Cincinnati Reds recap: Boston Red Sox score win in opener

Scooter Gennett provided some fireworks, but the Cincinnati Reds fell 5-4 to the Boston Red Sox on Friday at Great American Ball Park. Here are the main storylines.

Sal Romano’s hot streak came to an end. The rookie right-hander had been on a fantastic run coming into the game, posting a 2.09 ERA and striking out 29 against just 11 walks in his last six starts. But it was clear early that Friday’s start would be different.

Romano loaded the bases with no outs in the first – hurt a bit by some miserly umpiring by Pat Hoberg – but managed to allow just one run to score, on a sacrifice fly. He was gifted an out in the second when Rafael Devers over-slid second on a double for the first out, and…