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Nathaniel Lowe’s clutch hit lifts Guardians to ALCS Game 1 win over Rays

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Nathaniel Lowe hit a decisive two-run single in the eighth inning to help the Cleveland Guardians defeat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series on Monday night at Tropicana Field. Chase DeLauter and Patrick Bailey also contributed with solo home runs, while five Guardians relievers combined for five innings of strong relief pitching. Rookie lefty Parker Messick will start for Cleveland in Game 2, scheduled for Tuesday night, against Tampa Bay’s Freddy Peralta.

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On Monday night in St. Petersburg, the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series. The game was tied at 2-2 after six innings but shifted when Chase DeLauter and Patrick Bailey hit solo home runs off Drew Rasmussen to give Cleveland a lead they wouldn't relinquish. In the eighth inning, Nathaniel Lowe's two-run single clinched the victory for the Guardians.

The Rays had opened with a 2-0 lead after RBI singles by Junior Caminero and Jonny DeLuca in the first inning. However, their bullpen struggled, allowing five runs over the final two innings despite pitching well earlier in the game. Cleveland's relievers combined for five scoreless innings, allowing only one run on two hits.

Game 2 of the series will be played at Tropicana Field on Tuesday night with rookie left-hander Parker Messick starting for Cleveland and right-hander Freddy Peralta taking the mound for Tampa Bay. The Guardians’ win marks their first appearance in the ALCS since 1995; meanwhile, this is the Rays' third time reaching the ALCS in franchise history.

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Nathaniel Lowe hit a tiebreaking, two-run single in the eighth inning, Chase DeLauter and Patrick Bailey hit solo homers off Drew Rasmussen, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series on Monday night. asserted

Guardians → hit → night

Junior Caminero and Jonny DeLuca had RBI singles in the first off Foster Griffin and Cedric Mullins hit a solo homer for the Rays, who never trailed in a sweep of the New York Yankees in their AL Division Series. asserted

who → have → Series

Rookie lefty Parker Messick starts for Cleveland, and right-hander Freddy Peralta takes the mound for the Rays. asserted

Peralta → start → Rays

Five relievers combined for five innings of one-run, two-hit ball for the Guardians, who became only the 11th team to overcome an 0-2 deficit in a best-of-five playoff series with a victory over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night. asserted

who → combine → night

Cade Smith, who pitched in all five games against Chicago, tossed a perfect ninth. asserted

who → pitch → ninth

Rasmussen took a 2-0 lead into the sixth before DeLauter led off with an opposite-field homer to left-center. asserted

DeLauter → take → center

Bailey started the seventh with a towering shot to center that went an estimated 436 feet, ending Rasmussen’s night. asserted

that → start → night

Rasmussen took a no-hitter into the eighth in Game 1 of the ALDS against the Yankees. asserted

Rasmussen → take → Yankees

José Ramírez led off the eighth with an infield single off Tyler Wells, and DeLauter ripped a double to right. asserted

DeLauter → lead → right

After Wells retired Jo Adell on a grounder to second, Ian Seymour entered. asserted

Seymour → retire → second

Lowe lined an 0-2 pitch up the middle to drive in two, giving Cleveland a 4-2 lead. asserted

Lowe → line → lead

Mullins connected off Erik Sabrowski in the bottom half. asserted

Mullins → connect → half

Ramirez, whose two-run homer lifted Cleveland to a 2-0 win in Game 5 vs. Chicago, provided an insurance run with an RBI single in the ninth off Cole Sulser. asserted

homer → lift → Sulser

He helped the Guardians get two more by breaking for third with two outs and two strikes on Adell. asserted

Guardians → help → Adell

Caminero ran to cover the bag and was out of position when Adell hit a sharp grounder toward third. asserted

Adell → run → third

The ball rolled into left field for a two-run double. asserted

ball → roll → double

A crowd of 35,361 fans waved yellow rally towels and rang cowbells at Tropicana Field in the Rays’ third appearance in the ALCS in the franchise’s 29 season-history. They were fired up when the 98-win Rays jumped ahead 2-0 in the first and Rasmussen battled to keep it there until the sixth. asserted

Rasmussen → wave → sixth

Coming off that dominant performance against the Yankees, Rasmussen went six-plus tough innings. asserted

Rasmussen → come → innings

The two-time All-Star right-hander, who was four outs from a no-hitter in a 1-0 victory against New York, allowed a hit to the second batter he faced and eight total, striking out seven. asserted

he → allow → seven

Griffin allowed two runs and five hits in four innings. asserted

Griffin → allow → innings

The Rays allowed just 12 hits in three games against the Yankees but the Guardians got 14 in the series opener, including three apiece from Ramírez and DeLauter. asserted

Guardians → allow → Ramírez

Nathaniel Lowe’s clutch hit lifts Guardians to ALCS Game 1 win over Rays

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