Cleveland Guardians vs Tampa Bay Rays, Game 1 of the ALCS

Storylines

• Rays won the series 5-1.
• Guardians have won 3 straight.
• Rays have won 3 straight.
• Last meeting: Rays 1, Guardians 0 (Jul 26).

Injuries and inactives

Guardians1st in AL Cent

• Andrew Walters RP

  Elbow, Surgery, right
  Out
• Colin Holderman RP

  Wrist, Surgery, right
  15-Day-IL
• Rhys Hoskins 1B

  Back, Inflammation
  10-Day-IL

Rays1st in AL East

• Shane McClanahan SP

  Forearm, Soreness, left
  Out
• Edwin Uceta RP

  Shoulder, Strain, right
  60-Day-IL
• Gavin Lux LF

  Shoulder, Inflammation, left
  60-Day-IL
• Jacob Melton LF

  Hamstring, Strain, right
  60-Day-IL
• Jonathan Heasley RP

  Elbow, Fracture, right
  60-Day-IL

Latest headlines

ESPN · 17m ago

Guardians repeatedly troll divisional rival White Sox after ALDS win

Recap · 48m ago

Williams, Ramírez lead Guardians over White Sox 2-0 to cap comeback in 5-game AL Division Series

ESPN · 1h ago

Jose Ramirez homers to complete Guardians' comeback in ALDS

ESPN · 1h ago

MLB playoffs 2026: Previewing Dodgers-Brewers, Guardians-Rays

ESPN · 3h ago

Guardians take down White Sox, complete comeback to clinch spot in ALCS

Preview · 22h ago

Guardians and White Sox meet in decisive ALDS Game 5

ESPN · 1d ago

Guardians' Williams, White Sox's Burke to start for ALCS bid

Recap · 2d ago

Jose Ramirez homers as the Guardians beat the White Sox 9-5 to force a decisive Game 5 in ALDS

Head to head

Last 5

CLE

• Wvs CHW2-0
• W@ CHW9-5
• W@ CHW9-3
• Lvs CHW3-4
• Lvs CHW0-3

TB

• W@ NYY4-3
• Wvs NYY5-2
• Wvs NYY1-0
• L@ PHI3-7
• W@ PHI12-1

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida · Turf, indoors