Ben Lively, Guardians get better of Tanner Houck, Red Sox

Ben Lively allowed one run over 6 1/3 strong innings, and Will Brennan's double sparked a two-run rally in the seventh, as the Cleveland Guardians won their fifth straight, 4-1 over the visiting Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night. After being outpitched by Boston's Tanner Houck during Cleveland's 2-0 loss at Fenway Park on April 17 in his 2024 debut, Lively yielded just Wilyer Abreu's homer in the seventh, four other hits and struck out seven without a walk while again opposing the Red Sox right-hander.