Guardians top Rays 3‑1, end four-game skid
CLEVELAND (Interstat) — Chase DeLauter had two hits and drove in two runs, Gavin Williams allowed one unearned run and struck out nine in 7 2/3 innings and the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 on Wednesday at Progressive Field.
The Guardians snapped a four-game losing streak and avoided a sweep in the three-game series. Brayan Rocchio had three hits and scored two runs. Tampa Bay had its six-game winning streak stopped.
Williams (5-1) gave up five hits and walked none. Drew Rasmussen (2-1) took the loss, allowing six hits and two earned runs in five innings with six strikeouts. Cade Smith earned his seventh save with a scoreless ninth, striking out two.
Cleveland took a 1-0 lead in the third on Kyle Manzardo’s sacrifice fly. The Guardians added two runs in the fifth on DeLauter’s two-run single. Tampa Bay scored its only run in the seventh on a fielder’s choice and throwing error.
Chandler Simpson had two hits for the Rays, who had won 13 straight against American League opponents. Attendance was 14,196. The game lasted 2 hours, 22 minutes.