Rays edge Guardians 1‑0 behind Martinez’s dominant start
CLEVELAND, Ohio (Interstat) — Nick Martinez pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, Jonathan Aranda delivered a run-scoring single in the fifth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Cleveland Guardians 1-0 on Tuesday night at Progressive Field.
Martinez struck out four, walked none and allowed no earned runs to improve to 2-1. Cole Sulser worked a one-hit ninth for his first save. Tanner Bibee took the loss despite striking out six over five innings, yielding four hits and one run.
The Rays’ only run came in the top of the fifth when Aranda lined a sharp single to right field, scoring Taylor Walls from second. Tampa Bay outhit Cleveland 5-4. The Guardians made two sacrifice hits but could not push a run across.
Cleveland’s Travis Bazzana, the overall pick in the 2024 amateur draft, went 0 for 2 with two walks in his major league debut.
The win extended the Rays’ winning streak to six games and improved their record to 18-11. The Guardians fell to 15-16. Attendance was 16,213, and the game lasted 2 hours, 29 minutes.