Boston Red SoxRed Sox25-33
9FinalMay 31, 2026
Cleveland GuardiansGuardians34-27
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Closing line
US sportsbook at first pitchMoneyline
BOS−105
CLE−114
Run line
BOS −1.5+159
CLE +1.5−194
Total O/U
Over 7−101
Under 7−120
- Run line: Red Sox −1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 7 (13 runs).
Recap
The Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 9-4 at Progressive Field in Cleveland on May 31, 2026 to move to 25-33.
The lead changed hands 4 times. They scored 6 runs in the seventh inning.
Score by inning
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| CLE | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
W: Moran (1-2) · L: Holderman (3-1)
Scoring plays
Top 1
- BOSHome runDuran homered to right (402 feet).1-0
Bottom 2
- CLESingleHedges singled to right, Fry scored and Hoskins scored, Manzardo to third.1-2
Top 5
- BOSSacrifice flyGasper hit sacrifice fly to left, Mayer scored.2-2
- BOSSingleAbreu singled to left, Wong scored, Abreu thrown out at second, Duran to third.3-2
Bottom 5
- CLEDoubleRamírez doubled to left, Rocchio scored.3-3
- CLESingleDeLauter singled to left, Ramírez scored.3-4
Top 7
- BOSWalkAbreu walked, Wong scored, Duran to second, Narváez to third.4-4
- BOSSingleYoshida singled to center, Duran scored and Narváez scored, Abreu to third.6-4
- BOSSingleKiner-Falefa singled to center, Abreu scored, Yoshida to second.7-4
- BOSTripleDurbin tripled to right, Yoshida scored and Kiner-Falefa scored.9-4
Team stats
BOSCLE
- Hits
- 12
- 11
- Home Runs
- 1
- 0
- Runs Batted In
- 9
- 4
- Walks
- 4
- 2
- Strikeouts
- 9
- 15
- Runners Left On Base
- 16
- 23
- Errors
- 1
- 0
Player stats
Red Sox · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarren Duran CF | 1-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | .219 | .286 | .409 |
| Mickey Gasper 1B | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | .333 | .364 | .392 |
| Willson Contreras 1B | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .384 | .505 |
| Wilyer Abreu RF | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .284 | .350 | .428 |
| Masataka Yoshida LF | 2-5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .259 | .349 | .357 |
| Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B | 1-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .311 | .378 | .378 |
| Caleb Durbin 3B | 1-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .183 | .250 | .280 |
| Marcelo Mayer SS | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .224 | .289 | .301 |
| Connor Wong DH | 1-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .258 | .338 | .379 |
| Carlos Narvaez C | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .220 | .298 | .321 |
Red Sox · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranger Suarez P | 5.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 93-58 | 3.38 | 93 |
| Jovani Moran P | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22-14 | 3.19 | 22 |
| Tyron Guerrero P | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-12 | 6.75 | 15 |
| Greg Weissert P | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-13 | 4.24 | 19 |
| Aroldis Chapman P | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-10 | 0.48 | 13 |
Guardians · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Bazzana 2B | 0-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | .294 | .389 | .450 |
| Jose Ramirez 3B | 1-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .228 | .341 | .397 |
| Chase DeLauter RF | 3-5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .268 | .345 | .434 |
| Rhys Hoskins DH | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | .192 | .339 | .385 |
| David Fry LF | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | .259 | .368 | .407 |
| Kyle Manzardo 1B | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .220 | .306 | .352 |
| Stuart Fairchild CF | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Petey Halpin CF | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .167 | .194 | .200 |
| Austin Hedges C | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .244 | .318 | .333 |
| Brayan Rocchio SS | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .293 | .374 | .415 |
Guardians · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanner Bibee P | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 90-62 | 4.57 | 90 |
| Colin Holderman P | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13-6 | 2.14 | 13 |
| Tim Herrin P | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19-9 | 3.32 | 19 |
| Codi Heuer P | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-6 | 2.84 | 8 |
| Will Dion P | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27-18 | 6.00 | 27 |
Game info
VenueProgressive Field, Cleveland, OH
Attendance28,798
OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Austin Jones · First Base Umpire: Ben May · Second Base Umpire: John Tumpane · Third Base Umpire: Brennan Miller
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