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Boston Red Sox @ Cleveland Guardians

2018-09-23 · Night game · Progressive Field · 11 innings · Att: 27879 · 68°F, sunny · Wind 10 mph from RF · 4:20

Cleveland Indians defeated Boston Red Sox 4–3. Boston Red Sox opened the scoring in the 1st — Rafael Devers pops out to shortstop Francisco Lindor. Cleveland Indians took the lead in the 4th — Melky Cabrera doubles (15) on a line drive to right fielder Mookie Betts. Edwin Encarnacion scores. Yonder Alonso scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 4th: Melky Cabrera doubles (15) on a line drive to right fielder Mookie Betts. Edwin Encarnacion scores. Yonder Alonso scores — worth 23% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
BOS	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8
CLE	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	9

W: Josh Tomlin L: William Cuevas SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Vic Carapazza · 1B: Jerry Layne · 2B: Jordan Baker · 3B: Greg Gibson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mookie Betts	6	2	4	1	0	2
Andrew Benintendi	5	0	0	0	0	0
Xander Bogaerts	2	0	1	0	2	1
Rafael Devers	4	0	0	1	2	1
Steve Pearce	4	0	0	0	1	0
Mitch Moreland	4	0	0	0	1	1
Ian Kinsler	5	0	0	0	0	1
Jackie Bradley	4	0	1	0	0	1
Christian Vazquez	5	1	1	0	0	0
Tzu-Wei Lin	1	0	1	0	1	0

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Francisco Lindor	4	0	0	0	0	1
Michael Brantley	5	1	1	0	0	1
Jose Ramirez	3	1	0	0	2	1
Edwin Encarnacion	3	1	2	1	1	1
Josh Donaldson	4	0	0	0	0	2
Yonder Alonso	4	1	2	0	0	0
Melky Cabrera	2	0	1	2	1	0
Jason Kipnis	4	0	1	0	0	1
Roberto Perez	1	0	0	0	0	1
Eric Haase	3	0	1	0	0	2
Greg Allen	2	0	1	1	0	0
Rajai Davis	0	0	0	0	0	0
Erik Gonzalez	1	0	0	0	0	0
Yandy Diaz	0	0	0	0	1	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hector Velazquez	3.1	4	0	3
Steven Wright	0.2	2	0	1
Bobby Poyner	1.0	0	1	2
William Cuevas	5.1	2	3	4
Robby Scott	0.0	1	1	0

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Adam Plutko	6.0	5	3	2
Dan Otero	1.0	1	0	1
Jon Edwards	0.1	0	2	0
Neil Ramirez	0.2	0	0	1
Adam Cimber	1.0	1	1	1
Josh Tomlin	2.0	1	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mookie Betts: D8/F8LXD+
Andrew Benintendi: 13/SH/BG15S.2-3
Xander Bogaerts: W
Rafael Devers: WP.3-H(NR);1-2
Rafael Devers: 6/F6MD-
Steve Pearce: 9/F9M

Bot 1

Francisco Lindor: K
Michael Brantley: 63/G6M
Jose Ramirez: 53/G5S-

Top 2

Mitch Moreland: 7/F7LS
Ian Kinsler: 3/F3S-
Jackie Bradley: 7/L7LS

Bot 2

Edwin Encarnacion: T8/L8LM
Josh Donaldson: FC6/G6.3XH(62);B-1
Yonder Alonso: S9/G34+.1-2
Melky Cabrera: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+

Top 3

Christian Vazquez: S8/G6M+
Mookie Betts: S9/F89S.1-2
Andrew Benintendi: 6/F56D-
Xander Bogaerts: W.2-3;1-2
Rafael Devers: 3/G3-.3-H;2-3;1-2
Steve Pearce: 31/G4S

Bot 3

Jason Kipnis: 7/F78D
Roberto Perez: K
Francisco Lindor: 63/G6

Top 4

Mitch Moreland: W
Ian Kinsler: 3/F3F-
Jackie Bradley: 8/F78XD+
Christian Vazquez: 9/F89D+

Bot 4

Michael Brantley: S8/L4M+
Jose Ramirez: K
Edwin Encarnacion: PO1(E1).1-2
Edwin Encarnacion: WP.2-3
Edwin Encarnacion: S7/L78S+.3-H
Josh Donaldson: K+PB.1-2
Yonder Alonso: S8/L8RS.2-3;B-2(E8)
Melky Cabrera: D9/L34D+.3-H;2-H(UR)
Jason Kipnis: 6/F6MD-

Top 5

Mookie Betts: HR/F8RXD+
Andrew Benintendi: 63/G6MD
Xander Bogaerts: S9/G34+
Rafael Devers: K
Steve Pearce: 13/G13

Bot 5

Eric Haase: K
Francisco Lindor: 13/G13-
Michael Brantley: K

Top 6

Mitch Moreland: 7/F7M
Ian Kinsler: 9/F89M
Jackie Bradley: K

Bot 6

Jose Ramirez: W
Edwin Encarnacion: K
Josh Donaldson: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+

Top 7

Christian Vazquez: 3/G3-
Mookie Betts: D7/G5+
Andrew Benintendi: 43/G4+.2-3
Xander Bogaerts: K

Bot 7

Yonder Alonso: 53/G56S-
Melky Cabrera: W
Jason Kipnis: K+CS2(26)/DP

Top 8

Rafael Devers: W
Steve Pearce: W.1-2
Mitch Moreland: 9/F89S
Ian Kinsler: K
Jackie Bradley: HP.2-3;1-2
Christian Vazquez: 4/F34D-

Bot 8

Eric Haase: K
Francisco Lindor: HP
Michael Brantley: 5/F5D-
Jose Ramirez: 5/F2LF-

Top 9

Mookie Betts: K
Andrew Benintendi: 8/F8LD
Tzu-Wei Lin: D7/L7LM
Rafael Devers: IW
Steve Pearce: 13/G13-

Bot 9

Edwin Encarnacion: W
Josh Donaldson: CS2(24)
Josh Donaldson: K
Yonder Alonso: 9/F89D

Top 10

Mitch Moreland: K
Ian Kinsler: 53/G56
Jackie Bradley: S5/G5S-
Christian Vazquez: 8/F8LXD+

Bot 10

Greg Allen: 31/G34
Jason Kipnis: D9/L3D+
Eric Haase: S6/G56.2-2
Francisco Lindor: 43/G4+.2-3;1-2
Michael Brantley: 31/G34S-

Top 11

Mookie Betts: K
Andrew Benintendi: 7/F78D+
Tzu-Wei Lin: W
Rafael Devers: 13/G13S-

Bot 11

Jose Ramirez: W
Rajai Davis: 24/SH/BG2L-.1-2
Erik Gonzalez: E6/G6M.2-3
Yandy Diaz: IW.1-2
Greg Allen: S7/G56+.3-H;2-3;1-2

Notes & reviews

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Roberto Perez left with an injured shoulder
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Xander Bogaerts left with an injured shoulder
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Indians challenged call that Bradley was hit by pitch; call was upheld - hit by pitch
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Red Sox challenged call that Haase was safe at 1st; call was upheld - single
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