The Cleveland Guardians (85-64) host the Tampa Bay Rays (73-76) on Sunday at Progressive Field, at 1:40 p.m. ET.

The Guardians will give the nod to Ben Lively (11-9, 4.01 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 12 on the season, and the Rays will turn to Taj Bradley (6-10, 4.40 ERA).

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Guardians vs. Rays Pitcher Matchup Info

• Date: Sunday, September 15, 2024
• Time: 1:40 p.m. ET
• TV: BSSUN
• Location: Cleveland, Ohio
• Venue: Progressive Field
• Live Stream: Fubo
• Probable Pitchers: Lively – CLE (11-9, 4.01 ERA) vs Bradley – TB (6-10, 4.40 ERA)

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Guardians Probable Starting Pitcher Today: Ben Lively

• The Guardians will send Lively (11-9) to the mound for his 27th start this season.
• The right-hander’s last appearance was on Tuesday, when he threw two scoreless innings against the Chicago White Sox while allowing one hit.
• The 32-year-old has pitched in 26 games this season with a 4.01 ERA and 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings with a batting average against of .243.
• He has earned a quality start nine times in 26 starts this season.
• Lively has 20 starts of five or more innings this season in 26 chances. He averages 5.3 innings per outing.
• He has made 26 appearances and finished two of them without allowing an earned run.

Ben Lively vs. Rays

• The Rays have scored 570 runs this season, which ranks 28th in MLB. They are batting .231 for the campaign with 136 home runs, 27th in the league.
• The Rays have gone 3-for-19 with two home runs and two RBI in one game against the right-hander this season.

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Rays Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Taj Bradley

• Bradley gets the start for the Rays, his 23rd of the season. He is 6-10 with a 4.40 ERA and 137 strikeouts in 122 2/3 innings pitched.
• In his last time out on Tuesday, the righty threw six innings against the Philadelphia Phillies, giving up three earned runs while surrendering six hits.
• In 22 games this season, the 23-year-old has a 4.40 ERA and 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .235 to opposing hitters.
• Bradley is trying to secure his 10th quality start of the year.
• Bradley will look to pitch five or more innings for his third straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.6 innings per outing.
• In six of his 22 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.

Taj Bradley vs. Guardians

• He will face off against a Guardians offense that ranks 25th in the league with 1170 total hits (on a .238 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .395 (16th in the league) with 170 total home runs (13th in MLB play).
• Bradley has pitched seven innings without giving up an earned run on five hits, while striking out eight against the Guardians this season.

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