Cleveland Guardians vs Tampa Bay Rays

MLB

Guardians

57-62

9-2

Final

Rays

71-49

Tropicana Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Guardians 9-2

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9-2 on Sunday, August 13, 2023 at Tropicana Field. The Rays win the series 2-1. The Guardians outscored the Rays 3-0 in the 2nd inning. Andres Gimenez went 4-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Guardians. Harold Ramirez went 2-for-3 with 1 RBI for the Rays.

Recap · Aug 13

Rookie Tanner Bibee wins 7th consecutive decision as Guardians beat Rays 9-2

Rookie Tanner Bibee won his seventh consecutive decision and the Cleveland Guardians beat the AL wild-card-leading Tampa Bay Rays 9-2 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.

What it means

Season series: TB wins series 2-1.
Guardians 26-34 on the road; Rays 40-22 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 3h ago

Williams' short-rest gem helps Guardians complete ALDS comeback

ESPN · 5h ago

Guardians repeatedly troll divisional rival White Sox after ALDS win

Recap · 5h ago

Williams, Ramírez lead Guardians over White Sox 2-0 to cap comeback in 5-game AL Division Series

ESPN · 6h ago

MLB playoffs 2026: Previewing Dodgers-Brewers, Guardians-Rays

ESPN · 8h ago

Guardians take down White Sox, complete comeback to clinch spot in ALCS

Preview · 1d ago

Guardians and White Sox meet in decisive ALDS Game 5

ESPN · 2d ago

Guardians' Williams, White Sox's Burke to start for ALCS bid

Recap · 2d ago

Jose Ramirez homers as the Guardians beat the White Sox 9-5 to force a decisive Game 5 in ALDS

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

Tanner Bibee SP

Probable starter · 10-4, 2.98 ERA, 141 K, 1.18 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Andres Gimenez2B
3Ramon LaureanoCF
4Kole Calhoun1B
5Oscar GonzalezDH
6Will BrennanRF
7Gabriel Arias3B
8Bo NaylorC
9Jose TenaSS

Rays1st in AL East

Zach Eflin SP

Probable starter · 16-8, 3.50 ERA, 186 K, 1.02 WHIP

Lineup

1Yandy Diaz1B
2Brandon Lowe2B
3Randy ArozarenaLF
4Luke RaleyRF
5Harold RamirezDH
6Josh LoweCF
7Curtis Mead3B
8Christian BethancourtC
9Osleivis BasabeSS

The series

TB wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Rays 6, Guardians 5 (Aug 12)

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Game info

Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida · Attendance 22,163
Officials: Adrian Johnson (Home Plate Umpire), Manny Gonzalez (First Base Umpire), Junior Valentine (Second Base Umpire), Quinn Wolcott (Third Base Umpire)