What happened. Why it matters. Plainly.
The Rays beat the Guardians 7-3 in ALCS Game 4 on Saturday, Oct. 17, to tie the series 2-2 before Game 5 on Sunday, Oct. 18, in Cleveland, at 5:08 p.m. EDT.
The Rays beat the Guardians 3-1 in ALCS Game 2 on Tuesday, scoring all three runs in the fourth inning on an error and a two-run single to tie the series 1-1.
Cleveland beat Tampa Bay 7-3 in Game 1 of the ALCS, scoring five runs in the last two innings after trailing 2-0; Tampa Bay tied the series in Game 2 and Cleveland leads it 2-1 after Game 3.
The Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0 in Game 5 of the ALDS on Oct. 10 after trailing 0-2, and now face the Tampa Bay Rays in the ALCS.
The Rays beat the Yankees 4-3 in Game 3 to complete a sweep after replay ruled fan interference and turned Anthony Volpe’s apparent homer into a double.