ALCS - Game 3 • CLE leads series 2-1

98-64, 43-38 Away

Final

85-77, 41-40 Home

Tampa Bay Rays @ Cleveland Guardians

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
Y. DiazDH	1-4	1	0	0	.240
J. Aranda1B	0-4	0	0	0	.182
J. Caminero3B	0-4	0	0	0	.238
V. Mesa Jr.RF	0-3	1	0	0	.143
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: Mesa Jr. lined out to left. 4th: Mesa Jr. walked. 7th: Mesa Jr. struck out swinging. 9th: Mesa Jr. fouled out to left.
C. SimpsonLF	1-3	0	0	2	.200
L. HicksC	0-3	0	0	0	.167
J. DeLucaCF	0-3	0	0	0	.286
R. Palacios2B	1-3	0	0	0	.214
J. MateoPR-2B	0-0	0	0	0	.000
T. WallsSS	0-3	0	0	0	.105

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
G. Jax	4.0	5	3	2	2	67-39	6.00
T. Wells	2.0	1	0	0	4	26-15	7.71
S. Matz	2.0	0	0	0	2	25-17	0.00

According to ESPN Analytics

CLE

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Total Bases

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Progressive Field

1:00 PM, October 15, 2026Coverage: TBS/truTV

Cleveland, Ohio

Attendance: 30,101

Game Time:2:28

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

Halpin’s go-ahead homer flips Game 3 as Guardians beat Rays 3-2 for 2-1 AL Championship Series lead

— In a season where Cleveland rookies helped propel to the Guardians to their third straight AL Central title, it was the team's emotional spark plug that powered the Guardians to a pivotal victory in Game 3 of the AL Championship Series.

Oct 16, 2026, 04:05 am - AP


TB
CLE

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

Scoring Summary

		TB	CLE
2nd	Lowe doubled to right, Adell scored.	0	1
4th	Simpson tripled to right, Díaz scored and Mesa Jr. scored.	2	1
5th	Halpin homered to right center (385 feet), Bailey scored.	2	3

Data is currently unavailable.

OpenMLTotalRL

Tampa Bay RaysRaysTB

(98-64)

(98-64, 43-38 Away)

(98-64)

Griffin Jax

(0-1, 6.00)

-105

Cleveland GuardiansGuardiansCLE

(85-77)

(85-77, 41-40 Home)

(85-77)

Gavin Williams

(2-0, 2.16)

-133

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
Guardians

Game 4

10/17

TBS/truTV

Rays
Guardians

Game 5

10/18

TBS/truTV

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

AL, NL Championship Series odds: Guardians now AL faves to reach World Series

The championship round schedule, lines and odds to win.

Guardians bring 2-1 ALCS lead into Game 4 against Rays

Tampa Bay Rays (98-64, first in the AL East during the regular season) vs. Cleveland Guardians (85-77, first in the AL Central during the regular season)

Rain postpones ALCS Game 4 to Saturday; Rays, Guardians to play Game 5 on Sunday

Game 4 of the ALCS was postponed late Friday night due to rain, creating an unusual set of circumstances for the Guardians and Rays.

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Tampa Bay Rays @ Cleveland Guardians

Video Highlights

Halpin’s go-ahead homer flips Game 3 as Guardians beat Rays 3-2 for 2-1 AL Championship Series lead

G. Williams2-0

G. Jax0-1

C. Smith2

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