Someone throw this team a life raft
Monday evening marks the start of a three-game set between the Cleveland Guardians (48-46, 2nd AL Central) and the Boston Red Sox (48-48, 4th AL East) at 7:10 P.M. ET on NESN. They are the closest two teams in the American League standings from the third wild card spot, with the Guardians two games out and the Red Sox three games out. In the first series back from the All-Star Break, the Guardians split a four-game set at the White Sox, winning the first two and losing the last two.