TAMPA (Interstat) — The Cleveland Guardians will visit the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday for Game 2 of their playoff series at George Steinbrenner Field. Cleveland is the visiting team, and Tampa Bay is the home team. Cleveland leads the series after winning the opener 7-3. The Guardians are 89-79, while the Rays are 101-65. The forecast for game time is 76 degrees.

Cleveland has Parker Messick (12-10) and Freddy Peralta (10-11) listed as probable pitchers. Chase DeLauter is a player to watch for the Guardians. DeLauter went 3 for 4 with a home run and one RBI in the series opener. He has 10 hits in his last 10 games, including two home runs and five RBIs. He also had a 2-for-4 game against the Chicago White Sox. Daniel Espino struck out three in a scoreless inning in the opener, and Foster Griffin allowed two earned runs over four innings.

Drew Rasmussen is a player to watch for Tampa Bay. Rasmussen allowed two earned runs over six innings with seven strikeouts in the series opener. In a recent start against the New York Yankees, he threw eight shutout innings with one hit, two walks and 10 strikeouts. He also struck out 11 over 6 2/3 innings against the Yankees and allowed one earned run. He allowed four hits over five scoreless innings with three strikeouts against the Athletics. Cedric Mullins added a home run and one RBI in the opener for Tampa Bay, while Ian Seymour recorded two outs without allowing an earned run.

The Rays have won five of seven meetings between the teams this season, though Cleveland took the most recent matchup. Tampa Bay won three straight meetings earlier this season, while Cleveland won the most recent game and another meeting. Tampa Bay has a 101-65 record, and Cleveland is 89-79. Cleveland has won seven of its last 10 games. The Guardians won three straight before the opener. The Rays had won three straight against the Yankees before the opener, including a 1-0 victory and a 5-2 win.

The series will continue in Cleveland for Game 3. Cleveland scored nine runs in consecutive games against the Chicago White Sox during a recent stretch. Tampa Bay has won six of its last 10 games.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Cleveland Guardians 5, Tampa Bay Rays 9. Interstat’s ELO system gives Tampa Bay a 58.8 percent probability to win. Tampa Bay has been installed as the pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The over/under for the game is 6.5.