{"id":426995,"date":"2026-10-13T22:12:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T22:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/426995\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T22:12:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T22:12:14","slug":"guardians-beat-rays-7-3-in-alcs-game-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/426995\/","title":{"rendered":"Guardians Beat Rays 7-3 in ALCS Game 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chase DeLauter and Patrick Bailey homered, Nathaniel Lowe\u2019s two-run single put Cleveland ahead, and the Guardians beat the Rays 7-3 in ALCS Game 1 for a 1-0 series lead.<\/p>\n

Cleveland spent five innings looking like a team still a bit hungover from knocking out the White Sox. Then Chase DeLauter<\/a> woke everybody up. The Guardians shook off a 2-0 hole at Tropicana Field and beat the Tampa Bay Rays<\/a> 7-3 Monday night, taking a 1-0 lead in the ALCS two nights after ending Chicago\u2019s season in Game 5.<\/p>\n

Tampa Bay jumped Foster Griffin<\/a> right away. Yandy Diaz doubled to open the bottom of the first, Jonathan Aranda<\/a> bunted him to third, and Junior Caminero<\/a> singled him home. Jonny DeLuca<\/a> added another single to center for a 2-0 lead, and the Rays had the bases loaded before Griffin struck out Taylor Walls<\/a> to stop the bleeding. Griffin gave Cleveland four innings and nothing else got across against him.<\/p>\n

Drew Rasmussen<\/a>, meanwhile, was carving. He struck out seven and kept the Guardians off the board until the sixth, when DeLauter sent one to left-center for his first homer of the postseason and made it 2-1.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLB\/status\/2109821508633903203<\/a><\/p>\n

Patrick Bailey<\/a> led off the seventh by driving Rasmussen\u2019s pitch over the center field wall, his second homer of these playoffs, and it was 2-2. That was Rasmussen\u2019s last batter. He finished with eight hits and two runs allowed over six innings on 91 pitches.<\/p>\n

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The eighth is where Tampa Bay\u2019s bullpen cracked. Jose Ramirez<\/a> beat out a soft roller off Tyler Wells<\/a>, and DeLauter lined a double to right to put two in scoring position. The Rays went to Ian Seymour<\/a>, and Nathaniel Lowe<\/a> bounced a single up the middle to bring both home. Just like that, Cleveland led 4-2.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLB\/status\/2109832808227041532<\/a><\/p>\n

Cedric Mullins<\/a> got one back with a solo shot to right off Erik Sabrowski<\/a> in the bottom half, but Cleveland answered in the ninth. Angel Martinez singled off Cole Sulser<\/a>, and Ramirez lined an RBI single that scored him. After DeLauter walked, Ramirez broke for third with two outs and two strikes on Jo Adell<\/a>, pulling Junior Caminero<\/a> off the bag, and Adell bounced a two-run double into left off Kevin Kelly<\/a>. DeLauter finished 3-for-4 with a walk and three runs, and Ramirez went 3-for-5 and scored twice.<\/p>\n

The Cleveland bullpen did the rest. Daniel Espino<\/a> struck out the side in the fifth, Joey Cantillo<\/a> worked around two walks in the sixth, Hunter Gaddis<\/a> handled the seventh, and Cade Smith<\/a> needed six pitches to close it out in the ninth. The Guardians outhit Tampa Bay 14-7.<\/p>\n

Game 2 is Tuesday at 7:00 PM CT, again at Tropicana Field, with Parker Messick<\/a> going for Cleveland against Freddy Peralta<\/a>. The team that sent the Sox home is now three wins from the World Series.<\/p>\n