The Boston Red Sox picked up another win over the Guardians to the win the series and they improved to 25–33. They’re 12 games back of the Tampa Bay Rays for the American League East. They’re three games back of the Blue Jays for the final spot in the American League wild card standings.
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MLB Game Recap
Jarren Duran led off the game with a solo home run. Ceveland would take the lead in the second as Austin Hedges drove in two with a single. The Red Sox took the lead back in the fifth as Mickey Gasper drove home a run on a sacrifice fly, and then Wilyer Abreu singled home a run but was thrown out at second to end the inning. Cleveland took the lead back in the fifth on a double from Jose Ramirez and a single from Chase DeLauter to make it 4-3. The Red Sox exploded in the seventh for six runs. They tied it on an Abreu bases-loaded walk to make it 4-4. They then took the lead behind a two-run single from Masataka Yoshida to make it 6-4. Isiah Kiner-Falefa singled home Abreu, and Caleb Durbin tripled home Yoshida and Kiner-Falefa to make it 9-4. That would be the final.
Ranger Suarez got the start, going five innings. He allowed four runs on eight hits, walked two, and struck out ten. The bullpen, with the combination of Jovani Moran, Tyron Guerrero, Greg Weissert, and Aroldis Chapman, combined to go four shutout innings. They allowed three hits, didn’t issue a walk, and struck out five.
Standout Performer
Wilyer Abreu went 2-4 in the game. He singled home a run in the fifth to give the Red Sox the their second lead of the game. He later drew a bases loaded walk to tie the game and scored a run.
Key News & Notes
Jarren Duran is red hot as he’s riding an eight-game hitting streak. During that, he’s hitting .351 with four home runs, eight RBI, and six runs scored. Durbin is also heating up with a four-game hitting streak in which he’s hitting .353 with three doubles, a triple, six RBI, and a run scored..
The original lineup today has Ceddanne Rafaela in center field, but he was later scratched. Reports are that he has low back tightness. Willson Contreras also wasn’t in the starting lineup. Reportedly, he is dealing with a lingering hand/wrist issue, which isn’t surprising with all the hit by pitches he takes in that area. He did enter the game in the ninth defensively so that’s a positive sign. The most concerning after the Roman Anthony news is now Garrett Crochet. According to Chad Tracy, he’s had a setback. Lat tightness has popped up over the last few days. They’re stopping his progress, and he won’t throw a live batting practice on Tuesday as originally planned.
Farm Report
- Worcester Red Sox (AAA): Anthony Seigler had one of the three Worcester hits in a 1-0 loss to the RailRiders. He had a hit in all five games he played in this week hitting .500 with a double, two home runs, six RBI, and three runs scored.
- Portland Sea Dogs (AA): Nelly Taylor went 1-3 with a run scored in a 3-1 win over the Rumble Ponies.
- Greenville Drive (A+): Jack Winnay went 2-3 with two solo home runs in a 5-3 win over the Tourists.
- Salem RidgeYaks (A): Andrews Opata went 2-3 and scored the games lone run in a 1-0 win over the Crawdads.
- FCL Red Sox (ROK): The FCL Red Sox didn’t play today. They’ll face the FCL Pirates tomorrow.
