The Cleveland Guardians are at the Boston Red Sox in the second game of their series. The Guardians picked up a shut-out win in Game 1. The win for the visiting Guardians moved them to 11-5 on the season. Cleveland is in first place in the American League Central.
Guardians vs Red Sox Picks
- Picks: Boston Red Sox -109 & UNDER 8.5 runs
For the Boston Red Sox, the loss dropped them to 9-8 on the season. Boston is now fourth in the American League East. The Red Sox have dropped six out of their last 10 MLB games overall.
Now is time to get to the scores and odds for our Guardians vs Red Sox betting picks:
Cleveland Guardians vs Boston Red Sox Odds
In order to make our Guardians vs Red Sox betting picks, take a look at the MLB odds at BetUS for this game:
1Moneyline:
Boston Red Sox -109, Cleveland Guardians -101
2Total:
8.5 runs
3Runline:
Cleveland Guardians -1.5 (+175), Boston Red Sox +1.5 (-210)
Cleveland Guardians vs Boston Red Sox Information
Some information on these two MLB teams:
Cleveland Guardians (11-5) vs Boston Red Sox (9-8)
Location: Fenway Park; Boston, MA
Date & Time: Tuesday April 16th, 2024; 7:10pm EST
Watch On: NESN
Previous Meeting: The Cleveland Guardians beat the Boston Red Sox 10-3 on June 8th, 2023.
Cleveland Guardians vs Boston Red Sox Analysis
Will Brennan hit a two run home run in the top of the 7th to give Cleveland the lead. It would prove to be the only offense they needed in the game. For good measure though, the Guardians scored two more runs in the eighth and two in the ninth inning. Gabriel Arias had three hits in the game for Cleveland.
Steven Kwan and Josh Naylor have the best batting averages on the team. They are batting .368 and .347 respectively. In the power department, the Guardians have seen Naylor crush four of them, while Ramirez has three on the season.
Tanner Bibee is projected to get the start for the Cleveland Guardians. Bibee is 25 years old, and making his fourth start of the season. He is 1-0 on the season, with a 5.93 earned run average on the season. In 13.2 innings, Bibee has 15 strikeouts.
For the Boston Red Sox, Garrett Whitlock will get the baseball. Whitlock is 1-0 on the season as well, with a 1.26 earned run average. The 27 year old right hander has thrown 14.1 innings, and allowed just six walks, while striking out 16.
Boston picked up just three hits in the loss on Monday. Kutter Crawford was strong on the mound, going 5.2 innings, and allowing just two hits, but the offense did not show up. The Red Sox also lost their left fielder Tyler O’Neill to injury in the game. O’Neill leads the Boston offense in home runs, with 7.
O’Neill also has the top batting average on the team, at .304. Jarren Duran is hitting .303 for the Red Sox as well. As a team, Boston is 16th in runs scored, with 4.5 per game. The team batting average is down to .233 on the season. Boston has 20 homeruns hit on the season so far.
Cleveland Guardians vs Boston Red Sox Betting Picks
When we make our MLB picks and parlays for this game, the first thing we think about is another low scoring game. We like Bibee and Whitlock in this game. Both offenses could be in for a hard time. In the end though, we are going to go with the home team. The bullpens battle late in the game, and Boston scores last. The Boston Red Sox at – over the Cleveland Guardians is the pick in this one.
Cleveland Guardians vs Boston Red Sox Prediction
Our final score prediction for this game reflects that. We expect a low scoring game. We are going with the Boston Red Sox -109 and the UNDER 8.5 runs. Therefore our final score prediction sits at 3-2 Boston over Cleveland. We hope you enjoy this game, and all the games in Major League Baseball for Tuesday. Best of luck with all your MLB best bets for the games on the MLB schedule today!
- Picks: Boston Red Sox -109 & UNDER 8.5 runs
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