Red Sox defeat Guardians 9-1, Gray improves to 6-1

The Boston Red Sox defeated the Cleveland Guardians 9-1 on Saturday at Progressive Field, securing only their second win in eight games. Connor Wong and Jarren Duran each drove in three runs, while starting pitcher Sonny Gray allowed one run over six innings to earn the victory.

The Guardians took an early lead in the first inning when Jose Ramirez drove in Travis Bazzana with an RBI double. Boston tied the game in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by Caleb Durbin. The game remained close until the sixth inning, when Connor Wong hit a go-ahead double off the left-field wall against reliever Matt Festa. The hit was initially ruled a two-run home run but was overturned by instant replay, which determined the ball struck an area of the field that was in play.

Boston broke the game open with a six-run ninth inning, highlighted by a line-drive, three-run home run from Jarren Duran. Duran has hit eight home runs in May. Caleb Durbin added an RBI double in the eighth inning, finishing with two runs batted in.

Sonny Gray improved his record to 6-1, becoming the fourth American League starting pitcher this season to record four wins in May. He allowed one run and four hits while striking out...