Trevor Story lined a single to left field, scoring a run, and Jarren Duran did the same to right, scoring another. In a blink, the Red Sox tripled their cushion. A freak pop-up-turned-home-run — not uncommon at the Reds’ home — would not doom them.

The Woosox came back from 4-0 gradually. After a Tsung-Che Cheng home run, Worcester started the seventh inning still down 4-1. But Nick Sogard (who’s OPS remains above 1.000 in the young season) and Braiden Ward drew walks,

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The Red Sox have had one or no wins through the first six games 14 previous times. They've missed the playoffs in every instance.

Eugenio Suarez hit a three-run home run and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2 to win their season-opening series.

McCullers Jr. let out a massive roar after collecting his final strikeout on the night against Red Sox left fielder Masataka Yoshida to cap off his 96-pitch outing, as it was clear how good it felt after a long road back.

The Boston Red Sox have made a habit of getting off to slow starts recently, and this year has been no different. The Red Sox have dropped three in a row since their Opening Day win over the Cincinnati Reds,