Tampa Bay at Cleveland

Cleveland ended the regular season winning 22 of its last 27 games while Tampa Bay stumbled into the postseason losing eight of its last 10 games, including the final five in a row. The Rays scored a total of only eight runs their last five games and were swept by last-place Boston. Shane Bieber is 13-8 with a 2.88 ERA and 1.04 WHIP and the Guardians have won five of his past seven starts. Bieber has two appearances against the Rays this year and has allowed five runs with 14 strikeouts in 13 innings. Tampa Bay has lost Shane McClanahan's past three starts by a combined score of 14-2 and in his one start against the Guardians in 2022 he was pummeled for five runs on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings. The Guardians have won seven of their past eight versus left-handed starters and the Rays are 35-46 on the road. Take the Guardians.