| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 1-0 | 7-6 | 10-10 |
| Game 2 | 0-0 | 9-7 | 10-6 |
| Game 3 | 0-0 | 11-8 | 1-11 |
| Game 4 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 0-1 | 5-7 | 8-11 |
| Game 2 | 0-0 | 9-4 | 10-8 |
| Game 3 | 0-0 | 6-12 | 4-7 |
| Game 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|
|
6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Pitcher
J. Slaten
(L)
Cincinnati Pitcher
C. Phillips
(W)
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS (Margin) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
-134 | 7.5o (3.5) | -1.5 |
|
|
+114 | 7.5u | +1.5 (2.5) |
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Anthony | LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .444 |
| T. Story | SS | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .182 |
| J. Duran | DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| W. Contreras | 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .000 |
| W. Abreu | RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .333 |
| C. Durbin | 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 |
| M. Mayer | 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .429 |
| C. Narvaez | C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| M. Yoshida | PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| C. Wong | PR -C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| C. Rafaela | CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .333 |
| Totals | 40 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Friedl | CF -LF | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .100 |
| M. McLain | 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .429 |
| E. De La Cruz | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .250 |
| S. Stewart | 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .625 |
| D. Myers | CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| E. Suarez | DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .111 |
| S. Steer | LF -3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .000 |
| W. Benson | RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| N. Marte | PH -RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| J. Trevino | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .000 |
| K. Hayes | 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| N. Lowe | PH -1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Totals | 42 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 25 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Gray | 4 .0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6.75 |
| G. Weissert | 1 .0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9.00 |
| D. Coulombe | 0 .2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| R. Watson | 2 .1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| A. Chapman | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| G. Whitlock | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| J. Slaten (L 0-1) | 0 .1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Singer | 4 .0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6.75 |
| S. Moll | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| P. Johnson (H 1) | 0 .2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| G. Ashcraft (H 1) | 1 .0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.40 |
| T. Santillan (H 1) | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| E. Pagan (BS 1) | 1 .1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.75 |
| C. Phillips (W 1-0) | 2 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.75 |
Location Great American Ball Park
Temperature 49° Temperature
Attendance 38,298 attendance
Home CB Bucknor
1st Adam Beck
2nd Jeremie Rehak
3rd Dan Iassogna
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | BOS Starter (IP) | CIN Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, '26 | CIN |
|
BOS -158 | u8.0 | G. Crochet (6.0) | A. Abbott (6.0) |
| Jul 02, '25 | BOS |
|
CIN +111 | o9.5 | B. Bernardino (1.2) | N. Martinez (6.2) |
| Jul 02, '25 | BOS |
|
BOS -102 | u10.5 | R. Fitts (3.0) | B. Singer (3.0) |
| Jun 30, '25 | BOS |
|
BOS -162 | o8.0 | G. Crochet (6.0) | - |
| Jun 23, '24 | CIN |
|
BOS +140 | o9.0 | Z. Kelly (2.2) | N. Lodolo (4.2) |
| Jun 22, '24 | CIN |
|
BOS -111 | u9.5 | N. Pivetta (4.1) | F. Montas (6.0) |
| Jun 21, '24 | CIN |
|
CIN -101 | u9.0 | K. Crawford (6.1) | A. Abbott (5.2) |
| Jun 01, '23 | BOS |
|
BOS -153 | o9.0 | C. Sale (3.2) | H. Greene (6.0) |
| May 31, '23 | BOS |
|
CIN +143 | u10.5 | J. Paxton (5.0) | L. Weaver (5.2) |
| May 30, '23 | BOS |
|
CIN +150 | o10.0 | B. Bello (4.0) | B. Lively (5.2) |
Last Meeting ( Mar 26, 2026 ) Boston 3, Cincinnati 0
Playing conditions are expected to be vastly different for the second game of the season as the visiting Boston Red Sox take on the Cincinnati Reds Saturday afternoon.
With a summer-like temperature of 81 degrees and a stiff 15-mph breeze blowing out to left, the Red Sox captured a 3-0 victory in Thursday's season opener between the teams at Cincinnati. On Saturday, the temperature is not expected to reach 50 as the teams continue the series after a day off.
Cincinnati sends right-hander Brady Singer (14-12, 4.03 in 2025) to the mound, entering the start with questions surrounding a lingering blister on his right index finger. He was hit for six hits, six runs (five earned) in just four innings Monday in a final spring exhibition in Milwaukee. The blister developed March 18, but he was cleared to pitch.
