BOS 5, CIN 6 | Mar 28, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, March 28, 2026•Great American Ball Park•49°F, Sunny

BOS

Red Sox

CIN

Reds

Final

WIN

Connor Phillips

LOSS

Justin Slaten

The Reds edged the Red Sox 6-5 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Matt McLain3-for-4, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Wilyer Abreu homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.

Weather: 49°F, SunnyWind: 2 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 8:10 PM UTCT: 3:32Att: 38,298Venue: Great American Ball Park

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91.0%C

20 missed calls

+19.0% BOS

+0.45 runs CIN

Win Probability

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
BOS	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	5	8	1
CIN	2	1	1	0

Game 824540 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Boston Red Sox

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Roman AnthonyLF	5	0	1	1	1	2	.444/.545/.444	106.5	.346	.322
Trevor StorySS	6	1	1	1	0	4	.182/.182/.455	109.6	.751	.926
Jarren DuranDH	3	1	0	0	1	1	.250/.400/.250	75.6	.009	.010
Willson Contreras1B	2	0	0	0	2	2	.000/.400/.000	79	-	-
Wilyer AbreuRF	5	1	2	2	0	0	.333/.333/.778	106	.334	.424
Caleb Durbin3B	5	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.111/.000	100.8	.361	.381
Marcelo Mayer2B	5	0	1	0	0	3	.429/.429/.714	109.1	.341	.375
Connor WongC	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ceddanne RafaelaCF	5	1	1	0	0	1	.333/.333/.333	91.1	.193	.188
Bench
Carlos NarváezC	3	1	2	0	0	0	.500/.500/.500	98.5	.775	.730
Sonny GrayP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	40	5	8	4	5	15	-	-	-	-

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

2B:Abreu; Mayer

TB:16

RBI:Anthony; Story; Abreu 2

SB:Duran

Team LOB:11

Cincinnati Reds

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
TJ FriedlLF	6	2	1	0	0	4	.100/.100/.100	104.5	.540

Pitching

Boston Red Sox

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Sonny Gray	4.0	6	4	3	1	5	1	80-51	88.3	6.75
Greg Weissert	1.0	2	1	1	1	2	1	27-15	90.8	9.00
Danny Coulombe	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	14-8	87	0.00
Ryan Watson	2.1	0	0	0	3	1	0	51-27	90.7	0.00
Aroldis Chapman	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9-6	97.4	0.00
Garrett Whitlock	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6-5	90.9	0.00
Justin SlatenL	0.1	1	1	0	1	1	0	11-7	89.9	0.00
Totals	10.1	10	6	4	7	12	2	198-119	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Watson 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Gray 80-51; Weissert 27-15; Coulombe 14-8; Watson 51-27; Chapman 9-6; Whitlock 6-5; Slaten 11-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Gray 7-1; Weissert 0-1; Coulombe 0-1; Watson 3-3; Chapman 0-2; Whitlock 2-0; Slaten 0-0

Cincinnati Reds

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Brady Singer	4.0	5	3	3	2	5	1	74-40	87.3	6.75

Bot 1 • CIN

0-1

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

EV: 100.9 mph76 ftLA: 3°

0-2

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

Bot 2 • CIN

0-3

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

EV: 110.5 mph387 ftLA: 21°

Top 3 • BOS

1-3

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

EV: 109.6 mph💣 402 ftLA: 19°

Bot 3 • CIN

1-4

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

EV: 108.6 mph💣 399 ftLA: 34°

Top 4 • BOS

3-4

Trevor Story called out on strikes.

2-4

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

EV: 106.5 mph30 ftLA: -4°

Bot 5 • CIN

3-5

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

EV: 106.8 mph💣 379 ftLA: 24°

Top 7 • BOS

4-5

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

EV: 101.5 mph267 ftLA: 15°

Top 9 • BOS

5-5

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

EV: 106.0 mph💣 360 ftLA: 41°

Bot 11 • CIN

5-6

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

EV: 80.8 mph223 ftLA: 17°

WP:Singer; Ashcraft

HBP:Duran (by Singer); Contreras (by Moll)

Inherited runners-scored:Ashcraft 1-0; Santillan 1-0; Pagán 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Singer 74-40; Moll 15-8; Johnson 7-6; Ashcraft 19-12; Santillan 25-13; Pagán 22-16; Phillips 23-16

Groundouts-flyouts:Singer 4-3; Moll 1-2; Johnson 0-2; Ashcraft 1-0; Santillan 0-0; Pagán 0-2; Phillips 0-2

Bench
Sal Stewart1B	4	1	2	2	1	0	.625/.667/1.250	108.6	.581	.852
Will BensonRF	3	0	1	0	1	1	.250/.400/.250	87.6	.983	.917
Ke'Bryan Hayes3B	4	1	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	94.9	.120	.115
Brady SingerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Sam MollP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Pierce JohnsonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Graham AshcraftP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tony SantillanP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Emilio PagánP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Connor PhillipsP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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Boston Red Sox

Cincinnati Reds

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