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.
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
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Guardians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Team comparison
| Team stats | CLE | TB |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 14 | 7 |
| Errors | 0 | 0 |
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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