Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Rays

85-71

1-2

Final

Guardians

88-68

Progressive Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Guardians 2-1

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 on Thursday, September 29, 2022 at Progressive Field. The Guardians win the series 2-1. The Guardians outscored the Rays 2-0 in the 8th inning. David Peralta went 2-for-3 with 1 RBI for the Rays.

Recap · Sep 29

Rays miss chance to clinch, lose 2-1 as Guardians rally late

Small plastic strips dangled from the ceiling in Tampa Bay's clubhouse, which had been cleared of furniture and prepped over the final innings for what was supposed to be a wild, wet celebration.

What it means

Season series: CLE wins series 2-1.
Rays 34-41 on the road; Guardians 42-33 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 5h ago

Guardians start Gavin Williams vs. Rays' Griffin Jax in Game 3

ESPN · 8h ago

MLB 2026: How Jose Ramirez's energy is fueling Guardians' run

ESPN · 9h ago

MLB changes ALCS Game 3 start time to 1 p.m. due to inclement Cleveland weather

Preview · 12h ago

Guardians and Rays tied 1-1 ahead of ALCS Game 3

ESPN · 1d ago

Jose Ramirez takes blame as miscues sink Guardians in Game 2 of ALCS vs. Rays

ESPN · 1d ago

Freddy Peralta shuts down Guardians as Rays even ALCS with Game 2 win

Recap · 2d ago

Freddy Peralta, Liam Hicks lift the Rays to a 3-1 win over the Guardians that evens the ALCS at 1-1

ESPN · 2d ago

ALCS Game 2: Takeaways, updates from Guardians-Rays

Injuries and inactives

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

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

Probable starters

Rays1st in AL East

Jeffrey Springs SP

Probable starter · 9-5, 2.46 ERA, 144 K, 1.07 WHIP

Lineup

1Jonathan Aranda2B
2Randy ArozarenaRF
3Wander FrancoSS
4Harold RamirezDH
5David PeraltaLF
6Manuel MargotCF
7Jiman Choi1B
8Isaac Paredes3B
9Francisco MejiaC

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Cal Quantrill SP

Probable starter · 15-5, 3.38 ERA, 128 K, 1.21 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Amed RosarioSS
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Oscar GonzalezRF
5Andres Gimenez2B
6Owen MillerDH
7Gabriel Arias1B
8Austin HedgesC
9Myles StrawCF

The series

CLE wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Guardians 2, Rays 1 (Sep 28)

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 11,783
Officials: Dan Merzel (Home Plate Umpire), Jordan Baker (First Base Umpire), Mark Carlson (Second Base Umpire), Ryan Additon (Third Base Umpire)