The Guardians have never had a better 23-game start to a season, as their win Tuesday night propelled them to a 17-6 record, the best in baseball.
Their plus-55 run differential is also the best in baseball, and the third-best through 23 games in franchise history.
The Guardians have been discussing the positive vibes in the clubhouse, which is something they attribute to new manager Stephen Vogt and backup catcher Austin Hedges , who discussed his career arc and new focus on being a mentor to younger players . In many ways, Hedges is their secret weapon.
Check back here for updates and analysis through Wednesday night's game.
The Guardians have been the hottest team in baseball to start the season, but every club is gonna have a clunker like this, as Cleveland fell to Boston 8-0 Wednesday night to drop to 17-7.
The Red Sox tacked on a few more runs in the ninth. Connor Wong had a tremendous night with four hits, five times on base and two home runs, as he just shredded Guardians pitching.
The Guardians mustered only four hits. It's the second time in a week the Guardians have been shut out by the Red Sox.
This one has been all Boston.
After Tyler Beede took the mound in relief of Carrasco, the Red Sox continued to add on, including Rafael Devers ' RBI ground rule double down the left field line that made it a 6-0 ballgame.
This one has been a very quiet, very cold game for Guardians fans at Progressive Field.
Connor Wong is having a night.
Wong just lined a solo home run to the Home Run Porch in left field, his second homer of the night, to put the Red Sox up 4-0.
And that'll end Carrasco's day with nobody out in the sixth inning.
The Guardians have had five outs that were hit to within a few feet of the warning track or further. The Red Sox have been able to muscle a few out of the ballpark.
Rafael Devers did just that, driving a Carrasco offering over the 19-foot wall in left field for a solo home run.
The Guardians offense has been bundled up, like most of the fans here, and the Red Sox now hold a 3-0 lead.
Connor Wong drilled a home run to dead center field at Progressive Field, which means he really got all of it to muscle it out of here with how cold it is, and the wind blowing in.
He hit it 416 feet, and if this was July, it mighta been something like 446.
The Red Sox are up 2-0 in the top of the second.
With a runner on, Wilyer Abreu drove a ball that just found its way all the way to the wall in left-center field, bringing home the first run of the day against Guardians starter Carlos Carrasco.
In the bottom half of the first, the Guardians sent two balls to the warning track and a third to within a few feet of the track in right field, but all three were caught. If it was warmer, at least one or two might have been gone.
Speaking of the weather, props to anyone who's at this game right now. It's 43 degrees, and it feels much colder.
The Guardians and Red Sox play at 6:10 tonight in Cleveland.
Carlos Carrasco again takes the mound in what has been a positive beginning to his 2024 season, one in which he's hoping to secure a spot in the Guardians rotation for the duration of the season. Entering Wednesday night, Carrasco is 1-1 with a 3.14 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 18 1/3 innings.
Steven Kwan , LF
Andres Gimenez, 2B
Jose Ramirez , 3B
Josh Naylor , 1B
Will Brennan , RF
Tyler Freeman , CF
Estevan Florial , DH
Bo Naylor , C
Brayan Rocchio , SS
Jarren Duran , CF
Rafael Devers, DH
Tyler O'Neil, DH
Wilyer Abreu, LF
Enmanuel Valdez , 2B
Connor Wong, C
Pablo Reyes , 3B
Bobby Dalbec , 1B
Ceddanne Rafaela , SS
His Guardians teammates might need helmets and protective gear whenever Josh Naylor does something monumental, but as long he's destroying opposing pitching like this, they're fine with it. Read more about how Naylor is lifting up his team in two ways .
The Guardians and Red Sox continue their three-game series at 1:10 Thursday afternoon.
The April 24 Guardians—Red Sox game will be televised on Bally Sports Great Lakes. It'll be broadcast over the radio on WTAM 1100 and WMMS 100.7.
Shane Bieber fought back tears talking about his diagnosis, which will end his 2024 season.
Ryan Lewis can be reached at rlewis1@gannett.com. Read more about the Guardians at www.beaconjournal.com/sports/cleveland-guardians. Follow him on Threads at @ByRyanLewis .
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Cleveland Guardians vs Boston Red Sox game score, updates
