The Boston Red Sox (76-62) host the Cleveland Guardians (68-67) on Tuesday in game 1 of a three-game series, with the first pitch at 6:45 p.m. ET from Fenway Park. The favored Red Sox (-259) head into the matchup after a series loss to the Pirates, and the underdog Guardians (+211) are coming off of a series win over the Mariners. Garrett Crochet starts for Boston, and Slade Cecconi is Cleveland’s choice to start.

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Red Sox vs. Guardians betting lines

• Favorite: Red Sox (-259)
• Underdog: Guardians (+211)
• Over/under: 8

Red Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Red Sox betting info

• The Red Sox have won 50 of the 84 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (59.5%).
• When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -259 or shorter, Boston has a 4-2 record (winning 66.7% of its games).
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Red Sox’s implied win probability is 72.1%.
• In the 137 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for Boston, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 66 times (66-67-4).
• The Red Sox have put together a 71-66-0 record ATS this season.

Red Sox hitting info

• Jarren Duran has a team-high batting average of .260.
• Among all batters in MLB play, Duran’s home run total ranks 125th and his RBI tally ranks 33rd.
• Duran takes a four-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .333 with a double, a home run, two walks and three RBIs.
• Trevor Story has hit 22 home runs with 84 runs batted in. Both lead his team.
• Story ranks 44th in home runs among batters in MLB and 16th in RBI.
• Ceddanne Rafaela is hitting .250 with 29 doubles, three triples, 15 home runs and 22 walks.
• Alex Bregman is batting .287 with 24 doubles, 16 home runs and 39 walks.

Red Sox pitching rankings

• The Red Sox pitching staff is 16th in the majors with a collective 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Boston’s 3.69 team ERA ranks fifth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Red Sox combine for the 16th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.289).
• Red Sox pitchers combine to allow the fourth-fewest home runs in baseball (139 total, 1.0 per game).
• Boston struck out 12 Pirates batters while allowing six hits in a 5-2 win in its last game.

Guardians betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Guardians betting info

• The Guardians have entered the game as underdogs 75 times this season and won 33, or 44%, of those games.
• Cleveland has played as an underdog of +211 or more twice this season and lost both games.
• The Guardians have a 32.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Cleveland and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 58 of its 133 opportunities.
• In 133 games with a spread this season, the Guardians are 67-66-0 ATS.

Guardians hitting info

• Jose Ramirez is batting .283 with 26 home runs and 68 RBI. All three of those stats are best among Cleveland hitters this season.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Ramirez ranks 25th in homers and 59th in RBI.
• Steven Kwan has collected 139 hits this season and has an OBP of .329. He’s slugging .377 on the year.
• Kwan is 181st overall in homers and 175th in RBI this season.
• Kwan brings a five-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .263 with a double, two walks and three RBIs.
• Kyle Manzardo is slashing .233/.313/.461 this season for the Guardians.
• Angel Martinez has collected 86 hits this season and has an OBP of .261. He’s slugging .364 on the year.

Guardians pitching rankings

• The Guardians average the 16th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the majors this season.
• Cleveland has the 16th-ranked ERA (3.93) in the majors this season.
• Guardians pitchers have a 1.310 WHIP this season, 19th in the majors.
• The Guardians have given up the 11th-fewest long balls so far this season with 149 home runs allowed.
• Last time out, Cleveland fell to the Mariners 4-2. Its pitchers compiled five strikeouts and nine hits allowed.