Rays Beat Guardians to Reach World Series

The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Cleveland Guardians 7-3 in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series on October 19, clinching the pennant and advancing to face the Milwaukee Brewers in the World Series. Tampa Bay took the best-of-seven series four games to two, winning its third American League pennant and reaching the Fall Classic for the third time in franchise history. The Rays established a 3-0 lead before Cleveland scored in the sixth inning. Tampa Bay added two runs in the seventh and two more in the eighth, holding off a late Guardians rally to secure the win at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. Cleveland scored twice in the eighth, but Kevin Kelly struck out Brayan Rocchio with the bases loaded to end the threat. Junior Caminero and Yandy Díaz each hit a two-run home run. Caminero’s shot in the seventh extended the lead to 5-1, and Díaz added insurance with an eighth-inning homer. Richie Palacios drove in two runs with a double, and Jonny DeLuca added a sacrifice fly. Freddy Peralta allowed one run on five hits over 5⅓ innings, striking out three and walking three. He was named the ALCS Most Valuable Player after appearing in Games 2, 4 and 6. His...