The Cleveland Guardians and Boston Red Sox are set to play the third game of a four game series on Wednesday. The Guardians have won the first two games of the series. After shutting out Boston on Monday, the Guardians won a back and forth extra inning game against them on Tuesday. Cleveland is now 12-5 on the season, and leads the American League Central.
For Boston, after scoring five in the sixth inning, they felt they had a good chance to get back on track. After a blown save, the Red Sox fell in extra innings. The loss sent them to 9-9 on the season.
The Cleveland Guardians are the underdogs in this game. Boston is favorite at -145, while Boston is at +125.
Cleveland Guardians
Will Brennan stayed hot in the win on Tuesday, as his second inning double got the scoring started for Cleveland. Tyler Freeman hit a home run in the game, which was his second of the season. Andres Gimenez singled to tie the game in the ninth, and Jose Ramirez and Esevan Florial drove in runs in the 11th.
On the season, the Guardians are led by Steven Kwan and his .372 batting average. Josh Naylor is also hitting well. Kwan is at .368, while Naylor is at .328. The power supply is led by Naylor with four on the season, while Jose Ramirez sits at 3.
Ben Lively is going to get the start for the Cleveland Guardians in this game. The 32 year old has yet to pitch this season. Lively went the 2023 season with the Reds and made 12 starts. He finished with a 4-7 record.
Boston Red Sox
Boston trailed 5-1 on Tuesday, until they scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. They held that lead and won the game 6-5. Triston Casas started the scoring in the sixth with a home run.
Then Connor Wong hit his second of the season, which was a two run shot. The Red Sox took the lead with a Rafael Devers double to drive in two. Kenley Jansen was unable to hold the lead though. Boston went through 7 pitchers in the loss.
The Red Sox have seen Wong off to a big start this season. He had two hits in the game, and is hitting .355 on the year. Tyler O’Neill is in his first season with the Red Sox, and leads the team with seven home runs.
O’Neill did not play in the first two games of this series, as he was in a collision with Rafeal Devers on a fly ball. He cleared concussion protocol and is expected back for this game.
Tanner Houck is getting the nod for the Boston Red Sox. Houck is 2-1 on the season with a 2.04 earned run average. Houck has struck out 19 batters so far through 17.2 innings. His last start was on April 12th against the Angels, where he allowed 12 hits and 4 earned runs.
Red Sox Top Guardians on Wednesday
This should be a good baseball game. We expect a bunch of runs to be scored in this game. We are going to bet on the OVER 9.5 runs in this game. Both teams get to 8+ runs in this game.
Our final score prediction for this game is the Boston Red Sox win at home 10-8 over the Tampa Bay Rays. Take Boston at -145 over Tampa Bay in his affair on Wednesday. Enjoy the game and good luck!
