Cleveland Guardians (71-70, third in the AL Central) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (71-71, fourth in the AL East)

Tampa, Florida; Sunday, 12:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Parker Messick (1-0, 2.08 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 14 strikeouts); Rays: Drew Rasmussen (10-5, 2.74 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 115 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians take a 2-1 advantage into the next game of the series against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Tampa Bay has gone 38-35 at home and 71-71 overall. Rays hitters are batting a collective .252, the seventh-best team batting average in MLB play.

Cleveland has a 36-37 record on the road and a 71-70 record overall. The Guardians are 44-23 in games when they record at least eight hits.

The teams meet Sunday for the seventh time this season. The Guardians are up 4-2 in the seas

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