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Martinez lined out to third baseman J.Ramírez

Devers grounded out, first baseman Santana unassisted.

Grounded out, first baseman Santana unassisted.

Martinez lined out to third baseman Jo.Ramírez.

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Bogaerts homered to right on a 0-2 count.

On B.Johnson's wild pitch, Lindor scored, Mercado to second.

Bogaerts homered to left on a full count, Betts scored, Devers scored.

Homered to left on a full count, Betts scored, Devers scored.

Red Sox third.  Betts flied out to center fielder Mercado.  Devers homered to left on a full count.  Bogaerts homered to right on a 0-2 count.  Martinez struck out.  Benintendi grounded out, second baseman Freeman to first baseman Santana.

Indians third.  Naquin grounded out, second baseman M.Hernández to first baseman Travis.  Lindor hit an infield single to shortstop.  On shortstop Bogaerts' throwing error, Lindor to second.  Mercado safe at first on fielding error by third baseman Devers, Lindor to third.  On B.Johnson's wild pitch, Lindor scored, Mercado to second.  Santana struck out.  J.Ramírez walked on four pitches.  Walden pitching.  Reyes grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop Bogaerts to second baseman M.Hernández, J.Ramírez out.

Red Sox seventh.  Goody pitching.  Bradley Jr. fouled out to third baseman J.Ramírez.  Betts doubled to left.  Devers was intentionally walked.  Bogaerts homered to left on a full count, Betts scored, Devers scored.  Martinez struck out.  Allen pitching.  Benintendi doubled to center.  Travis struck out.

Cleveland took two of three in Boston in late May, losing the first game, 12-5, but outscoring the Red Sox, 21-14, over the next two. The Indians have won three of their last four at home against the Red Sox after dropping four of the previous six.

The Red Sox have gone 3-11 since July 28, worst in the American League in that span and better than only the Pirates (2-11) league-wide. Their starter ERA prior to July 28 was 4.70, compared to 8.15 since that date.

J.D. Martinez has picked up a hit in 10 straight games, slashing .447/.523/.842 (1.365 OPS) with four home runs, eight RBI and nine runs in that span. Prior to the All-Star break, Martinez posted a .541 slugging percentage, but he has slugged .615 post-break.

The Indians have gone 26-9 (.743) since July 1, best in MLB. Only three teams in the live-ball era (since 1920) have posted a .740+ win percentage from July 1 to the end of a season: the 2001 Oakland A's (64-19, .771), the 1954 Cleveland Indians (63-21, .750) and the 1942 St. Louis Cardinals (68-21, .764).

Jose Ramirez posted a .652 OPS prior to the All-Star break, ranking 141st out of the 146 hitters qualifying for the batting title. Post-break, Ramirez has a 1.035 OPS, ranking 11th in the same population of hitters.

Eduardo Rodriguez has a BB/9 of 5.58 and a K/9 of 7.04 over his last five starts, compared to season-long marks of 3.40 and 8.98, respectively. Zach Plesac posted a 3.80 ERA in eight starts in his first stint in the majors this season but has a 2.00 mark in five starts since his recall on July 16.

HP - Barrett, 1B - Tumpane, 2B - Barksdale, 3B - Bacon

For an idea of how desperate the Boston Red Sox are to find something that works with their pitching, look no further than Tuesday night's game against the Cleveland Indians.
Nathan Eovaldi, whose return to the rotation was set to take place Wednesday, was instead used in relief for two outs in the eighth inning. Then, after Brandon Workman blew the save in the ninth, the man Eovaldi was expected to replace on the starting staff, Andrew Cashner, took the mound with a one-run lead in the 10th and converted his first career save.

Desperate Red Sox look to win series in Cleveland

CLEVELAND (AP)  The Red Sox have survived their most demanding stretch of the season with their modest playoff hopes intact.
Rafael Devers homered and singled, extending his robust hit streak to eight straight at-bats, and Xander Bogaerts went deep twice to lead Boston to a 5-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday.

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Boston Red Sox @ Cleveland Guardians on August 14, 2019

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