Cleveland GuardiansvsTampa Bay Rays
CLE 3/TB 11
Things to say
The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians 11-3 at Tropicana Field.
01
opener
Rays just ran away with it, 11-3. It wasn't close after the middle innings. Cleveland's pitching had nothing.
02
key player
The Rays' bats were relentless top to bottom. When you put up eleven, the heart of the order did its job and then some.
03
hot take
Guardians manager left his starter out there way too long. Should've gone to the pen an inning earlier before it snowballed.
04
deep cut
Getaway day at the Trop and Cleveland just looked flat. That's a road team ready to catch a flight, not win a ballgame.
05
exit
Anyway, Cleveland better regroup fast, they've slipped to .500 and the schedule doesn't get easier.
The recap
The Rays hung 11 on Cleveland at the Trop and it was never really close. Tampa Bay's bats got into the Guardians early and kept piling on, leaving the heart of the order plenty of room to work.
Cleveland's three runs were an afterthought once the pen let it slip away. On a getaway day, this one was a laugher for the home side.