencer Steer strikes out swinging.

Top 7th 5

0 out BOS Marcelo Mayer doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Spencer Steer.
1 out BOS Carlos Narváez out on a sacrifice bunt, third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes to first baseman Sal Stewart. Marcelo Mayer to 3rd.
1 out BOS Ceddanne Rafaela singles on a line drive to center fielder TJ Friedl. Marcelo Mayer scores. BOS 1, CIN 0
2 out BOS Roman Anthony strikes out swinging.
3 out BOS Trevor Story grounds into a force out, fielded by second baseman Matt McLain. Ceddanne Rafaela out at 2nd.

Bottom 7th 4

0 out CIN Tyler Stephenson walks.
1 out CIN Will Benson strikes out swinging.
2 out CIN Ke'Bryan Hayes flies out to left fielder Roman Anthony.
3 out CIN TJ Friedl strikes out swinging.

Top 8th 4

1 out BOS Jarren Duran grounds out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Sal Stewart.
2 out BOS Willson Contreras strikes out swinging.
2 out BOS Caleb Durbin walks.
3 out BOS Wilyer Abreu grounds out, second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Sal Stewart.

Bottom 8th 4

1 out CIN Matt McLain flies out to left fielder Roman Anthony.
2 out CIN Elly De La Cruz strikes out swinging.
2 out CIN Sal Stewart hits a ground-rule double (2) on a fly ball down the right-field line.
3 out CIN Eugenio Suárez strikes out swinging.

Top 9th 7

0 out BOS Marcelo Mayer singles on a ground ball to left fielder Spencer Steer.
1 out BOS Carlos Narváez strikes out swinging.
2 out BOS Ceddanne Rafaela flies out to left fielder Spencer Steer.
2 out BOS Roman Anthony challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Roman Anthony walks. Marcelo Mayer to 2nd.
2 out BOS Trevor Story singles on a line drive to left fielder Spencer Steer. Marcelo Mayer scores. Roman Anthony to 2nd. BOS 2, CIN 0
2 out BOS Jarren Duran singles on a line drive to right fielder Will Benson. Roman Anthony scores. Trevor Story to 3rd. BOS 3, CIN 0
3 out BOS Willson Contreras pops out to catcher Tyler Stephenson in foul territory.

Bottom 9th 3

1 out CIN Spencer Steer flies out sharply to left fielder Roman Anthony.
2 out CIN Tyler Stephenson flies out to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela.
3 out CIN Dane Myers flies out to left fielder Roman Anthony.