mlb Game Recap
Cleveland Falls 2-0 Against Tampa Bay - Game Recap
Cleveland was unable to break through against the Tampa Bay pitching staff, losing 2-0 on Friday at Tropicana Field.
Tampa Bay was favored by -135 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 7.5.
Taj Bradley earned the victory for the Rays, throwing 7 innings of work, striking out 8, walking 2, and allowing 5 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Yandy Diaz in the win.
Cleveland's starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco worked 5 innings, giving up 6 hits and 1 earned runs while striking out 3 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Daniel Schneemann in a losing cause.
Tampa Bay enjoyed an edge at the plate with a 9-5 advantage in hits.
Jason Adam pitched the final 1 innings for the save. He struck out 3 and allowed 0 hits in his outing.