Red Sox Blanked by Guardians: Cleveland's Pitching Overpowers Boston at Fenway

The Boston Red Sox, with a record of 9-8, faced off against the Cleveland Guardians, who came into the game with an 11-5 record. The contest concluded with a final score of 6-0 in favor of the visiting team.

In a game where offense was scarce for the home side, the Red Sox managed only three hits and committed one error. Despite getting on base twice via walks and successfully stealing a base without being caught, they were unable to capitalize on these opportunities. The team left five runners on base and had only two at-bats with runners in scoring position throughout the game.

The pitching staff for the Red Sox had contrasting performances between their starters and bullpen. The starting pitcher held his own over 5.2 innings pitched, allowing just two hits and maintaining an earned run average (ERA) of 0.00 for this outing. However, once handed over to the bullpen, control seemed to slip away as they surrendered seven hits in just 3.1 innings pitched alongside an ERA that ballooned to 13.5.

On defense, Boston's fielders provided eight assists but also contributed to their woes with one throwing error which played a part in allowing an unearned run to score against them.

The Guardians' hitters found more success against Red Sox pitchers as evidenced by their nine total hits including two doubles and one triple contributing significantly to their six runs scored across three separate innings – two runs each in both seventh and eighth innings followed by another pair in ninth inning rally.

Tim Herrin from Cleveland emerged victorious from this matchup earning his first win while Brennan Bernardino was tagged with his first loss after yielding five earned runs during his time on mound for Boston.

Fans can look forward to seeing if the Red Sox can bounce back when they next take on the Guardians again at Fenway Park located at 4 Yawkey Way, Boston MA zip code:02215; scheduled for April 16th at 7:10 PM Eastern Time Zone which will be broadcasted live on NESN network.