Cleveland Guardians vs Tampa Bay Rays

MLB

Guardians

56-61

8-9

Final

Rays

70-48

Tropicana Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
CLE	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	3	8
TB	0	0	3	0	0	2	3	0	1	9

Who won: Rays 9-8

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians 9-8 on Friday, August 11, 2023 at Tropicana Field. The Rays win the series 2-1. The Rays outscored the Guardians 3-0 in the 7th inning. Wander Franco went 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Rays. Myles Straw went 2-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Guardians.

Recap · Aug 11

Franco homers in bottom of the 9th, Rays overcome bullpen meltdown to beat Guardians 9-8

Wander Franco hit a leadoff homer in the bottom of the ninth and the AL wild-card-leading Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians 9-8 after a bullpen meltdown in the top of the inning Friday night.

What it means

Season series: TB wins series 2-1.
Guardians 25-33 on the road; Rays 39-21 at home.

Latest headlines

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Injuries and inactives

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Andrew Walters RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
Out
Colin Holderman RP
Wrist, Surgery, right
15-Day-IL
Rhys Hoskins 1B
Back, Inflammation
10-Day-IL

Rays1st in AL East

Shane McClanahan SP
Forearm, Soreness, left
Out
Edwin Uceta RP
Shoulder, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Gavin Lux LF
Shoulder, Inflammation, left
60-Day-IL
Jacob Melton LF
Hamstring, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Jonathan Heasley RP
Elbow, Fracture, right
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Xzavion Curry SP

Probable starter · 3-4, 4.07 ERA, 67 K, 1.35 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Andres Gimenez2B
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Kole Calhoun1B
5Ramon LaureanoRF
6Will BrennanDH
7Brayan RocchioSS
8Bo NaylorC
9Myles StrawCF

Rays1st in AL East

Aaron Civale SP

Probable starter · 7-5, 3.46 ERA, 116 K, 1.16 WHIP

Lineup

1Yandy Diaz1B
2Wander FrancoSS
3Brandon Lowe2B
4Randy ArozarenaLF
5Isaac Paredes3B
6Luke RaleyRF
7Harold RamirezDH
8Josh LoweRF
9Christian BethancourtC

The series

TB wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida · Attendance 19,625
Officials: Junior Valentine (Home Plate Umpire), Quinn Wolcott (First Base Umpire), Adrian Johnson (Second Base Umpire), Manny Gonzalez (Third Base Umpire)