Guardians at Rays, Postseason Game 1: October 12, 2026

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 at Tropicana Field on October 12, 2026 (2026 Postseason Game 1). This was the first game of the series; after it, the Guardians led 1-0.

Final · Played October 12, 2026 · Updated October 14, 2026 at 9:27 PM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most hits: Chase DeLauter and Jose Ramirez (Guardians, 3 each); Jonny DeLuca and Yandy Diaz (Rays, 2 each). Most strikeouts: Daniel Espino and Foster Griffin (Guardians, 3 each); Drew Rasmussen (Rays, 7).

Line score

Team123456789Final
Cleveland Guardians0000011237
Tampa Bay Rays2000000103

Team comparison

Team statsCLETB
Hits147
Errors00

What stood out

  • Hits: Guardians 14, Rays 7.
  • The Guardians' biggest edge came in the 9th inning (3-0).

Player lines

  • Angel Genao (CLE 2B): 0 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 0 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Angel Martinez (CLE LF): 2 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 1 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Brayan Rocchio (CLE SS): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 3 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 0 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Cade Smith (CLE RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 0 HB, 6 PIT
  • Chase DeLauter (CLE RF): 4 AB, 3 H, 3 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 7 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Daniel Espino (CLE RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 0 HR, 0 HB, 14 PIT
  • Erik Sabrowski (CLE RP): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 0 HB, 14 PIT
  • Foster Griffin (CLE SP): 4.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 0 HR, 1 HB, 63 PIT
  • Hunter Gaddis (CLE RP): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 0 HB, 13 PIT
  • Jo Adell (CLE RF): 5 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 2 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Joey Cantillo (CLE SP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 0 HB, 17 PIT
  • Jose Ramirez (CLE 3B): 5 AB, 3 H, 2 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 1 CS, 3 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Nathaniel Lowe (CLE 1B): 5 AB, 2 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 2 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Patrick Bailey (CLE C): 4 AB, 2 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 5 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Petey Halpin (CLE CF): 2 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 0 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Steven Kwan (CLE LF): 5 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 1 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Travis Bazzana (CLE 2B): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 1 SB, 0 CS, 1 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Ben Williamson (TB 2B): 2 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 0 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Cam Booser (TB RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 0 HB, 8 PIT
  • Cedric Mullins (TB CF): 1 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 1 SB, 0 CS, 4 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Chandler Simpson (TB LF): 1 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 0 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Cole Sulser (TB RP): 0.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 0 HB, 27 PIT
  • Drew Rasmussen (TB SP): 6.0 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 2 HR, 0 HB, 91 PIT
  • Ian Seymour (TB SP): 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 0 HB, 9 PIT
  • Jonathan Aranda (TB 1B): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 0 TB, 0 IBB, 1 SH
  • Jonny DeLuca (TB RF): 4 AB, 2 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 1 SB, 0 CS, 2 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Junior Caminero (TB 3B): 4 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 1 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Kevin Kelly (TB RP): 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 0 HB, 5 PIT
  • Liam Hicks (TB C): 2 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 0 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Nick Fortes (TB C): 2 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 0 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Ryan Vilade (TB RF): 2 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 0 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Taylor Walls (TB SS): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 0 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Tyler Wells (TB RP): 0.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 0 HB, 6 PIT
  • Victor Mesa Jr. (TB RF): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 1 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Yandy Diaz (TB DH): 5 AB, 2 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 3 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH

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Head-to-head

No earlier meeting between these teams is in their stored recent results.

Full Rays vs Guardians head-to-head (16 meetings).

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