Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Red Sox

23-33

3-4

Final

Guardians

34-25

Progressive Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Guardians 4-3

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Friday, May 29, 2026 at Progressive Field. The Red Sox win the series 2-1. The Guardians outscored the Red Sox 4-0 in the 1st inning. Marcelo Mayer went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Red Sox.

Recap · May 29

Martínez comes up with key hit, fielding play as Guardians hold on for 4-3 win over Red Sox

Angel Martínez had an RBI single during Cleveland's four-run first and made a key defensive play in the second inning as the Guardians held on for a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.

What it means

Season series: BOS wins series 2-1.
Red Sox have dropped 4 of the last 5.
Red Sox 14-14 on the road; Guardians 17-12 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 6h ago

Guardians, after late night, to face rested Rays in ALCS

Recap · 16h ago

Williams, Ramírez lead Guardians over White Sox 2-0 to cap comeback in 5-game AL Division Series

ESPN · 18h ago

Williams' short-rest gem helps Guardians complete ALDS comeback

ESPN · 1d ago

Guardians repeatedly troll divisional rival White Sox after ALDS win

ESPN · 1d ago

MLB playoffs 2026: Previewing Dodgers-Brewers, Guardians-Rays

ESPN · 1d ago

Guardians take down White Sox, complete comeback to clinch spot in ALCS

ESPN · 6d ago

Breslow, Tracy: Red Sox not overly reliant on analytics

ESPN · Oct 2

Red Sox's Mickey Gasper has surgery to repair right biceps tendon

Injuries and inactives

Red Sox3rd in AL East

Caleb Durbin 3B
Finger, Surgery, left
Out
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

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

Tyler Samaniego SP

Probable starter · 0-3, 2.66 ERA, 17 K, 1.48 WHIP

Lineup

1Jarren DuranLF
2Ceddanne RafaelaCF
3Wilyer AbreuRF
4Willson Contreras1B
5Masataka YoshidaDH
6Mickey GasperC
7Isiah Kiner-Falefa2B
8Marcelo MayerSS
9Caleb Durbin3B

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Slade Cecconi SP

Probable starter · 5-7, 4.91 ERA, 99 K, 1.43 WHIP

Lineup

1Travis Bazzana2B
2Jose Ramirez3B
3Chase DeLauterRF
4Rhys HoskinsDH
5Kyle Manzardo1B
6Angel MartinezLF
7Daniel SchneemannCF
8Patrick BaileyC
9Brayan RocchioSS

The series

BOS wins series 2-1

Last 5

BOS

L@ CLE3-4
Lvs ATL2-10
Wvs ATL8-0
Lvs ATL6-7
Lvs MIN5-6

CLE

Wvs BOS4-3
Wvs WSH3-2
Lvs WSH3-6
Lvs WSH2-10
W@ PHI3-1

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 34,404
Officials: John Tumpane (Home Plate Umpire), Brennan Miller (First Base Umpire), Austin Jones (Second Base Umpire), Ben May (Third Base Umpire)