The Cleveland Guardians are off to a franchise-record start as they look to close out another series win against the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday.
The Cleveland Guardians (17-6) own the best record in baseball as well as the best start in the 124-year history of the franchise. On Wednesday, the Guardians take their five-game winning streak into action against the Boston Red Sox (13-11) at Progressive Field in Cleveland. The Guardians have won eight of their last nine games and can clinch a series win against Boston with a victory on Wednesday. The Red Sox learned on Tuesday that first baseman Triston Casas — placed on the 10-day injury list with a strained rib on Sunday — actually fractured a rib on his left side on a hard swing on Saturday and is out indefinitely.
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José RamÃrez padded Cleveland’s lead with an eighth-inning home run and the Guardians cruised to a 4-1 victory on Tuesday night. The game was scoreless into the seventh and Cleveland took the lead with two runs in the bottom of the frame. Steven Kwan slashes .351/.382/.464, while Josh Naylor leads the ball club with six homers and 20 RBIs.
Boston’s lone run came on Wilyer Abreu’s solo shot in the seventh that broke a scoreless tie. Backup catcher Connor Wong paces the team with a .320/.327/.520 slash line, Tyler O’Neill has seven home runs and three players — Reese McGuire, Masataka Yoshida and the injured Casas — share the team lead with 10 RBIs.
Veteran right-hander Carlos Carrasco (1-1) takes the mound on Wednesday for the Guardians. In four starts and 18.1 innings, Carrasco has authored a 3.44 ERA and 1.527 WHIP. The Red Sox give the ball to right-hander Cooper Criswell (0-1). In a start and a relief appearance covering 6.1 innings, Criswell has surrendered six runs, three earned, on eight hits.
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