Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction: Take over in this exciting matchup

Boston Red Sox 9-9 will host the Cleveland Guardians, who are 12-5 this season at Fenway Park. In what will be a four-game series, the Cleveland Guardians had a bright start with two wins in two. How will the Boston Red Sox react in game three?

Boston Red Sox

After a poor start to this series, the Boston Red Sox will head into this one, hoping to make a statement. The Boston Red Sox scored seven runs on Tuesday, but the pitching gave up ten runs, leading to the defeat. Looking at their last home games, the Boston Red Sox have won just two in nine, including the spring games. The Projected pitcher for this game will be right-handed Tanner Houck, who sits with a 2-1 record and an ERA of 2.04. A quick check to this game shows that the Boston Red Sox have suffered a defeat in their last 13 night games following a home loss.

Cleveland Guardians

The Cleveland Guardians rose to test in their Tuesday night game against the Red Sox, getting their second win of this series. All thanks to a José Ramírez tiebreaking RBI single in the 11th inning, the Cleveland Guardians made it two in two in this series. With their offense ranked 11th in the league while the pitching is ranked 2nd, the Cleveland Guardians are averaging 5.44 runs, while their pitching is giving up 3.25 runs per game. Ben Lively will take the mound for the Cleveland Guardians in this game, which will be his first start of the season, as he finished the previous year with a less-than-excellent performance with an ERA of 2.7 and a high projection of 4.8 hits allowed per game. Ahead of this game, Tyler Freeman is projected to hit 9th in the lineup today, having already primarily shot in the top half this season (75% of the time). Also, The Cleveland Guardians have won each of their last six games as road underdogs.

Expert Tips & Prediction

The Cleveland Guardians are averaging 5.44 runs per game, while the Boston Red Sox offense was good in game two on Tuesday night. We could be in for another offensive play, and this will not be a bit of a low-scoring encounter. While the Red Sox will have Tanner Houck, who has shown character this season, I do not see them losing for the third time here at the hands of the Cleveland Guardians.