Cleveland Guardians vs Tampa Bay Rays

MLB

Guardians

56-62

5-6

Final

Rays

71-48

Tropicana Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Rays 6-5

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-5 on Saturday, August 12, 2023 at Tropicana Field. The Rays win the series 2-1. The Rays outscored the Guardians 3-0 in the 9th inning. Luke Raley went 2-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Rays. Oscar Gonzalez went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Guardians.

Recap · Aug 12

Arozarena completes three-run ninth as Rays rally to beat the Guardians 6-5

Randy Arozarena lined an RBI single to right center to complete a three-run ninth inning off Cleveland closer Emmanuel Clase as the Tampa Bay Rays rallied to beat the Guardians 6-5 on Saturday.

What it means

Season series: TB wins series 2-1.
Guardians 25-34 on the road; Rays 40-21 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

Gavin Williams SP

Probable starter · 3-5, 3.29 ERA, 81 K, 1.26 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Brayan RocchioSS
3Andres Gimenez2B
4Ramon LaureanoRF
5Oscar GonzalezDH
6Kole Calhoun1B
7Gabriel Arias3B
8Myles StrawCF
9Cam GallagherC

Rays1st in AL East

Shawn Armstrong SP

Probable starter · 1-0, 1.38 ERA, 54 K, 0.90 WHIP

Lineup

1Yandy Diaz1B
2Wander FrancoSS
3Brandon Lowe2B
4Randy ArozarenaLF
5Isaac Paredes3B
6Luke RaleyRF
7Jose SiriCF
8Josh LoweDH
9Rene PintoC

The series

TB wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Rays 9, Guardians 8 (Aug 11)

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Game info

Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida · Attendance 25,025
Officials: Quinn Wolcott (Home Plate Umpire), Adrian Johnson (First Base Umpire), Manny Gonzalez (Second Base Umpire), Junior Valentine (Third Base Umpire)