The Red Sox (78-63) concluded their 6-game homestand with a disappointing 8-1 loss to the Cleveland Guardians Wednesday night at Fenway Park. Cleveland scored a run in the 1st Inning and opened up the game with a 6-run 2nd against the Sox bullpen.  The Sox went 3-3 on their homestand against the Pirates and Guardians. 

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Sox at the Dish: The Red Sox managed only 7 hits (1 Extra-Base Hit) in Wednesday night's loss. Nick Sogard knocked in the club's only run with a 2-out Single in the 4th. The team went 1-for-8 with Runners in Scoring Position. Romy Gonzalez collected 2 hits, both Singles, in the loss.  Gonzalez has hit safely in 7 in a row and has 5 multi-hit games over his last 6 games.  Alex Bregman went 0-for-4 in the finale and went 3-for-26 with 1 Double & 1 RBI on the homestand.         

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Bullpen Game: Brennan Bernardino got the final 3 outs in Tuesday's comeback win and served as the opener for the 3rd time this season in Wednesday's finale and he recorded 2 outs in the 1st.  Jordan Hicks recorded the final out in the 1st and then ended getting charged for 4 earned runs while not recording a single out in the 2nd. Zack Kelly struck out 4 in working 4 scoreless innings in relief. Dustin May 

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Hitting the IL: Red Sox announced the Roman Anthony has been placed on the IL with a left oblique strain and will miss 4-6 weeks. Nick Sogard was brought up from Triple-A Worcester. Anthony was also named as the AL Rookie of the Month for August on Wednesday.  

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#'s of the Day:

--It's the 6th time this season where the Red Sox failed to pull off a series sweep with a loss in the series finale.

--The Red Sox streak of 9 straight games with a Home Run came to an end in the finale. The Sox hit 14 Home Runs during that 9-game stretch.  

--The Red Sox went 4-2 vs. the Guardians in the regular-season series.  

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What's On Tap?: The Red Sox hit the road for the next 6 games with 3 in Arizona vs. the Diamondbacks, starting Friday night and then 3 in West Sacramento, California against the Athletics, starting on Monday. The Sox have 21 games remaining on the regular season schedule with 9 at home and 12 on the road.  The Sox have won a season-high 4 in a row on the road and went 7-1 on their last road trip.             

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