The Tampa Bay Rays (54-47) will host the Cleveland Guardians (51-49) on Sunday, wrapping up their three-game series. The Guards won 4-1 on Friday, and the Rays returned the favor with a 6-4 win on Saturday.
The Guardians are not a team that stands out for being great in one particular area, but they are very much in the playoff hunt, trailing the Twins by just 1.5 games in the AL Central through their first 100 games. On the road, Cleveland is 26-30 and split their last 10 games overall. On Saturday, Cleveland collected 11 hits but left eight men on base in the loss. Zach Pleasac took the loss, allowing five runs in five innings.
Rubber match tomorrow.#ForTheLand pic.twitter.com/AvlzmvA80V
— Cleveland Guardians (@CleGuardians) July 30, 2022
Jose Ramirez is one of MLB's most underrated players, leading Cleveland with 21 home runs and 83 RBI which is third in MLB.
On Sunday, Cleveland will start Bryan Shaw, who is 4-2 with a 5.45 ERA in 40 appearances this season. He has appeared in 733 games all time but only made one start. He is 41-45 with a 3.87 ERA all time. The Cleveland bullpen which will play a key role in this game. The Cleveland bullpen which will play a large role in this game is ninth in MLB with a 3.53 ERA.