Both teams will be back in action less than 24 hours after playing on Sunday. That's because this is the traditional Patriot's Day holiday game in Boston with a weird Monday 11:10 a.m. East Coast time start.

That unusual time has to have a negative effect on batters. Neither team has a dynamic offense either.

Xzavion Curry is slated to make his season debut for the Guardians. He had been sidelined by a viral infection. The Red Sox have never faced him. Curry is backed by a deep Guardians' bullpen that has the second-lowest ERA in the majors at 1.88.

Kutter Crawford gets the start for Boston. He has a 0.57 ERA in 15 2/3 innings this season, living up to preseason hype that he was going to be one of the more improved pitchers in baseball.