Cleveland Guardians vs Boston Red Sox

Final

MLB

CLE Team page

3 — 2

BOS Team page

DateSeptember 22, 2026

VenueFenway Park

CLE 49%

BOS 51%

Boston gets a narrow full-game lean, but this is close. The Red Sox have the stronger season profile at 84-72, lead the season series 2-1, and their home offense has produced a .744 OPS. That matters against a Cleveland lineup that has posted only a .678 OPS on the road. Payton Tolle also brings strong recent form, with a 2.74 ERA and 1.00 WHIP across his last four starts, reducing Parker Messick’s season-long edge in ERA and WHIP. Cleveland is the more dangerous late-game opponent: the Guardians have won five straight, are 15-9 over their last 24, and their bullpen owns a 2.50 ERA with a .97 WHIP over the last 28 days. Boston’s recent 2-4 skid and 4.21 bullpen ERA keep the margin minimal. Fenway and overall run prevention slightly favor Boston, but Cleveland has a credible upset path.

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Key Stats

2026 season · Team stats

Cleveland Guardians

.238

AVG

.315

OBP

.692

OPS

152

3.78

ERA

1.26

WHIP

4.16

R/G

9.6

K/9

Boston Red Sox

.246

AVG

.320

OBP

.721

OPS

161

3.59

ERA

1.24

WHIP

4.35

R/G

8.8

K/9

Key Players

Cleveland Guardians

.698OPS

.821OPS

.777OPS

2.09ERA

Boston Red Sox

.905OPS

.785OPS

.626OPS

1.95ERA

Boxscore

Scoring by period

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total
CLE	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
BOS	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2

Team stats

CLE Stat BOS

3 R 2

12 H 8

0 E 1

0 HR 1

4 BB 4

9 SO 12

30 LOB 17

0 SB 1

2 ER 3

0 DP 0

CLE

Cleveland Guardians

Batting

Cleveland Guardians Batting
Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Steven Kwan LF Starter	1-4	4	0	1	0	1	2	19	.280	.378	.345
Jose Ramirez 3B Starter	1-5	5	0	1	0	0	1	25	.236	.323	.374
Chase DeLauter RF Starter	2-4	4	1	2	0	0	0	13	.292	.367	.459
Jo Adell DH Starter	1-4	4	0	1	0	1	1	16	.241	.296	.400
Angel Martinez LF Starter	3-4	4	1	3	0	0	0	6	.259	.294	.469
David Fry 1B Starter	1-3	3	1	1	1	0	0	12	.192	.312	.349
Travis Bazzana 2B Starter	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	3	23	.246	.337	.406
Austin Hedges C Starter	0-3	3	0	0	0	2	1	19	.248	.325	.367
Brayan Rocchio SS Starter	1-5	5	0	1	0	0	1	15	.250	.311	.379
Nathaniel Lowe 1B	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	.253	.320	.450
Petey Halpin CF	1-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	.222	.260	.327
Angel Genao 2B	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.213	.278	.295

Pitching

Cleveland Guardians Pitching
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Parker Messick P Starter	5.0	5	1	1	1	5	0	96-62	2.55	96
Tim Herrin P	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	14-10	2.95	14
Craig Yoho P	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	13-8	4.50	13
Erik Sabrowski P	1.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	19-12	2.72	19
Hunter Gaddis P	1.0	2	1	1	0	2	1	18-12	2.78	18
Cade Smith P	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	16-11	1.99	16

BOS

Boston Red Sox

Batting

Boston Red Sox Batting
Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Roman Anthony LF Starter	0-5	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	18	.235	.329	.375
Nick Sogard 1B Starter	2-5	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	22	.253	.341	.394
Jahmai Jones DH Starter	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	14	.205	.298	.377
Wilyer Abreu RF Starter	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	13	.251	.331	.453
Adley Rutschman C Starter	3-4	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	18	.240	.314	.423
Caleb Durbin 3B Starter	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	21	.254	.338	.387
Andruw Monasterio 2B Starter	0-3	3	0	0	1	0	1	2	30	.237	.298	.380
Isiah Kiner-Falefa SS Starter	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	17	.242	.318	.314
Nate Eaton CF Starter	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	13	.146	.293	.250
Mickey Gasper DH	1-1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	.259	.364	.481
Jarren Duran PH	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9	.204	.263	.362

Pitching

Boston Red Sox Pitching
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Payton Tolle P Starter	5.2	8	2	2	2	5	91-63	3.03	91
Alec Gamboa P	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	29-17	1.16	29
Jovani Moran P	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	16-11	3.18	16
Erik Miller P	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	22-10	3.04	22