CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Guardians have wrested home-field advantage from the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League Championship Series and taken a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven matchup.
Cleveland Guardians closer Cade Smith delivered another dominant postseason performance Thursday, recording a four-out save in a 3-2 ALCS Game 3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Progressive Field.
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The Cleveland Guardians notched a 3–2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays Thursday at Progressive Field in Cleveland. The Guardians took a 2–1 lead in the ALCS with the help of a two-run homer by Petey Halpin in the fifth inning.
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The Cleveland Guardians brought the ALCS back to Progressive Field looking to take a lead in the series in front of their home crowd. Backed by their clutch offense and another dominant outing on the mound for Gavin Williams, the Guardians were able to take down the Rays 3-2 in Game 3 to put themselves a game ahead of Tampa Bay in the series.
CLEVELAND -- Petey Halpin hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the fifth inning off Griffin Jax, and Gavin Williams and four relievers combined on a three-hitter as the Cleveland Guardians edged the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series on Thursday afternoon.
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The Cleveland Guardians needed someone to deliver in a crucial moment, and Petey Halpin came through with a massive swing in Game 3 of the ALCS against the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Cleveland Guardians are still dancing. And after what was a very taxing, injury-riddled regular season for many players on the roster, including veterans like José Ramírez and Shawn Armstrong, many questioned what the postseason would look like for both.
The Cleveland Guardians and Tampa Bay Rays are currently tied 1-1 in their American League Championship Series. It has been a competitive ALCS up to this point, as Cleveland is set to host Game 3 on Thursday afternoon.
The Cleveland Guardians are ready to return home to defend Progressive Field in Game 3 of the ALCS against the Tampa Bay Rays. After dropping Game 2 to the Rays at Tropicana Field on Tuesday, Cleveland is looking to bounce back in a game that was flexed from an early evening time slot to an early afternoon game.
The Guardians return home for a matinee matchup against the Rays, trying to steal homefield advantage by going up 2-1 in the series. Here is today’s Guardians’ lineup: There is a lot of messiness about today’s 1PM ET start.
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The Cleveland Guardians and Tampa Bay Rays took very different paths to get to the American League Championship Series. Now, with the ALCS opening up on Monday night at Tropicana Field, we will soon see which path to this round provides an advantage.
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