Cleveland Guardians (82-75, first in the AL Central) vs. Boston Red Sox (84-73, third in the AL East)
Boston; Wednesday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Foster Griffin (15-5, 3.67 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 151 strikeouts); Red Sox: Sonny Gray (17-5, 2.82 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 146 strikeouts)
LINE: Red Sox -134, Guardians +110; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians seek to build upon a six-game win streak with a victory over the Boston Red Sox.
Boston has a 38-38 record in home games and an 84-73 record overall. The Red Sox have a 58-30 record in games when they record eight or more hits.
Cleveland has gone 41-35 in road games and 82-75 overall. The Guardians are 36-17 in games when they did not allow a home run.
Wednesday’s game is the fifth meeting between these teams this season. The season series is tied 2-2.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Jose Ramirez has 27 doubles, 12 home runs and 51 RBIs for the Guardians. Travis Bazzana is 10 for 36 with a double and four home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 4-6, .219 batting average, 3.03 ERA, outscored by three runs
Guardians: 8-2, .265 batting average, 3.24 ERA, outscored opponents by 19 runs
INJURIES: Red Sox: Eli White: 10-Day IL (foot), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Masataka Yoshida: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Garrett Crochet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ceddanne Rafaela: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Zack Kelly: 60-Day IL (elbow), Willson Contreras: day-to-day (hand), Anthony Seigler: 10-Day IL (wrist), Curtis Mead: 10-Day IL (hand), Justin Slaten: 15-Day IL (elbow), Eduardo Rivera: 60-Day IL (back), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (wrist), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Guardians: Colin Holderman: 15-Day IL (wrist), Rhys Hoskins: 10-Day IL (back), Shawn Armstrong: 60-Day IL (leg)
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