ALCS - Game 5 • TB leads series 3-2

98-64, 43-38 Away

Final

85-77, 41-40 Home

Tampa Bay Rays @ Cleveland Guardians

hitters	H-AB	R	RBI	AVG
Y. DiazDH	3-5	1	0	.314
C. MullinsPR-DH	0-0	0	0	.250
J. Aranda1B	2-5	0	1	.290
R. ViladeRF	0-1	0	0	.200
V. Mesa Jr.PH-RF	0-3	0	0	.143
J. Caminero3B	1-4	0	0	.233
J. MateoPR-2B	0-0	0	0	.000
R. Palacios2B	0-0	0	0	.333
C. SimpsonLF	2-3	1	0	.238
J. DeLucaCF	0-3	0	1	.222
L. HicksC	2-3	0	1	.217
B. Williamson2B-3B	1-4	1	0	.125
T. WallsSS	1-4	0	0	.154

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
D. Rasmussen	7.0	4	1	1	6	95-69	1.29
C. Booser	0.2	1	0	0	0	10-7	0.00
T. Wells	0.1	0	0	0	1	5-3	6.75
B. Baker	1.0	0	0	1	0	14-9	0.00

According to ESPN Analytics

CLE

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Progressive Field

5:00 PM, October 18, 2026Coverage: TBS/truTV

Cleveland, Ohio

Attendance: 36,303

Game Time:2:50

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jordan Baker
First Base Umpire - Adam Hamari
Second Base Umpire - Nestor Ceja
Third Base Umpire - Carlos Torres
Left Field Umpire - Bill Miller
Right Field Umpire - Mark Ripperger

Rasmussen shines as Rays beat Guardians 3-1 in Game 5 to take a 3-2 ALCS lead

— Drew Rasmussen allowed one run over seven innings for his second postseason win, Tampa Bay’s offense kept on constant pressure and the Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-1 Sunday night to take a 3-2 lead in the AL Championship Series.

Oct 18, 2026, 09:36 pm - AP


TB
CLE

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	5	0

Scoring Summary

		TB	CLE
1st	DeLuca walked, Díaz scored, Simpson to second, Vilade to third. Cleveland Guardians challenged: call on the field was upheld.	1	0
2nd	Aranda singled to left, Williamson scored, Díaz to second.	2	0
3rd	Hicks singled to center, Simpson scored.	3	0
6th	DeLauter grounded out to first, Kwan scored, Ramírez to second.	3	1

Data is currently unavailable.

OpenMLTotalRL

Tampa Bay RaysRaysTB

(98-64)

(98-64, 43-38 Away)

(98-64)

Drew Rasmussen

(1-0, 1.29)

-128

Cleveland GuardiansGuardiansCLE

(85-77)

(85-77, 41-40 Home)

(85-77)

Parker Messick

(0-2, 3.09)

u6.5

+100

Guardians
7
Rays
3

Game 1

10/12

Guardians
1
Rays
3

Game 2

10/13

Rays
2
Guardians
3

Game 3

10/15

Rays
-
Guardians
-

Game 4

10/16

Rays
7
Guardians
3

Game 4

10/17

Rays
3
Guardians
1

Game 5

10/18

Guardians
Rays

Game 6

10/19

TBS/truTV

Guardians
Rays

Game 7

10/20

TBS/truTV

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	98	64	.605	-	L1
New York	93	68	.578	4.5	W1
Boston	87	75	.537	11	L1
Baltimore	79	82	.491	18.5	L1
Toronto	79	83	.488	19	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	85	77	.525	-	L1
Chicago	84	78	.519	1	W1
Minnesota	77	85	.475	8	W1
Detroit	76	86	.469	9	L1
Kansas City	69	93	.426	16	W1

Rays beat Guardians in Game 5 behind Drew Rasmussen to take 3-2 ALCS lead

Drew Rasmussen allowed one run over seven innings for his second postseason win, Tampa Bay's offense kept on constant pressure and the Rays beat the Guardians 3-1 on Sunday night to take a 3-2 lead in the ALCS.

Rays win Game 5 to take 3-2 lead in ALCS

Rasmussen shines as Rays beat Guardians 3-1 in Game 5 to take a 3-2 ALCS lead

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Tampa Bay Rays @ Cleveland Guardians

Video Highlights

Rasmussen shines as Rays beat Guardians 3-1 in Game 5 to take a 3-2 ALCS lead

D. Rasmussen2-0

P. Messick0-3

B. Baker5

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