The Tampa Bay Rays are one win from an American League Pennant, and they will look to right-handed starter Freddy Peralta to send them to the World Series.
The Tampa Bay Rays are one victory away from reaching the World Series as they prepare to host the Cleveland Guardians in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series on Monday night.
Following the end of the regular season three weeks ago, 30 BBBWA media members sent back their ballot for AL Cy Young award. A majority of those ballots, if not all of them, likely contained Cam Schlittler as the top choice with others like Drew Rasmussen and Gavin Williams getting second and third-place votes.
The Tampa Bay Rays took two out of three games from the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field and now hold an overall 3-2 American League Championship Series lead.
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As far as Yandy Diaz is concerned, the ALCS is over. “It's a great opportunity. All of us are thinking of it,” Díaz said through interpreter Kevin Vera following Sunday's Game 5 victory by the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Tampa Bay Rays have taken home-field advantage back from the Cleveland Guardians. After losing Game 1 at Tropicana Field, they bounced back to even the series at 1-1 with a victory in Game 2 behind Freddy Peralta.
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When the Tampa Bay Rays won Game 4 of the ALCS on Saturday night, it was with a new-look lineup, especially in one key area. What’s now been dubbed by the national media as the “Big Three,” comprising Yandy Diaz, Jonathan Aranda, and Junior Caminero, was refreshed with Chandler Simpson batting between them.
CLEVELAND -- Starting pitcher Nick Martinez passed the baton to Drew Rasmussen. Now, it's up to Freddy Peralta to finish the job and take the Tampa Bay Rays to the World Series.
The Tampa Bay Rays are one win away from reaching the World Series after defeating the Cleveland Guardians 3-1 in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series on Sunday.
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Game 5 of the 2026 ALCS was contested on October 18, and one team had a chance to go back to Tropicana Field with a series lead. That team wound up being the Rays, who rode ace Drew Rasmussen to a big road victory against the Guardians.
The Tampa Bay Rays are being pushed to their limit by the Cleveland Guardians. Nonetheless, over the past two days, the Rays have shown why they were the best team in the AL this past season.
The Tampa Bay Rays can taste a third World Series appearance. Tampa took down the Cleveland Guardians 3-1 to claim the Game 5 win of the ALCS Sunday. And the win sparked a confident Yandy Diaz postgame.
The right-hander helped lead the team to a 3-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians.
CLEVELAND -- Jonathan Aranda had three hits, drove in two and scored the go-ahead run on Junior Caminero's sixth-inning double as the Tampa Bay Rays evened the American League Championship Series with a 7-3 victory over the Cleveland Guardians in Game 4 on Saturday.
The ALCS is now essentially a best-of-three.
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Whether the Brewers end up playing the Cleveland Guardians or Tampa Bay Rays in the World Series, somebody is going to experience something new.
Cleveland Guardians ace Gavin Williams made postseason history in his team's 3-2 Game 3 victory against the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday.
When Jake Bauers and Garrett Mitchell clubbed their back-to-back home runs in the top of the seventh inning on Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers, helping the Milwaukee Brewers roll to a 6-2 win and a 3-0 lead in the National League Championship Series, it no doubt set off wild celebrations across Wisconsin.
Ramirez's pair of brutal mistakes in the bottom of the fourth inning led to the Rays scoring three runs.
Peralta pounded his chest as he exited the mound in his final inning. Consider that an emotional release from a pitcher who was once considered one of Major League Baseball's most underwhelming players.
Less than a week ago, the Cleveland Guardians were down 2-0 in the ALDS and on the brink of a disappointing postseason exit.
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Thanks to Mesa's heroics, the Rays have advanced to the American League Championship Series (ALCS).
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