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Boston Red Sox @ Cleveland Guardians

2017-08-22 · Night game · Progressive Field · Att: 19563 · 72°F, cloudy · Wind 15 mph L to R · 2:41

Boston Red Sox defeated Cleveland Indians 9–1. Boston Red Sox opened the scoring in the 1st — Hanley Ramirez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Bradley Zimmer. Andrew Benintendi scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: Jackie Bradley Jr. homers (14) on a fly ball to center field — worth 12% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	3	0	9	12
CLE	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

W: Doug Fister L: Carlos Carrasco SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Welke · 1B: Alan Porter · 2B: Andy Fletcher · 3B: Pat Hoberg · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eduardo Nunez	5	2	2	5	0	0
Mookie Betts	5	0	1	0	0	0
Andrew Benintendi	5	1	1	1	0	1
Hanley Ramirez	4	0	2	1	1	2
Rafael Devers	5	0	0	0	0	2
Xander Bogaerts	4	1	2	0	0	1
Mitch Moreland	4	0	0	0	0	0
Sandy Leon	2	2	1	1	0	0
Jackie Bradley	3	2	2	1	0	1
Chris Young	1	1	1	0	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Francisco Lindor	4	1	1	1	0	0
Jason Kipnis	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jose Ramirez	3	0	0	0	0	1
Edwin Encarnacion	2	0	0	0	1	0
Jay Bruce	3	0	0	0	0	2
Brandon Guyer	2	0	0	0	1	0
Bradley Zimmer	2	0	0	0	0	1
Yan Gomes	3	0	0	0	0	1
Gio Urshela	3	0	0	0	0	0
Yandy Diaz	3	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Doug Fister	9.0	1	2	6

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Carlos Carrasco	6.2	8	1	6
Zach McAllister	1.0	2	0	0
Shawn Armstrong	1.1	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eduardo Nunez: 8/F89D+
Mookie Betts: S7/L7S+
Andrew Benintendi: 46(1)/FO/G4M
Hanley Ramirez: SB2
Hanley Ramirez: S8/G6M.2-H
Rafael Devers: K

Bot 1

Francisco Lindor: HR/F89D+
Jason Kipnis: 63/G6M-
Jose Ramirez: K
Edwin Encarnacion: W
Jay Bruce: 7/F78D

Top 2

Xander Bogaerts: D8/L8LM+
Mitch Moreland: 43/G4.2-3
Sandy Leon: 7/SF/F78XD+.3-H
Jackie Bradley: K

Bot 2

Brandon Guyer: 8/L8RD+
Bradley Zimmer: HP
Yan Gomes: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 3

Eduardo Nunez: 63/G6-
Mookie Betts: 53/G5+
Andrew Benintendi: 43/G4

Bot 3

Gio Urshela: 63/G6
Francisco Lindor: 43/G4
Yandy Diaz: K

Top 4

Hanley Ramirez: K
Rafael Devers: 63/G6
Xander Bogaerts: S7/L7S+
Mitch Moreland: 43/G34

Bot 4

Jose Ramirez: 53/G56S
Edwin Encarnacion: 9/F9M
Jay Bruce: K

Top 5

Sandy Leon: 6/F6D-
Jackie Bradley: HR/F8RXD+
Eduardo Nunez: 6/F6D-
Mookie Betts: 9/F89S

Bot 5

Brandon Guyer: W
Bradley Zimmer: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Yan Gomes: K

Top 6

Andrew Benintendi: K
Hanley Ramirez: W
Rafael Devers: K
Xander Bogaerts: K

Bot 6

Gio Urshela: 63/G6
Francisco Lindor: 7/F7D+
Yandy Diaz: 43/G4MD

Top 7

Mitch Moreland: 63/G4
Sandy Leon: HP
Jackie Bradley: S9/G34.1-2
Eduardo Nunez: D7/F7D+.2-H;1-H
Mookie Betts: 8/F8LD
Andrew Benintendi: D7/F7LD+.2-H
Hanley Ramirez: S7/L7M+.2-3
Rafael Devers: 7/F7D

Bot 7

Jose Ramirez: 8/F8LXD+
Edwin Encarnacion: 53/G56
Jay Bruce: K

Top 8

Xander Bogaerts: 63/G6
Mitch Moreland: 8/L8LD+
Sandy Leon: S9/G34
Chris Young: S7/L78S-.1-2
Eduardo Nunez: HR/F78XD+.2-H;1-H
Mookie Betts: 9/F9S-

Bot 8

Brandon Guyer: 3/G34+
Bradley Zimmer: K
Yan Gomes: 9/L9M

Top 9

Andrew Benintendi: 9/L89D+
Hanley Ramirez: K
Rafael Devers: 43/G4S-

Bot 9

Gio Urshela: 63/G6S-
Francisco Lindor: 3/F3S-
Yandy Diaz: 9/F9D+

Notes & reviews

Indians challenged call that first pitch was a ball, claiming that it had hit Zimmer; call was overturned - hit by pitch
Jason Kipnis left with injured leg
Indians challenged call that Bradley was safe at home on Nunez's double; call was upheld - safe
Jackie Bradley left with injured hand

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