Nothing separated Boston and Cleveland until the sixth, when Sonny Gray’s sharp outing and a lone Red Sox run turned a quiet pitching duel into a Boston victory.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Gray kept the Guardians scoreless through his start, while Jarren Duran provided pressure for Boston with a pair of hits and a run scored.
Andruw Monasterio’s line-drive single to left field brought Jarren Duran home in the sixth, giving Boston the lead. That run remained the game's only scoring play.
Foster Griffin matched Gray for much of the afternoon but absorbed the loss after Boston broke through. Cleveland’s offense could not answer, despite Steven Kwan’s two hits.
Boston’s bullpen protected the narrow margin, with Garrett Whitlock and Aroldis Chapman contributing scoreless relief before Chapman closed the game. The defining note was simple: quiet pitching, one timely swing, and no opening for Cleveland to respond.
Boston Red Sox defeated Cleveland Guardians, 1-0.
- Jarren Duran went 2-for-3 with 1 run scored (batting .207 on the season).
- Andruw Monasterio went 1-for-3 with 1 RBI (batting .238 on the season).
- Steven Kwan went 2-for-4 (batting .282 on the season).
- Sonny Gray allowed 0 runs on 4 hits over 6.0 innings, striking out 3, to earn the win (18-5) (2.72 ERA).
- Foster Griffin allowed 1 run on 10 hits over 6.0 innings, striking out 7, and took the loss (12-3) (3.60 ERA).
- Aroldis Chapman allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.0 inning, striking out 3, and closed it out for the save (35) (1.92 ERA).
Boston Red Sox improved to 85-73; Cleveland Guardians fell to 82-76.