Postgame Thread ⚾ Guardians 7 @ Rays 3

[u/BaseballBot]

Guardians (1-0) @ Rays (0-1)

First Pitch: 8:08 PM at Tropicana Field

Team	Starter	TV	Radio
Guardians	Foster Griffin (15-6, 3.60 ERA)
Rays	Drew Rasmussen (16-5, 2.67 ERA)

MLB	Fangraphs	Reddit Stream	Discord
Gameday	Game Graph	Live Comments	/r/baseball Discord

Line Score - Final

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
CLE	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	7	14	0	7
TB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	7	0	7

ABS Challenges: CLE ● ○ | TB ● ●

Box Score

TB		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
DH	Yandy Díaz	5	1	2	0	0	1	.294
1B	Jonathan Aranda	3	0	0	0	0	1	.267
3B	Junior Caminero	4	1	1	1	0	2	.286
LF	Ryan Vilade	2	0	0	0	1	1	.250
	Cedric Mullins	1	1	1	1	0	0	.333
RF	Victor Mesa Jr.	4	0	1	0	0	2	.214
LF	Jonny DeLuca	4	0	2	1	0	0	.286
2B	Ben Williamson	2	0	0	0	1	0	.000
SS	Taylor Walls	3	0	0	0	0	1	.077
	Chandler Simpson	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111
C	Nick Fortes	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
	Liam Hicks	2	0	0	0	0	0	.083

TB	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Drew Rasmussen	6.0	8	2	2	0	7	91-68	1.29
Cam Booser	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	8-7	0.00
Tyler Wells	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	6-5	54.00
Ian Seymour	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	9-7	1.80
Cole Sulser	0.2	2	3	3	1	1	27-14	40.50
Kevin Kelly	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	5-4	0.00

CLE		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
CF	Steven Kwan	5	0	1	0	0	1	.208
3B	José Ramírez	5	2	3	1	0	1	.348
RF	Chase DeLauter	4	3	3	1	1	0	.333
DH	Jo Adell	5	0	1	2	0	1	.250
1B	Nathaniel Lowe	5	0	2	2	0	0	.250
2B	Travis Bazzana	4	0	1	0	0	0	.150
	Angel Genao	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
C	Patrick Bailey	4	1	2	1	0	2	.368
CF	Petey Halpin	2	0	0	0	0	1	.333
	Angel Martínez	2	1	1	0	0	1	.059
SS	Brayan Rocchio	4	0	0	0	0	3	.111

CLE	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Foster Griffin	4.0	5	2	2	0	3	63-42	4.05
Daniel Espino	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	14-10	3.86
Joey Cantillo	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	17-8	3.38
Hunter Gaddis	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	13-9	0.00
Erik Sabrowski	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	14-11	7.71
Cade Smith	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	6-6	1.17

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
B1	Junior Caminero singles on a ground ball to center fielder Petey Halpin. Yandy Díaz scores.	0-1
B1	Jonny DeLuca singles on a line drive to center fielder Petey Halpin. Junior Caminero scores. Victor Mesa Jr. to 3rd.	0-2
T6	Chase DeLauter homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field.	1-2
T7	Patrick Bailey homers (2) on a fly ball to center field.	2-2
T8	Nathaniel Lowe singles on a ground ball to center fielder Cedric Mullins. José Ramírez scores. Chase DeLauter scores.	4-2
B8	Cedric Mullins homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.	4-3
T9	Guardians challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: José Ramírez singles on a line drive to left fielder Jonny DeLuca. Angel Martínez scores.	5-3
T9	Jo Adell doubles (1) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Jonny DeLuca. José Ramírez scores. Chase DeLauter scores.	7-3

Highlights

Description	Length
Jo Adell's two-run double	0:20
Field View: Nathaniel Lowe's go-ahead single	0:19
José Ramírez's RBI single	0:28
Patrick Bailey's 436-foot game-tying home run	0:33
Cedric Mullins' solo homer	0:30
Nathaniel Lowe's go-ahead two-run single	0:25
Field View: Patrick Bailey's game-tying home run	0:27
Patrick Bailey's game-tying home run	0:31
Chase DeLauter's solo home run	0:28
Ben Williamson's terrific diving play	0:22
Field View: Jonny DeLuca's RBI single	0:13
Sencillo impulsor de Junior Caminero	0:26
Carl Crawford throws out first pitch in Game 1	0:28
Jonny DeLuca's RBI single	0:27
Junior Caminero's RBI single	0:27
Drew Rasmussen fans Steven Kwan	0:09
Voixx sings National Anthem prior to ALCS Game 1	2:19
Guardians' lineup introduced prior to ALCS Game 1	1:59
Rays' lineup introduced prior to ALCS Game 1	3:04
Breaking down Foster Griffin's pitches	0:04
A deep dive into Cedric Mullins' home run	0:11
Breaking down Cedric Mullins' home run	0:12
Patrick Bailey's home run through bat tracking data	0:11
Drew Rasmussen's outing against the Guardians	0:24
Measuring the stats on Patrick Bailey's home run	0:13
Breaking down Drew Rasmussen's pitches	0:04
Breaking down Chase DeLauter's home run	0:11
Starting lineups for Guardians at Rays - October 12, 2026	0:10
Bench availability for Cleveland, October 12 vs Rays	0:08
Bench availability for Tampa Bay, October 12 vs Guardians	0:08
Fielding alignment for Tampa Bay, October 12 vs Guardians	0:11
Bullpen availability for Cleveland, October 12 vs Rays	0:09
Bullpen availability for Tampa Bay, October 12 vs Guardians	0:09
Drew Rasmussen against the Guardians	0:09
Probable pitchers for Guardians at Rays - October 12, 2026	0:06

Attendance	Weather	Wind
35361	72F, Dome	0 mph, None

HP	1B	2B	3B
Nestor Ceja	Bill Miller	Mark Ripperger	Jordan Baker

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[u/ChasmaBoreale]

Worrying trend for the Rays: in the last 5 innings, the Guardians scored 0 1 1 2 and 3 runs. These are the first 5 digits of the Fibonacci sequence. If this trend continues, they will score 602 runs tomorrow.

