Another weekend, another series against the Red Sox

Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images The Guardians and Red Sox last played baseball against each other on Aug. 29, 2021. Feel old yet?

That series did not go well for Cleveland as they dropped two of three, but they did manage to finish on a high note with a 7-5 win. They carried that momentum into a sweep of the Royals, who they have now beaten 11 straight times.

Not much has changed for Boston in a week — they are still very much in the AL Wild Card hunt, currently holding down the second slot, but a ways out of the AL East race. They’ll once again be throwing everything they have at Cleveland to keep themselves alive and ahead of the Oakland Athletics. And — again, just like last weekend…