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Cleveland Guardians take ALCS lead with Game 3 win against Rays

Cleveland edged Tampa Bay 3-2 to take a two-games-to-one lead in the best-of-seven American League Championship Series.

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The Cleveland Guardians defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Thursday to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven American League Championship Series, according to Yahoo Sports Top. Petey Halpin hit a two-run home run for Cleveland at Progressive Field after inclement weather delayed the start of the game to 1 p.m. [2][3][5][7]

Yahoo Sports Top reported that the series shifted to Cleveland after the two teams split the first two games at Tropicana Field. The New York Times reported that Tampa Bay third baseman Junior Caminero previously played in the Cleveland organisation before being traded to the Rays. [1][5][7]

Caminero struck out four times during Game 3, according to Yahoo Sports Top. Caminero was named to consecutive Major League Baseball All-Star games in 2025 and 2026, and won a bronze medal representing the Dominican Republic at the 2026 World Baseball Classic. [5][10]

Games four and five of the series are scheduled to take place in Cleveland on Friday, Yahoo Sports Top reported. The winner of the series will advance to the World Series to play the champion of the National League. [7][12]

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In short

  • The Cleveland Guardians beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 in Game 3 of the ALCS.
  • Petey Halpin hit a two-run home run to give Cleveland a 2-1 series lead.
  • Junior Caminero struck out four times in the Game 3 loss for Tampa Bay.
  • Game 4 and Game 5 of the series will be played in Cleveland on Friday.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]The Guardians traded Junior Caminero to the Rays. Now he’s a superstar blocking their World Series pathThe New York Times, 2h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]What channel are the Guardians on tonight? What channel are the Rays on?Yahoo Sports Top, 9h ago
  3. [3]What channel are the Guardians on tonight? What channel are the Rays on?Yahoo Sports Top, 14h ago
  4. [4]Why I’m rooting for the Cleveland Guardians to win the World SeriesYahoo MLB, 12h ago
  5. [5]Rays’ Junior Caminero makes honest admission after striking out 4 times in Game 3Yahoo Sports Top, 2h ago
  6. [6]Jake Bauers was ready to retire. Now, his relentless at-bats have Brewers on brink of World SeriesYahoo MLB, 4h ago
  7. [7]Guardians edge Rays to seize MLB playoff series leadYahoo Sports Top, 4h ago
  8. [8]Where to watch Guardians vs. Rays in ALCS Game 3 for free: Time, livestreamYahoo Sports, 12h ago
  9. [9]Bianchi: Yawn! Even a World Series run can’t wake up apathetic Tampa Bay Rays fansOrlando Sentinel, 10h ago

Background

  1. [10]Junior Caminero on Wikipedia
  2. [11]Tampa Bay Rays on Wikipedia
  3. [12]World Series on Wikipedia
  4. [13]Dodgers Face Small Market Rivals as League Championship Series Begins FTMQ Sports, 3d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 13 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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