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In the American League Championship Series opener in St. Petersburg, the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 thanks to a late-game offensive surge. Starting pitcher Drew Rasmussen kept the Rays ahead until the sixth inning, but Cleveland's bullpen capitalized in the eighth and ninth innings with key hits from Jose Ramirez and Nathaniel Lowe, sealing their victory despite Tampa Bay’s efforts to close the gap.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-13,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On Monday night in St. Petersburg, the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series. The game was tied at 2-2 after six innings but shifted when Chase DeLauter and Patrick Bailey hit solo home runs off Drew Rasmussen to give Cleveland a lead they wouldn't relinquish. In the eighth inning, Nathaniel Lowe's two-run single clinched the victory for the Guardians.
The Rays had opened with a 2-0 lead after RBI singles by Junior Caminero and Jonny DeLuca in the first inning. However, their bullpen struggled, allowing five runs over the final two innings despite pitching well earlier in the game. Cleveland's relievers combined for five scoreless innings, allowing only one run on two hits.
Game 2 of the series will be played at Tropicana Field on Tuesday night with rookie left-hander Parker Messick starting for Cleveland and right-hander Freddy Peralta taking the mound for Tampa Bay. The Guardians’ win marks their first appearance in the ALCS since 1995; meanwhile, this is the Rays' third time reaching the ALCS in franchise history.
Written for “ALCS Game 1 Guardians Win” on 2026-10-13,
grounded in this article and the 3 other(s) covering the same event.
The Tampa Bay bullpen ran out of gas late Monday night.
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bullpen → run → gas
After seven innings of grind-it-out baseball in St. Petersburg, the Cleveland Guardians broke loose with five runs over the final two frames to take Game 1 of the ALCS, 7-3.
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Guardians → grind → ALCS
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The Rays drew first blood.
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Rays → draw → blood
With two outs in the opening frame, Junior Caminero and Jonny DeLuca ripped consecutive RBI knocks to put Tampa Bay up 2-0.
asserted
Caminero → rip → Bay
Rays starter Drew Rasmussen kept that lead strong through five innings, punching out seven.
asserted
Rasmussen → keep → seven
Cleveland finally cracked Rasmussen in the sixth when Chase DeLauter jumped on a heater and launched an opposite-field solo shot over the right-center wall.
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DeLauter → crack → wall
Patrick Bailey pulled Cleveland even leading off the seventh, hooking a solo blast down the right-field line to end Rasmussen's night at 2-2.
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Bailey → pull → 2
The Guardians kept the heat on in the eighth against Tyler Wells and Ian Seymour.
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Guardians → keep → Wells
Ramirez started the fire with a hustle infield single, DeLauter ripped a double down the line, and Nathaniel Lowe laced a go-ahead, two-run single to make it 4-2.
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it → start → single
Tampa Bay answered in the bottom of the eighth when pinch-hitter Cedric Mullins ambushed Erik Sabrowski with a solo shot to right, trimming the deficit to 4-3.
Then Jose Ramirez delivered the knockout blow.
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Ramirez → answer → blow
Capping a 3-for-5 night with two runs scored, Cleveland's veteran third baseman stepped in with two outs in the ninth and lined an RBI single into right off Cole Sulser to make it 5-3.
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it → cap → Sulser
After Sulser walked DeLauter, Kevin Kelly entered to face Jo Adell.
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Kelly → walk → Adell
The mid-season acquisition stepped up to the big moment, ripping a two-run double down the third-base line to put the contest on ice at 7-3.
Cleveland pounded out 14 hits against six Tampa Bay arms, with Ramirez and DeLauter combining for six knocks before Cade Smith slammed the door on six pitches.
The Rays entered Monday riding high after sweeping the Yankees, but they left the yard with all the pressure.
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they → step → pressure
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