The Cleveland Guardians (51-48) face the Tampa Bay Rays (53-47) in game two of their three-game series at Tropicana Field, with first pitch at 1:10 pm ET. The Guardians won the series opener behind Shane Bieber's dominant performance.

Betting Odds:

• Rays: -126 (favorites)
• Guardians: +108
• Run line: Cleveland +1.5 (-196)
• Over/Under: 7.5 runs

Pitching Matchup:

• Guardians: Zach Plesac (2-8, 4.09 ERA, 1.26 WHIP)
• Rays: Corey Kluber (6-6, 3.91 ERA, 1.14 WHIP)

Key Stats:

• Guardians are one game behind Twins in AL Central
• Rays have lost 7 of their last 10 games
• Jose Ramirez leads Guardians: .287 AVG, 21 HR, 83 RBI
• Randy Arozarena leads Rays: .255 AVG, 12 HR, 47 RBI
• Rays rank 22nd in scoring (4.14 runs/game)

Head-to-Head:

• Guardians batting 2-for-14 vs Kluber
• Rays batting 6-for-21 vs Plesac
• Ji-Man Choi 2-for-6 with HR vs Plesac

Plesac seeks his first win since June 5th, having allowed 16 earned runs over his last 43.2 innings. The Guardians aim to secure the series win and potentially move into a tie for first place in the division, while the Rays look to maintain their Wild Card position.

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