Cleveland Guardians vs. Tampa Bay Rays: AL wild-card game 2 preview

CLEVELAND, OHIO - OCTOBER 07: A fan dressed as Santa Claus looks on as Emmanuel Clase #48 of the Cleveland Guardians pitches against the the Tampa Bay Rays during Game One of the Wild Card Series at Progressive Field on October 07, 2022 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /

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Game 1 of the AL wild-card matchup between the Rays and Guardians was everything we could have hoped for. A classic pitchers’ duel between two of the top aces in the game ended with the Guardians on top 2-1, taking a 1-0 series lead.

Cleveland retains home field advantage throughout the three-game wild-card series, and the Cleveland fans made themselves heard throughout the game, and maybe most of all when Rays manager Kevin Cash used a challenge to review whether Amed Rosario had touched second base on a home run by José Ramírez, which accounted for the only runs the Guardians scored.

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