Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians, July 26, 2026

GuardiansCLE
0-1
Final
RaysTB

July 26, 2026, 12:15 PM ET | Tropicana Field

Last 5 Form

Cleveland Guardians

0-5

Last 5
L 6-10
vs MIN
L 1-3
vs MIN
L 3-11
@ TB
L 0-3
@ TB
L 0-1
@ TB

Tampa Bay Rays

4-1

Last 5
W 4-2
@ TOR
L 1-3
@ TOR
W 11-3
vs CLE
W 3-0
vs CLE
W 1-0
vs CLE

Starting Pitchers

Cleveland Guardians

Parker Messick headshot
Parker Messick
Recorded starter

Tampa Bay Rays

Drew Rasmussen headshot
Drew Rasmussen
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Jul 26, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Cleveland Guardians54-53.505#2#32.5
Tampa Bay Rays62-43.590#1N/A-
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Cleveland GuardiansTampa Bay Rays
.696
OPS
.728
162
HR
169
678
Runs
736
3.77
ERA
3.70
1.26
WHIP
1.14
1530
Strikeouts by pitchers
1322

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Cleveland Guardians

Hitters

Kyle Manzardo headshot
Kyle Manzardo

3 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Patrick Bailey headshot
Patrick Bailey

2 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Austin Hedges headshot
Austin Hedges

2 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Gavin Williams headshot
Gavin Williams

7.0 IP, 11 SO, 0.00 ERA

Will Dion headshot
Will Dion

3.1 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Parker Messick headshot
Parker Messick

7.2 IP, 6 SO, 1.17 ERA

Tampa Bay Rays

Hitters

Chandler Simpson headshot
Chandler Simpson

7 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI

Richie Palacios headshot
Richie Palacios

2 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Ryan Vilade headshot
Ryan Vilade

2 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Drew Rasmussen headshot
Drew Rasmussen

7.0 IP, 9 SO, 0.00 ERA

Nick Martinez headshot
Nick Martinez

6.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Bryan Baker headshot
Bryan Baker

3.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Drew Rasmussen headshot
Drew Rasmussen
Tampa Bay Rays, MLBDB pick
Parker Messick headshot
Parker Messick
Cleveland Guardians, MLBDB pick
Chandler Simpson headshot
Chandler Simpson
Tampa Bay Rays, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Tampa Bay Rays 1, Cleveland Guardians 0: CLE 1 hit, TB 6 hits; CLE 0 errors, TB 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
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Cleveland Guardians000000000010
Tampa Bay Rays00001000x160

Box Score

Batting

Steven Kwan led Cleveland Guardians with 1 hit.

Cleveland Guardians batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Steven KwanLF/CF4010000
José Ramírez3B4000010
Chase DeLauterDH2000220
Brayan RocchioSS4000020
Travis Bazzana2B3000010
Angel MartínezRF3000010
Kyle Manzardo1B2000020
David FryPH/LF1000010
Austin HedgesC3000010
Petey HalpinCF1000000
Rhys HoskinsPH/1B1000000
Totals280102110

Chandler Simpson led Tampa Bay Rays with 2 hits.

Tampa Bay Rays batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Yandy DíazDH4000010
Ryan Vilade1B4010020
Junior Caminero3B4000000
Jonny DeLucaRF3000000
Chandler SimpsonLF3120000
Ben WilliamsonSS/2B3010000
Cedric MullinsCF3011010
Nick FortesC3010010
Richie Palacios2B2000000
Taylor WallsSS1000010
Totals30161060

Pitching

Parker Messick went 7.2 innings for Cleveland Guardians (6 SO, 1 ER); Drew Rasmussen went 7.0 innings for Tampa Bay Rays (9 SO, 0 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Cleveland Guardians
Parker Messick7.2611060
Colin Holderman0.1000000
Tampa Bay Rays
Drew Rasmussen7.0100190
Garrett Cleavinger1.0000010
Bryan Baker1.0000110
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • B5

    Single Cedric Mullins singles on a bunt pop to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. Chandler Simpson scores. CLE 0, TB 1

Play-by-Play

All 61 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Strikeout Brayan Rocchio strikes out swinging. CLE 0, TB 1

  • T9

    Walk Chase DeLauter walks. CLE 0, TB 1

  • T9

    Lineout José Ramírez lines out to center fielder Cedric Mullins. CLE 0, TB 1

  • T9

    Groundout Steven Kwan grounds out, second baseman Ben Williamson to first baseman Ryan Vilade. CLE 0, TB 1

  • B8

    Groundout Junior Caminero grounds out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to first baseman Rhys Hoskins. CLE 0, TB 1

  • B8

    Single Ryan Vilade singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder David Fry. CLE 0, TB 1

  • B8

    Groundout Yandy Díaz grounds out softly, pitcher Parker Messick to first baseman Rhys Hoskins. CLE 0, TB 1

  • B8

    Strikeout Taylor Walls strikes out on a foul tip. CLE 0, TB 1

  • T8

    Groundout Rhys Hoskins grounds out, shortstop Taylor Walls to first baseman Ryan Vilade. CLE 0, TB 1

  • T8

    Pop Out Austin Hedges pops out to second baseman Ben Williamson. CLE 0, TB 1

  • T8

    Strikeout David Fry called out on strikes. CLE 0, TB 1

  • B7

    Strikeout Nick Fortes strikes out swinging, catcher Austin Hedges to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. CLE 0, TB 1

