Rasmussen fires one-hitter as Rays edge Guardians 1‑0

TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — Drew Rasmussen scattered one hit over seven innings as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Cleveland Guardians 1-0 on Sunday afternoon at George Steinbrenner Field.

Rasmussen struck out nine, walked none and allowed only a single to Steven Kwan in earning his ninth win. Bryan Baker worked a perfect ninth for his 28th save.

Cedric Mullins delivered the game’s only run with a bunt single in the fifth inning that scored Chandler Simpson, who had two of Tampa Bay’s six hits.

Parker Messick took the hard-luck loss for Cleveland, allowing six hits and one run over 7 2/3 innings while striking out six.

The Rays improved to 62-43, while the Guardians dropped to 54-53. Tampa Bay completed a three-game sweep of Cleveland, outscoring the Guardians 14-3 in the series.

The game lasted 1 hour, 58 minutes before an announced crowd of 20,562.