The Cleveland Guardians will play the Boston Red Sox in Game 2 of their series at Fenway Park on Tuesday night.
The Cleveland Guardians are 48-47 this season and have lost three games in a row. Cleveland lost Game 1 of this series by a score of 3-1 on Monday night. The Cleveland pitching staff has a 3.89 ERA, a 1.24 WHIP, and a .240 opponent batting average this season. The Guardians offense has scored 414 runs with a .252 batting average and a .315 on base percentage. Jose Ramirez is batting .289 with 19 home runs and 79 RBI’s for the Guardians this season. The projected starter for Cleveland is Bryan Shaw, who is 4-2 with a 5.29 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP over 34 innings pitched this season.
The Boston Red Sox are 49-48 this season and have lost five of their last six games. Prior to winning Game 1 of this series, Boston lost all three games in their series against Toronto. The Boston pitching staff has a 4.29 ERA, a 1.30 WHIP, and a .246 opponent batting average. The Red Sox offense has scored 443 runs with a .255 batting average and a .317 on base percentage this year. Xander Bogaerts is batting .312 with seven home runs and 38 RBI’s for the Red Sox this season. The projected starter for Boston is Josh Winckowski, who is 3-4 with a 4.38 ERA and a 1.43 WHIP over 37 innings pitched this season.