CLEVELAND — After Nolan Jones connected on a 1-1 slider from Pete Fairbanks in the ninth inning on Wednesday, he momentarily leaned back in the batter’s box to watch the ball carry out to right-center field. It was not long before it cleared the wall.

Jones’ game-tying solo homer off Fairbanks paved the way for Kyle Manzardo to deliver a walk-off single in the 10th, as the Guardians secured a 4-3 walk-off win over the Rays.

The Guardians got back to .500 with the win (66-66) and snapped a streak of three consecutive series losses. They stood five games behind the Mariners for the final American League Wild Card spot, ahead of a three-game series vs. Seattle in Cleveland this weekend.

You can understand the pressure valve Jones released with that homer, which was the 14,000th in Clevelan

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