Rays Beat Guardians to Set World Series Matchup With Brewers

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-3 in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series on Monday, clinching the best-of-seven series 4-2 and advancing to face the Milwaukee Brewers in the World Series. The matchup guarantees a first championship for one of the franchises, neither of which has won a World Series title. Tampa Bay built an early lead with Richie Palacios’ two-run double in the second inning and Jonny DeLuca’s sacrifice fly in the third. Cleveland scored in the sixth, but Junior Caminero’s two-run homer in the seventh extended the Rays’ advantage. The Guardians threatened in the eighth, loading the bases and scoring twice against Ian Seymour. Kevin Kelly relieved Seymour and struck out Brayan Rocchio to end the rally. Yandy Díaz then hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the inning, restoring a four-run cushion and setting the final score. The Rays are headed to the Fall Classic for the third time. They lost to the Philadelphia Phillies in 2008 and the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2020. Milwaukee is returning for the first time since 1982, when it lost to the St. Louis Cardinals. The Brewers swept the Dodgers in the National League Championship Series...