Expect a crisp, low-scoring first half before the depth and balance of Boston’s order tilt the game. Sonny Gray’s heavy sinker should play well in Great American Ball Park; look for six efficient innings with one run allowed, leaning on a strong infield defense anchored by Mayer and Story. Brady Singer matches zeros early, but his third-time-through issues surface in the sixth when Roman Anthony’s patience and Marcelo Mayer’s gap power spark a two-run rally. The Reds manufacture an early run via Sal Stewart’s opposite-field double and an Elly De La Cruz infield hit, but their lineup still looks disjointed—too right-hand–dominant against Gray’s sweeping breaker. Cincinnati’s bullpen, already stretched after Opening Day, yields tack-on runs in the seventh (Garrett Whitlock sacrifice fly off Connor Phillips) and ninth (Aroldis Chapman closes but Boston scratches one against Pierce Johnson before that). Boston’s late-inning trio of Whitlock, Slaten and Chapman slams the door, while Cincinnati’s lone late push comes in the eighth on a Matt McLain RBI single off Justin Slaten. Overall, Boston’s superior plate discipline (Anthony, Duran) and defense keep pressure off their pitching, and the Sox ride their momentum to a 5-2 win and a 2-0 start to 2026.

Sandsynlige pitchere

S. Gray Red Sox

2-1 3.19 ERA

13 K

B. Singer Reds

2-3 5.61 ERA

28 K

Boston Red Sox — Trup

Spiller	Pos.	AVG	HR	RBI	OBP	SLG
Roman Anthony	LF	.444	0	1	.545	.444
Trevor Story	SS	.182	1	2	.182	.455
Jarren Duran	DH	.250	0	1	.400	.250
Willson Contreras	1B	.000	0	0	.400	.000
Wilyer Abreu	RF	.333	1	2	.333	.778
Caleb Durbin	3B	.000	0	0	.111	.000
Marcelo Mayer	2B	.429	0	0	.429	.714
Connor Wong	C	.000	0	0	.000	.000
Ceddanne Rafaela	CF	.333	0	1	.333	.333

Cincinnati Reds — Trup

Spiller	Pos.	AVG	HR	RBI	OBP	SLG
TJ Friedl	LF	.100	0	0	.100	.100
Matt McLain	2B	.429	0	1	.600	.571
Elly De La Cruz	SS	.250	1	1	.400	.625
Dane Myers	CF	.500	0	1	.500	.500
Eugenio Suárez	DH	.111	0	1	.111	.111
Spencer Steer	3B	.000	0	0	.222	.000
Noelvi Marte	RF	.000	0	0	.000	.000
Jose Trevino	C	.000	0	0	.000	.000
Nathaniel Lowe	1B	.000	0	0	.000	.000

Scoring plays

▼ 1

Sal Stewart singles on a ground ball to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. TJ Friedl scores. Matt McLain to 3rd.

0-1

▼ 1

Eugenio Suárez reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by pitcher Sonny Gray. Matt McLain scores. Sal Stewart to 2nd.

0-2

▼ 2

Matt McLain doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. Ke'Bryan Hayes scores.

0-3

▲ 3

Trevor Story homers (1) on a line drive to left center field.

1-3

▼ 3

Sal Stewart homers (1) on a fly ball to center field.

1-4

▲ 4

Roman Anthony singles on a ground ball to right fielder Will Benson. Carlos Narváez scores. Ceddanne Rafaela to 3rd.

2-4

▲ 4

Trevor Story called out on strikes.

3-4

▼ 5

Elly De La Cruz homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.

3-5

▲ 7

Wilyer Abreu doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Will Benson. Jarren Duran scores.

4-5

▲ 9

Wilyer Abreu homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.

5-5

▼ 11

Dane Myers singles on a line drive to left fielder Roman Anthony. TJ Friedl scores. Matt McLain to 2nd.

