Cleveland Guardians at Tampa Bay Rays Predictions & Picks
Tampa Bay are tipped to take a 1-0 series lead in the American League Championship Series.
The Rays had the Guardians’ number during the regular season, winning all but one of their six meetings while shutting them out on three occasions.
Drew Rasmussen was dominant too – giving up just one run in two starts against Cleveland.
- Tampa Bay Rays were 5-1 in the regular season meetings
- Tampa Bay Rays out-scored Cleveland 15-3 in regular season meetings
- Tampa Bay Rays shut out Cleveland 3 times during the regular season
- Drew Rasmussen was 2-0 as a starter against Cleveland in the regular season
- The Under cashed in 5 of the 6 regular season meetings
Head To Head
- Cleveland Guardians lead the all-time series 115-91
- Tampa Bay Rays won 1-0 when the two teams last met on July 26
Cleveland Guardians Form
Cleveland enter the ALCS having pulled off an incredible comeback in the series with the Chicago White Sox.
The Guardians looked to be in serious trouble when they lost back-to-back home games, but they turned things around with a couple of wins in the ‘Windy City’, before wrapping up the series with a 2-0 win at home.
| Date | Playoff Opposition | W/L | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct-03 | vs Chicago White Sox | L | 0-3 |
| Oct-05 | vs Chicago White Sox | L | 3-4 |
| Oct-07 | at Chicago White Sox | W | 9-3 |
| Oct-08 | at Chicago White Sox | W | 9-5 |
| Oct-10 | vs Chicago White Sox | W | 2-0 |
Tampa Bay Rays Form
Tampa Bay stormed into the American League Championship Series by sweeping the New York Yankees in three games.
The Rays opened that series with 1-0 and 5-2 wins at home, before heading to the ‘Big Apple’ to clinch the series with a 4-3 victory.
| Date | Playoff Opposition | W/L | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct-03 | vs New York Yankees | W | 1-0 |
| Oct-05 | vs New York Yankees | W | 5-2 |
| Oct-07 | at New York Yankees | W | 4-3 |
Starting Pitchers
| Player | Team | Record | ERA | Strikeouts | Innings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster Griffin | Cleveland Guardians | 15-6 | 3.60 | 158 | 172.2 |
| Drew Rasmussen | Tampa Bay Rays | 16-5 | 2.67 | 174 | 172.0 |