Guardians and Red Sox meet in series rubber match
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Boston Red Sox (31-31, fifth in the AL East) vs. Cleveland Guardians (28-33, second in the AL Central)
Cleveland; Thursday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Matt Dermody (0-0); Guardians: Aaron Civale (1-1, 2.04 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 12 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Guardians -115, Red Sox -105; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Both the Cleveland Guardians and the Boston Red Sox are looking for a series win with a victory on Thursday.
Cleveland has a 28-33 record overall and a 13-16 record in home games. The Guardians have a 12-5 record in games when they scored at least five runs.
Boston has a 31-31 record overall and a 14-15 record on the road. The Red Sox have the fourth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .260.
Thursday’s game is the sixth time these teams meet this season. The Red Sox have a 3-2 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Naylor has 11 doubles, eight home runs and 43 RBI for the Guardians. Will Brennan is 14-for-34 with four doubles and a home run over the past 10 games.
Rafael Devers has 15 doubles and 13 home runs for the Red Sox. Justin Turner is 10-for-43 with two doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 6-4, .282 batting average, 3.72 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs
Red Sox: 3-7, .246 batting average, 4.30 ERA, outscored by six runs
INJURIES: Guardians: Peyton Battenfield: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cal Quantrill: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Morris: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Red Sox: Chris Sale: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Joely Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Richard Bleier: 15-Day IL (shoulder), John Schreiber: 15-Day IL (side), Adam Duvall: 60-Day IL (wrist), Yu Chang: 10-Day IL (hand), Zack Kelly: 60-Day IL (elbow), Wyatt Mills: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adalberto Mondesi: 60-Day IL (knee), Trevor Story: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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