CINCINNATI (Interstat) — Garrett Crochet and four relievers combined on a four-hit shutout as the Boston Red Sox opened the season with a 3-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday afternoon at Great American Ball Park.

Crochet, the winning pitcher, struck out eight over six dominant innings. The game was a scoreless duel until the seventh, when pinch-hitter Marcelo Mayer scored on Ceddanne Rafaela’s single. Mayer scored again in the ninth on Trevor Story’s hit, followed by an RBI single from Jarren Duran.

Boston’s bullpen preserved the lead, with Aroldis Chapman earning the save. Andrew Abbott took a no-decision for Cincinnati despite six scoreless innings. The loss went to reliever Pierce Johnson. Attendance was 43,897.