MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
07/13/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2002 - SATURDAY, JULY 13TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (39-57) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Tampa Bay Rays (58-37) 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 X 3 7 0
Guardians Get Clonked by Rays, 3-2
The Tampa Bay Rays did just enough to secure a victory over the Cleveland Guardians, 3-2, at Tropicana Field. Nobody did more than pitcher Zach Eflin. In 6 innings, Eflin surrendered 7 hits, while striking out 3 and walking 0. He allowed 2 runs. Earning his 25th save for Tampa Bay was Mason Montgomery.

In the bottom of the sixth, Tampa Bay catcher Tom Murphy put his team on top. With two out and runners on 1st and 3rd, he hit his 18th double of the year. Cleveland pitcher Tanner Bibee served it up. Just like that, the Rays were ahead, 3-2.

"If you want to be considered a good team, these are the kind of games you have to win," said Tampa Bay manager Michael Jank.

The triumph puts Tampa Bay at 58-37 for the season.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .231 2 23
J. Ramirez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .319 27 62
K. Manzardo DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .306 21 63
A. Duvall CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .221 16 42
J. Naylor 1B 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .281 14 48
   a-B. Lavastida PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243 2 18
A. Gimenez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .259 7 31
B. Naylor C 3 1 1 2 0 2 0 .272 15 37
   b-O. Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 3
W. Brennan LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 1 8
G. Arias SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .255 8 39
Totals 34 2 8 2 1 6 14      
a - B. Lavastida pinch hit for J. Naylor in the 8th
b - O. Gonzalez pinch hit for B. Naylor in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Naylor (15, 4th Inning off Z. Eflin, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Kwan 2 , J. Ramirez , K. Manzardo , A. Duvall , B. Naylor 4 , W. Brennan , G. Arias
2-out RBI: B. Naylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Manzardo
GIDP: K. Manzardo
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gimenez-Arias-Naylor)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Misner CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .247 5 17
J. Lowe RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .257 15 50
C. Seager SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .330 18 60
Y. Díaz 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .318 13 58
I. Paredes 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .209 16 55
H. Ramirez LF 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .321 3 22
T. Murphy C 4 0 2 2 0 1 2 .279 7 40
V. Bruján 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .263 7 29
M. Margot DH 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .274 4 35
Totals 29 3 7 3 4 2 15      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Murphy 2 (18, 5th Inning off T. Bibee, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off T. Bibee, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Misner , C. Seager , H. Ramirez 2 , T. Murphy 4 , V. Bruján
2-out RBI: T. Murphy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lowe , C. Seager , V. Bruján
GIDP: M. Margot
Hit by Pitch: M. Margot
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Misner (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Paredes-Bruján-Díaz)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Bibee L (1-3) 6.1 7 3 3 3 1 0 100 6.89   
S. Hentges 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 21 4.75   
L. Patiño 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Bibee 45
Batters Faced: T. Bibee 28, S. Hentges 5, L. Patiño 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Bibee 5-11, S. Hentges 3-0, L. Patiño 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Bibee 100-56, S. Hentges 21-12, L. Patiño 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Hentges 1-0 , L. Patiño 1-0
WP: S. Hentges
Hit Batsmen: T. Bibee
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Eflin W (9-7) 6.0 7 2 2 0 3 1 95 3.52   
P. Fairbanks H (12) 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 29 2.97   
C. Poche H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.78   
M. Montgomery SV (25) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Eflin 53
Batters Faced: Z. Eflin 24, P. Fairbanks 7, C. Poche 1, M. Montgomery 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Eflin 8-6, P. Fairbanks 1-2, C. Poche 0-1, M. Montgomery 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Eflin 95-65, P. Fairbanks 29-18, C. Poche 2-1, M. Montgomery 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Poche 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Zach Eflin
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 30749
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