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Rays and Brewers set for first all-new-champion World Series
Tampa Bay beats Cleveland to reach the World Series, where both teams will seek their first title since 1980.
In brief
Tampa Bay beats Cleveland to reach the World Series, where both teams will seek their first title since 1980. The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series to reach the World Series, where they will face the Milwaukee Brewers in a matchup where both teams are…
Rays beat Guardians for pennant
The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Cleveland Guardians seven to three in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series on Monday night in St. Petersburg, Florida, winning their third pennant in twenty nine seasons.
Díaz backs up his guarantee
Yandy Díaz guaranteed a Game 6 victory through an interpreter on Sunday, then hit a two run homer in the eighth and a four hundred sixteen foot shot off Hunter Gaddis to give Tampa Bay…
“Yandy had a claim to back and he did his part. That was unbelievable.”
Peralta earns ALCS MVP
Freddy Peralta, acquired from the New York Mets before the trade deadline in early August, pitched five and one third gritty innings and won ALCS MVP.
“I'm very happy to be here, to be part of this great group and this great organization.”
Caminero's first postseason homer
Junior Caminero hit his first career postseason homer in the seventh, a two run drive off the left field foul pole off All Star closer Cade Smith to make it five to one.
Rays jump ahead early
On the eighteen year anniversary of their first AL pennant in two thousand eight, the Rays jumped ahead two to zero in the second on Richie Palacios' two run double.
Guardians' drought extends
The loss by Cleveland extended its World Series championship drought to seventy eight years.Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said the team felt like they had a team to go but just weren't able to get there.
“I couldn't be more proud of our group. It just hurts. It stings.”
Rays return to World Series
The Rays will face the NL champion Milwaukee Brewers in the first matchup in which both teams are seeking their first World Series title since nineteen eighty, when the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Kansas City…
Tropicana Field celebrates return
A sellout crowd of forty thousand two hundred thirty fans waved yellow and blue rally towels and chanted at Tropicana Field, which needed major renovations after Hurricane Milton shredded the roof two years ago.
“This is for you! Let's go! I can't hear you!”
Rays swept Yankees, beat Guardians
After sweeping the New York Yankees in the Division Series, the Rays fell behind the Guardians one to zero and two to one in the ALCS before taking three straight games to advance to the…
What matters most
The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series to reach the World Series, where they will face the Milwaukee Brewers in a matchup where both teams are seeking their first title.
