![]() Ranging right, Ramírez backhanded Margot’s bouncer near the bag before making a quick throw from foul territory across the diamond.įirst baseman Josh Naylor made a long stretch, scooped Ramírez’s throw and kept his toe on the bag. Guardians All-Star third baseman José Ramírez kept the game scoreless with spectacular defense in the 12th. Cleveland got five hits, also used eight pitchers and squandered a bases-loaded opportunity in the sixth. Tampa had six hits and used eight pitchers, including Kluber, who made his first relief appearance in more than nine years. This one had a little bit of everything, except offense. The teams combined for a postseason record 39 strikeouts - 20 by Rays batters. The tense, 4-hour, 57-minute game was the longest 0-0 affair in postseason history, surpassing the 2020 NL Wild Card Series opener between Atlanta and Cincinnati that went 13 innings. Gonzalez’s shot off Kluber, who won two Cy Young Awards with Cleveland, finished a game that began at 12:08 p.m.
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