Guardians edge Red Sox 5-4

BOSTON (AP) — Carlos Carrasco picked up his first for Cleveland since 2020 and Andrés Giménez had two RBIs to lead the Guardians to a 5-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox.

Cleveland took three of four from Boston and improved to a Central Division-best 13-6.

The Guardians are 10-3 on the road. After starting the season with seven wins in 10 road games, the Red Sox went 3-7 on their first homestand of the season.

Carrasco allowed two hits in 5 2/3 innings.

Emmanuel Clase pitched a scoreless ninth for his fifth save as the Guardians won three games in a series at Boston for the first time since 2000.