The Boston Red Sox will travel to Cleveland, Ohio to face the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field for Game 1 of the series with the first pitch scheduled for 6:10 PM ET on Tuesday evening and will air on Bally Sports Great Lakes and New England Sports Network.

The Boston Red Sox have been red hot over their last five games winning four of the five games and have won by an average margin of 3 runs per game during that stretch which has also improved their record this season to 13-10 which puts them in a tie for 3^rd place in the AL East with the Toronto Blue Jays. 

Boston has already played Cleveland in one series this season which resulted in a 1-3 series loss at home while the Red Sox lost by an average margin of 2 runs per game during the series and the lone win coming by a score of 2-0. The Red Sox have lost six of the previous ten games in the series including three of the previous four meetings while losing by an average margin of 1.3 runs per game over the last ten and .67 runs per game over the previous three games. 

The Red Sox have won two of the last three games in the series with Tanner Houck starting on the mound including a 2-0 win this season. Houck has gotten off to a hot start this season as well with a record of 3-1 with an ERA of 1.35 ERA while striking out 28 batters. Boston will look to extend their winning streak to four games when they travel to face the Cleveland Guardians.

The Cleveland Guardians have one of the best records in the American League as they enter Game 1 of the series against the Boston Red Sox with the best record in the MLB at 16-6 and have won four straight games following a 3-0 series sweep at home against the Oakland Athletics over the weekend which also resulted in their 6^th series win this season with their lone series loss coming at home against the New York Yankees. The Guardians have won by an average margin of 4 runs per game during their current winning streak. 

Cleveland has won three of the four games this season against the Boston Red Sox and has won by an average margin of 2 runs per game in those meetings. Beating the Red Sox is nothing new for the Guardians as they have won six of the last ten games in the series while winning by an average margin of 1.3 runs per game during that stretch. 

However, Ben Lively has not fared well in the series against the Red Sox with the Guardians having lost two of the previous three games against Boston with Lively on the mound including their only loss this season against Boston. The Cleveland Guardians will look to extend their winning streak to five games when they host the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday evening.

BetNow has the Boston Red Sox listed as -115 moneyline favorites on the road against the Cleveland Guardians for Game 1 of the series on Tuesday evening. Cleveland won the previous series this season 3-1, however, the lone win for Boston this season in the series featured the two starting pitchers in what was a pitcher’s duel with the Red Sox winning 2-0.

Both teams enter this game following series sweeps over the weekend with Cleveland sweeping the Oakland Athletics 3-0 at home and the Boston Red Sox sweeping the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 on the road. Cleveland has won six of the previous ten games in the series by an average margin of 1.3 runs per game and has won three of the four games this season by an average of 2 runs per game, however, the lone loss this season came in a game featuring both starting pitchers for Game 1 of the series. Take the moneyline for the Boston Red Sox when they travel to face the Cleveland Guardians for Game 1 of the series on Tuesday evening.