Alex Bregman’s summary of Tuesday’s matchup against the Cleveland Guardians stood in stark contrast to the frenzied cheers emanating from a raucous Fenway Park crowd.

“Today was a bit of a gut punch for us,” the veteran third baseman noted.

It’s hard to push back against Bregman’s declaration, even if the scoreboard on the Green Monster showed an 11-7 Red Sox victory.

Boston’s 10th win in its last 13 contests came at a cost.

The Red Sox’s rookie phenom Roman Anthony could be staring at a stint on the injured list — with the spark plug atop Boston’s lineup snuffed out after suffering an oblique injury in the bottom of the fourth inning.

Another foundation of Boston’s success this summer in ace Garrett Crochet also eroded at the worst possible time.

After allowing just two hits and

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