Major League Baseball

FINAL
Cincinnati Reds 9
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Boston Red Sox 8
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CIN0100115109
BOS0000003058
Fenway Park · 31,642 att.

Match Report

Barrero's grand slam lifts Reds to 9-8 win over Red Sox

— Jose Barrero hit a grand slam to lift the Cincinnati Reds to a fourth straight win with a 9-8 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.

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Top Performers

CIN

  • Matt McLain 2B H-AB 1-6 · AB 6 · R 0
  • TJ Friedl CF H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Spencer Steer 1B H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Jonathan India 2B H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 1

BOS

  • Masataka Yoshida DH H-AB 3-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Jarren Duran LF H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 0
  • Rafael Devers 1B H-AB 2-5 · AB 5 · R 1
  • Justin Turner 1B H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 1

Head to Head

CIN wins series 2-1

Injuries

Boston Red Sox

  • Caleb Durbin Out
  • Garrett Whitlock Out
  • Roman Anthony Out
  • Tyron Guerrero Out
  • Romy Gonzalez Day-To-Day

Cincinnati Reds

  • Tony Santillan Out
  • Julian Garcia Out
  • Spencer Steer 60-Day-IL
  • Dane Myers Out
  • Blake Dunn 60-Day-IL

Lineups

Confirmed

BOS

  1. Raimel TapiaRF10
  2. Rafael Devers3B16
  3. Justin TurnerDH3
  4. Masataka YoshidaLF7
  5. Jarren DuranCF16
  6. Triston Casas1B36
  7. Enrique HernandezSS8
  8. Enmanuel Valdez2B47
  9. Reese McGuireC30

Substitutes

  1. Pablo ReyesPR26

CIN

  1. TJ FriedlCF29
  2. Matt McLainSS9
  3. Jonathan India2B6
  4. Jake FraleyDH17
  5. Tyler StephensonC37
  6. Spencer Steer1B7
  7. Kevin Newman3B27
  8. Will BensonLF30
  9. Stuart FairchildRF17

Substitutes

  1. Jose BarreroCF54

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 9-8

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4905920 9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 9-8
    4905920 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 9-8

    Duran grounded out to shortstop, Turner scored, Reyes to third.

    4905920 9th Inning
  4. Ground Out 9-8

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    4905920 9th Inning
  5. Ball 9-7

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    4905920 9th Inning
  6. Strike Swinging 9-7

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    4905920 9th Inning
  7. End Batter/Pitcher 9-7
    4905920 9th Inning
  8. Play Result 9-7

    Yoshida doubled to center, Devers scored, Turner to third.

    4905920 9th Inning
  9. Double 9-7

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    4905920 9th Inning
  10. Strike Looking 9-6

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Looking

    4905920 9th Inning
  11. Ball 9-6

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    4905920 9th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 9-6

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    4905920 9th Inning
  13. Ball 9-6

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    4905920 9th Inning
  14. End Batter/Pitcher 9-6
    4722862 9th Inning
  15. Play Result 9-6

    Turner singled to right, Tapia scored, Devers to second.

    4722862 9th Inning
  16. Single 9-6

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    4722862 9th Inning
  17. Ball 9-5

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    4722862 9th Inning
  18. End Batter/Pitcher 9-5
    4722862 9th Inning
  19. Play Result 9-5

    Devers singled to center, McGuire scored, Tapia to third.

    4722862 9th Inning
  20. Single 9-5

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    4722862 9th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 9-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    4722862 9th Inning
  22. Ball 9-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    4722862 9th Inning
  23. Ball 9-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    4722862 9th Inning
  24. End Batter/Pitcher 9-4
    4722862 9th Inning
  25. Play Result 9-4

    Tapia singled to right, Valdez scored, McGuire to third.

    4722862 9th Inning
  26. Single 9-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    4722862 9th Inning
  27. Foul Ball 9-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    4722862 9th Inning
  28. Ball 9-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    4722862 9th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 9-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    4722862 9th Inning
  30. Foul Ball 9-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4722862 9th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 9-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    4722862 9th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 9-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4722862 9th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 9-3

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    4722862 9th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 9-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    4722862 9th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 9-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33627 8th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 9-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33627 8th Inning
  37. Foul Ball 9-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    33627 8th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 9-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33627 8th Inning
  39. End Batter/Pitcher 9-3
    36167 8th Inning
  40. Play Result 9-3

    Steer hit sacrifice fly to left, Stephenson scored.

