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Rays Advance to World Series
Tampa Bay Rays defeat Cleveland Guardians in ALCS Game 6 to reach World Series.
In brief
Tampa Bay Rays defeat Cleveland Guardians in ALCS Game 6 to reach World Series. Tampa Bay Rays win ALCS Game 6 7-3 to advance to World Series for third time in franchise history. Originally reported by SI.
Rays advance to World Series
Tampa Bay Rays win ALCS Game 6 7-3 to reach World Series for third time in franchise history.
Guardians' offensive surge
Cleveland scored 30 runs in five wins over six games to lead ALCS 2-1.
Guardians' ALCS struggles
Guardians scored just eight runs in four ALCS losses with 7-for-35 batting with runners in scoring position.
Guardians' lineup performance
José Ramírez and Chase DeLauter performed well with .908 and .848 OPS but others struggled.
Guardians' regular season stats
Guardians finished 27th in home runs (162) and slugging (.380) with 24th in runs (678).
Rays' pitching dominance
Rays pitchers surrendered just 11 runs over 44 innings in ALCS with 2.25 ERA.
Freddy Peralta's turnaround
Freddy Peralta went from 5-9 with 4.99 ERA to 7-0 with 0.89 ERA in last 10 games.
Peralta's pitching changes
Rays instructed Peralta to pitch from stretch, speed up delivery, and throw more changeups.
Guardians' playoff journey
Guardians finished regular season 85-77 to earn playoff berth despite 11th-best record.
Guardians' ALCS comeback
Guardians overcame elimination three times against Chicago to reach ALCS 2-1.
Rays' ALCS performance
Rays won ALCS Game 6 7-3 with two-run homers by Caminero and Diaz.
Rays' pitching staff
Rays pitching staff surrendered 11 runs over 44 innings in ALCS with 2.25 ERA.
Rays' ALCS MVP
Freddy Peralta earned ALCS MVP with 7-0 record and 0.89 ERA in last 10 games.
Rays' World Series trip
Tampa Bay Rays advance to World Series for third time in franchise history.
The essence
Tampa Bay Rays win ALCS Game 6 7-3 to advance to World Series for third time in franchise history.
