The Tampa Bay Rays are entering Friday night trailing the Cleveland Guardians 2-1 in the ALCS. With another game coming up on the road, the struggling Rays’ offense will have a new look. Following a few bad games offensively to start the ALCS, Tampa Bay is well aware that they need to score more runs in order to win.
The Tampa Bay Rays are facing their first adversity of the postseason in the ALCS against the Cleveland Guardians. After sweeping the New York Yankees in their ALDS matchup and not trailing once, the Rays have been defeated by the Guardians twice in three games.
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We take a break from your regularly scheduled playoff baseball to talk about 2027. Assuming there is no lockout and baseball proceeds as usual, MLB Trade Rumors have dropped their projections for salary arbitration results for players next season, of which the Rays currently have a whopping 17 eligible.
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The Tampa Bay Rays suffered a tough loss in a pivotal Game 3 of the ALCS, and now there has to be a reason to be concerned. Coming into the ALCS, the Rays were the team that was expected to win following having the best record in the league.
Whether the Brewers end up playing the Cleveland Guardians or Tampa Bay Rays in the World Series, somebody is going to experience something new.
The Tampa Bay Rays had enough pitching to keep ALCS Game 3 within reach. They lacked the execution to finish it. Thursday’s 3-2 loss to the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field left the Rays trailing the series 2-1.
The American League Championship Series is rapidly developing into a classic matchup of the favored Tampa Bay Rays and the upstart Cleveland Guardians.
Cleveland Guardians ace Gavin Williams made postseason history in his team's 3-2 Game 3 victory against the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday.
Kevin Cash has been the manager of the Tampa Bay Rays since 2015. Before taking over the manager job in Tampa Bay, Cash served as the bullpen coach for the Cleveland Guardians.
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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.
The start time for Thursday's Game 3 of the American League Championship Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Guardians has been moved up five hours due to forecasted rain in the Cleveland area.
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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.
A member of the Cleveland Guardians has a chance to make franchise history on Tuesday.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Rays' postseason hopes apparently did not crash like Junior Caminero and outfielder Jonny DeLuca down the left field foul line in the ninth inning of the American League Championship Series opener on Monday.
Less than a week ago, the Cleveland Guardians were down 2-0 in the ALDS and on the brink of a disappointing postseason exit.
Kevin Cash curiously went against his own principles during Game 1 of the ALCS. The Tampa Bay Rays hosted the Cleveland Guardians on Monday for the opener for their best-of-seven playoff series.
The Rays entered the 2026 season with an unsettled closer situation for the first time in years. Manager Kevin Cash’s fickle ninth-inning usage ended when Pete Fairbanks emerged.
The Tampa Bay Rays made one change to their American League Championship Series on Monday by dropping left-hander Garrett Cleavinger. The Rays will stick with the same 12-pitcher staff they had during the AL Division Series and add rookie right-hander Brody Hopkins.
If the Tampa Bay Rays are going to win their first World Series title, they will have to do so without Shane McClanahan.
The 2026 American League Championship Series is officially set, and it will be between the AL Central champion Cleveland Guardians and the AL East champion Tampa Bay Rays.
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.
Thanks to Mesa's heroics, the Rays have advanced to the American League Championship Series (ALCS).
Less than a year removed from being designated for assignment, Mesa Jr. played hero in the ALDS.
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