Cleveland Guardians tops Tampa Bay Rays 3-1
Game Summary
Cleveland Guardians defeated Tampa Bay Rays 3-1.
A classic pitchers' duel: 19 combined strikeouts between the two staffs.
Key Players
Chandler Simpson led Tampa Bay Rays's offense, going 2-for-4. Tampa Bay Rays reliever Casey Legumina threw 1.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 K and anchored the pitching staff.
Chase DeLauter led Cleveland Guardians's offense, going 2-for-3, 2 RBI. Cleveland Guardians reliever Cade Smith threw 1.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 K and recorded the save.
Pitching Report
Tampa Bay Rays starter Drew Rasmussen: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 6 K, 1 BB (91 pitches). The bullpen (2 pitchers) was scoreless over 3.0 IP with 1 K — a flawless relief effort.
Cleveland Guardians starter Gavin Williams: 7.2 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 9 K, 0 BB (95 pitches). Quality start. K/IP of 1.17 reflects dominant strikeout stuff. Bullpen: 1.3 IP, 0 ER, 3 K (ERA 0.00).
Hitting Analysis
Tampa Bay Rays: 5 H, 0 RBI (team AVG 0.172).
Multi-hit games: Chandler Simpson (2-for-4), Yandy Díaz (2-for-4).
Cleveland Guardians: 9 H, 3 RBI (team AVG 0.265).
Multi-hit games: Chase DeLauter (2-for-3, 2 RBI), Daniel Schneemann (2-for-4), Brayan Rocchio (3-for-4).