| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 7-12 | 2-5 | 5-7 |
| Game 2 | 9-9 | 2-5 | 7-4 |
| Game 3 | 6-12 | 5-4 | 1-8 |
| Game 4 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 12-7 | 6-5 | 6-2 |
| Game 2 | 7-11 | 3-9 | 4-3 |
| Game 3 | 12-6 | 4-3 | 8-4 |
| Game 4 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
|
|
1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS (Margin) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
+110 | 6.5o (3.5) | +1.5 (9.5) |
|
|
-130 | 6.5u | -1.5 |
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Duran | LF | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .217 |
| C. Rafaela | CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .275 |
| W. Abreu | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .280 |
| W. Contreras | 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .286 |
| N. Sogard | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .257 |
| M. Mayer | PH -SS | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .224 |
| A. Monasterio | DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .239 |
| M. Yoshida | PH -DH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .252 |
| I. Kiner-Falefa | SS -2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .319 |
| C. Wong | C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .254 |
| C. Durbin | 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .182 |
| Totals | 39 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 30 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Bazzana | 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .308 |
| J. Ramirez | 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .228 |
| C. DeLauter | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .260 |
| K. Manzardo | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .224 |
| R. Hoskins | PH -1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .190 |
| A. Martinez | LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .243 |
| S. Fairchild | LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 |
| D. Schneemann | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .237 |
| D. Fry | PH -RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .234 |
| P. Halpin | RF -CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .172 |
| A. Hedges | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .230 |
| B. Rocchio | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .288 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | ||
Battling
Fielding
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Gray (W 6-1) | 6 .0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3.06 |
| T. Guerrero (H 2) | 0 .2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.71 |
| J. Slaten (H 6) | 1 .1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.60 |
| D. Coulombe | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.55 |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Messick | 5 .0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.21 |
| M. Festa (L 1-1) | 0 .2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.68 |
| C. Heuer | 1 .1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.50 |
| S. Armstrong | 1 .0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.60 |
| W. Dion | 1 .0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9.00 |
Location Progressive Field
Temperature 62° Temperature
Attendance 35,740 attendance
Home Brennan Miller
1st Austin Jones
2nd Ben May
3rd John Tumpane
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | BOS Starter (IP) | CLE Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, '26 | CLE |
|
CLE -126 | u8.0 | T. Samaniego (1.0) | S. Cecconi (4.1) |
| Sep 03, '25 | BOS |
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CLE +118 | o8.5 | B. Bernardino (0.2) | J. Cantillo (6.0) |
| Sep 02, '25 | BOS |
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BOS -245 | o7.5 | G. Crochet (6.0) | S. Cecconi (5.1) |
| Sep 01, '25 | BOS |
|
BOS -144 | o8.0 | B. Bello (5.0) | P. Messick (3.2) |
| Apr 27, '25 | CLE |
|
BOS -114 | o7.5 | B. Bello (6.0) | L. Allen (4.1) |
| Apr 26, '25 | CLE |
|
BOS -117 | o7.5 | W. Buehler (6.0) | D. Nikhazy (3.0) |
| Apr 26, '25 | CLE |
|
CLE -102 | o7.5 | T. Houck (5.0) | B. Lively (5.0) |
| Apr 25, '24 | CLE |
|
CLE -123 | o7.5 | - | T. McKenzie (4.0) |
| Apr 24, '24 | CLE |
|
BOS +115 | P8.0 | C. Criswell (5.0) | C. Carrasco (5.0) |
| Apr 23, '24 | CLE |
|
CLE -118 | u8.0 | T. Houck (6.0) | B. Lively (6.1) |
Last Meeting ( May 29, 2026 ) Boston 3, Cleveland 4
The Boston Red Sox hit a season low Friday night with 4-3 road loss to the Cleveland Guardians. The setback dropped Boston 10 games below .500 for the first time in 2026.
