Cleveland Indians vs Boston Red Sox, September 23, 2018
September 23, 2018, 7:05 PM ET | Progressive Field
Starting Pitchers
Boston Red Sox
Recorded starter
Cleveland Indians
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2018Boston Red SoxCleveland Indians
.792
OPS.766
208
HR216
876
Runs818
3.75
ERA3.77
1.25
WHIP1.20
1558
Strikeouts by pitchers1544
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Boston Red Sox, MLBDB pick
Boston Red Sox, MLBDB pick
Cleveland Indians, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Mookie Betts led Boston Red Sox with 4 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mookie BettsRF | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Blake SwihartRF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam TravisLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xander BogaertsSS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tzu-Wei LinPH/SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Devers3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve PearceDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch Moreland1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ian Kinsler2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jackie Bradley Jr.CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Christian VázquezC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
Edwin Encarnación and Yonder Alonso led Cleveland Indians with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco LindorSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael BrantleyLF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon GuyerLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| José Ramírez2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Edwin EncarnaciónDH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rajai DavisPR/DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Donaldson3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Erik González3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yonder Alonso1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yandy DíazPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Melky CabreraRF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg AllenPR/RF/CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason KipnisCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon BarnesPR/RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roberto PérezC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eric HaasePH/C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
Pitching
William Cuevas went 5.1 innings for Boston Red Sox (4 SO, 1 ER); Adam Plutko went 6.0 innings for Cleveland Indians (2 SO, 3 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||
| Hector Velázquez | 3.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Steven Wright | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Poyner | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| William Cuevas | 5.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Robby Scott | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||
| Adam Plutko | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Dan Otero | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jon Edwards | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Ramírez | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam Cimber | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Tomlin | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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