Rays beat Guardians in Game 5 to take another step toward World Series
Rays shortstop Taylor Walls fields the ball during the third inning of the team's win over the Indians in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series in Cleveland on Sunday. | Imagn Images / VIA REUTERS
Reuters
Oct 19, 2026
Cleveland – The Tampa Bay Rays are one win away from the World Series, and they’ll have two chances to clinch a berth at home.
Yandy Diaz had three hits and scored a run, and Drew Rasmussen carried a shutout into the sixth inning as the Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-1 in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series on Sunday.
The teams had alternated wins through the first four games before Tampa Bay claimed its second straight victory in Cleveland to take a 3-2 series lead.
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