Have you ever rejoiced on a Friday night and then realized distant relatives were coming to town, and they were bringing their snot-nosed kid? That must have been what the Red Sox were thinking on the trip to Cleveland before this series. Coming into this game, the Red Sox were struggling to find any action at the plate at the worst time as a 3-game slide against Tampa dropped them to .500 for the first time in a month. Usually, teams would be fine to be .500 at this point in the season, but with the Rays pulling further ahead in the best division in baseball (yeah, I said it) the Red Sox truly don’t have many divisional games to lose.
Red Sox 5, Guardians 4: Paxton Prevails Past Peril, Pitches Persistently
