The division-leading Cleveland Guardians face the Boston Red Sox in a getaway day rubber match matinee on Thursday.
After posting a shutout victory last night, the Boston Red Sox have a chance today for their second consecutive series win in a Thursday matinee against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. Boston swept Pittsburgh over the weekend and have won four of their last five games, all of which have come on their current six-game road trip. The Guardians took three of four games off the Red Sox at Fenway Park last week and have won eight of their last ten games including a three-game sweep of Oakland over the weekend. Cleveland will send 26-year-old right-hander Triston McKenzie (2-2, 5.00 ERA) to the mound for his fifth start of the season.
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McKenzie has alternated wins and losses in his first four outings this year having allowed nine earned runs over 7.1 innings in his two losses versus just one earned run over 10.2 innings in his two victories. In his fifth season in the majors, McKenzie comes into today five strikeouts away from 400 for his career.
Boston will counter with 36-year-old veteran right hander Chase Anderson (0-0, 0.00 ERA) will make his first start of the season and his first since joining the Red Sox after starting 17 games for the Rockies in 2023.
Boston has won nine of their 13 games in Cleveland with only three of those 13 games being decided by one run.
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