
The Boston Red Sox will look to Willson Contreras, currently on a 12-game hitting streak, versus the Cleveland Guardians at 4:10 p.m. ET on Saturday, at Progressive Field. Parker Messick (6-1, 2.24 ERA) will start for the Guardians, who are 34-25 this season and first in the AL Central. Sonny Gray (5-1, 3.27 ERA) is the expected starter for the Red Sox, who are 23-33 and fifth in the AL East.
How to watch Boston Red Sox vs. Cleveland Guardians
- Venue: Progressive Field
- Time: 4:10 p.m. ET
- Streaming: Fubo (Stream now)
- TV: CleGuardians.TV and NESN
- Watching in person? Get tickets on StubHub.
Red Sox vs. Guardians odds
- Favorite Moneyline: Guardians -135
- Underdog Moneyline: Red Sox +110
- Total: 6.5
- Total Over Odds: -120
- Total Under Odds: +100
Odds provided by BetMGM.
Injury reports
Guardians
Erik Sabrowski: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Gabriel Arias: 60 Day IL (Hamstring)
Red Sox
Trevor Story: 10 Day IL (Groin), Roman Anthony: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Garrett Crochet: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Garrett Whitlock: 15 Day IL (Knee), Tanner Houck: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Patrick Sandoval: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kutter Crawford: 60 Day IL (Wrist), Triston Casas: 60 Day IL (Knee), Romy Gonzalez: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Nick Sogard: day-to-day (Side)
Stats to know
- Clevelandβs Jose Ramirez is slashing .227/.341/.394 this season with eight home runs, 27 RBIs and an OPS of .735. He has a 13.6% strikeout rate and a 14.7% walk rate in 258 plate appearances, and he has scored 31 total runs. Ramirez has recorded 20 steals on 22 attempts.
- In 223 plate appearances, Chase DeLauter has hit seven long balls, tallied 31 RBIs and scored 22 runs. He is batting .265/.345/.439 and has posted a 10.8% strikeout rate and an 11.2% walk rate.
- Contreras is hitting for a .290 BA, .383 OBP and .513 SLG with a 25.1% strikeout rate and a 9.7% walk rate. His OPS is .896, which ranks 14th in MLB, and he has scored 25 runs. In 227 plate appearances, he has hit 11 home runs and driven in 33 runs.
- In 237 plate appearances, Wilyer Abreu has hit six long balls, tallied 22 RBIs and scored 24 runs. He is batting .280/.343/.425 and has posted a 19.4% strikeout rate and an 8.9% walk rate. Abreu has recorded four steals on five attempts.
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