Grady Sizemore's shot off Green Monster turns back Reds in 12th
Grady Sizemore lined one off the Green Monster to score the game-winning run in the 12th inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 on Tuesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Cincinnati Reds
3
Boston Red Sox
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | P10 | P11 | P12 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| BOS | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
G Sizemore singled to deep center, D Ortiz scored, M Napoli to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-4
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Out 3-3
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
R Ludwick hit sacrifice fly to right, B Phillips scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
T Frazier singled to left, J Votto scored, B Phillips to third.
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Advancing On Play 2-3
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Out 1-3
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
G Sizemore singled to right, D Pedroia scored, D Ortiz to third, M Napoli to second.
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Advancing On Force 1-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
M Napoli walked, J Bradley Jr. scored, D Pedroia to third, D Ortiz to second.
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Advancing On Force 1-2
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 3-4
End of the 12th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
G Sizemore singled to deep center, D Ortiz scored, M Napoli to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-4
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Advancing On Force 3-4
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Single 3-3
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-3
G Sizemore batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
M Napoli singled to center, D Ortiz to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-3
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Single 3-3
Pitch 6: in play
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Strike Looking 3-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-3
M Napoli batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
D Ortiz singled to right center.
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Single 3-3
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-3
D Ortiz batting
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Start Inning 3-3
Bottom of the 12th inning
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End Inning 3-3
Middle of the 12th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
T Frazier struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-3
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-3
T Frazier batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
B Phillips singled to center.
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Single 3-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 3-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-3
B Phillips batting
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Head to Head
BOS wins series 2-0
Injuries
Boston Red Sox
- Roman Anthony Out
- Triston Casas Out
- Romy Gonzalez Out
- Eli White Out
- Justin Slaten Out
Cincinnati Reds
- Blake Dunn Out
- Spencer Steer Out
- Tony Santillan Out
- Julian Garcia Out
- Dane Myers Out
Lineups
ConfirmedBOS
Dustin Pedroia2B15
Shane VictorinoRF8
David OrtizDH34
Mike Anthony Napoli1B5
Grady SizemoreLF24
Xander BogaertsSS2
A.J. PierzynskiC15
Will Middlebrooks3B12
Jackie Bradley Jr.CF41
CIN
Chris HeiseyRF24
Joey Votto1B37
Brandon Phillips2B0
Todd Frazier3B99
Ryan LudwickLF41- Skip SchumakerCF55
Zack CozartSS7
Neftali SotoDH
Tucker BarnhartC18
Substitutes
Billy HamiltonDH0
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