Boston Red Sox at Cincinnati Reds

The Boston Red Sox secured a 3-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park, with the postgame ABS review highlighting a decisive role for key challenge calls that influenced at-bat outcomes in critical moments. Over five total challenges, three were overturned, underscoring active use of replay to refine the strike-ball balance that shaped the contest’s pitching duel atmosphere.

Boston was responsible for three of the five challenges, overturning two, including pivotal plate appearances in the bottom of the fourth and ninth innings. One alteration favored Carlos Narváez in a 3-2 count that then shifted to 2-3, effectively extending his at-bat when the game was still scoreless. Later, Roman Anthony’s count shifted at 3-3 to a walk at 4-2 in the ninth when Boston led narrowly by one run, delivering a moment that helped maintain momentum late in the game. Cincinnati’s lone successful overturn came in the bottom of the seventh, when Tyler Stephenson’s count shifted from 1-2 to 2-1, giving the Reds a small but important adjustment as the score stood 1-0.