Rays take collection finale vs. Cleveland after 4 late runs

CLEVELAND — Sunday’s collection finale between the Rays and Guardians adopted a well-known script. But the Rays wrote a brand new ending this time, turning a tense recreation into a snug victory.

Jose Siri walked, stole second base and scored the go-ahead run on an eighth-inning single by Taylor Walls. Then, the Rays piled on three extra runs within the ninth to flee Progressive Field with a 6-2 win over the Guardians on Sunday afternoon.

The Rays and Guardians had performed eight straight one-run video games at Progressive Field getting into Sunday, and Cleveland had received seven of them. This one was no totally different, for probably the most half — one other tense, shut recreation determined within the remaining innings. But Tampa Bay flipped the script to keep away from being swept for less than the third time all season.

With two outs within the eighth and the sport tied, Siri fell behind within the rely, fouled off one splitter then took three extra from Trevor Stephan to get on base. The speedy heart fielder dashed to second for his eleventh steal of the season and hustled house when Walls pulled a single to proper subject.

The Rays tacked on three extra runs within the ninth, decreasing the potential for the form of late-inning drama that has lately outlined their video games in opposition to the Guardians, as Christian Bethancourt, Yandy Díaz, Brandon Lowe and Isaac Paredes started the inning with 4 consecutive singles off reliever Eli Morgan.

Cleveland put two runners on within the ninth in opposition to reliever Andrew Kittredge, however Pete Fairbanks recorded the ultimate two outs to safe his nineteenth save of the season.