Rain postpones ALCS Game 4, shifts series schedule

Major League Baseball postponed Game 4 of the American League Championship Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians on Friday, October 16, after rain disrupted play at Progressive Field in Cleveland. The game was delayed before MLB called it off shortly after 9 p.m. ET. The game is scheduled to be played Saturday, October 17, at 8 p.m. ET. Game 5, also at Progressive Field, was moved to Sunday, October 18, at 5 p.m. ET. The change removes the previously scheduled off and travel day before the series could move to Tampa Bay. Cleveland leads the best-of-seven series 2-1 after beating Tampa Bay 3-2 in Game 3 on Thursday. That result means the Guardians will enter Game 4 with the chance to move within one win of advancing to the World Series; a Rays win would tie the series. The postponement followed persistent rain and efforts to wait for a break in the weather. Rays manager Kevin Cash said there was no guarantee the rain would stop and that postponing made sense. Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said MLB ultimately decided to wait out the conditions before calling the game. The teams had planned to use the same pitching arrangements for Game 4 after the delay....