(USA Today Sports)
Final: Red Sox 1, Guardians 4 - Red Sox struggle in 7th inning, unable to keep one run lead
Trevor's Game Notes:
Struggling bats: Other than Refsnyder and Abreu, the rest of Boston's offense didn't show up in this game. Refsynder got 3 hits in this game while Abreu drove in the only run of the game with a solo shot in the 7th inning.
Another strong outing: Houck pitched another great game despite not picking up the win. He pitched strong not giving up a run until the 7th inning. The defense helped Houck be able to pitch that late into the inning, saving him when he had runners on base.
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WHO: Red Sox (13-10) at Cleveland Guardians (16-6)
WHEN: 6:10 p.m.
WHERE: Progressive Field, Cleveland
SERIES TO DATE: 1-3, (1-3)
STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Tanner Houck (3-1, 1.35 ERA) vs. RHP Ben Lively (0-1, 3.60 ERA)
TV/RADIO: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7
LINEUPS
RED SOX
Ceddanne Rafaela (R) SS
Jarren Duran (L) CF
Tyler O'Neill (R) DH
Wilyer Abreu (L) LF
Rob Refsnyder (R) RF
Enmanuel Valdez (L) 2B
Connor Wong (R) C
Bobby Dalbec (R) 1B
Pablo Reyes (R) 3B
SP Tanner Houck
Guardians
Steven Kwan (L) LF
Andrés Giménez (L) 2B
José Ramírez (S) 3B
Josh Naylor (L) 1B
Will Brennan (L) RF
Tyler Freeman (R) CF
Estevan Florial (L) DH
Bo Naylor (L) C
Brayan Rocchio (S) SS
SP Ben Lively
WHAT'S UP
The Red Sox start a 3 game series against the Guardians in Cleveland. This is the second series against the Guardians this year, as they played in Fenway last week for a 4 game series going 1-3.
Triston Casas has a fractured rib and will be out for a while according to Alex Cora who told reporters. Casas felt discomfort in his rib area during the first at-bat against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday and left the game.
Tanner Houck makes his 2nd start against Cleveland after pitching a complete-game shutout against the team. Houck is 3-1this season with a 1.35 ERA and 28 K's.
Wilyer Abreu has continued to produce for the Red Sox offense. Abreu went 3-for-5 with 2 RBIs against the Pirates on Saturday and has reached base in 10 consecutive games.
Boston starting pitchers continue to lead the majors with a 1.73 ERA. In the past 5 starts, the Red Sox starters have combined for a 0.68 era with 2 runs in 26 1/3 innings.