CINCINNATI (AP) — Dane Myers' single to left in the 11th inning scored designated runner TJ Friedl from third as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Boston Red Sox 6-5 on Saturday.
Myers' third career game-ending hit came off Justin Slaten (0-1). Connor Phillips (1-0) got the win for Cincinnati.
The Reds led 4-1 after three innings before the Red Sox rallied. Wilyer Abreu hit a solo homer with two out in the ninth inning off Reds closer Emilio Pagán to tie the score at 5.
Sal Stewart and Elly De La Cruz each hit solo homers for the Reds. Trevor Story homered for Boston.
Sonny Gray had a rough Red Sox debut, allowing four runs, three earned, in four innings. He walked one and fanned five on 80 pitches.
Brady Singer allowed three runs on five hits in four innings in his season debut for the Reds. Singer left his final spring training start with a blister on his right index finger, but reported no issues Saturday.
Gray, who was acquired in a trade with the Cardinals in November, had a rough first inning in his debut, allowing two runs on two hits on 35 pitches.
McLain's RBI double made the score 3-0 in the second. McLain went 3 for 4.
Stewart, who had three hits on opening day, homered on Gray's first pitch of the third.
De La Cruz homered on the first pitch from Greg Weissert in the fifth.
There were eight ABS challenges in the game and six calls were overturned. The Reds went 5 for 5. CB Bucknor was the home plate umpire.
The Red Sox used both of their ABS challenges by the end of the third. With no challenges available in the fourth, Story was called out on strikes on a pitch outside the zone to strand a runner at second.
After Story was called out on a check swing to strand two runners in the eighth, Red Sox manager Alex Cora was ejected by Bucknor for arguing the call.
Reds right-hander Rhett Lowder will oppose Red Sox lefty Connelly Early in Sunday's series finale.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and assist to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday.
Shayne Gostisbehere, Jackson Blake, Jordan Staal and Seth Jarvis also scored for the Hurricanes, who won for the fourth time in five games. Brandon Bussi stopped 17 shots to win his second straight start after losing his previous three.
Timo Meier and Evgenii Dadonov scored for New Jersey and Jacob Markstrom had 29 saves. It was only the second loss in seven games for the Devils.
Ehlers, who has has seven goals and 10 assists in 13 games this month, fueled a three-goal second period for the Hurricanes. The Hurricanes signed Ehlers to a six-year, $51 million contract in the offseason.
After not scoring a goal in the first 11 games of the season, Ehlers has 23 goals in 61 games. The 30-year-old left wing spent the first 10 seasons of his NHL career with Winnipeg. He has found a role in Carolina on a checking line with Staal, the Hurricanes’ captain, and gritty veteran winger Jordan Martinook.
Ehlers’ power-play goal at 10:10 of the second period tied the game at 1-1. Blake fooled New Jersey defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler on a goal that gave Carolina a 2-1 lead at 13:48. Ehlers set up Staal at 15:13 to make it 3-1.
Gostisbehere returned after a nine-game absence due to lower-body injury. He added a goal at 15:25 in the third and Jarvis tacked on an empty-net goal.
Meier finished a pretty play by Dawson Mercer to give New Jersey a 1-0 after the first period.
Carolina out-shot New Jersey 34-20.
Devils: Host Chicago on Sunday.
Hurricanes: Host Montreal on Sunday.
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