Guardians now have the ultimate ace in the hole after huge Game 1 win

It's hardly ground-breaking analysis to say that a team that wins Game 1 of a best-of-seven series on the road is now in control of that series. The Cleveland Guardians snatched home-field advantage from the Tampa Bay Rays with a 7-3 win on Monday night , and now are guaranteed to head back to Progressive Field for Games 3-5 with at minimum a 1-1 split — and a chance to close things out without ever having to return to the Trop.