Rays lose close, quick game
October 7, 2022 - The Tampa Bay Rays dropped the first game of their best-of-three AL Wildcard Series against the Cleveland Guardians 2-1 Friday afternoon. According to Fox Sports, the game, which began at 12:07 p.m. at Progressive Field, was the shortest postseason game since 1999. Tampa Bay pitcher Shane McClanahan struck out five and only allowed two earned runs in seven innings, but the Rays only managed one run off a Jose Siri homer against Cleveland ace Shane Bieber. Both of the Guardians’ runs came off a sixth-inning Jose Ramirez homer. The Rays now face a do-or-die scenario in Game 2, also in Cleveland. Tyler Glasnow will take the mound for Tampa Bay.