Boston (23-33) will attempt to start moving in a positive direction when it faces Cleveland in the second game of the three-game series Saturday afternoon. The Red Sox will look to match the one bright spot from Friday -- the performance by Brayan Bello, who entered the game in the second inning and pitched seven scoreless innings.
The Guardians scored their four runs in the first inning against Tyler Samaniego, who was used as an opener before Bello entered the game.
"(Bello) was awesome," Boston interim manager Chad Tracy said. "And obviously, the way it started he came in and quieted that game down pretty quickly and gave us a shot. Just pounded the strike zone. ... He was as good as you could ask for.
"Ultimately having him be that way in a starter role would be awesome. We're still trying. Obviously, we've had some of those (games with an opener) where we haven't gotten off to the best start and he comes in trailing. Credit our guys for battling back again."
Boston has lost six of its past seven games. It's the first time the Red Sox have been 10 games below .500 since the 2020 season.
Saturday's game will feature an excellent pitching matchup. Rookie left-hander Parker Messick (6-1, 2.24 ERA) will start for Cleveland and will oppose Boston right-hander Sonny Gray (5-1, 3.27).
Messick, 25, has allowed no more than three earned runs in 10 of his 11 starts this season. He has 108 strikeouts and 25 walks in 18 career starts (104 innings), including in 2025.
According to MLB.com, only two Cleveland pitchers have had more strikeouts through 18 starts: Herb Score (139) and Danny Salazar (112). Shane Bieber also had 108 strikeouts in 18 starts.
"It's really cool company to be in," Messick said. "But at the same time, if I want to stay in that same category, I've just gotta go out there and keep doing it. So whatever I can do to keep doing that."
Messick has one career appearance against the Red Sox, a no-decision last Sept. 4 in a 6-4 loss. He allowed three runs on nine hits in 3 2/3 innings.
Cleveland is 9-2 in games he's started this season.
"It doesn't matter who he's pitching against," manager Stephen Vogt said. "He's just gonna go attack."
Gray is 7-5 with a 3.20 ERA in 20 career appearances (all starts) against the Guardians, leaders of the American League Central.
Gray, 36, struggled with his command in his last start, a no-decision in a 6-5 loss to Minnesota on Sunday. He was pulled after four innings and gave up three runs on six hits, walked two batters and hit another.
Cleveland played without outfielder Steven Kwan on Friday. He was placed on the bereavement/family medical emergency list and is expected to miss the entire three-game series.
"Obviously our thoughts are with Kwany and his family as they're going through their situation," Vogt said. "We're going to miss Steven this weekend."
--Field Level Media
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Suarez | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Groin( Jul 08, '26) | Jul 08, '26 | |
| The Boston Red Sox placed LHP Ranger Suarez on the 15-day injured list with a left groin strain. | ||||
| C. Early | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( Jun 30, '26) | Jun 30, '26 | |
| The Boston Red Sox placed LHP Connelly Early on the 15-day injured list with left elbow inflammation. | ||||
| R. Anthony | LF | Sixty Day IL - Wrist( Jun 27, '26) | Jun 27, '26 | |
| The Boston Red Sox transferred OF Roman Anthony from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to right wrist sprain. | ||||
| M. Mayer | 2B | Ten Day IL - Forearm( Jun 25, '26) | Jun 25, '26 | |
| The Boston Red Sox placed INF Marcelo Mayer on the 10-day injured list with a stress reaction on his left forearm. | ||||
| I. Kiner-Falefa | 2B | Ten Day IL - Forearm( Jun 19, '26) | Jun 19, '26 | |
| The Boston Red Sox placed INF Isiah Kiner-Falefa on the 10-day injured list with left forearm inflammation. | ||||
| G. Crochet | SP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Jun 04, '26) | Jun 04, '26 | |
| The Boston Red Sox transferred LHP Garrett Crochet to the 60-day injured list from the 15-day injured list with a left shoulder inflammation. | ||||
