Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians, Game 5 of the ALCS

MLBALCS · Game 5 · TB leads series 3-2

Rays

3-2 in series

3-1

Final

Guardians

2-3 in series

Progressive Field

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
TB	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
CLE	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1

Who won: Rays 3-1

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-1 in Game 5 of the ALCS on Sunday, October 18, 2026 at Progressive Field. The Rays lead the series 3-2. Jonathan Aranda went 2-for-5 with 1 RBI for the Rays.

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Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

TBCLE

12Hits5

0Home runs0

3RBI1

3Walks2

6Strikeouts7

1.00ERA3.00

124Pitches147

Player of the game

Drew Rasmussen

TB · 7.0 IP, 1 ER, 6 K

7.7

Win probability

100%TB final

TBCLE

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Play by play

Bot 9th
Grounded out to second
Bazzana grounded out to second.
T. Bazzana · 0-4
Bot 9th
Adell to second on fielder's indifference
Adell to second on fielder's indifference.
Bot 9th
Fouled out to first
Lowe fouled out to first.
N. Lowe · 1-4
Bot 9th
Grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop
Adell grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, DeLauter out at second.
J. Adell · 0-3
Bot 9th
Walked
DeLauter walked.
C. DeLauter · 1-3, 1 RBI
Bot 9th
Baker relieved Wells
Bot 9thTB
Palacios at second base
Palacios at second base.
Bot 9thTB
Mullins as designated hitter
Mullins as designated hitter.
Bottom of the 9th inning
Top 9th
Flied out to center
Mesa Jr. flied out to center.
V. Mesa Jr. · 0-3
Top 9th
Flied out to left
Aranda flied out to left.
J. Aranda · 2-5, 1 RBI
Top 9thTB
Mullins ran for Díaz
Top 9th
Díaz singled to left
Díaz singled to left.
Y. Diaz · 3-5
Top 9th
Struck out swinging
Walls struck out swinging.
T. Walls · 1-4
Top 9thCLE
Martínez in left field
Martínez in left field.
Top 9thCLE
Kwan in center field
Kwan in center field.
Top of the 9th inning
Bot 8th
Ramírez struck out swinging
Ramírez struck out swinging.
J. Ramirez · 1-4
Bot 8th
Wells relieved Booser
Bot 8th
Singled to center
Kwan singled to center.
S. Kwan · 2-4
Bot 8th
Grounded out to shortstop
Rocchio grounded out to shortstop.
B. Rocchio · 0-3
Bot 8th
Martínez flied out to right
Martínez flied out to right.
A. Martinez · 0-1
Bot 8th
Booser relieved Rasmussen
Bot 8thCLE
Martínez hit for Halpin
Bot 8thTB
Williamson at third base
Williamson at third base.