The Cincinnati Reds wasted a three-run lead, falling 5-4 to the Boston Red Sox on Sunday at Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati’s sixth consecutive loss. Here are the main storylines.
The Reds bullpen blew a three-run lead. The Reds were up 4-1 to start the eighth inning, and had right-hander Michael Lorenzen on the mound. Lorenzen had rescued left-hander Wandy Peralta from a jam the previous inning, but walked his first batter of the eighth and gave up a single to the next one.
That led Reds manager Bryan Price to pull a double switch, bringing in closer Raisel Iglesias and putting Phillip Ervin in left.