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Reds host the Red Sox for the season opener

By The Associated PressYahoo Sports

Boston Red Sox vs. Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati; Thursday, 4:10 p. m.

EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Garrett Crochet (0-0); Reds: Andrew Abbott (0-0) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Sox -160, Reds +135; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Cincinnati Reds open the season at home against the Boston Red Sox. Cincinnati went 83-79 overall and 45-36 at home a season ago. The Reds averaged 8.

2 hits per game last season while batting a collective . 245 and slugging . 391.

Boston had an 89-73 record overall and a 41-40 record on the road last season. The Red Sox slugged . 421 with a .

745 OPS as a team in the 2025 season. INJURIES: Reds: Caleb Ferguson: 15-Day IL (oblique), Hunter Greene: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Lodolo: 15-Day IL (finger) Red Sox: Patrick Sandoval: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kutter Crawford: 15-Day IL (wrist), Anthony Seigler: 10-Day IL (knee), Romy Gonzalez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Triston Casas: 10-Day IL (knee), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .