Arozarena completes three-run ninth as Rays rally to beat the Guardians
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Randy Arozarena lined an RBI single to proper heart to finish a three-run ninth inning off Cleveland nearer Emmanuel Clase because the Tampa Bay Rays rallied to beat the Guardians 6-5 on Saturday.
Clase (1-7) allowed Yandy Díaz’s one-out double. Díaz superior to 3rd on a wild pitch and scored to tie it at 5 on Brandon Lowe’s infield single earlier than the All-Star Arozarena received it.
It was Clase’s ninth blown save in 40 probabilities.
Cleveland wasted a formidable begin by rookie Gavin Williams, who struck out 10 over 5 spectacular inning.
Williams allowed one run, 5 hits and didn’t stroll a batter in his tenth profession begin and had his ERA drop from 2.90 to 2.80. The 6-foot-6 right-hander was coming off an outing Tuesday wherein he gave up one hit and had a career-high 12 strikeouts over seven scoreless innings towards the Toronto Blue Jays.
Williams’ 22 strikeouts over his previous two begins are probably the most by a Cleveland rookie in a two-game span since Herb Score in 1955. He joins Score and Bob Feller (1936) as the one Cleveland rookies with consecutive double-digit strikeout performances.
Luke Raley homered and had an RBI double for the AL wild-card-leading Rays. His eighth-inning double pulled Tampa Bay inside 5-3.
The Guardians have been with out All-Star third baseman José Ramírez, who had his MLB suspension for preventing with Chicago’s Tim Anderson diminished from three video games to 2 on Saturday.
Ramírez, who knocked Anderson to the bottom with a wild, well-placed punch, additionally received’t play in Sunday’s collection finale.
Oscar Gonzalez had a sacrifice fly and Myles Straw drove in a run on a fielder’s alternative grounder because the Guardians took a 3-1 lead within the sixth.
Kole Calhoun and Cam Gallagher had run-scoring singles through the eighth towards Josh Fleming (2-0) to make it 5-2. Fleming was reinstated from the 60-day injured record after being sidelined since June 3 by left elbow irritation.
Tampa Bay obtained inside 3-2 when pinch-hitter Harold Ramírez had a seventh-inning RBI single.
The Guardians went forward 1-0 when Steven Kwan tripled off Erasmo Ramírez main off the third and scored on Brayan Rocchio’s sacrifice fly.
Raley tied it at 1 within the fourth on his sixteenth homer, and first since July 5.
CONNECTIONS
Williams was initially drafted by the Rays within the thirtieth spherical of the 2017 draft however didn’t signal. The Guardians chosen him twenty third total in 2021 out of East Carolina.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Rays: LHP Shane McClanahan (left arm) was moved from the 15-day injured record to the 60-day IL, which implies his season is over. Tommy John surgical procedure is among the many choices into consideration.
UP NEXT
Rays RHP Zach Eflin (12-6) will look to develop into the AL’s first 13-game winner on Sunday towards Guardians rookie RHP Tanner Bibee (8-2).
