CLEVELAND — The Rays’ season ended Saturday afternoon in a frustrating and fitting fashion — with a strong pitching performance wasted and their offense coming up short in a thrilling, nearly five-hour game.
With the 1-0, 15-inning walk-off loss, the Rays were swept out of the best-of-three wild-card series by the Guardians, who will advance to face the Yankees in the American League Division Series.
The Rays will head home, ousted in their first round of postseason play for the second straight year, as their already suspect bats were shut down by Cleveland’s pitching.
