The MLB the postseason has officially begun!
The 12-team expanded playoffs began Friday with eight teams competing in a best-of-three wild-card series.
The Cleveland Guardians led Tampa Bay Rays2-1, in the first game of the day with the AL wild card.
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Here are the best plays from Friday’s action.
Phillies vs. Cardinals (Game 1)
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Sentinels 2, Rays 1 (Game 1)
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Both teams got off to a strong start in Cleveland, where a a pitcher’s duel unfolded over the first four innings, which featured seven combined strikeouts between the Guards Shane Bieber and Tampa Bay Shane McClanahan.
The Rays ended the fourth inning with a monster double play to deal with a bases loaded jam.
Go, go, go!
Rays center fielder Jose Siri hit a solo homer to get Tampa Bay on the board first in the sixth inning.
Jose Siri’s home run gives the Rays a 1-0 lead against the Guardians.
Jose Siri opened the scoring in the postseason with a home run to right-center field to give the Tampa Bay Rays a 1-0 lead over the Cleveland Guardians.
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Cleveland responded immediately as a third baseman Jose Ramirez crushed a two-run homer to give the Sentinels a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning. It was a lead they would hold until the end.
Jose Ramirez’s two-run homer gives Guardians 2-1 lead over Rays
Jose Ramirez gave the Cleveland Guardians a huge boost after blasting a two-run homer to right-center field that gave them a 2-1 lead over the Tampa Bay Rays.
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