Cleveland Guardians at Boston Red Sox 7/26/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Cleveland Guardians play the second game of a four-game series on the road at Fenway Park on Tuesday against the Boston Red Sox. Cleveland is 48-46 following its 6-3 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. Cleveland lost each of the final two games of its four-game series with Chicago after opening with a pair of victories. The Guardians are second in the American League Central, three games behind the first-place Minnesota Twins.

Second baseman Andres Gimenez is batting .304 to lead Cleveland, while third baseman Jose Ramirez is the leader in home runs with 19 and RBIs with 78. Shortstop Amed Rosario is the leader in hits with 106 and Steven Kwan is the leader in on-base percentage at .369. Cleveland has not announced its starting pitcher for Tuesday's matchup in Boston against the Red Sox.

Boston is 48-48 following its 8-4 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. The Red Sox committed three errors in the field. Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a home run in the sixth inning for Boston but at that point the Red Sox already trailed 8-3. Boston was outscored 40-10 in its three-game series with Toronto and was swept by the Blue Jays. The Red Sox are fourth in the American League East 17 ½ games behind first place New York.

Third baseman Rafael Devers is batting .324 to lead Boston and has team highs in home runs with 22 and hits with 113, while Trevor Story is the leader in RBIs with 58. However, both Devers and Story are out injured.  Shortstop Xander Bogaerts is the leader and on-base percentage at .386. On Tuesday, the Boston Red Sox will send Josh Winckowski to the mound. The right-hander is 3-4 with a 4.38 ERA, 26 Ks and 14 BBs.