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Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Indians Live Streaming . The Tampa Bay Rays have blossomed into an AL power, and they hold a comfortable lead in the wild card race while cruising toward a third consecutive winning season. Fans in Cleveland, however, have yet to witness the franchise’s resurgence firsthand. The Rays hope to finally snap an inexplicable string of 17 consecutive losses at Progressive Field as they open a three-game series with the last-place Indians on Friday night. Tampa Bay’s 31-17 road record is the best in the majors, but it remains to be seen if that success will be enough for the Rays to pick up their first win in Cleveland in nearly five years. The Indians haven’t lost to Tampa Bay at home since a 1-0 defeat on Sept. 28, 2005. Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Indians Live Streaming .The streak is the longest active skid for any MLB team in a visiting city. The Rays, who have won five of six against Cleveland at home this year, will be visiting for the first time since a four-game sweep from May 25-28, 2009.

Jeff Niemann takes the ball again after losing the Rays’ most recent game in Cleveland. He allowed one run in three innings before a lengthy rain delay forced him from Tampa Bay’s 2-1 defeat. The Rays have won both of Niemann’s home starts against the Indians this year, but the right-hander still doesn’t have a winning decision against Cleveland. He left Tampa Bay’s 6-5, 10-inning win over the Indians on July 11 after five innings with back stiffness, but bounced back to beat the Yankees on Saturday. Cleveland’s Fausto Carmona is also coming off a victory over a contender, overcoming six walks in seven-plus innings during Saturday’s 4-3 win over Detroit. The right-hander, who has a chance to reach 10 wins for the first time since going 19-8 in 2007, has been sharp in two starts against the Rays this year, going 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA. The Indians had a season-high six-game winning streak coming out of the All-Star break, but they missed out on a three-game sweep of Minnesota with Wednesday’s 6-0 loss. Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Indians Live Streaming .