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Cleveland Guardians vs. Tampa Bay Rays Results, Stats, and Recap
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Key Points:
- The Cleveland Guardians defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 in Game 1 of the AL Championship Series, with Nathaniel Lowe's two-run single in the eighth inning breaking an 8th-inning tie.
- Cleveland has won four straight postseason games for the first time since 2016, overcoming an 0-2 deficit in the AL Division Series against the White Sox.
- Jose Ramírez contributed three hits and helped extend the Guardians’ lead with an RBI single in the ninth inning, while the team totaled 14 hits against a Rays pitching staff that had been dominant in their previous series.
- Rays starter Drew Rasmussen held a 2-0 lead into the sixth inning but was taken out after giving up back-to-back home runs to Chase DeLauter and Patrick Bailey.
- Game 2 is scheduled for Tuesday night at Tropicana Field, with rookie Parker Messick starting for Cleveland and Freddy Peralta pitching for Tampa Bay.
