October baseball arrives in Cleveland, Ohio at 8:00 PM EDT, where Progressive Field hosts Postseason action between the 98-64 Tampa Bay Rays and the 85-77 Cleveland Guardians, broadcast on 7035368. The Rays stroll into town boasting a .258 team batting average, while Cleveland’s lineup spent the year dragging a modest .239 mark around the dirt like a heavy duffel bag. Home-field advantage is lovely, but standard procedure dictates you actually have to outhit a 98-win roster to enjoy it.
Neither manager has named a starting pitcher yet, which is a delightful way of saying both dugouts are playing a high-stakes game of poker with an empty hand. Tampa Bay holds a microscopic edge on the mound with a 3.70 team ERA over Cleveland’s 3.77, though the Rays will have to navigate October without Gavin Lux and Edwin Uceta, who are both parked on the 60-day injured list. Make your pick and lock it in on StreakChat before these two clubs finally reveal who is taking the mound.