Overview

• Cleveland enters at 64-65 to face Tampa Bay at Progressive Field on Monday at 6:40 p.m. ET in the series opener.
• Tanner Bibee is slated for the Guardians against Rays left-hander Ian Seymour, who makes his first major-league start.
• The Guardians have lost five straight and eight of nine to fall five games back of the final AL wild-card spot, with manager Stephen Vogt emphasizing urgency.
• MLB is investigating suspicious microbetting activity involving games with Luis Ortiz and Emmanuel Clase, who are on leave as Cade Smith handles closing duties.
• Rays rookie Junior Caminero homered twice over the weekend, including a grand slam, and now has 37 home runs to set the AL mark for a player 21 or younger.