Cleveland Guardians at Boston Red Sox

BOSTON (Interstat) — The Cleveland Guardians will visit the Boston Red Sox on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, at Fenway Park. The forecast calls for 57 degrees at first pitch. Cleveland lists Ranger Suarez as its probable starter. Suarez has an 8-4 record this season. The Guardians enter at 82-76. The Red Sox are 85-73.

Cleveland is coming off a 1-0 loss at Boston on Wednesday. Foster Griffin pitched six innings in that game, allowing one earned run on 10 hits while striking out seven. Griffin is a player to watch for Cleveland. He also threw four innings against the Chicago White Sox on Sept. 15, allowing two earned runs on five hits with two walks and five strikeouts. He gave up eight earned runs in 2 1/3 innings at Baltimore on Sept. 9, and he allowed two earned runs on four hits over five innings against Kansas City on Aug. 29. The Guardians had won three of four before Wednesday’s defeat, including a 3-2 win at Boston on Tuesday and a 1-0 home victory over the Athletics on Sept. 20. Cleveland will continue its road trip at Kansas City on Friday.

Boston has won three of the five meetings between the teams this season. The Red Sox took Wednesday’s game behind Sonny Gray, who worked six scoreless innings, allowed four hits, walked one and struck out three. Gray is a player to watch for Boston. He earned a win at Texas on Sept. 17, giving up three earned runs on three hits over 6 1/3 innings with six strikeouts. He took a loss against Kansas City on Sept. 11 after allowing three earned runs on six hits in six innings, and he tossed seven scoreless innings at Baltimore on Sept. 5, allowing three hits with three walks and seven strikeouts. Boston has lost two of three at Tampa Bay. The Red Sox will host the Chicago Cubs starting Friday.

Boston will open a three-game home series against the Cubs. Cleveland’s recent stretch includes a 12-6 win over the Athletics on Sept. 19 and a 6-3 victory over the White Sox on Sept. 16. Boston’s recent road trip included a 4-3 win at Texas on Sept. 17 and a 4-2 win at Tampa Bay on Sept. 18.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Cleveland Guardians 9, Boston Red Sox 6, while Interstat’s ELO system gives Boston a 57.6 percent probability to win. Boston is a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5, and the over/under is 7.