With Hunter Greene and Nick Lodolo already on the injured list to start the season, Singer is considered one of Cincinnati's most durable pitchers, leading the Reds with 32 starts last season.
"No matter how I feel, I'm still going to go out there. I don't care how I feel," Singer said. "They pay me to go pitch, so I'm gonna go pitch no matter how I feel or what's going on. Just go do it."
Singer has made five career starts against Boston, posting a 2-2 record with a 4.88 ERA over 24 innings. His last appearance against the Red Sox, on July 1 at Boston, ended after just three innings when he allowed two earned runs on three hits.
The Red Sox counter with former Cincinnati right-hander Sonny Gray, who was 14-8 with a 4.28 in 2025). Gray, acquired in a November trade from the St. Louis Cardinals, was one of Boston's key rotation additions, along with Ranger Suarez, in the offseason.
"He's very specific about his work. Every day has a purpose," Red Sox manager Alex Cora said of Gray. "Two hundred strikeouts, that's something that we were looking for. The competitor. Every five days, this guy is going to give you everything."
In his five career appearances against the Reds, Gray is 1-3 with a 4.18 ERA.
"It's pretty much one of the only things that is continuing to push me, is to get to a World Series, to win a World Series, to pitch in big games," said Gray. "I love the moment, and I am chasing that moment."
Reds rookie Sal Stewart had three hits in the opener after he was drilled in the left wrist by a 110-mph line drive from Roman Anthony in the fifth inning. Stewart become the first Cincinnati rookie since 1958 to record three hits on Opening Day.
The 3-0 Boston win also highlighted how the new automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system could impact games.
IBoston won two key challenges leading to Trevor Story and Jarren Duran adding insurance RBI singles with two outs in the ninth. Anthony challenged a third-strike call that would have ended the inning.
"That's going to be part of a strategy," Reds manager Terry Francona said. "Both teams had them left. I think our pitchers are going to have to get used to (not) thinking the inning's over, and it's not. It's almost like when a guy comes out and you say, ‘Hey, way to go. Can you get one more?' So, you're going to have to stay dialed in."
--Field Level Media
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. Contreras | 1B | Day To Day - Illness( Aug 06, '26) | Aug 06, '26 | |
| Contreras is not in the lineup for Friday's (Aug. 7) game against the Athletics. | ||||
| A. Rutschman | C | Ten Day IL - Wrist( Aug 02, '26) | Aug 02, '26 | |
| The Boston Red Sox placed C Adley Rutschman on the 10-day injured list due to left wrist inflammation. | ||||
| C. Mead | 3B | Ten Day IL - Hand( Jul 28, '26) | Jul 28, '26 | |
| The Boston Red Sox placed INF Curtis Mead on the 10-day injured list due to left wrist fracture. | ||||
| Z. Kelly | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Jul 20, '26) | Jul 20, '26 | |
| The Boston Red Sox placed RHP Zack Kelly on the 60-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. | ||||
| R. Anthony | LF | Sixty Day IL - Wrist( Jun 27, '26) | Jun 27, '26 | |
| The Boston Red Sox transferred OF Roman Anthony from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to right wrist sprain. | ||||
| I. Kiner-Falefa | 2B | Ten Day IL - Forearm( Jun 19, '26) | Jun 19, '26 | |
| The Boston Red Sox placed INF Isiah Kiner-Falefa on the 10-day injured list with left forearm inflammation. | ||||
| G. Crochet | SP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Jun 04, '26) | Jun 04, '26 | |
| The Boston Red Sox transferred LHP Garrett Crochet to the 60-day injured list from the 15-day injured list with a left shoulder inflammation. | ||||
| T. Story | SS | Sixty Day IL - Abdomen( Jun 03, '26) | Jun 03, '26 | |
| The Boston Red Sox transferred INF Trevor Story from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to sports hernia. | ||||
| K. Crawford | SP | Sixty Day IL - Wrist( May 21, '26) | May 21, '26 | |
| The Boston Red Sox transferred RHP Kutter Crawford from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list as he recovers from right wrist surgery. | ||||
| T. Casas | 1B | Sixty Day IL - Knee( Apr 21, '26) | Apr 21, '26 | |
| The Boston Red Sox transferred INF Triston Casas from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list as he recovers from left patellar tendon repair. | ||||
| J. Oviedo | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Apr 13, '26) | Apr 13, '26 | |
| The Boston Red Sox transferred RHP Johan Oviedo to the 60-day injured list due to a right elbow strain. | ||||
| T. Houck | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 09, '26) | Feb 09, '26 | |