5-6

Boston Red Sox — Batting

Spiller	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	HR	AVG	OPS
Roman AnthonyLF	5	0	1	1	1	2	0	.444	.989
Trevor StorySS	6	1	1	1	0	4	1	.182	.637
Jarren DuranDH	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	.250	.650
Willson Contreras1B	2	0	0	0	2	2	0	.000	.400
Wilyer AbreuRF	5	1	2	2	0	0	1	.333	1.111
Caleb Durbin3B	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.111
Marcelo Mayer2B	5	0	1	0	0	3	0	.429	1.143
Connor WongC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.000
Ceddanne RafaelaCF	5	1	1	0	0	1	0	.333	.666
I alt	40	5	8	4	5	15	2

BATTING

2B: Mayer (2, Singer); Abreu, W (1, Ashcraft, G).

HR: Story (1, 3rd inning off Singer, 0 on, 1 out); Abreu, W (1, 9th inning off Pagán, 0 on, 2 out).

TB: Abreu, W 6; Anthony; Mayer 2; Narváez 2; Rafaela; Story 4.

RBI: Abreu, W 2 (2); Anthony (1); Story (2).

2-out RBI: Abreu, W 2; Anthony.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Abreu, W; Durbin; Rafaela 2; Story 2.

Team RISP: 2-for-14.

Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING

SB: Duran, Ja (2, 2nd base off Singer/Trevino).

FIELDING

E: Story (1, throw).

a-Walked for Narváez in the 8th.

1-Ran for Yoshida in the 8th.

Cincinnati Reds — Batting

Spiller	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	HR	AVG	OPS
TJ FriedlLF	6	2	1	0	0	4	0	.100	.200
Matt McLain2B	4	1	3	1	2	0	0	.429	1.171
Elly De La CruzSS	4	1	1	1	2	2	1	.250	1.025
Dane MyersCF	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	.500	1.000
Eugenio SuárezDH	5	0	1	1	0	1	0	.111	.222
Spencer Steer3B	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	.000	.222
Noelvi MarteRF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.000
Jose TrevinoC	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000	.000
Nathaniel Lowe1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
I alt	42	6	10	6	7	12	2

BATTING

2B: McLain, M (1, Gray, S).

HR: Stewart, S (1, 3rd inning off Gray, S, 0 on, 0 out); De La Cruz, E (1, 5th inning off Weissert, 0 on, 0 out).

TB: Benson; De La Cruz, E 4; Friedl; McLain, M 4; Myers; Stewart, S 5; Suárez, E.

RBI: De La Cruz, E (1); McLain, M (1); Myers (1); Stewart, S 2 (2); Suárez, E (1).

2-out RBI: McLain, M.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Suárez, E 2; Hayes; Trevino 2; De La Cruz, E; Friedl; Benson.

Team RISP: 3-for-16.

Team LOB: 14.

BASERUNNING

SB: Friedl (1, 2nd base off Gray, S/Narváez).

CS: McLain, M (1, 2nd base by Gray, S/Narváez).

FIELDING

DP: (McLain, M).

a-Struck out for Benson in the 9th.

b-Grounded out for Hayes in the 10th.

Boston Red Sox — Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
Sonny Gray	4.0	6	4	3	1	5	1	80-51	6.75
Greg Weissert	1.0	2	1	1	1	2	1	27-15	9.00
Danny Coulombe	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	14-8	0.00
Ryan Watson	2.1	0	0	0	3	1	0	51-27	0.00
Aroldis Chapman	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9-6	0.00
Garrett Whitlock	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6-5	0.00
Justin Slaten(L, 0-1)	0.1	1	1	0	1	1	0	11-7	0.00

Cincinnati Reds — Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
Brady Singer	4.0	5	3	3	2	5	1	74-40	6.75
Sam Moll	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15-8	0.00
Pierce Johnson(H, 1)	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	7-6	9.00
Graham Ashcraft(H, 1)	1.0	1	1	1	1	2	0	19-12	5.40
Tony Santillan(H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	2	3	0	25-13	0.00
Emilio Pagán(BS, 1)	1.1	1	1	1	0	2	1	22-16	6.75
Connor Phillips(W, 1-0)	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	23-16	6.75

Kampinfo

Dommere: Home Plate: CB Bucknor; First Base: Adam Beck; Second Base: Jeremie Rehak; Third Base: Dan Iassogna

Stadion: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati

Vejr: 49°F, Sunny

Vind: 2 mph, L To R

Boston Red Sox — Nyheder

Red Sox-chef: Ingen overvejelse af at forlade Breslow

Bostons 27-39 rekord inkluderer en hjemmekamp på 10-21 og en løbsforskel på -14, men ledelsen er fortsat forpligtet til GM på trods af organisatorisk sammenbrud. Rotationen forankret af Suarez og Gray (begge 3,19 ERA) giver ringe potentiale at bygge på på kort sigt.

