The MLB Belt · rivalry
Cleveland Guardians vs. Tampa Bay Rays
17Belt meetings
9Guardians wins
8Rays wins
9Title changes
Cleveland Guardians and Tampa Bay Rays have met 17 times with the MLB belt on the line, from August 17, 1998 to September 2, 2018. The belt changed hands in 9 of those games. Cleveland Guardians lead the belt series 9–8.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18,170 | Aug 17, 1998 | Cleveland Indians beat Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4–3 | Title change |
| 18,171 | Aug 18, 1998 | Cleveland Indians beat Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4–2 | Defense |
| 18,237 | May 7, 1999 | Cleveland Indians beat Tampa Bay Devil Rays 20–11 | Defense |
| 18,238 | May 8, 1999 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat Cleveland Indians 7–6 | Title change |
| 18,239 | May 9, 1999 | Cleveland Indians beat Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5–4 | Title change |
| 18,476 | Aug 1, 2000 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat Cleveland Indians 6–5 | Defense |
| 18,477 | Aug 2, 2000 | Cleveland Indians beat Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5–3 | Title change |
| 18,478 | Aug 3, 2000 | Cleveland Indians beat Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5–1 | Defense |
| 19,367 | Sep 27, 2005 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat Cleveland Indians 5–4 | Defense |
| 19,368 | Sep 28, 2005 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat Cleveland Indians 1–0 | Defense |
| 19,369 | Sep 29, 2005 | Cleveland Indians beat Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6–0 | Title change |
| 21,271 | May 15, 2017 | Cleveland Indians beat Tampa Bay Rays 8–7 | Title change |
| 21,272 | May 16, 2017 | Tampa Bay Rays beat Cleveland Indians 6–4 | Title change |
| 21,273 | May 17, 2017 | Tampa Bay Rays beat Cleveland Indians 7–4 | Defense |
| 21,525 | Aug 31, 2018 | Cleveland Indians beat Tampa Bay Rays 3–0 | Title change |
| 21,526 | Sep 1, 2018 | Tampa Bay Rays beat Cleveland Indians 5–3 | Title change |
| 21,527 | Sep 2, 2018 | Tampa Bay Rays beat Cleveland Indians 6–4 | Defense |