Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Red Sox

31-30

5-4

Final

Guardians

27-33

Progressive Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Red Sox 5-4

The Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-4 on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at Progressive Field. The Guardians win the series 2-1. The Red Sox outscored the Guardians 4-2 in the 8th inning. Will Brennan went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Guardians.

Recap · Jun 6

Refsnyder has go-ahead RBI single in 4-run 8th, Red Sox beat Guardians 5-4

Rob Refsnyder had the go-ahead RBI single in a four-run eighth inning and James Paxton tied his season high with nine strikeouts, giving the Boston Red Sox a 5-4 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday night.

What it means

Season series: CLE wins series 2-1.
Red Sox 14-14 on the road; Guardians 12-16 at home.

Latest headlines

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Injuries and inactives

Red Sox3rd in AL East

Garrett Whitlock RP
Leg, Fracture, right
Out
Masataka Yoshida DH
Hamstring, Strain, left
Out
Roman Anthony LF
Hand, Strain, right
Out
Tyron Guerrero RP
Shoulder, Strain, right
Out
Romy Gonzalez DH
Elbow
Day-To-Day

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Andrew Walters RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
Out
Colin Holderman RP
Wrist, Surgery, right
15-Day-IL
Rhys Hoskins 1B
Back, Inflammation
10-Day-IL

Probable starters

Red Sox3rd in AL East

James Paxton SP

Probable starter · 7-5, 4.50 ERA, 101 K, 1.31 WHIP

Lineup

1Alex VerdugoRF
2Masataka YoshidaLF
3Justin TurnerDH
4Rafael Devers3B
5Triston Casas1B
6Enrique HernandezSS
7Jarren DuranCF
8Enmanuel Valdez2B
9Reese McGuireC

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Shane Bieber SP

Probable starter · 6-6, 3.80 ERA, 107 K, 1.23 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Gabriel AriasSS
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Josh Naylor1B
5Josh BellDH
6Andres Gimenez2B
7Mike ZuninoC
8Will BrennanRF
9Myles StrawCF

The series

CLE wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 21,471
Officials: Stu Scheurwater (Home Plate Umpire), Malachi Moore (First Base Umpire), Andy Fletcher (Second Base Umpire), Alex Mackay (Third Base Umpire)