The Cleveland Guardians will play the Boston Red Sox in Game 4 of their series at Fenway Park on Thursday night.
The Cleveland Guardians are 50-47 this season and have won two games in a row. Cleveland won Games 2 and 3 of this series by scores of 8-3 and 7-6. 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 429 runs with a .253 batting average and a .316 on base percentage. Jose Ramirez is batting .285 with 19 home runs and 79 RBI’s for the Guardians this season. The projected starter for Cleveland is Triston McKenzie, who is 7-6 with a 3.11 ERA and a 0.98 WHIP over 107 innings pitched this season.
The Boston Red Sox are 49-50 this season and have lost seven of their last eight games. Boston won Game 1 of this series by a score of 3-1 on Monday night. The Boston pitching staff has a 4.32 ERA, a 1.31 WHIP, and a .247 opponent batting average. The Red Sox offense has scored 452 runs with a .255 batting average and a .316 on base percentage this year. J.D. Martinez is batting .295 with nine home runs and 38 RBI’s for the Red Sox this season. The projected starter for Boston is Kutter Crawford, who is 2-3 with a 4.50 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP over 42 innings pitched this season.