Series Preview: Red Sox at Guardians

The Guardians and Red Sox will (hopefully) meet for a three-game weekend series, with tonight’s opener looking likely to be a washout.

The Guardians are 14-10 with a -5 run differential, 13th in MLB with a 102 wRC+, last in Baserunning Runs Above Average at -2.4, 12th in Defense at -3.1, 25th in starting pitching SIERA at 4.39, and fifth in bullpen SIERA at 3.05.

The Red Sox are 14-13 with a -4 run differential, 11th in MLB with a 103 wRC+, 6th in Baserunning Runs Above average at 2.3, 24th in defense at -5.2, 12th in starting pitching SIERA at 3.89, and 14th in bullpen SIERA at 3.52.

The Red Sox look like a slightly above average baseball team by the numbers, while the Guardians still look…