MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT BOSTON RED SOX
09/24/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 2954 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (71-88) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0
Boston Red Sox (93-66) 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 X 4 11 0
Cleveland Defeated By Red Sox, 4-1
The Boston Red Sox stymied the Cleveland Guardians, 4-1, at Fenway Park. Dave Hopper had a good day at the plate. He was 3 for 3 with a double and 2 singles, while adding 4 RBI for Boston. Tony Nava, the winner, improved to 16-5. He held the Guardians to 1 run on 3 hits over 6 innings, while striking out 2 and walking 5. Terence McCray got the save, his 44th in 51 chances.

With Boston leading 1-0 in the bottom of the fourth, Hopper hit a run-scoring single off Cleveland hurler Jose C. Medina. It was the 43rd hit of the season for Hopper and put his team ahead, 2-0.

"I was just going up there trying to see good pitches, that was about it," said Hopper.

Cleveland's current losing streak has reached 4 games.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Álvarez RF 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 .275 6 45
J. Martínez SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .259 9 55
E. Jones 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 24 80
M. Papi DH 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .272 21 78
L. Thompson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .251 8 61
T. Taylor CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .225 9 40
R. Walker 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .400 1 2
H. Bertolucci LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .310 0 4
J. González C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .245 1 17
Totals 30 1 5 1 7 5 17      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Walker (3, 9th Inning off T. McCray, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Walker (1, 7th Inning off T. Nava, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Álvarez , R. Walker 6 , J. González 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Martínez , L. Thompson , R. Walker
GIDP: J. González
Sac Bunt: J. Martínez
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Walker-Martínez-Thompson)
OF assists: 1 (Taylor(Robertson at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Colón RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .258 8 44
B. Dawson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252 19 49
   a-C. Arroyo 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 1 18
R. Devers 1B 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .257 16 79
P. Vitzhum DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .270 18 76
F. Mallen SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .257 17 66
D. Robertson 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .263 8 59
D. Combs C 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .270 32 89
J. Williamson LF 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .257 14 52
D. Hopper CF 3 0 3 4 0 0 0 .328 9 31
Totals 32 4 11 4 2 4 13      
a - C. Arroyo substituted for B. Dawson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Robertson (36, 6th Inning off J. Medina, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Hopper (9, 6th Inning off J. Medina, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Devers 3 , D. Robertson 2 , D. Combs 2 , J. Williamson 2 , D. Hopper 4
2-out RBI: , D. Hopper 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Colón 2 , F. Mallen
GIDP: J. Williamson
Hit by Pitch: J. Williamson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Mallen (23)
CS: D. Hopper (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Dawson-Mallen-Devers)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Medina L (10-12) 6.1 10 4 4 2 3 0 30 99 4.48   
J. Throckmorton 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 14 2.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Medina 38
Batters Faced: J. Medina 30, J. Throckmorton 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Medina 7-7, J. Throckmorton 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Medina 99-60, J. Throckmorton 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Throckmorton 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Medina
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Nava W (16-5) 6.0 3 1 1 5 2 1 26 95 2.79   
T. Robinson H (19) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 6 27 2.69   
T. McCray SV (44) 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 6 26 3.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Nava 59
Batters Faced: T. Nava 26, T. Robinson 6, T. McCray 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Nava 8-8, T. Robinson 2-1, T. McCray 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Nava 95-49, T. Robinson 27-15, T. McCray 26-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Robinson 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Hopper
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:45 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 37150
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