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Small ball vs. Guards Ball when the Rays and Guardians meet in the ALCS

Headline from FOX 8 Cleveland

It’s small ball vs. “Guards Ball” when the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cleveland Guardians open their best-of-seven series Monday night at Tropicana Field.

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    Small ball vs. Guards Ball when the Rays and Guardians meet in the ALCS (opens FOX 8 Cleveland)

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    It’s small ball vs. “Guards Ball” when the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cleveland Guardians open their best-of-seven series Monday night at Tropicana Field.

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