Red Sox @ Reds · Mar 26, 2026 — MLB Central

Final Thu, Mar 26, 2026

Great American Ball Park Regular Season

Boston Red Sox Red Sox 3

Final

DAY game

0 Cincinnati Reds Reds

Away starter

Garrett Crochet

Home starter

Andrew Abbott

Game state Final

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Crochet locks in for 6 scoreless as Sox blank Reds to open '26

CINCINNATI – When the Reds put Garrett Crochet in his first truly sticky situation of Opening Day on Thursday afternoon at Great American Ball Park, the ace lefty essentially sneered and did what the Red Sox pay him handsomely to do. With the bases loaded and one out in the

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Crochet tosses eight strikeouts in Red Sox's win00:02:59

Garrett Crochet throws eight strikeouts and Aroldis Chapman earns the save in the Red Sox's 3-0 win over the Reds

Condensed Game: BOS@CIN - 3/26/2600:12:12

Condensed Game: Garrett Crochet and the Red Sox take on Andrew Abbott and the Reds on March 26, 2026

Garrett Crochet strikes out eight00:02:01

Garrett Crochet dazzles on the mound as he accrues eight strikeouts during his 6-inning start against the Reds on Opening Day

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Red Sox @ Reds · 3–0

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