MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
09/04/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2678 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (72-68) 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 6 8 1
Tampa Bay Rays (49-91) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 7 1
Tampa Bay Dispatched, 6-4, by Cleveland
Cleveland and Tampa Bay duked it out and the Guardians came out victorious.

The Cleveland Guardians picked up a win at Tropicana Field, knocking off the Tampa Bay Rays, 6-4. On the mound for Cleveland was right-hander Paul Skenes. He played a key role in the triumph. Liam Hendriks notched his 3rd save in 7 chances.

Jorge Soler came through with a big-time hit for Cleveland. The pinch hitter smacked a 3-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to give his team the lead, 5-3. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

"You need to show up when your number's called," said Soler.

The defeat makes Tampa Bay 49-91.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Winn SS 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .269 20 66
J. Profar 1B 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 .225 8 39
C. Cowser RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .242 15 47
   a-J. Soler PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .196 19 49
   b-K. Bryant RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 7 13
A. Bohm 3B 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .290 15 77
G. Moreno C 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .261 13 54
M. Moniak LF 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 .210 14 48
S. Haggerty 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .219 4 20
C. Santana DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .223 13 55
J. Rojas CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237 3 29
Totals 34 6 8 6 6 6 16      
a - J. Soler pinch hit for C. Cowser in the 7th
b - K. Bryant substituted for J. Soler in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Moniak (17, 2nd Inning off G. Holmes, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Moreno (20, 4th Inning off G. Holmes, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Haggerty (11, 4th Inning off G. Holmes, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Soler (19, 7th Inning off E. Small, 2 on, 1 out) , A. Bohm (15, 7th Inning off E. Small, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Profar , J. Soler 4 , A. Bohm 5 , G. Moreno 2 , M. Moniak 3 , S. Haggerty 2
2-out RBI: S. Haggerty
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Moreno , S. Haggerty , C. Santana 2
Sac Fly: M. Moniak
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Cowser (3)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Bohm (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Springer RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .238 17 54
J. Bauers 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .180 17 45
T. France DH 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .247 16 61
Z. McKinstry SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .213 4 36
A. Toro 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .254 17 70
C. Mitchell LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .223 17 61
R. Marchan C 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .212 1 19
K. Corona CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .186 3 25
   a-G. Pauley PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
C. Arroyo 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .215 5 26
Totals 34 4 7 4 0 12 8      
a - G. Pauley pinch hit for K. Corona in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Toro (34, 9th Inning off L. Hendriks, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Marchan (1, 2nd Inning off P. Skenes, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. France 2 (16, 4th Inning off P. Skenes, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off L. Hendriks, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. France 8 , A. Toro 2 , C. Mitchell 2 , R. Marchan 5
2-out RBI: R. Marchan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Springer , J. Bauers , G. Pauley
Sac Bunt: K. Corona
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: Z. McKinstry (7)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Skenes W (11-7) 6.1 4 3 3 0 9 2 94 4.14   
D. Floro H (13) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 3.28   
L. Hendriks SV (3) 1.0 3 1 1 0 2 1 17 5.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Skenes 62
Batters Faced: P. Skenes 24, D. Floro 5, L. Hendriks 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Skenes 5-5, D. Floro 1-3, L. Hendriks 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Skenes 94-58, D. Floro 17-13, L. Hendriks 17-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Holmes 5.1 4 2 2 3 4 0 97 4.51   
M. Barnett L (2-3) 1.0 1 2 2 2 0 0 27 5.90   
E. Small BS (4) 0.1 2 2 2 1 1 2 15 4.62   
M. Vasil 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 4.50   
A. Nardi 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Holmes 53
Batters Faced: G. Holmes 23, M. Barnett 6, E. Small 4, M. Vasil 6, A. Nardi 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Holmes 6-5, M. Barnett 2-1, E. Small 0-0, M. Vasil 3-2, A. Nardi 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Holmes 97-59, M. Barnett 27-12, E. Small 15-9, M. Vasil 25-15, A. Nardi 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Barnett 1-0 , E. Small 2-2 , M. Vasil 1-0 , A. Nardi 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul Skenes
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 19694
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