Rays overpower Indians, try for sweep Sunday in key series
Tommy Pham and Avisail Garcia hit two-run homers, Ji-Man Choi and Travis d'Arnaud had solo shots, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Indians 9-6 on Saturday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Cleveland Indians
6
Tampa Bay Rays
9
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| TB | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/19/26 | @ Tampa Bay Rays | L 3-7 | MLB |
| 10/18/26 | vs Tampa Bay Rays | L 1-3 | MLB |
| 10/17/26 | vs Tampa Bay Rays | L 3-7 | MLB |
| 10/16/26 | vs Tampa Bay Rays | D 0-0 | MLB |
| 10/15/26 | vs Tampa Bay Rays | W 3-2 | MLB |
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Play by Play
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-9
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Play Result 6-9
Allen doubled to deep center, Freeman scored and Reyes scored.
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Double 6-9
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-9
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Play Result 4-9
Lindor homered to right center (381 feet), Chang scored.
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Home Run 4-9
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 4-9
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 2-9
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-9
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-9
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-9
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Play Result 2-9
Duffy grounded out to first, Choi scored and García scored on throwing error by first baseman Santana, Kiermaier safe at third on throwing error by first baseman Santana.
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Error 2-9
Duffy grounded out to first, Choi scored and García scored on throwing error by first baseman Santana, Kiermaier safe at third on throwing error by first baseman Santana.
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Error 2-9
Duffy grounded out to first, Choi scored and García scored on throwing error by first baseman Santana, Kiermaier safe at third on throwing error by first baseman Santana.
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Ground Out 2-9
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 2-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-7
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Play Result 2-7
d'Arnaud homered to center (416 feet).
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Home Run 2-7
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
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Ball 2-7
Pitch 5 : Ball 3
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Ball 2-6
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 2-6
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Swinging 2-6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Out 2-6
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-6
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Play Result 2-6
Sogard singled to deep center, Duffy scored, Wendle to second.
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Single 2-6
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Ball 2-5
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
García homered to left (446 feet), d'Arnaud scored.
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Home Run 2-5
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Inning 6-9
Middle of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-9
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Play Result 6-9
Lindor popped out to second.
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Pop Out 6-9
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Ball 6-9
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 6-9
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-9
Emilio Pagan pitches to Francisco Lindor
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-9
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Play Result 6-9
Chang struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 6-9
Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Looking
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Strike Swinging 6-9
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Ball 6-9
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Ball 6-9
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-9
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-9
Emilio Pagan pitches to Yu Chang
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Play Result 6-9
Pagan relieved Pinto
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-9
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Play Result 6-9
Allen doubled to deep center, Freeman scored and Reyes scored.
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Double 6-9
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-9
Ricardo Pinto pitches to Greg Allen
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-9
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Play Result 4-9
R. Pérez grounded out to first, Reyes to second, Freeman to third.
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Ground Out 4-9
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Swinging 4-9
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Ball 4-9
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Strike Looking 4-9
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 4-9
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-9
Ricardo Pinto pitches to Roberto Perez
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-9
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Play Result 4-9
Reyes singled to shallow right, Freeman to second.
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Single 4-9
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Swinging 4-9
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Looking 4-9
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-9
Ricardo Pinto pitches to Franmil Reyes
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-9
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Play Result 4-9
Freeman walked.
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Head to Head
TB wins series 3-0
Injuries
Tampa Bay Rays
- Shane McClanahan Out
- Jacob Melton 60-Day-IL
- Edwin Uceta 60-Day-IL
- Ryan Pepiot 60-Day-IL
Cleveland Indians
- Kahlil Watson Out
- Colin Holderman 15-Day-IL
- Andrew Walters Out
Lineups
ConfirmedTB
Eric Sogard2B4
Tommy PhamLF28
Austin MeadowsDH17
Travis d'ArnaudC16
Jiman Choi1B26
Avisail GarciaRF24
Kevin KiermaierCF93
Matt Duffy3B9
Joey WendleSS18
CLE
Francisco LindorSS12
Oscar MercadoCF11
Carlos Santana1B41
Yasiel PuigRF66
Jason Kipnis2B22
Franmil ReyesDH99
Roberto PerezC20
Greg AllenRF25
Yu Chang3B19
Substitutes
Jake BauersLF9
Mike Freeman2B27
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