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Cleveland Guardians 3, Tampa Bay Rays 11

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:10 PM ET · Tropicana FieldGame-day snapshot Jul 24, 4:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 20, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score40
Cleveland Guardians
85–77 · 1st AL Central · T-Score 40
3
3–11
FINAL
Tampa Bay Rays
98–64 · 1st AL East · T-Score 51
11
T-Score51
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRaysThe starters are close overall, but McClanahan owns the better strikeout and control profile.
Offense vs handEvenThe handedness splits are nearly even, with less than a .004 difference in OPS.
LineupRaysTampa's official lineup includes 6 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
Recent formGuardiansCleveland has won 6 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.
Team strengthRaysTampa leads 51–40 in T-Score.

Starting pitchers

CLE
Joey Cantillo LHP
Joey Cantillo
Cleveland Guardians
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.74
62nd
WHIP
1.42
163rd
K/9
9.51
42nd
BB/9
4.42
204th
P-Score53i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.02
63rd
OPS/R
–
IP
106.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.77
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
TB
Shane McClanahan LHP
Shane McClanahan
Tampa Bay Rays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.16
43rd
WHIP
1.15
38th
K/9
8.41
116th
BB/9
3.07
100th
P-Score55i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.69
29th
OPS/R
–
IP
91.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.62
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·McClanahan allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.15 WHIP compared with 1.42.
·Cantillo owns a 9.5 K/9 compared with McClanahan's 8.4.
·McClanahan has produced a quality start in 60% of outings versus 20%.
·McClanahan enters with a 3.16 ERA compared with Cantillo's 3.74.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Cantillo arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam33%92.2
Curveball31%80.0
Changeup24%81.1
Cutter8%87.1
Slider4%82.8
McClanahan arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam38%95.6
Changeup28%86.9
Slider18%88.2
Curveball15%82.2

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Guardians vs LHP (Shane McClanahan)
27th
in MLB
0.675OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rays vs LHP (Joey Cantillo)
25th
in MLB
0.679OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs McClanahan (BvP)
1Angel MartínezSLF60.75518.830No MLB historyNo history
2Chase DeLauterLRF79.82016.844No MLB historyNo history
3Rhys HoskinsR1B46.68213.643No MLB historyNo history
4Brayan RocchioSSS54.70415.619No MLB historyNo history
5David FryRRF46.6778.643No MLB historyNo history
6Travis BazzanaL2B61.74315.526No MLB historyNo history
7Gabriel AriasR3B40.6535.285No MLB historyNo history
8Austin HedgesRC49.7026.747No MLB historyNo history
9Petey HalpinLCF30.5944.338No MLB historyNo history
1Angel Martínez LF · S.254 / .755 · 18 HRvs hand .830 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score2Chase DeLauter RF · L.287 / .820 · 16 HRvs hand .844 · No MLB history · No history79H-Score3Rhys Hoskins 1B · R.179 / .682 · 13 HRvs hand .643 · No MLB history · No history46H-Score4Brayan Rocchio SS · S.253 / .704 · 15 HRvs hand .619 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score5David Fry RF · R.201 / .677 · 8 HRvs hand .643 · No MLB history · No history46H-Score6Travis Bazzana 2B · L.245 / .743 · 15 HRvs hand .526 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score7Gabriel Arias 3B · R.243 / .653 · 5 HRvs hand .285 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score8Austin Hedges C · R.247 / .702 · 6 HRvs hand .747 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score9Petey Halpin CF · L.225 / .594 · 4 HRvs hand .338 · No MLB history · No history30H-Score
Tampa Bay RaysOfficial lineupvs LHP Joey Cantillo
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Cantillo (BvP)
1Yandy DíazRDH78.80522.780No MLB historyNo history
2Jonathan ArandaL1B76.79222.678No MLB historyNo history
3Junior CamineroR3B87.88442.916No MLB historyNo history
4Cedric MullinsLCF47.62815.565No MLB historyNo history
5Jonny DeLucaRRF50.72911.666No MLB historyNo history
6Chandler SimpsonLLF43.6890.633No MLB historyNo history
7Ryan ViladeRRF60.75011.818No MLB historyNo history
8Ben WilliamsonR2B38.6203.585No MLB historyNo history
9Nick FortesRC41.6806.644No MLB historyNo history
1Yandy Díaz DH · R.293 / .805 · 22 HRvs hand .780 · No MLB history · No history78H-Score2Jonathan Aranda 1B · L.274 / .792 · 22 HRvs hand .678 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score3Junior Caminero 3B · R.276 / .884 · 42 HRvs hand .916 · No MLB history · No history87H-Score4Cedric Mullins CF · L.205 / .628 · 15 HRvs hand .565 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score5Jonny DeLuca RF · R.266 / .729 · 11 HRvs hand .666 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score6Chandler Simpson LF · L.306 / .689 · 0 HRvs hand .633 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score7Ryan Vilade RF · R.245 / .750 · 11 HRvs hand .818 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score8Ben Williamson 2B · R.238 / .620 · 3 HRvs hand .585 · No MLB history · No history38H-Score9Nick Fortes C · R.258 / .680 · 6 HRvs hand .644 · No MLB history · No history41H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCLECLE·TBTB
AVG.239 22nd.258 2nd
OPS.696 26th.728 8th
Home runs162 27th169 22nd
Runs678 24th736 12th
OBP.316 17th.326 5th
SLG.380 27th.402 13th
PitchingCLECLE·TBTB
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.77vs3.70
CLETB
WHIP1.26vs1.14
CLETB
K/99.6vs8.3
CLETB
HR Allowed175vs201
CLETB
BullpenCLECLE·TBTB
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.54vs3.78
no league rank
Saves46vs58
CLETB
ResultsCLECLE·TBTB
+29623rd
Run differential
+3968th
85–77 Record98–64
6–4 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
Cleveland Guardians (6–4)
L
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
W
W
Tampa Bay Rays (4–6)
L
W
W
W
L
L
L
L
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
5—2
7 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Guardians?+
Joey Cantillo (3.74 ERA, 8–5) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Rays?+
Shane McClanahan (3.16 ERA, 8–6) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:10 PM ET at Tropicana Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Guardians and Rays performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Rays 2–5 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Joey Cantillo is at 53; Shane McClanahan is at 55. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.