mlb Game Recap
Cleveland Guardians vs Tampa Bay Rays Recap - Guardians Over Rays 2-1
Cleveland moneyline bettors cashed on Sunday courtesy of a 2-1 win against the Tampa Bay Rays at George M. Steinbrenner Field.
Bettors who backed the Guardians were rewarded as +135 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 8.
Parker Messick earned the victory for the Guardians, throwing 6 innings of work, striking out 4, walking 0, and allowing 8 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Jose Ramirez in the win.
Tampa Bay's starting pitcher Garrett Cleavinger worked 0.2 innings, giving up 2 hits and 2 earned runs while striking out 1 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Brandon Lowe in a losing cause.
Tampa Bay outhit their counterparts 9-7 in the game.
The game was closed out by Cade Smith who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 3 batters to earn the save.
Next game, Cleveland takes its act home to face Kansas City looking for another win. For Tampa Bay, they head on the road to face Chicago.