Rain delays Game 4 as Guardians lead Rays 2-1

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series, taking a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven matchup. Rain delayed Game 4, which had been scheduled for October 16, and the supplied reports did not establish a revised start time or the game’s eventual result. Cleveland’s Game 3 victory on October 15 put the Guardians one win ahead in the series. The outcome followed a 7-3 win by Cleveland in Game 1 and a Tampa Bay victory in Game 2, according to the reports. With the series still underway, Game 4 was an opportunity for the Rays to even the matchup or for the Guardians to move within one win of advancing. Game 4 was scheduled for 8 p.m. Eastern time at Progressive Field in Cleveland. The delay was attributed to rain, with ESPN reporter Jesse Rogers cited in one report. No new start time was reported. Although a city-wide hourly forecast cited precipitation chances of 73% at 8 p.m., 69% at 9 p.m., 49% at 10 p.m. and 60% at 11 p.m., those figures were for Cleveland generally, not a measurement at the ballpark. The teams’ announced pitching plans called for Nick Martinez to start for Tampa Bay. Cleveland planned to use a bullpen...