[Jul 25, 2026 (Sat)] MLB Analysis Guardians vs Rays Preview - BeaverStats

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Guardians vs Rays (07.25 08:10, Tropicana Field)

Starters: Guardians Joey Cantillo / Rays Shane McClanahan

Tampa Bay sits atop the league at a .580 winning percentage while Cleveland is 4th at .520, and the Rays have also won the season series 2-1. Both teams arrive on losing streaks, though, Cleveland’s stretches to two games while Tampa Bay is at one, so neither side is fully rolling coming into this one.

McClanahan has held a strong velocity band all month (94.7, 96.0, 96.7, 95.9, 95.0 mph), while Cantillo has been up and down (91.6-91.9-91.1-90.9-92.6) but trending up in his last start. Season ERA favors McClanahan slightly, 3.07 to Cantillo’s 3.74, but the last-five-start FIP numbers actually flip that: Cantillo’s dropped to an excellent 2.69, better than his season mark, while McClanahan’s has risen to 4.74, suggesting some recent shakiness. That reversal, Cantillo trending better than the standings would suggest, is the real story behind this matchup.

Neither starter has recent history against tonight’s opponent.

Both lineups remain unconfirmed for tonight.

At the plate, Tampa Bay was already hitting well and has only gotten hotter, up from .275 to .300 over the last five games, while Cleveland’s bump from .244 to .259 doesn’t close the gap. Both bullpens are in good shape, with Tampa Bay’s 2.27 ERA over 13 innings edging out Cleveland’s 2.87 over 12.2 innings.

Standings, offense, and bullpen depth all lean toward Tampa Bay here, but Cantillo’s recent form is trending the opposite direction from the season numbers, which makes this less clear-cut than a straight read of the records would suggest.