A wild series in Boston earned a fitting finale as Cleveland held off the Red Sox for eight innings and then blasted them away in the ninth for an 11-5 win. Franmil Reyes offered his best David Ortiz impersonation in a 4-4 afternoon that featured a walk and another ball launched out of Fenway. Starter Zach Plesac stayed afloat through five turbulent innings, ultimately allowing three.
Nick Wittgren struggled and allowed a two-run home run in the sixth inning that put Boston to within one. It remained close until the ninth when Cleveland poured on five more to seal the 11-5 victory.