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Monday, October 19, 2026

Updated: October 20, 2026 at 5:00 AM EDT

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Daily Brief

The Tampa Bay Rays won the American League pennant, closing out the Cleveland Guardians in six games with a 7-3 victory at Tropicana Field. The decisive blow came early, as Tampa Bay built its lead in the second inning and never looked back.

  • Richie Palacios [2-4 | RC 43] opened the scoring with a two-run double in the bottom of the 2nd, staking the Rays to a 2-0 lead on the way to a 7-3 win that clinched the ALCS 4-2. (TB)
  • Freddy Peralta [5.1 IP, 1 ER, 3 K | 4.42 ERA, PAR 31] anchored the clincher with 5.1 innings of one-run ball. (TB)
  • Junior Caminero [2-3, 1 BB, 1 HR | RC 116] homered and reached base three times to pace the Tampa Bay offense. (TB)
  • Yandy Díaz [1-4, 1 BB, 1 HR | RC 98] added a two-run shot in the win. (TB)
  • Nathaniel Lowe [2-3, 1 BB | RC 54] had the lone standout night for Cleveland with a 2-for-3 effort. (CLE)

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Tampa Bay Rays 7, Cleveland Guardians 3
Team123456789RHE
CLE000001020370
TB02100022x770
Cleveland Guardians Batting
BatterPARHRBI2BHRBB+SOSBOPS
Steven Kwan CF501000100.564
José Ramírez 3B500000100.908
Chase DeLauter RF522010010.848
Jo Adell DH401010000.624
Nathaniel Lowe 1B412100110.646
Travis Bazzana 2B400000100.559
Patrick Bailey C400100100.788
Petey Halpin CF200000010.845
  David Fry PH100000000.000
  Angel Martínez LF100100100.269
Brayan Rocchio SS401000010.354
Totals3937320640
Cleveland Guardians Pitching
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Shawn Armstrong1.01110001.04
Tim Herrin0.21111005.06
Matt Festa0.100010010.80
Joey Cantillo1.22112003.60
Daniel Espino1.10000103.60
Erik Sabrowski1.01000104.32
Cade Smith1.01221012.38
Hunter Gaddis1.01221112.08
Tampa Bay Rays Batting
BatterPARHRBI2BHRBB+SOSBOPS
Yandy Díaz DH511201100.905
Jonathan Aranda 1B500000120.676
Liam Hicks C511000100.559
Junior Caminero 3B422201100.806
Chandler Simpson LF411000001.619
Victor Mesa Jr. RF410000111.432
Jonny DeLuca CF400100000.452
Richie Palacios 2B402210000.864
Taylor Walls SS410000300.381
Totals3977712832
Tampa Bay Rays Pitching
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Freddy Peralta5.15113301.08
Cam Booser1.20000000.00
Tyler Wells0.222200010.80
Ian Seymour0.00002003.68
Kevin Kelly0.10000103.86
Bryan Baker1.00000000.00
W: Freddy Peralta  •  L: Shawn Armstrong
DEF: Angel Genao (SS/CLE)  •  Austin Hedges (C/CLE)
Key Plays
+0.18BOT 2ndRichie Palacios doubles (3) on a fly ball to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Chandler Simpson scores. Victor Mesa Jr. scores. (pitcher: Tim Herrin) -- CLE 0, TB 2
Daily Leaderboards
Top Batters (Linear Weights)
PlayerLWTS
1Junior Caminero TB1.93
2Nathaniel Lowe CLE1.00
3Yandy Díaz TB0.93
4Taylor Walls TB0.72
5Richie Palacios TB0.70
Top Pitchers (PAR)
PlayerIPPAR
1Freddy Peralta TB5.11.85
2Daniel Espino CLE1.10.66
3Erik Sabrowski CLE1.00.61
4Cam Booser TB1.20.59
5Bryan Baker TB1.00.49
Top Relief Appearances (WPA)
PitcherWPA
1Cam Booser TB0.143
2Kevin Kelly TB0.134
3Daniel Espino CLE0.042
4Erik Sabrowski CLE0.030
5Matt Festa CLE0.024
Most Exciting Games
GameWPA
1CLE 3, TB 72.28
Top WPA Plays of the Day
GameInnPlayScoreWPA
1CLE @ TBBOT 2ndRichie Palacios doubles (3) on a fly ball to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Chandler Simpson scores. Victor Mesa Jr. scores.CLE 0, TB 2+0.176
2CLE @ TBTOP 8thBrayan Rocchio strikes out swinging.CLE 3, TB 5+0.134
3CLE @ TBTOP 4thPatrick Bailey grounds into a double play, shortstop Taylor Walls to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. Nathaniel Lowe out at 2nd. Patrick Bailey out at 1st.CLE 0, TB 3+0.091
4CLE @ TBTOP 8thAngel Martínez hit by pitch. Nathaniel Lowe scores. Travis Bazzana to 3rd. Patrick Bailey to 2nd.CLE 3, TB 5+0.082
5CLE @ TBTOP 6thNathaniel Lowe singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Jonny DeLuca. Chase DeLauter scores.CLE 1, TB 3+0.072