Red Sox Nipped by Guardians 3-2 [VIDEO]

The Boston Red Sox were nipped by the Cleveland Guardians, losing 3-2 on Tuesday, September 22nd at Fenway Park as Nathaniel Lowe hit a sacrifice fly in the 9thinning to drive in the winning run off or Erik Miller.

Mickey Gaspar had tied the game at 2-2 with a pinch-hit, game-tying solo home run in the 8th inning. It was his 10th homer of the season.

Adley Rutschman was 3-4 with a pair of doubles.

Nick Sogard was 2-5 with a double.

Payton Tolle started for the Red Sox and labored over 5.2 innings. He allowed 8 hits and 2 runs, striking out 5 and walking and throwing 91 pitches.

Miller took the loss and is 4-2. He allowed 2 hits and 1 run, walking 1 in the 9th inning.

Boston was 0-9 with runners in scoring position and left 9 runners on base.

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Earlier in the day, the Boston Red Sox removed the interim title from Manager Chad Tracy, giving him a 3-year contract to be the 49th manager in team history

The Tampa Bay Rays clinched the AL East on Tuesday, splitting a doubleheader with the Yankees.

Boston is in the playoffs but has yet to clinch the 2nd Wildcard spot. They'll attempt to get closer to clinching that when they play the Guardians on Wednesday night. The pregame starts at 6:10 with the first pitch at 7:10 on WDEA AM 1370.

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