Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Rays

73-76

1-6

Final

Guardians

85-64

Progressive Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Guardians 6-1

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 on Saturday, September 14, 2024 at Progressive Field. The series is tied 2-2. The Guardians outscored the Rays 3-0 in the 6th inning. Lane Thomas went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Guardians. Junior Caminero went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Rays.

Recap · Sep 14

Thomas and Ramírez hit HRs, Cantillo pitches 5 scoreless innings and Guardians beat Rays 6-1

Lane Thomas and José Ramírez hit back-to-back homers in the eighth inning and rookie Joey Cantillo pitched five scoreless innings as the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 on Saturday night.

What it means

Season series: Series tied 2-2.
Rays 36-38 on the road; Guardians 44-27 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Rays1st in AL East

Shane McClanahan SP
Forearm, Soreness, left
Out
Griffin Jax SP
Back, Bruise
Day-To-Day
Edwin Uceta RP
Shoulder, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Gavin Lux LF
Shoulder, Inflammation, left
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

Drew Rasmussen SP

Probable starter · 0-2, 2.83 ERA, 35 K, 1.08 WHIP

Lineup

1Jonny DeLucaRF
2Junior Caminero3B
3Brandon Lowe1B
4Yandy DiazDH
5Jose Caballero2B
6Josh LoweLF
7Jose SiriCF
8Taylor WallsSS
9Logan DriscollC

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Joey Cantillo SP

Probable starter · 2-4, 4.89 ERA, 44 K, 1.29 WHIP

Lineup

1Angel MartinezLF
2Lane ThomasCF
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Josh NaylorDH
5David Fry1B
6Andres Gimenez2B
7Jhonkensy NoelRF
8Brayan RocchioSS
9Austin HedgesC

The series

Series tied 2-2

Last meeting: Rays 3, Guardians 1 (Sep 13)

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 31,362
Officials: Chad Whitson (Home Plate Umpire), Alan Porter (First Base Umpire), Sean Barber (Second Base Umpire), Austin Jones (Third Base Umpire)