Red Sox vs Guardians Picks and Prediction – 4/24/2024

The Boston Red Sox play the second game of a three-game series on the road Wednesday versus the Cleveland Guardians. Boston is 13-10 following its 6-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. Boston has won three straight and four out of the last five. The Red Sox were off on Monday. Boston is tied for third in the American League East, 2 ½ games behind the first place Baltimore Orioles. Make sure you stay up to date with all the MLB action, with our MLB picks.

Jarren Duran is batting .281 to lead Boston and has team highs in hits with 27 and on-base percentage at .352. Tyler O'Neill is the leader in home runs with seven and Reese McGuire is the leader in RBI with 10. Boston has a team batting average of .228 and slugging percentage of .394. Boston has not yet announced its starting pitcher for Wednesday's game versus Cleveland.

The Cleveland Guardians are 16-6 following a 6-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday. Josh Naylor hit a three-run double during the 7th inning to help lead the Guardians to the victory and sweep a three-game series against the Athletics. Cleveland has won four straight and seven of the last eight. The Guardians are first in the American League Central, 3 ½ games in front of the Kansas City Royals. 

Steven Kwan is batting .358 to lead Cleveland and has a team high 34 hits. Josh Naylor is the leader in home runs with six, RBI with 20 and on-base percentage at .393. Cleveland has a team batting average of .252 and slugging percentage .401. On Wednesday, the Cleveland Guardians will send Carlos Carrasco to the mound. The right hander is 1-1 with a 3.44 ERA, 16 Ks and 12 BBs.