The Cleveland Guardians overcame an early deficit to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 Monday night time in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series at Tropicana Field.
The Rays jumped out to a 2-0 lead within the first inning, and starter Drew Rasmussen held it there by means of 5 innings. Cleveland started chipping away within the sixth when Chase DeLauter hit an opposite-field homer, adopted by a Patrick Bailey solo shot within the seventh that ended Rasmussen’s night time.
The Guardians took the lead for good within the eighth. José Ramírez opened with an infield single, DeLauter doubled, and Nathaniel Lowe lined a two-run single up the center to place Cleveland forward 4-2. Ramírez added an RBI single within the ninth, and Jo Adell adopted with a two-run double that scored Ramírez and DeLauter to shut out the 7-3 ultimate.
Ramírez and DeLauter every completed with three hits. Five Cleveland relievers mixed for 5 innings of one-run ball after starter Foster Griffin allowed two runs in 4 innings.
Cedric Mullins homered for Tampa Bay, which was trying to construct on its sweep of the New York Yankees within the ALDS.
Game 2 is Tuesday night time at Tropicana Field, with Cleveland’s Parker Messick dealing with Tampa Bay’s Freddy Peralta.
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