ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tanner Bibee received his seventh consecutive resolution and the Cleveland Guardians beat the AL wild-card-leading Tampa Bay Rays 9-2 on Sunday to keep away from a three-game sweep.

Bibee (9-2) gave up two runs, seven hits and struck out 5 in seven innings.

Andrés Giménez and Gabriel Arias homered for the Guardians, who had 15 hits. Five starters completed with two or extra hits as Cleveland received for the fifth time in 16 video games.

Rays starter Zach Eflin (12-7), in search of to turn into the AL’s first 13-game winner, allowed a season-high six runs and 9 hits over three innings in an 82-pitch outing.

Tampa Bay is 9-6 in it final 15 video games after going an MLB-worse 5-15 from July 1-26. The Rays have misplaced 12 of 18 at residence.

Guardians All-Star third baseman José Ramírez served the second and closing recreation of a suspension for preventing with Tim Anderson of the Chicago White Sox

PHOTOS: Rookie Tanner Bibee wins seventh consecutive resolution as Guardians beat Rays 9-2

Arias had a two-run homer and Steven Kwan added an RBI single within the second as Cleveland went forward 4-0. Cleveland elevated its result in 6-0 within the third when Oscar Gonzalez and Will Brennan hit consecutive run-scoring doubles.

Gonzalez added an RBI double in a two-run fourth and completed with three doubles.

Giménez opened the scoring with a first-inning solo homer and had a fifth-inning RBI single.

Tossed

Rays pitching coach Kyle Snyder was ejected by plate umpire Adrian Johnson throughout a mound go to within the second.

Moving up

SS Osleivis Basabe was recalled from Durham to make his main league debut and doubled in his first at-bat.

“She was happy, she was crying and she couldn’t speak,” Basabe stated of his mother via a translator.

Basabe took away an RBI single from Kole Calhoun within the fourth with a leaping catch on a liner with the infield in.

Regular shortstop Wander Franco didn’t play.

Rays LHP Josh Fleming was optioned to Triple-A Durham, sooner or later after permitting two runs over three innings in his return after being out since June 3 as a consequence of left elbow irritation.

Trainer’s room

Rays: All-Star LHP Shane McClanahan (left arm), out for the season, is scheduled to see Texas Rangers doctor Dr. Keith Meister on Monday. Tommy John surgical procedure is among the many choices into account.

Up subsequent

Guardians: LHP Logan Allen (5-5) takes the mound in opposition to Cincinnati RHP Graham Ashcraft (6-7) on Tuesday night time.

Rays: RHP Tyler Glasnow (5-3) is scheduled to make his first begin since being sidelined after Aug. 1 by again spasms Monday night time at San Francisco.

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