  • B7

    Strikeout Cedric Mullins strikes out swinging. CLE 0, TB 1

  • B7

    Single Rays challenged (catch or drop), call on the field was overturned: Ben Williamson singles on a line drive to left fielder Steven Kwan. Chandler Simpson to 2nd. CLE 0, TB 1

  • B7

    Single Chandler Simpson singles on a line drive to center fielder Petey Halpin. CLE 0, TB 1

  • B7

    Groundout Jonny DeLuca grounds out, third baseman José Ramírez to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. CLE 0, TB 1

  • T7

    Groundout Angel Martínez grounds out, second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Ryan Vilade. CLE 0, TB 1

  • T7

    Strikeout Travis Bazzana strikes out on a foul tip. CLE 0, TB 1

  • T7

    Groundout Brayan Rocchio grounds out to first baseman Ryan Vilade. CLE 0, TB 1

  • B6

    Flyout Junior Caminero flies out to center fielder Petey Halpin. CLE 0, TB 1

  • B6

    Strikeout Ryan Vilade called out on strikes. CLE 0, TB 1

  • B6

    Groundout Yandy Díaz grounds out, second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. CLE 0, TB 1

  • T6

    Strikeout Chase DeLauter strikes out swinging. CLE 0, TB 1

  • T6

    Flyout José Ramírez flies out to center fielder Cedric Mullins. CLE 0, TB 1

  • T6

    Groundout Steven Kwan grounds out, second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Ryan Vilade. CLE 0, TB 1

  • B5

    Groundout Richie Palacios grounds out, second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. CLE 0, TB 1

  • B5

    Pop Out Nick Fortes pops out to first baseman Kyle Manzardo in foul territory. CLE 0, TB 1

  • B5

    Single Cedric Mullins singles on a bunt pop to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. Chandler Simpson scores. CLE 0, TB 1

  • B5

    Groundout Ben Williamson grounds out, second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. Chandler Simpson to 3rd. CLE 0, TB 0

  • B5

    Single Chandler Simpson singles on a ground ball to left fielder Steven Kwan. CLE 0, TB 0

  • T5

    Groundout Petey Halpin grounds out, second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Ryan Vilade. CLE 0, TB 0

  • T5

    Strikeout Austin Hedges strikes out swinging. CLE 0, TB 0

  • T5

    Strikeout Kyle Manzardo strikes out swinging. CLE 0, TB 0

  • B4

    Lineout Jonny DeLuca lines out sharply to left fielder Steven Kwan. CLE 0, TB 0

  • B4

    Groundout Junior Caminero grounds out, third baseman José Ramírez to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. CLE 0, TB 0

  • B4

    Strikeout Ryan Vilade strikes out swinging. CLE 0, TB 0

  • T4

    Groundout Angel Martínez grounds out, second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Ryan Vilade. CLE 0, TB 0

  • T4

    Flyout Travis Bazzana flies out to right fielder Jonny DeLuca. CLE 0, TB 0

  • T4

    Groundout Brayan Rocchio grounds out to first baseman Ryan Vilade. Chase DeLauter to 2nd. CLE 0, TB 0

  • T4

    Walk Chase DeLauter walks. CLE 0, TB 0

  • B3

    Lineout Yandy Díaz lines out to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. CLE 0, TB 0

  • B3

    Groundout Richie Palacios grounds out, second baseman Travis Bazzana to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. Nick Fortes to 3rd. CLE 0, TB 0

  • B3

    Double Nick Fortes doubles (13) on a line drive to right fielder Angel Martínez, deflected by center fielder Petey Halpin. CLE 0, TB 0

  • B3

    Pop Out Cedric Mullins pops out to shortstop Brayan Rocchio. CLE 0, TB 0

  • T3

    Strikeout José Ramírez strikes out swinging. CLE 0, TB 0

  • T3

    Flyout Steven Kwan flies out to left fielder Chandler Simpson in foul territory. CLE 0, TB 0

  • T3

    Hit By Pitch Petey Halpin hit by pitch. CLE 0, TB 0

  • T3

    Flyout Austin Hedges flies out to right fielder Jonny DeLuca. CLE 0, TB 0

  • B2

    Groundout Ben Williamson grounds out, pitcher Parker Messick to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. CLE 0, TB 0

  • B2

    Groundout Chandler Simpson grounds out to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. CLE 0, TB 0

  • B2

    Lineout Jonny DeLuca lines out to center fielder Petey Halpin. CLE 0, TB 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Kyle Manzardo strikes out swinging. CLE 0, TB 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Angel Martínez strikes out swinging. CLE 0, TB 0

  • T2

    Flyout Travis Bazzana flies out to left fielder Chandler Simpson. CLE 0, TB 0

  • B1

    Flyout Junior Caminero flies out to center fielder Petey Halpin. CLE 0, TB 0

  • B1

    Pop Out Ryan Vilade pops out to first baseman Kyle Manzardo in foul territory. CLE 0, TB 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Yandy Díaz called out on strikes. CLE 0, TB 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Brayan Rocchio strikes out swinging. CLE 0, TB 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Chase DeLauter strikes out swinging. CLE 0, TB 0

  • T1

    Flyout José Ramírez flies out to left fielder Chandler Simpson. CLE 0, TB 0

  • T1

    Double Steven Kwan doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jonny DeLuca. CLE 0, TB 0