    36167 8th Inning
  41. Sacrifice Fly 9-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    36167 8th Inning
  42. Strike Looking 8-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    36167 8th Inning
  43. End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
    34068 7th Inning
  44. Play Result 8-3

    Devers singled to right, Tapia scored.

    34068 7th Inning
  45. Single 8-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    34068 7th Inning
  46. Ball 8-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    34068 7th Inning
  47. End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
    34068 7th Inning
  48. Play Result 8-2

    Tapia tripled to right, McGuire scored.

    34068 7th Inning
  49. Triple 8-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    34068 7th Inning
  50. End Batter/Pitcher 8-1
    34068 7th Inning
  51. Play Result 8-1

    McGuire doubled to center, Valdez scored.

    34068 7th Inning
  52. Double 8-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    34068 7th Inning
  53. Foul Ball 8-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    34068 7th Inning
  54. Foul Ball 8-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    36167 7th Inning
  55. End Batter/Pitcher 8-0
    33104 7th Inning
  56. Play Result 8-0

    Barrero homered to left (421 feet), Newman scored, Benson scored and Fairchild scored.

    33104 7th Inning
  57. Home Run 8-0

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    33104 7th Inning
  58. Ball 4-0

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    33104 7th Inning
  59. Ball 4-0

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    33104 7th Inning
  60. End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
    33104 7th Inning
  1. End Inning 9-8

    End of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 9-8
    4905920 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 9-8

    Casas struck out swinging.

    4905920 9th Inning
  4. Strike Swinging 9-8

    Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging

    4905920 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 9-8

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4905920 9th Inning
  6. Strike Looking 9-8

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    4905920 9th Inning
  7. Ball 9-8

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    4905920 9th Inning
  8. Start Batter/Pitcher 9-8

    Alexis Diaz pitches to Triston Casas

    4905920 9th Inning
  9. End Batter/Pitcher 9-8
    4905920 9th Inning
  10. Play Result 9-8

    Duran grounded out to shortstop, Turner scored, Reyes to third.

    4905920 9th Inning
  11. Ground Out 9-8

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    4905920 9th Inning
  12. Ball 9-7

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    4905920 9th Inning
  13. Strike Swinging 9-7

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    4905920 9th Inning
  14. Start Batter/Pitcher 9-7

    Alexis Diaz pitches to Jarren Duran

    4905920 9th Inning
  15. Play Result 9-7

    Reyes ran for Yoshida

    9th Inning
  16. End Batter/Pitcher 9-7
    4905920 9th Inning
  17. Play Result 9-7

    Yoshida doubled to center, Devers scored, Turner to third.

    4905920 9th Inning
  18. Double 9-7

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    4905920 9th Inning
  19. Strike Looking 9-6

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Looking

    4905920 9th Inning
  20. Ball 9-6

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    4905920 9th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 9-6

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    4905920 9th Inning
  22. Ball 9-6

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    4905920 9th Inning
  23. Start Batter/Pitcher 9-6

    Alexis Diaz pitches to Masataka Yoshida

    4905920 9th Inning
  24. Play Result 9-6

    Díaz relieved Salazar

    4905920 9th Inning
  25. End Batter/Pitcher 9-6
    4722862 9th Inning
  26. Play Result 9-6

    Turner singled to right, Tapia scored, Devers to second.

    4722862 9th Inning
  27. Single 9-6

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    4722862 9th Inning
  28. Ball 9-5

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    4722862 9th Inning
  29. Start Batter/Pitcher 9-5

    Eduardo Salazar pitches to Justin Turner

    4722862 9th Inning
  30. End Batter/Pitcher 9-5
    4722862 9th Inning
  31. Play Result 9-5

    Devers singled to center, McGuire scored, Tapia to third.

    4722862 9th Inning
  32. Single 9-5

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    4722862 9th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 9-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    4722862 9th Inning
  34. Ball 9-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    4722862 9th Inning
  35. Ball 9-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    4722862 9th Inning
  36. Start Batter/Pitcher 9-4

    Eduardo Salazar pitches to Rafael Devers

    4722862 9th Inning
  37. End Batter/Pitcher 9-4
    4722862 9th Inning
  38. Play Result 9-4

    Tapia singled to right, Valdez scored, McGuire to third.

    4722862 9th Inning
  39. Single 9-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    4722862 9th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 9-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    4722862 9th Inning

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