Napoli homer lifts Red Sox to 5-4 win over Reds
Napoli homer lifts Red Sox to 5-4 win over Reds
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Boston Red Sox
5
Cincinnati Reds
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 3 (bunted foul)
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Bunted Foul 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Bunted Foul 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Bunted Foul 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Bunted Foul 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Out 5-4
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 5-4
Pitch 7: in play
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
T Frazier hit sacrifice fly to center, K Negron scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-4
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
M Napoli homered to right center (375 feet), Y Cespedes scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
Y Cespedes singled to left, B Holt 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
M Leake homered to left (365 feet).
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
S Schumaker homered to right (406 feet).
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
D Mesoraco hit sacrifice fly to center, K Negron scored, T Frazier to third.
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Advancing On Play 2-1
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 2-0
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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End Inning 5-4
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
K Negron grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 5-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
K Negron batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
B Hamilton flied out to center.
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Fly Out 5-4
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
B Hamilton batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
R Santiago struck out bunting foul.
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Bunted Foul 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 3 (bunted foul)
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Bunted Foul 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Bunted Foul 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
R Santiago batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
Z Cozart singled to left center, S Schumaker to second.
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Advancing On Force 5-4
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Single 5-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Bunted Foul 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Bunted Foul 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
Z Cozart batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
S Schumaker singled to right.
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Single 5-4
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
S Schumaker batting
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Play Result 5-4
E Mujica relieved J Tazawa.
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Start Inning 5-4
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 5-4
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Lineup Change 5-4
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End Inning 5-4
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
B Holt struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-4
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Head to Head
BOS wins series 2-0
Injuries
Cincinnati Reds
- Blake Dunn Out
- Spencer Steer Out
- Tony Santillan Out
- Julian Garcia Out
- Dane Myers Out
Boston Red Sox
- Roman Anthony Out
- Triston Casas Out
- Romy Gonzalez Out
- Eli White Out
- Justin Slaten Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCIN
Billy HamiltonCF0
Kristopher NegronLF45
Todd Frazier3B99
Devin MesoracoC29
Brayan Pena1B25
Ryan LudwickLF41- Skip SchumakerRF55
Zack CozartSS7
Mike LeakeP8
Substitutes
Aroldis ChapmanP44
J.J. HooverP40
Chris HeiseyPH24
Manny ParraP39
Sam LeCureP63
Ramon Santiago2B9
BOS
Brock HoltRF17
Daniel NavaRF25
Yoenis CespedesLF52
Mike Anthony Napoli1B5
Kelly JohnsonLF55
Xander BogaertsSS2
Jackie Bradley Jr.CF41
Dan ButlerC68
Anthony RanaudoP45
Substitutes
Dustin Pedroia2B15
Will Middlebrooks3B12
Burke BadenhopP72
Junichi TazawaP16
Corey BrownPH25
Edward MujicaP96
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