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Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Guardians

MLBregular • 2026 Season
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Guardians logo
Guardians
Cleveland
4
vs
Red Sox logo
Red Sox
Boston
3
CLE 58%42% BOS
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Cleveland Guardians 58% to win. The top 3 signals favoring Guardians:

  • Home Field Advantage. Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
  • Rest Days. Guardians rest advantage (2 days rest) over Red Sox (1 day rest)
  • ELO Rating. Guardians ELO 1513 vs Red Sox ELO 1468 (diff: +45)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: CLE 54% (−4)
  • If the rest edge were neutral: CLE 56% (−2)

Win probability movement

CLE home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement63%57%51%May 26May 29

Labels mark updates of 5 points or more, named by the factor that moved most.

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VenueProgressive Field
Cleveland, Ohio

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Red Sox (away)
Guardians (home)
42%
Win probability
58%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Guardians defeated the Red Sox 4-3.

Our model predicted the Guardians would win with 58% confidence -- and they delivered. Even with modest confidence, the model got this one right.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Home Field Advantage favored the Guardians and was a notable factor: Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
  • Rest Days favored the Guardians and was a contributing factor: Guardians rest advantage (2 days rest) over Red Sox (1 day rest)
  • Head to Head was neutral and a contributing factor: No recent head-to-head history available

This analysis was generated from our model's pre-game assessment compared against the actual result. Factor accuracy helps improve future predictions.

Guardians won 4-3

Guardians won in a close game

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Guardians at 58%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Cleveland Guardians
  • Rest DaysFavors Cleveland Guardians
  • Head to HeadNeutral
  • Offensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Recent FormNeutral
  • InjuriesNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

BOS
CLE
Home Field Advantage
Rest Days
Favours BOS|Favours CLE

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Understanding the win probability calculation

1 factor not shown (insufficient data)

Model version: 1.1.0 • Calculated: 5/29/2026, 11:00:03 PM

Key Players

Red Sox

Connelly EarlySP
Sonny GraySP
Jake BennettSP
Brayan BelloSP
Tanner HouckSP

Guardians

Slade CecconiSP
Joey CantilloSP
Parker MessickSP
Foster GriffinSP
Gavin WilliamsSP

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Frequently Asked Questions

Guardians has a 58% win probability, while Red Sox has a 42% win probability based on our analysis.

Our model considers weather conditions, offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.

This game is being played at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio.

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