Guardians 9-2 Rays (Aug 13, 2023) Play-by-Play

Tampa Bay Rays

71-49, 40-22 home


CLE
TB

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	9	15	0
0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	8	1

T. Bibee9-2

7.0 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 5 K, 0 BB

Z. Eflin12-7

3.0 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 3 K, 1 BB

GuardiansTop 1st
- Z. Eflin pitching for TB
  CLE
  TB
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Sinker 92
  2
  Foul Ball
  Curve 79
  3
  Ball
  Curve 77
  4
  Ball
  Sinker 93
  5
  Foul Ball
  Sinker 92
  6
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 93
  7
  Foul Ball
  Curve 80
  8
  Foul Ball
  Sinker 92
  9
  Foul Ball
  Sweeper 78
  10
  Ground Out
  Changeup 85
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 1st
- T. Bibee pitching for CLE
  CLE
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansTop 2nd
- Z. Eflin pitching for TB
  CLE
  TB
- Giménez stole second.
  4
  0
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 2nd
- T. Bibee pitching for CLE
  CLE
  TB
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
GuardiansTop 3rd
- Z. Eflin pitching for TB
  CLE
  TB
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 3rd
- T. Bibee pitching for CLE
  CLE
  TB
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansTop 4th
- J. Diekman pitching for TB
  CLE
  TB
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error
RaysBottom 4th
- T. Bibee pitching for CLE
  CLE
  TB
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
GuardiansTop 5th
- J. Diekman pitching for TB
  CLE
  TB
- K. Kelly pitching for TB
  CLE
  TB
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 5th
- T. Bibee pitching for CLE
  CLE
  TB
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
GuardiansTop 6th
- K. Kelly pitching for TB
  CLE
  TB
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 6th
- T. Bibee pitching for CLE
  CLE
  TB
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
GuardiansTop 7th
- C. Poche pitching for TB
  CLE
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 7th
- T. Bibee pitching for CLE
  CLE
  TB
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
GuardiansTop 8th
- R. Stephenson pitching for TB
  CLE
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 8th
- S. Hentges pitching for CLE
  CLE
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
GuardiansTop 9th
- J. Adam pitching for TB
  CLE
  TB
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RaysBottom 9th
- M. Kelly pitching for CLE
  CLE
  TB
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Sinker	92
2 Foul Ball	Curve	79
3 Ball	Curve	77
4 Ball	Sinker	93
5 Foul Ball	Sinker	92
6 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	93
7 Foul Ball	Curve	80
8 Foul Ball	Sinker	92
9 Foul Ball	Sweeper	78
10 Ground Out	Changeup	85

Guardians
8
Rays
9

Game 1

8/11

Guardians
5
Rays
6

Game 2

8/12

Guardians
9
Rays
2

Game 3

8/13

Tropicana Field

1:40 PM, August 13, 2023

St. Petersburg, Florida

Attendance: 22,163

Game Time:2:50

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Adrian Johnson
First Base Umpire - Manny Gonzalez
Second Base Umpire - Junior Valentine
Third Base Umpire - Quinn Wolcott

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	33	17	.660	-	W2
Minnesota	27	22	.551	5.5	L1
Kansas City	28	23	.549	5.5	W1
Cleveland	26	22	.542	6	W1
Chicago	15	35	.300	18	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	29	19	.604	-	W3
Toronto	24	24	.500	5	W2
Boston	25	26	.490	5.5	L1
Tampa Bay	23	26	.469	6.5	W2
Baltimore	16	32	.333	13	W1

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