Overview

• The Rays opened the four-game set with a 4-2 win over the Guardians in Tampa, extending their season-best winning streak to seven.
• Ryan Pepiot worked five hitless innings on 90 pitches with six strikeouts before the bullpen finished the job.
• According to the AP, Pepiot became the second pitcher on record with three straight starts of at least five innings allowing one or fewer hits, matching Dylan Cease.
• José Ramírez broke up the no-hit bid in the sixth and went deep in the ninth, followed by Kyle Manzardo, before Pete Fairbanks recorded the final outs.
• Tampa Bay moved within two games of idle Seattle for the final AL Wild Card berth, while Cleveland fell to 3.5 back; Friday's probables are Gavin Williams for Cleveland and Ian Seymour for Tampa Bay.