MLB

Cleveland Guardians at Boston Red Sox

· Major League Baseball
Cleveland Guardians
68-69, 33-36 Away
Final
7 - 11
Boston Red Sox
78-62, 44-27 Home

Bregman's clutch hit in the 8th helps Red Sox rally past Guardians 11-7

Cleveland Guardians vs. Boston Red Sox: Game Highlights

Jarren Duran and Trevor Story followed with RBI doubles off Cade Smith (6-6) for Boston’s second four-run inning of the game. Justin Slaten (2-4) earned the win with a perfect eighth inning.

Ceddanne Rafaela had two hits, including a two-run homer to tie the game in the bottom of the sixth after Cleveland scored six in the top half to take a 7-5 lead. Masataka Yoshida had three hits, including a pair of doubles, to help the Red Sox to their 10th win in 13 games.

Jhonkensy Noel had three hits for Cleveland, including a homer.

Boston scored four in the second and took a 5-1 lead into sixth before Cleveland tagged Red Sox starter Garrett Crochet for six runs. Austin Hedges led off with a homer, David Fry added a two-run shot, and Brayan Rocchio hit a three-run homer to make it 7-5.

The Red Sox tied it in the bottom half on Rafaela's two-run home run that cleared the seats above the Green Monster and landed on Lansdowne Street.

Key moment The Red Sox had six consecutive hits in the second inning. The streak was snapped when Carlos Narvaez was picked off second, and Bregman flied out to right to end the inning.

Key stat The attendance of 34,902 snapped a streak of 20 straight sellouts at Fenway Park, Boston's longest sellout streak since 2018.

Up Next The teams wrap up the three-game series on Wednesday. Starting pitchers were TBD.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Kwan lined out to shortstop.
9th Inning Hedges flied out to center.
9th Inning Jones flied out to left.
9th Inning Rafaela in center field.
9th Inning Hamilton at second base.
9th Inning Bernardino relieved Refsnyder

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
12 Ground Balls 10
6 Strikeouts 11
7 Runs Batted In 11
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
11 Hits 18
0 Stolen Bases 1
0 Walks 0
0 Catcher Interference 0
7 Runs 11
1 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
37 At Bats 41
4 Home Runs 2
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
7 Runners Left On Base 10
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
0 Doubles 6
19 Fly Balls 20
0 Caught Stealing 0
120 Pitches 132
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 1
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 1
23 Total Bases 30
37 Plate Appearances 41
648.0 Projected Home Runs 324.0
4 Extra Base Hits 8
6.4 Runs Created 11.5
.297 Batting Average .439
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.622 Slugging Percentage .732
.324 Secondary Average .317
.297 On Base Percentage .439
.919 OBP Pct + SLG Pct 1.171
0.6 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.5
6.4 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 13.5
51.0 Batter Rating 81.0
9.3 At Bats Per Home Run 20.5
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 1.00
3.24 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.22
.324 Isolated Power .293
0.00 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.00
.000 Walks Per Plate Appearance .000
.027 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.122
14.0 Runs Produced 22.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.6 Patience Ratio 0.7
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.6
99.0 MLB Rating 120.8
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Fenway Park

Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 34,902 | Capacity:

2025 American League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 81 60 .574 - W1
Kansas City 70 69 .504 10 L3
Cleveland 69 69 .500 10.5 W1
Minnesota 62 77 .446 18 L3
Chicago 52 88 .371 28.5 W4

2025 American League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Toronto 81 59 .579 - W2
New York 77 62 .554 3.5 L1
Boston 78 63 .553 3.5 L1
Tampa Bay 70 69 .504 10.5 W6
Baltimore 64 76 .457 17 W3
Full Standings