The Cleveland Guardians and Boston Red Sox continue their four-game series at Fenway Park in Boston with Game 2, so here’s the best Guardians vs Red Sox betting pick for Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Monday’s opener has been excluded from the analysis, while the Red Sox swept a three-game set at Progressive Field in Cleveland back in June.
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Guardians vs Red Sox Betting Pick
This game will be played at Fenway Park at 7:10 PM ET on Tuesday, July 26, 2022.
Why Bet The Guardians:
✅ The Red Sox have serious injury problems on both sides of the ball. Josh Winckowski returns to the injury-depleted starting rotation Tuesday, and the 24-year-old right-handed rookie is 3-4 with a 4.38 ERA and 1.43 WHIP in seven starts (37 innings pitched) this season. Winckowski has been charged for a loss in three straight appearances, tallying a pedestrian 5.29 ERA and 5.30 FIP across 17 frames of work.
✅ Trevor Story, Rafael Devers, and Christian Arroyo are all on the IL, while JD Martinez is day-to-day with a back injury. The slumping Red Sox lineup is hitting just .236/.283/.393 across 695 at-bats in July.
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✅ Because of all the injury troubles, the Red Sox’s bullpen has already thrown 91.2 innings in July. That’s a lot of work, and Boston’s relievers have registered an awful 5.99 ERA, 4.68 FIP, and 5.11 BB/9.
Cleveland Guardians
With Aaron Civale on the IL, the Guardians will probably have to opt for a bullpen day. Their relievers have a troublesome 4.96 ERA in 65.1 innings of work in July, posting a 2-4 record to go with three saves. On the other side of the ball, the Guardians are slashing a solid .273/.337/.410 in 710 at-bats this month.
Cleveland started the second half of the season with a four-game set at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago. After beating the White Sox in the first two games (8-2 and 7-4), the Guardians suffered a couple of losses (5-4 and 6-3), falling to 48-46 on the season. They were second in the AL Central on Monday, three games behind the Minnesota Twins.
Boston Red Sox
The 48-48 Red Sox entered the Guardians series riding a five-game losing streak. They’ve won only one of their previous ten contests, dropping three games behind the bottom wild card in the American League.
Boston’s defense has been historically bad over the last five games, allowing a thumping 67 runs in the process. Last Friday, the Red Sox suffered a humiliating 28-5 defeat to the Toronto Blue Jays, who mustered 29 hits and five dingers on the night.