TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — The Cleveland Guardians rallied past the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 on Monday in Game 1 of the ALCS at George Steinbrenner Field. Cleveland leads the series 1-0. Tampa Bay built an early 2-0 lead in the first on RBI singles by Junior Caminero and Jonny DeLuca. Drew Rasmussen pitched six strong innings for the Rays, allowing two earned runs and striking out seven. Chase DeLauter and Patrick Bailey homered for Cleveland to tie it; Bailey’s 436-foot shot leading off the seventh was the longest of his MLB career. Nathaniel Lowe’s two-run single in the eighth scored José Ramírez and DeLauter, giving Cleveland the lead. Cleveland pulled away with three late runs. Hunter Gaddis earned the win, and Tyler Wells took the loss. Cleveland had 14 hits; Tampa Bay had seven. Attendance was 35,361 in a game that lasted 2 hours, 57 minutes. Game 2 is Tuesday.