Red Sox-Reds game suspended by rain; will resume as part of day-night doubleheader on Wednesday
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Anthony's double continued a recent surge by the rookie. He has a five-game hitting streak during which he's 9 for 20 with four doubles.
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The Reds responded with a run in the third against Sox starter Richard Fitts, on a pair of singles, a sacrifice, and an RBI groundout to cut their deficit to 2-1. A half-inning later, with a deluge approaching Fenway, tarps came out to signal the onset of a rain delay.
The 80-minute delay (and ultimately, suspension of the contest) resulted in Fitts being removed from the game — thus rendering the righthander ineligible for his first big league win, on a night when he had high-octane stuff. Fitts touched 99 m.p.h. on multiple occasions, the highest velocity of his career, while also showing a sharp slider in the strike zone. He needed just 38 pitches to navigate his three innings. However, with the delay, Fitts remains winless in 11 career starts.
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