CLEVELAND (AP) — Rookies Oscar Gonzalez and Steven Kwan drove in runs in the eighth inning as the Guardians kept Tampa Bay from clinching one of the AL’s three wild-card spots, rallying to beat the Rays 2-1.
The Central champion Guardians took two of three in a tight series — and maybe a playoff preview.
Two of the games went to extra innings and all three were decided by one run.
After Baltimore lost in Boston earlier, the Rays took the field needing a win to make the postseason for the fourth year in a row.
But they couldn’t hold off a Cleveland team that has fought back all season.
The Rays loaded the bases in the ninth but didn’t get a clutch hit.