- 1 Cleveland Guardians – Boston Red Sox: time for the leaders to get revenge
- 2 The Cleveland Guardians want to set the tone at home
- 3 Boston are looking for the perfect road performance
- 4 MLB pick Cleveland Guardians vs Boston Red Sox
- 5 Before we start, a word on our picks
- 6 No obligation on our part
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Cleveland Guardians – Boston Red Sox: time for the leaders to get revenge 
The Cleveland Guardians and the Massachusetts outfit meet again for the decider in this series after a major swing in momentum. Cleveland edged the opener 4-3, only for Boston to hit back hard with a 9-1 rout. Our pick for game three largely comes down to how the hosts respond to that punch in the mouth. The Cleveland Guardians have been the stronger side across the season, have looked better at home, and now have a golden chance to wrap up the series in front of their own crowd.
The Cleveland Guardians want to set the tone at home 
With a strong 34-26 record, the home side sit firmly on top of the American League Central. At home, the Cleveland Guardians are 17-13, and after yesterday’s hammering, the urge to put things right will be pretty fierce.
The first game of the series also showed that the Cleveland Guardians’ heart of the order and lower half can do real damage: Angel Martinez, Kyle Manzardo and Chase DeLauter kept finding holes and piling on the pressure. The big job for Cleveland is simple enough: stop the visitors from exposing the few cracks in the bullpen again.
Boston are looking for the perfect road performance 
The visitors ran riot in game two to pull off that 9-1 win, but their overall season has been a slog, with a 24-33 record leaving them bottom of the division. The Red Sox still have flashes of quality in the lineup – like that six-run ninth inning yesterday – but consistency just isn’t part of the package. Oddly enough, they have been sharper on the road than at Fenway Park, but if they are going to trouble the Cleveland Guardians, they will need the full works: a starter who can go deep, early aggression at the plate, and a defence that gives nothing away.
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MLB pick Cleveland Guardians vs Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Guardians to win
Boston arrive off a statement win and will feel they have a bit of momentum, but this series can swing back Cleveland’s way very quickly. The hosts have been far more reliable over the course of the season, they are at home, and their overall balance gives them the edge.
Last night’s heavy loss does not change the fact that the Cleveland Guardians have already shown they can control this matchup with aggressive starts and calm late-game work. Even if Bibee’s recent numbers call for a little caution, he has the quality to hold the line, while the home offence should wake up after a quiet night. We are backing a Cleveland Guardians win.
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