Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians, AL Wild Card Game 1

MLB

Rays

86-76

1-2

Final

Guardians

92-70

Progressive Field

TV: Sportsnet

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

Who won: Guardians 2-1

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 in AL Wild Card Game 1 on Friday, October 7, 2022 at Progressive Field. The Guardians win the series 2-0. Jose Ramirez went 2-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Guardians. Jose Siri went 1-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Rays.

Recap · Oct 7

Guardians take WC opener as Ramírez homers, Bieber dominates

The Guardians were certain of two things: José Ramírez would deliver, and Amed Rosario touched second base.

What it means

Guardians won the series 2-0.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 3h ago

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

ESPN · 6h ago

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

ESPN · 6h ago

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

Preview · 10h 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 · 1d 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

Shane McClanahan SP

Probable starter · 0-1, 2.57 ERA, 5 K, 1.00 WHIP

Lineup

1Yandy Diaz3B
2Wander FrancoSS
3Randy ArozarenaLF
4Harold RamirezDH
5Jiman Choi1B
6Manuel MargotRF
7Christian BethancourtC
8Taylor Walls2B
9Jose SiriCF

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Shane Bieber SP

Probable starter · 1-0, 2.03 ERA, 15 K, 0.90 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Amed RosarioSS
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Oscar GonzalezRF
5Josh Naylor1B
6Owen MillerDH
7Andres Gimenez2B
8Austin HedgesC
9Myles StrawCF

The series

CLE wins series 2-0

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 30,741
Officials: Doug Eddings (Home Plate Umpire), Adam Hamari (First Base Umpire), Quinn Wolcott (Second Base Umpire), Ted Barrett (Third Base Umpire), Hunter Wendelstedt (Left Field Umpire), Chad Whitson (Right Field Umpire)