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Player Influence
Daniel Espino
Daniel Espino started for Cleveland and pitched a scoreless first inning, striking out two of the three batters faced on 17 pitches.
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MLB
September 24, 2026 · Fenway Park
Cleveland Guardians at Boston Red Sox Game Analysis — September 24, 2026
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Follow the scoring sequence from the first run to the final margin.
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Martínez homered to right (319 feet).
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Matchup Effect
Ranger Suarez · Chase DeLauter
Ranger Suarez struck out Chase DeLauter in both of their plate appearances, recording strikeouts in the first and third innings.
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Player Influence
Ranger Suarez
Ranger Suarez struck out five batters and allowed one run on three hits and one walk over five innings in a losing decision.
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Team Profile
Team Profile
Cleveland held Boston to two hits and zero runs across nine innings, recording a 1-0 shutout victory.
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Scoring Play And Final Result
Angel Martinez · Ranger Suarez
Angel Martinez hit a solo home run off Ranger Suarez in the second inning, providing the only run in Cleveland's 1-0 victory over Boston.
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Scoring Sequence
Angel Martinez · Ranger Suarez
Angel Martinez hit a solo home run to right field with one out in the top of the second inning on a 2-2 changeup from Ranger Suarez.
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Player Influence
Jose Ramirez
Jose Ramirez reached base with two singles and stole second base in the sixth inning, accounting for half of Cleveland's four hits.
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Game Frame
Nick Sogard · Jarren Duran
Boston recorded only two hits in the game, consisting of a single by Nick Sogard in the third inning and a single by Jarren Duran in the seventh inning.
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Base Out State
Joey Cantillo · Ceddanne Rafaela
Joey Cantillo stranded Ceddanne Rafaela at second base with zero outs in the fifth inning following a fielding error and wild pitch.
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Bullpen Usage
Patrick Sandoval · Erik Miller · Raymond Burgos
Patrick Sandoval, Erik Miller, and Raymond Burgos combined to throw four scoreless relief innings for Boston, allowing one hit.
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Late-inning Relief Leverage
Hunter Gaddis · Caleb Durbin · Ceddanne Rafaela
In the seventh inning, Hunter Gaddis mitigated a lead-off walk by inducing a double play from Ceddanne Rafaela, allowing Cleveland to maintain its 1-0 advantage despite a subsequent two-out single.
Cleveland Guardians pitcher deployment
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Base Out State
Hunter Gaddis · Ceddanne Rafaela · Caleb Durbin
Hunter Gaddis induced a ground-ball double play from Ceddanne Rafaela to erase a lead-off walk in the seventh inning.
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Substitution Window
Andruw Monasterio · Mickey Gasper · Erik Sabrowski
Andruw Monasterio entered as a pinch hitter for Mickey Gasper in the bottom of the eighth inning and drew a two-out walk.
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Pitch Pattern
Cade Smith · Wilyer Abreu · Caleb Durbin · Ceddanne Rafaela
Cade Smith earned the save in the ninth inning by striking out Wilyer Abreu, Caleb Durbin, and Ceddanne Rafaela consecutively on 15 pitches.
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Ninth-inning Save Situation
Cade Smith
In the ninth inning, Cade Smith secured the save by striking out all three batters faced, throwing four-seam fastballs on 13 of 15 pitches to generate consistent count leverage and put-away swings.
See what the reviewed evidence supports—and where its limits are.
Martinez supplied the only swing Boston could not survive
HighIt is safe to report that Angel Martinez's solo home run in the second inning was the decisive run in Cleveland's 1-0 win.
Evidence
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- Martínez homered to right (319 feet).
- Angel Martinez vs Ranger Suarez
- Changeup · 79 mph · In play, run(s)
- Final score 1–0
- Angel Martinez · 1-for-4 · 1 HR
- Ranger Suarez · 5 IP · 3 H · 1 ER · 5 K · 1 BB · 86 pitches · L
Not implied
- Does not imply Cleveland dominated offensively beyond this single scoring event.
- Does not imply pitch-location intent or execution error by Ranger Suarez.
Limitations
- Does not capture broader offensive quality outside this decisive plate appearance.
Gaddis fixed the seventh before it got expensive
MediumIt is safe to say Gaddis's induced double play erased the lead-off baserunner and helped prevent Boston from converting a late scoring chance.
Evidence
Bottom 7
- Caleb Durbin vs Hunter Gaddis
- Ceddanne Rafaela vs Hunter Gaddis
- Jarren Duran vs Hunter Gaddis
- Trevor Story vs Hunter Gaddis
- Durbin walked.
- Rafaela grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Durbin out at second.
- Duran singled to right.
- Story struck out swinging.
- Base/out transitions · Bottom 7
- Hunter Gaddis · 1 IP · 1 H · 0 ER · 1 K · 1 BB · 22 pitches
Not implied
- Does not imply Gaddis designed the pitch specifically to generate a ground ball to the shortstop.
- Does not imply Boston's pinch-hitting or offensive approach was flawed.
Limitations
- Covers only Gaddis's four batters faced in his single inning of relief.
Smith owned the ninth by taking strike one
MediumIt is safe to conclude that Smith relied heavily on four-seam fastballs to establish counts and finish all three ninth-inning batters via strikeout.
Evidence
Bottom 9
- Wilyer Abreu vs Cade Smith
- Caleb Durbin vs Cade Smith
- Ceddanne Rafaela vs Cade Smith
- 4-Seam Fastball · 97.2 mph · Called Strike
- 4-Seam Fastball · 98.7 mph · Swinging Strike
- 4-Seam Fastball · 98.4 mph · Called Strike
- Splitter · 88.7 mph · Swinging Strike
- Cade Smith · 4-Seam Fastball · 87% usage
- Cade Smith · Splitter · 13% usage
- Cade Smith · 1 IP · 0 H · 0 ER · 3 K · 0 BB · 15 pitches
Not implied
- Does not imply pregame scouting design targeting specific hitter tendencies.
- Does not imply pitch-tunneling or deceptive mechanics beyond observable release data.
Limitations
- Limited to one three-batter inning; does not evaluate repertoire depth beyond fastballs and splitters.
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