The Red Sox picked up a series victory over the Cleveland Guardians with a 13-3 victory in the series finale Sunday afternoon at Progressive Field.  The Red Sox put up 5 runs in the 5th inning to break the game open.  Rob Refsnyder, Rafael Devers & Ceddanne Rafaela all hit Home Runs in the Red Sox win.  With the win in Sunday's series finale, the Red Sox have won a series vs. the Guardians for the 1st time since late April of 2023.  

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Scoring 1st: Rob Refsnyder got the Red Sox on the board 1st with a Home Run to lead off the Top of the 2nd Inning off of Logan Allen. It's Refsnyder's 2nd Home Run of the season.  The Red Sox are now (11-2 Updated #) when scoring the 1st run of the game.  

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Hitter's Notes: Ceddanne Rafaela made it 12-3 with a 3-run Home Run in the 7th Inning. Rafaela had a Double, Home Run & 5 RBIs in the lopsided victory.  Jarren Duran collected 4 hits in Sunday's finale. It's his 1st of the season and comes after collecting 3 hits in the nightcap of the Doubleheader on Saturday. Duran has hit safely in 13 of his last 14 games and has 4 multi-hit games over his last 6 games. Trevor Story went 0-for-4 with a walk and 2 strikeouts on Sunday and has 1 hit over his last 25 at-bats. 

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Bello on the Bump: Bryan Bello made his 2nd start of the season on Sunday and pickd up the victory.  Bello gave up a leadoff Doubles to Steven Kwan in the 1st Inning and Bo Naylor in the 2nd and in both innings, Bello escaped without giving up a run.  Bello did not allow a run until he gave up a 3-run Home Run to Nolan Jones in the 6th.  #66 Final Line- 6.0 IP. 6 Hits. 3 R. 3 ER. 3 BB. 4 K. 1 HR allowed. 99 P.

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In Relief: Garrett Whitlock worked a scoreless 7th Inning out of the bullpen.  It was Whitlock's 6th straight scoreless outing and 8th overall.  Sean Newcomb worked in relief for the 1st time this season and worked a scoreless 8th with 3 strikeouts. Liam Hedriks worked a 1-2-3 9th.   

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#'s of the NIGHT: With Sunday's win, the Red Sox improved to 7-2 in the final game of a series. The Red Sox have won 4 of their last 5 on the road and are 8-8 away from Fenway. Rafaela's 3-run Home Run was the 11th of the season for the Red Sox.

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What's On Tap?: The Red Sox will have a scheduled off day Monday and will then open up a 3-game series in Toronto on Tuesday. The Blue Jays took 3 of 4 from the Red Sox at Fenway Park earlier this month. Garrett Crochet is slated to take the ball in the series opener Tuesday.  Lucas Giolitio is in line to make his Red Sox & season debut on Wednesday.                 

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