Red Sox 9, Guardians 1: Gray Wins Fourth in May as Duran Homers in Ninth

The lead

May 30, 2026 - Cleveland - Sonny Gray allowed one run in six innings with seven strikeouts, Jarren Duran and Connor Wong drove in three runs apiece, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 9-1, per the Associated Press recap on CBS Sports.

Gray (6-1) went 4-0 in May with a 2.00 ERA—one of four AL starters with four wins in the month. Cleveland committed a season-high four errors.

How the game turned

Jose Ramirez doubled home Travis Bazzana in the first for a 1-0 Guardians lead. Caleb Durbin tied it with a sacrifice fly in the fourth. Wong's go-ahead double off the left-field wall in the sixth was originally ruled a two-run homer but was overturned on replay when the ball struck fair territory.

Boston put it away with six runs in the ninth, capped by Duran's three-run homer—his 10th of the season and eighth in May. Masataka Yoshida walked and scored twice in the frame.

Pitching and matchup notes

Gray gave up four hits and three walks. Matt Festa (1-1) took the loss. Cleveland rookie Parker Messick allowed one run in five innings with four strikeouts.

AthX Engine graded Boston at 20 team FP with Gray at 20 pitching FP.

Bats that changed the board

Duran is 12-for-34 with seven RBI in his last seven games. Ramirez accounted for Cleveland's only run and committed two errors. The Red Sox won for just the second time in eight games.

AthX Engine fantasy angle

20 pitching FP from Gray plus a late offensive burst produced 20 team FP—AthX Engine values the starter's May surge and the ninth-inning separation equally on a low-scoring night until the finale. Daily scoring remains separate from dynamic pricing.

What comes next

Ranger Suárez faces Tanner Bibee in the series finale Sunday, per AP.

*Sources: MLB.com gameday wrap, CBS Sports recap, CBS Boston, AthX Engine scoring. Information only; not financial advice.*