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Cleveland Guardians Tampa Bay Rays Game Ends in 5-3 Guardians Victory - Recap

Cleveland got 3.1 innings of work from Kirk McCarty en route to a 5-3 victory over Tampa Bay on Sunday at Tropicana Field.

Cleveland won as a +200 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Cleveland got 2 innings from Bryan Shaw, who gave up 2 earned runs on 2 hits, while striking out 1. Kirk McCarty earned the victory, while the Guardians got 2 RBIs from Myles Straw in the win.

Tampa Bay got a 0.2-inning outing from Brooks Raley in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 0 walks and 0 hits in his time on the mound, while Brandon Lowe had 2 hits in the loss for the Rays.

The battle of the bats favored Cleveland as they had 9 hits, while Tampa Bay only had 8.

The game was closed out by Emmanuel Clase who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 1 batters to earn the save.

Cleveland heads into a battle against Arizona. Tampa Bay, meanwhile, will have their next action against Toronto.