Joe Kelly (1-0, 9.35 ERA) and Trevor Bauer (3-1, 3.89 ERA) take the hill in the second of a three-game series between the Boston Red Sox (25-17) and the Cleveland Indians (22-17) at Fenway Park. The Indians won the last game 4-2, continuing a five-game winning streak. Action begins at 4:05 p.m. ET on Saturday, May. 21 and can be seen on STOh and NESN.
Kelly pitched 0.2 inning in his last outing, surrendering zero runs, striking out one and walking two in a 3-0 defeat to the Rays. Jackie Bradley Jr. (.340, 22 Rs, 8 HRs, 33 RBIs, 2 SBs) went 1 for 2 yesterday with one run, one home run, and one RBI. Bauer went 6.2 innings, surrendering three runs, striking out eight and walking two in a 5-1 defeat to the Twins in his most recent start. Jason Kipnis (.285, 24 Rs, 6 HRs, 24 RBIs, 3 SBs) has been successful at the plate, going 2 for 5 yesterday with one run, one home run, and three RBIs.
Notes
The Red Sox managed to give up five walks in their last game. They’ll have to pick it up against the Indians who are coming in with a 9-1 record against opponents who give up that many walks or more.
When they are outhit, the Red Sox are 1-11. The Indians have a 3-9 record when opponents outhit them.
Cleveland ranks in the bottom half of the league at 19th when it comes to home runs, hitting 39 this season. Boston ranks in the top 10 with 50.
Boston and Cleveland both rank in the top half of the league in walks. Boston sits at 13th with 135 this season and Cleveland ranks 14th with 131.
The Red Sox are 20-12 in games where they hit one or more home runs. The Indians are 13-11 when they hit at least one homer.
