Bregman’s clutch hit in the 8th helps Red Sox rally past Guardians 11-7

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BOSTON (AP) — Alex Bregman legged out an hard chopper down the third-base line for an infield single with two outs in the eighth inning to drive in the go-ahead run, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 11-7 for their third straight victory.

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BOSTON (AP) — Alex Bregman legged out an hard chopper down the third-base line for an infield single with two outs in the eighth inning to drive in the go-ahead run, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 11-7 for their third straight victory.

Jarren Duran and Trevor Story followed with RBI doubles off Cade Smith (6-6) for Boston’s second four-run inning of the game. Justin Slaten (2-4) earned the win with a perfect eighth inning.

Ceddanne Rafaela had two hits, including a two-run homer to tie the game in the bottom of the sixth after Cleveland scored six in the top half to take a 7-5 lead. Masataka Yoshida had three hits, including a pair of doubles, to help the Red Sox to their 10th win in 13 games.

Boston Red Sox Jarren Duran runs after hitting an RBI double in the eighth inning of a baseball game against Cleveland Guardians, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Boston Red Sox Jarren Duran runs after hitting an RBI double in the eighth inning of a baseball game against Cleveland Guardians, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Jhonkensy Noel had three hits for Cleveland, including a homer.

Boston scored four in the second and took a 5-1 lead into sixth before Cleveland tagged Red Sox starter Garrett Crochet for six runs. Austin Hedges led off with a homer, David Fry added a two-run shot, and Brayan Rocchio hit a three-run homer to make it 7-5.

The Red Sox tied it in the bottom half on Rafaela’s two-run home run that cleared the seats above the Green Monster and landed on Lansdowne Street.

Key moment

The Red Sox had six consecutive hits in the second inning. The streak was snapped when Carlos Narvaez was picked off second, and Bregman flied out to right to end the inning.

Key stat

The attendance of 34,902 snapped a streak of 20 straight sellouts at Fenway Park, Boston’s longest sellout streak since 2018.

Up Next

The teams wrap up the three-game series on Wednesday. Starting pitchers were TBD.

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