Boston Red Sox

MLB-postkasse: Devers, Nationals, DFA-karuseller, Guardians, Red Sox

Devers (.233 AVG, 0.292 xwOBA på 68 K) har negativ handelsværdi givet hans underperformance; Nationals' sejre på udebanen (23-13 ude, 12-20 hjemme) skjuler strukturelle problemer på trods af +8 løbeforskel.

Boston Red Sox

Cleveland Guardians

Washington Nationals

Red Sox Front Office Udforsker Handelsmuligheder Før Deadline på Trods af 27-37 Rekord

Boston sidder med en hjemmestatus på 10-21 med en løbsdifferential på -11 og en rekord på 4-6 de seneste 10 kampe, hvilket positionerer dem som legitime sælgere på trods af eventuel offentlig tøven fra frontokontoret. Deres rotation byder på begrænset appel: Suarez (3,19 ERA, 0,313 xwOBA) og Gray (3,19 ERA, 0,333 xwOBA) præsterer på ligagennemsnitsniveauet i bedste fald, hvilket gør dem til marginale kandidater til deadline.

Boston Red Sox

Red Sox-Yankees Deler Serie; Judge Fraværende

Boston (27-35, -4 løbeforskel) undgik et fuldkommen nederlag mod New York (37-26, +91 løbeforskel) på trods af Judges gennemsnit på 0,248 og xwOBA på 0,415, som begrænsede offensiv støtte. Opdelingen lader begge hold være på vej til separate kampe i dag—BOS til Tampa Bay og NYY til Cleveland.

New York Yankees

Boston Red Sox

Red Sox-Yankees Kamp Udsat, Dobbelturnering Omplanlagt til 29. August

Boston (27-35, -4 målscore) mister en udebane-mulighed mod Yankees (37-26, +91 målscore) som har +91 i målscore. Erstatningsdoubleturnering komprimerer genoprettelsestiden sent på sæsonen for begge klubber.

New York Yankees

Boston Red Sox

Cincinnati Reds — Nyheder

D-Backs Aktiverer Jordan Lawlar fra 60-dages Skadeliste

Lawlar vender tilbage med begrænset data fra 2026 (0 K, .333 AVG i lille stikprøve), hvilket gør hans indflydelse usikker over for Cincinnatis svage kasterstiab (4.10-5.61 ERA startere). Arizona får et potentielt opstillingsboost inden en serie mod Reds-holdet, som tillader 340 løb (2,0 mere pr. kamp end ligagennemsnittet).

Jordan Lawlar

Cincinnati Reds

Hunter Greene (RHP, CIN) sigter mod tilbagevending i juli efter albuekirurgi

Greenes forsinket tidsplan efterlader Cincinnati afhængig af Abbott (4.06 ERA), Singer (6.18 ERA) og Paddack (6.90 ERA), mens Reds sidder på 31-31 med en løbsdifferentiale på -48 og kæmper for at forblive konkurrencedygtig i NL Central.

Hunter Greene

Cincinnati Reds

Lyon Richardson Vælger Fri Agentskab Efter Reds DFA

Richardson havde en ERA på 13,50 i minor league-spil denne sæson uden MLB-innings, hvilket gjorde hans afgang til en rutineændring af holdkampe for Cincinnati (31-30, -41 løbsforskel).

Lyon Richardson

Cincinnati Reds

Orioles Erhverver Kyle Nicolas fra Reds

Nicolas har en xwOBA på 0,863 i minimal handling og er på vej til Triple-A, som repræsenterer en dybdetilføjelse snarere end umiddelbar rotationsstøtte for Baltimore (29-33, -43 kørselsforskellen).

Kyle Nicolas

Baltimore Orioles

Cincinnati Reds

Reds Frigiver Josh Staumont

Staumonts afgang er et rutineprægelse dybtgreb for Cincinnati, som ligger på 31-29 med en løbsforskel på -38 og allerede har roteret flere relieflancere denne sæson.

Cincinnati Reds