ALCS baseball games

An American League Championship Series baseball game.

5 tagged games · 5 with published analysis

Published analysis

Cleveland Guardians at Tampa Bay Rays
The Box Score Missed How Tampa Bay Controlled This Game
Seven hits apiece made this look neater than it was. The Rays won because Freddy Peralta escaped the first real jam, Junior Caminero widened the gap, and Kevin Kelly ended Cleveland's best chance in three pitches.
PostseasonALCS
October 20, 2026
Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians
Three Early Rays Runs Let Rasmussen Turn the Rest Into Chores
Tampa Bay never needed a big inning. One run in each of the first three frames pushed Parker Messick out after two innings, and Drew Rasmussen turned a small lead into a controlled 3-1 win.
PostseasonALCS
October 18, 2026
Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians
Halpin’s Swing Turned the Rest of the Game Into Bullpen Work
Petey Halpin flipped the score in the fifth, then Cleveland parceled the last four innings to four relievers and let Cade Smith win the hardest out.
PostseasonOne-Run GameALCS
October 15, 2026
Cleveland Guardians at Tampa Bay Rays
A Two-Out Error Created All the Separation Tampa Bay Needed
Tampa Bay did not need sustained offense. A two-out Jose Ramirez error reshaped the fourth, Liam Hicks added two runs, and Freddy Peralta's six scoreless innings finished the job.
PostseasonALCS
October 14, 2026
Cleveland Guardians at Tampa Bay Rays
Cleveland won the traffic game when Ramirez and DeLauter paired up
Cleveland's 7-3 win over Tampa Bay was shaped by two bits of arithmetic: Foster Griffin escaped a bases-loaded first, then Jose Ramirez and Chase DeLauter kept creating late multi-runner innings.
PostseasonALCS
October 13, 2026