| The Boston Red Sox placed RHP Tanner Houck on the 60-day injured list due to a right flexor pronator strain. | ||||
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Dunn | CF | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Aug 05, '26) | Aug 05, '26 | |
| The Cincinnati Reds transferred OF Blake Dunn from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a right elbow sprain. | ||||
| H. Greene | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( Aug 04, '26) | Aug 04, '26 | |
| The Cincinnati Reds placed RHP Hunter Greene on the 15-day injured list with right elbow soreness. | ||||
| S. Steer | 1B | Ten Day IL - Wrist( Jul 26, '26) | Jul 26, '26 | |
| The Cincinnati Reds placed INF Spencer Steer on the 10-day injured list with right wrist sprain. | ||||
| N. Lodolo | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Finger( Jul 11, '26) | Jul 11, '26 | |
| The Cincinnati Reds placed LHP Nick Lodolo on the 15-day injured list with blister left index finger. | ||||
| T. Santillan | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Oblique( Jun 25, '26) | Jun 25, '26 | |
| The Cincinnati Reds placed RHP Tony Santillan on the 15-day injured list with an oblique strain. | ||||
| G. Ashcraft | RP | Sixty Day IL - Forearm( May 28, '26) | May 28, '26 | |
| The Cincinnati Reds placed RHP Graham Ashcraft on the 60-day injured list due to a sprained right forearm. | ||||
| B. Williamson | SP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Apr 29, '26) | Apr 29, '26 | |
| The Cincinnati Reds placed LHP Brandon Williamson to the 60-day injured list with left shoulder fatigue. | ||||
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sep 24, '25
SF 4 - STL 3
|
L -114 | u7.5 | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 99 | 16.5 | 3.0 |
|
Sep 19, '25
STL 7 - MIL 1
|
W +107 | o7.5 | 6.0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 15.2 | 0.0 |
|
Sep 13, '25
MIL 9 - STL 8
|
L +157 | o7.5 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 19.0 | 3.0 |
|
Sep 07, '25
STL 4 - SF 3
|
W -130 | u8.0 | 5.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 91 | 17.1 | 3.5 |
|
Sep 01, '25
STL 3 - ATH 11
|
L -158 | o7.5 | 6.0 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 82 | 13.7 | 1.8 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.2 | 6.6 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 6.6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 91.6 | 16.3 | 2.2 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jun 21, '25
STL 6 - CIN 5
|
W -190 | o9.0 | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 15.8 | 2.5 |
|
Sep 12, '24
STL 6 - CIN 1
|
W -135 | u7.5 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 15.2 | 2.0 |
|
Aug 12, '24
CIN 6 - STL 1
|
L -141 | u8.5 | 5.0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 85 | 17.0 | 3.0 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 5.1 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 7.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 85.0 | 16.0 | 2.5 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sep 28, '25
MIL 4 - CIN 2
|
L +118 | u7.5 | 3.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 21.3 | 1.0 |
|
Sep 23, '25
CIN 2 - PIT 4
|
L -166 | u8.0 | 5.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 16.9 | 5.0 |
|
Sep 17, '25
STL 2 - CIN 6
|
W -117 | u8.5 | 5.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 97 | 17.1 | 1.0 |
|
Sep 12, '25
ATH 3 - CIN 0
|
L +105 | u10.0 | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 90 | 15.0 | 2.5 |
|
Sep 06, '25
CIN 6 - NYM 3
|
W +118 | p9.0 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 99 | 16.5 | 4.0 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.0 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 89.4 | 17.4 | 2.7 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jul 02, '25
BOS 5 - CIN 3
|
L -125 | u10.5 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 18.7 | 0.7 |
|
Aug 05, '24
KC 5 - BOS 9
|
L -123 | o10.0 | 5.2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 18.9 | 1.5 |
|
Jul 14, '24
BOS 5 - KC 4
|
L +125 | u9.5 | 2.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 74 | 27.8 | 0.0 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 3.2 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 79.0 | 21.8 | 0.7 |
| Team | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
0.00 | .125 | .200 | 0.78 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 12.0 |
|
|
3.00 | .324 | .375 | 1.67 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
0.00 | 0.00 | .136 | .208 | 0.83 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
|
|
0.00 | 0.00 | .304 | .333 | 1.33 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
0.00 | 0.00 | .100 | .182 | 0.67 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
|
|
9.00 | 9.00 | .357 | .438 | 2.33 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |