Guardians glad to be out of division to face Rays

The Cleveland Guardians will look to snap a two-game skid on Friday when they open a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Guardians lead the American League Central, but their troubles against division rivals continued as they lost three of four games to the host Detroit Tigers this week. Cleveland fell to 15-13 vs. the AL Central after dropping a 10-1 decision to fourth-place Detroit on Thursday afternoon.