Game result and context
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Cleveland Guardians, 0-0: ALCS Game 4 at Progressive Field leaves the series tied 2-2
The Tampa Bay Rays put a run on the board in each of the first three innings at Progressive Field, but Game 4 of the AL Championship Series is recorded as a 0-0 result credited to the Cleveland Guardians after four innings. Drew Rasmussen threw three scoreless innings for Tampa Bay. The series stands at 2-2, with both clubs at 2-2.
Final result
Game 4 of the AL Championship Series at Progressive Field is recorded as a 0-0 result after four innings, with the Cleveland Guardians listed as the winner over the Tampa Bay Rays.
The inning-by-inning line tells a different story. It shows Tampa Bay scoring a run in each of the first three innings and Cleveland held scoreless throughout. Neither team hit a home run.
How the game changed
Tampa Bay controlled the early innings. The Rays scored in the first, again in the second and once more in the third, while Cleveland could not get on the board.
The fourth inning was scoreless for both sides, and the game is recorded as ending after four innings.
Key performances
Drew Rasmussen gave Tampa Bay three scoreless innings, striking out 4 and allowing no earned runs.
Jonathan Aranda had two hits in three at-bats and drove in a run. Liam Hicks added a hit in two at-bats with an RBI. Chandler Simpson had two hits in two at-bats and scored once, and Yandy Díaz had two hits in three at-bats with a run scored.
For Cleveland, Parker Messick worked 2.0 innings, striking out 3 and allowing 2 earned runs.
Season and playoff context
This was a playoff game, Game 4 of the AL Championship Series, and it was not a series clincher.
Both the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cleveland Guardians stand at 2-2 in the series.
Series context
The best-of-seven series is tied 2-2 after four games. Each side has two wins, and neither team is yet in position to close it out.