Boston Red Sox at Cincinnati Reds
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Dane Myers hits game-winning single in the 11th as the Reds beat the Red Sox 6-5
Myers' third career game-ending hit came off Justin Slaten (0-1). Connor Phillips (1-0) got the win for Cincinnati.
The Reds led 4-1 after three innings before the Red Sox rallied. Wilyer Abreu hit a solo homer with two out in the ninth inning off Reds closer Emilio Pagán to tie the score at 5.
Sal Stewart and Elly De La Cruz each hit solo homers for the Reds. Trevor Story homered for Boston.
Sonny Gray had a rough Red Sox debut, allowing four runs, three earned, in four innings. He walked one and fanned five on 80 pitches.
Brady Singer allowed three runs on five hits in four innings in his season debut for the Reds. Singer left his final spring training start with a blister on his right index finger, but reported no issues Saturday.
Gray, who was acquired in a trade with the Cardinals in November, had a rough first inning in his debut, allowing two runs on two hits on 35 pitches.
McLain's RBI double made the score 3-0 in the second. McLain went 3 for 4.
Stewart, who had three hits on opening day, homered on Gray's first pitch of the third.
De La Cruz homered on the first pitch from Greg Weissert in the fifth.
There were eight ABS challenges in the game and six calls were overturned. The Reds went 5 for 5. CB Bucknor was the home plate umpire.
The Red Sox used both of their ABS challenges by the end of the third. With no challenges available in the fourth, Story was called out on strikes on a pitch outside the zone to strand a runner at second.
After Story was called out on a check swing to strand two runners in the eighth, Red Sox manager Alex Cora was ejected by Bucknor for arguing the call.
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Scoring Summary
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11th Inning | Myers singled to left, Friedl scored, McLain to second. |
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11th Inning | De La Cruz struck out looking. |
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11th Inning | McLain walked. |
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11th Inning | Slaten relieved Whitlock |
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11th Inning | Story lined into double play, to second, Rafaela doubled off second. |
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11th Inning | Anthony struck out swinging. |
Statistics
BOS |
CIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 2 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 7 | Ground Balls | 15 |
| 15 | Strikeouts | 12 |
| 4 | Runs Batted In | 6 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 8 | Hits | 10 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 5 | Walks | 7 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 5 | Runs | 6 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 40 | At Bats | 42 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 20 | Runners Left On Base | 25 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 1 |
| 18 | Fly Balls | 15 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 185 | Pitches | 198 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 16 | Total Bases | 17 |
| 47 | Plate Appearances | 49 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 4 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 5.7 | Runs Created | 6.2 |
| .200 | Batting Average | .238 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .400 | Slugging Percentage | .405 |
| .350 | Secondary Average | .333 |
| .319 | On Base Percentage | .347 |
| .719 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .752 |
| 0.4 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.0 |
| 4.8 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 5.1 |
| 37.0 | Batter Rating | 43.0 |
| 20.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 21.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.50 |
| 3.94 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.04 |
| .200 | Isolated Power | .167 |
| 0.33 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.58 |
| .106 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .143 |
| .150 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .095 |
| 9.0 | Runs Produced | 12.0 |
| 0.8 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 82.3 | MLB Rating | 88.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 38,298 | Capacity:
2026 American League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York |
5 | 1 | .833 | - | W2 |
Toronto |
4 | 2 | .667 | 1 | L1 |
Baltimore |
3 | 3 | .500 | 2 | W1 |
Tampa Bay |
2 | 4 | .333 | 3 | L2 |
Boston |
1 | 5 | .167 | 4 | L5 |
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Milwaukee |
5 | 1 | .833 | - | W2 |
St. Louis |
4 | 2 | .667 | 1 | W2 |
Pittsburgh |
3 | 3 | .500 | 2 | W2 |
Cincinnati |
3 | 3 | .500 | 2 | L2 |
Chicago |
3 | 3 | .500 | 2 | W1 |


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