In the first series of the 2018 season, let’s take a look at the Red Sox v Cleveland Indians match-up. Although last year, the Sox won the season series with a 4 – 3 advantage; who will hold the advantage this year?
Red Sox v Cleveland Indians Series
For the first series meeting between the two teams, we saw for Game 1, Rick Porcello matched up against Corey Kluber. Similarly, both pitchers had 15 wins, however Kluber has a better ERA. So, what started off really well in the first inning, went in the other direction for the Red Sox.
Initially, Porcello looked like he was in vintage form. However in the fifth inning, he gave up a home run. And, than in the 6th inning he gave up another home run and by the 7th inning, the score was tie and the Sox ended up losing the game 5 – 4.
In Game 2, we saw Nathan Eovaldi matched up against Shane Bieber. And, once again Cleveland took control early and Eovaldi exited in the fifth inning having already given up four runs. Cleveland ended up winning Game 2 with a score of 6 – 3.
Luckily, I was at Game 3 and saw Brian Johnson matched up against Carlos Carrasco. In the first inning, the Sox were already behind by a 2 run shot and I thought here we go again. But, the Sox bounced back in the fourth inning scoring five runs. Indeed, their bats came alive and they continued to score. Final Score was 10 – 4.
Finally, in Game 4 we saw David Price matched up against Adam Plutko. From the first inning on, David Price was lights out. In the 9th inning, Tyler Thornburg pitched and the final score was 7 – 0.
Will the Red Sox Meet the Cleveland Indians in the Post Season
So, heading into this series, both the Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians hold sizable leads on top of their division. With both teams having a strong chance of winning their division; is this series a preview of a potential playoff series between the two teams?
Hopefully, if they meet in the playoffs, it won’t be the same results of their 2016 season. To read on how that series played out, be sure to visit my Red Sox Post Season Ending Loss post.
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