Overview

• Cleveland broke the game open in the second after Ian Seymour’s fielding error, with Steven Kwan delivering a two-run single and José Ramírez adding a two-run double.
• Gavin Williams held Tampa Bay to one run over seven innings for his team-leading 10th victory.
• Tampa Bay used a traditional opener for the first time this season, starting Griffin Jax before Seymour in a matchup play that failed.
• Junior Caminero accounted for the Rays’ lone run with his 41st homer, giving him 103 RBIs.
• The win put the Guardians at 70-70 and pulled them closer in the AL wild-card race, with the series set to continue Saturday with Tanner Bibee facing Shane Baz.