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Rays

Kipnis popped out to center fielder Kiermaier.

Brantley singled to center, Lindor scored.

Guardians

Encarnacion homered to center on the first pitch.

Indians seventh.  J.Ramírez grounded out, second baseman Wendle to first baseman Cron.  Encarnacion homered to center on the first pitch.  Alonso grounded out, first baseman Cron to pitcher Glasnow.  Cabrera fouled out to third baseman Duffy.

Indians eighth.  A.Moore in as catcher.  Stanek pitching.  Kipnis popped out to center fielder Kiermaier.  Gomes popped out to shortstop Adames.  Allen singled to left.  Allen stole second.  On Stanek's wild pitch, Allen to third.  Lindor walked on a full count.  Lindor stole second.  On Stanek's wild pitch, Allen scored.  Lindor stole third.  Brantley singled to center, Lindor scored.  J.Ramírez struck out.

 Since May 19th, when Tampa Bay implemented the concept of a reliever opening each game as the starter, the Rays' pitching staff has posted a 3.34 ERA with a .223 opponent batting average. The average is the lowest in MLB, and the ERA trails only the Dodgers (3.22) for the lowest in MLB since that date.

 The Indians are averaging 5.61 runs at home compared to 4.57 on the road. That difference (1.04) in runs per game at home and away is the second largest in MLB, behind the Rangers (1.49, home better).

 This is the first time the two teams are meeting this season. The Indians lead the matchup 93-58 (.616), their best winning percentage versus any single opponent in team history.

 In his first seven games with the Rays, Tommy Pham went 2-for-22 (.091) with a .422 OPS. Since then, he is 11-for-23 (.478) with a 1.303 OPS in five games.

 Since July 1st, Michael Brantley has struck out just 14 times in 222 plate appearances. He is averaging a strikeout every 12.37 plate appearances, the second-highest ratio among qualified players (Andrelton Simmons, 16.13).

 Cleveland is the only team this season with four starters having an ERA below 3.50 (minimum 25 starts). If that were to finish the same, it would be the second time the team had four starters post such an ERA since earned runs became official in 1913, along with 1954.

HP - Marquez, 1B - Wolf, 2B - Holbrook, 3B - Segal

CLEVELAND -- With a 14-game lead in the American League Central, it will not be a high-stress September for the postseason-bound Cleveland Indians.
But the Indians do have some priorities in the last month of the regular season. One of them involves their starting pitcher on Friday night when they host the Tampa Bay Rays in the first game of a three-game series at Progressive Field.

Indians' Kluber hopes to get rolling vs. Rays

CLEVELAND (AP)  Corey Kluber and the Cleveland Indians are rolling along quite nicely. And help is on the way.
Kluber pitched seven sparkling innings, Edwin Encarnacion homered and the Indians beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-0 on Friday night.

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TB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	X

Tampa Bay Rays @ Cleveland Guardians on August 31, 2018

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