The Red Sox take on the Cleveland Guardians at a dangerous time: Cleveland has it’s best pitchers matched up and the Sox are sitting exactly .500. Anything less than a series win takes them back to a losing record. Once again the losses loom large with blown saves, blown plays, and bats going quiet at the wrong times.
James Paxton, for his part, is coming off a strong start, albeit one of just 5.0 innings. The lefty allowed just 4 hits and 1 run while striking out 8 Cincinnati Reds last time out. No walks, no homers.