CLEVELAND — Manager Kevin Cash and the Rays have been saying for weeks that they like the new postseason format Major League Baseball adopted this year because it doesn’t force the wild-card teams into a one-game showdown after a six-month, season-long battle.
But the Rays put themselves in that position after losing Friday’s opener of the best-of-three American League wild-card series to the Guardians, 2-1.
First pitch Saturday will be, again, 12:07 p.m. as the Rays must win to extend their season to a third game on Sunday.
