Guardians face the Red Sox looking to stop road slide

Cleveland Guardians (68-69, third in the AL Central) vs. Boston Red Sox (78-62, third in the AL East)

Boston; Wednesday, 6:45 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Joey Cantillo (0-0); Red Sox: Brennan Bernardino (4-2, 3.08 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 41 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians will attempt to end their seven-game road slide in a matchup with the Boston Red Sox.

Boston has a 44-27 record at home and a 78-62 record overall. Red Sox hitters are batting a collective .255, which ranks second in the AL.

Cleveland has a 33-36 record on the road and a 68-69 record overall. The Guardians are 34-12 in games when they did not allow a home run.

Wednesday’s game is the sixth time these teams match up this season. The Red Sox are up 4-1 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Trevor Story leads the Red Sox with 23 home runs while slugging .438. Roman Anthony is 13 for 39 with three home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

Jose Ramirez has 25 doubles, two triples, 26 home runs and 68 RBIs for the Guardians. Kyle Manzardo is 9 for 38 with three home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 7-3, .272 batting average, 3.94 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs

Guardians: 4-6, .181 batting average, 5.59 ERA, outscored by 26 runs

INJURIES: Red Sox: Roman Anthony: day-to-day (oblique), Hunter Dobbins: 60-Day IL (acl), Marcelo Mayer: 60-Day IL (wrist), Richard Fitts: 15-Day IL (biceps), Wilyer Abreu: 10-Day IL (calf), Luis Guerrero: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (flexor), Liam Hendriks: 60-Day IL (hip), Josh Winckowski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (knee), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Guardians: Lane Thomas: 10-Day IL (foot), Will Brennan: 60-Day IL (forearm), Andrew Walters: 60-Day IL (lat), Ben Lively: 60-Day IL (forearm), John Means: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sam Hentges: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.