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Lowe's sacrifice fly breaks tie and lifts Guardians past Red Sox, 3-2, helping them atop AL Central

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Powtak, K. (2026, September 23). Lowe's sacrifice fly breaks tie and lifts Guardians past Red Sox, 3-2, helping them atop AL Central. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/lowe-s-sacrifice-fly-breaks-tie-and-lifts-guardians-past-red-sox-3-2-helping-them-atop-al-central/article_5e7706a9-145e-5563-97f7-ea81b7194835.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-23 · by Ken Powtak

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Nathaniel Lowe's sacrifice fly in the ninth inning gave the Cleveland Guardians a 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox, securing their first-place standing in the AL Central with a one-game lead over the White Sox. The Guardians won despite leaving a season-high 15 runners on base and extended their winning streak to six games, while the Red Sox lost for the eighth time in twelve games under new manager Chad Tracy.
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On Tuesday night, Nathaniel Lowe hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the ninth inning off Erik Miller, helping the Cleveland Guardians secure a 3-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. This win maintained Cleveland's slim one-game lead atop the American League Central division, despite Chicago White Sox’s 14-11 triumph over Kansas City that evening, giving Chicago the tiebreaker by virtue of their season series record against Cleveland. The Guardians have now won six straight games and had a season-high 15 baserunners stranded in this contest. Boston, under new manager Chad Tracy, saw their losing streak extend to eight out of twelve games recently.

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BOSTON GPE · 5× Cleveland GPE · 2× Guardians ORG · 2× Angel Martínez PERSON · 1× Erik Miller PERSON · 1× Nathaniel Lowe PERSON · 1× the AL Central ORG · 1× the Boston Red Sox ORG · 1× the Cleveland Guardians ORG · 1× the White Sox ORG · 1×

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BOSTON (AP) — Nathaniel Lowe had a tiebreaking sacrifice fly off reliever Erik Miller in the ninth inning, and the Cleveland Guardians maintained their slim first-place lead in the AL Central with a 3-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.
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Lowe's sacrifice fly breaks tie and lifts Guardians past Red Sox, 3-2, helping them atop AL Central · assertive framing

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BOSTON (AP) — Nathaniel Lowe had a tiebreaking sacrifice fly off reliever Erik Miller in the ninth inning, and the Cleveland Guardians maintained their slim first-place lead in the AL Central with a 3-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night. asserted
Guardians → have → night
Angel Martínez had three hits for the Guardians, who hold a one-game lead over the White Sox atop the Central and have won six straight. asserted
who → have → six
Chicago, which won 14-11 over Kansas City, owns the tiebreaker by winning the season series. asserted
which → win → series
Cleveland stranded a season-high for a nine-inning game of 15 baserunners. asserted
Cleveland → strand → baserunners
The loss was Boston’s eighth in 12 games, spoiling Chad Tracy’s first game as manager after the club named him its 49th in team history. asserted
club → spoil → history
Boston pinch hitter Mickey Gasper hit Hunter Gaddis’ first pitch, tying it at 2-2 leading off the eighth. asserted
Gasper → hit → eighth
Gaddis (5-3) got the win and Cade Smith the final three outs for his 40th save. asserted
Smith → get → save
Miller (4-2) hit a batter and gave up two hits in an inning. asserted
Miller → hit → inning
A strong candidate for the AL Rookie of the Year, Cleveland left-hander Parker Messick gave up a run over five innings. asserted
Messick → give → innings
He lowered his ERA to 2.55 and is on pace to become the fourth rookie starting pitcher in MLB history with an ERA under 2.60 and averaging 9.0 or more strikeouts per nine innings. asserted
He → lower → innings
In his tune-up for a likely playoff start next week, Boston lefty Payton Tolle struggled with his control over 5 2/3 innings, giving up two runs on eight hits. asserted
Tolle → struggle → hits
In his previous start on Sept. 13, he had Boston’s second recorded immaculate inning that opened a game. asserted
that → have → game
Up next Guardians LHP Foster Griffin (15-5, 3.67 ERA) is set to face Red Sox RHP Sonny Gray (17-5, 2.82) on Wednesday in the middle game of the three-game series. asserted
Griffin → set → series
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