Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Rays

83-54

6-2

Final

Guardians

66-71

Progressive Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Rays 6-2

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-2 on Sunday, September 3, 2023 at Progressive Field. The Guardians win the series 2-1. The Rays outscored the Guardians 3-0 in the 9th inning. Rene Pinto went 1-for-2 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Rays.

Recap · Sep 3

Walls drives in late run as Rays get rare win in Cleveland, drop Guardians 6-2 in series finale

It was Tampa Bay's turn for some late-inning magic at Progressive Field.

What it means

Season series: CLE wins series 2-1.
Rays 38-31 on the road; Guardians 35-34 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 16m ago

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ESPN · 17m ago

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ESPN · 28m ago

Jose Ramirez homers to complete Guardians' comeback in ALDS

Recap · 38m ago

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ESPN · 1h ago

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Preview · 20h ago

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ESPN · 1d 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

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

Taj Bradley SP

Probable starter · 5-8, 5.59 ERA, 129 K, 1.39 WHIP

Lineup

1Yandy Diaz1B
2Brandon Lowe2B
3Isaac Paredes3B
4Randy ArozarenaDH
5Josh LoweRF
6Jose SiriCF
7Taylor WallsSS
8Luke RaleyLF
9Rene PintoC

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Xzavion Curry SP

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

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Jose Ramirez3B
3Josh NaylorDH
4Ramon LaureanoRF
5Kole Calhoun1B
6Tyler Freeman2B
7Gabriel AriasSS
8Cam GallagherC
9Myles StrawCF

The series

CLE wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Guardians 7, Rays 6 (Sep 2)

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 25,556
Officials: Ben May (Home Plate Umpire), Jeff Nelson (First Base Umpire), Chris Segal (Second Base Umpire), CB Bucknor (Third Base Umpire)