| T. Story | SS | Sixty Day IL - Abdomen( Jun 03, '26) | Jun 03, '26 | |
| The Boston Red Sox transferred INF Trevor Story from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to sports hernia. | ||||
| N. Sogard | 3B | Ten Day IL - Oblique( Jun 02, '26) | Jun 02, '26 | |
| The Boston Red Sox placed INF Nick Sogard on the 10-day injured list due to a right oblique strain. | ||||
| K. Crawford | SP | Sixty Day IL - Wrist( May 21, '26) | May 21, '26 | |
| The Boston Red Sox transferred RHP Kutter Crawford from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list as he recovers from right wrist surgery. | ||||
| T. Casas | 1B | Sixty Day IL - Knee( Apr 21, '26) | Apr 21, '26 | |
| The Boston Red Sox transferred INF Triston Casas from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list as he recovers from left patellar tendon repair. | ||||
| J. Oviedo | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Apr 13, '26) | Apr 13, '26 | |
| The Boston Red Sox transferred RHP Johan Oviedo to the 60-day injured list due to a right elbow strain. | ||||
| T. Houck | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 09, '26) | Feb 09, '26 | |
| The Boston Red Sox placed RHP Tanner Houck on the 60-day injured list due to a right flexor pronator strain. | ||||
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Herrin | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( Jul 08, '26) | Jul 08, '26 | |
| The Cleveland Guardians placed LHP Tim Herrin on the 15-day injured list due to a left elbow contusion. | ||||
| A. Martinez | LF | Ten Day IL - Foot( Jun 15, '26) | Jun 15, '26 | |
| The Cleveland Guardians placed OF Angel Martínez on the 10-day injured list with a non-displaced left foot fracture. | ||||
| J. Ramirez | 3B | Ten Day IL - Hand( Jun 13, '26) | Jun 13, '26 | |
| The Cleveland Guardians placed INF José Ramírez on the 10-day injured list with fractured left hamate bone. | ||||
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 24, '26
BOS 5 - MIN 6
|
L -174 | o7.0 | 4.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 18.8 | 0.0 |
|
May 18, '26
KC 1 - BOS 3
|
W -112 | u9.0 | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 13.3 | 1.0 |
|
May 13, '26
BOS 3 - PHI 1
|
W -130 | u9.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 78 | 13.0 | 0.0 |
|
May 06, '26
DET 0 - BOS 4
|
W -108 | u8.5 | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 14.0 | 1.0 |
|
Apr 20, '26
BOS 8 - DET 6
|
W -136 | o8.5 | 2.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 15.0 | 1.5 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 4.2 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 68.6 | 14.8 | 0.7 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jun 27, '25
CLE 0 - STL 5
|
W -124 | u8.5 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 9.9 | 1.5 |
|
Sep 05, '23
CLE 3 - MIN 8
|
W -110 | o7.5 | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 101 | 16.8 | 1.0 |
|
Aug 30, '23
MIN 2 - CLE 5
|
L -146 | u8.0 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 11.6 | 5.0 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 7.1 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 90.3 | 12.8 | 2.5 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 24, '26
PHI 1 - CLE 3
|
W -116 | u7.5 | 5.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 16.1 | 1.0 |
|
May 19, '26
DET 3 - CLE 4
|
W -158 | u8.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 81 | 16.2 | 1.0 |
|
May 13, '26
CLE 4 - LAA 2
|
W -156 | u7.0 | 6.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 104 | 15.6 | 3.0 |
|
May 08, '26
CLE 6 - MIN 4
|
W -146 | o7.5 | 5.2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 16.8 | 0.8 |
|
May 03, '26
ATH 7 - CLE 1
|
L -130 | u9.5 | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 15.6 | 1.0 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.1 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 6.4 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 89.8 | 16.0 | 1.4 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sep 01, '25
BOS 6 - CLE 4
|
L +122 | o8.0 | 3.2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 22.4 | 0.8 |
| Last 1 Avg. | 3.2 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 82.0 | 22.4 | 0.8 |