[u/SimaShanzi → u/ChasmaBoreale]

Paper scorers sweating bullets

[u/ebayhuckster → u/ChasmaBoreale]

Welp, time to wear my Tool shirt tomorrow

[u/SeaOfRed_ → u/ChasmaBoreale]

Spiral out, keep going

[u/foxmag86 → u/ChasmaBoreale]

r/theydidthemath

[u/moodyfloyd → u/ChasmaBoreale]

black

then

white are

all i see

in the div series

blue and yellow then came to be

jose ran to me

lets me see

[u/Chocolatehusky226 → u/ChasmaBoreale]

The numbers mason

[u/Jeh2ow]

The most stunning part is Cleveland getting 14 hits

[u/TylerGlasass20 → u/Jeh2ow]

Off of Drew Rasmussen 😭😭😭

[u/Snowed_Up6512]

A step closer to a Midwest World Series for the absolute sickos

[u/Chickenmangoboom → u/Snowed_Up6512]

Lowest ratings of any recent World Series but we will fucking love it.

[u/IM_KYLE_AMA → u/Chickenmangoboom]

I am infinitely more likely to watch the Midwest Madness Series than I am to watch the Dodgers in their third consecutive WS.

[u/Few_Entertainer_385 → u/Snowed_Up6512]

if that happens petition to call it the Uecker Series?

[u/Snowed_Up6512 → u/Few_Entertainer_385]

[u/TylerGlasass20 → u/Snowed_Up6512]

Fuck it I don’t care at this point, I’d rather see that than someone get their asses smoked by the dodgers

[u/realfakejames]

14 hits??? IN ONE GAME? IS THAT ALLOWED??

Guardians going down 2-0 early and sticking with it until they clawed back in to the game and then blew it open is really impressive. A lot of people write them off before this game even started but they're for real

[u/noruber35393546 → u/realfakejames]

This felt like the one pitching matchup Cleveland had the worst shot with, and it just worked

[u/Apprehensive-Sir-411 → u/noruber35393546]

Problem is Cleveland’s bullpen comes to play every night. If you’re trailing when Cade Smith enters the ballgame, gotta pray your very hardest.

[u/RobbedC → u/Apprehensive-Sir-411]

I was annoyed they were pitching him up 4. Why waste his arm?

3 up 3 down in 6 pitches lmao.

[u/SpartaWillBurn]

Major props to Foster Griffin.

[u/gotbadnews → u/SpartaWillBurn]

He had me worried at first but really calmed down quick and got to work

[u/CaptainJackKevorkian → u/SpartaWillBurn]

Big day for all the trade deadline acquisitions

Minus Yoho. We don’t talk about Yoho.

[u/bkos55]

My kinda team, Charlie. It’s my kinda team.

[u/Advanced_Candle9272 → u/bkos55]

Not bad for a coupla has-been’s and a few more never will be’s, huh?

[u/FestivusFan → u/Advanced_Candle9272]

It’s basically like playing your cousin the amount of links these two teams have

[u/Deadleggg → u/bkos55]

https://giphy.com/gifs/pN3P97u5zOXkY

[u/someone2795]

It seems like halfway through the ALDS the Guardians huffed on some very very strong pixie dust with the power of friendship that's carrying into the ALCS with no sign of stoppage.

14 hits is WILD.

[u/standonguard → u/someone2795]

Or they sacrificed a live chicken to Jobu

[u/Nightcinder → u/someone2795]

everyone said that the white sox were the 'vibes' team, Guardians felt the need to prove that was not the case

[u/IM_KYLE_AMA]

Hitting with RISP in the playoffs is so fun to watch. I hope my favorite team can do it one day.

[u/Iwantmoretime → u/IM_KYLE_AMA]

I'm not used to it.  I like it and am glad we started doing it.

[u/IfLeBronPlayedSoccer → u/IM_KYLE_AMA]

Long may it continue. Because we don’t really know what that’s like in this day and age either

[u/Yeti_Vedder → u/IM_KYLE_AMA]

With José on second, anything is possible.

[u/bkos55]

TBS in awe of the amount of Cleveland fans in Tampa as if it’s not basically Parma on the gulf. Baker wasn’t the first guy to make the trip down 71/75.

[u/BigOleBlue22 → u/bkos55]

Lmaooo Parma on the gulf is fucking hilarious

[u/guttata → u/BigOleBlue22]

polkas ominously

[u/gotbadnews → u/bkos55]

He was like wow a lot of folks made the trip down! No sir they just live there.

[u/Admirable_Admiral69 → u/bkos55]

They simply don't realize that people who live in Cleveland vacation to the Outer Banks and retire to Florida. And they go to Put-In Bay and pretend like they're in the Keys. It just is what it is.

[u/bkos55 → u/Admirable_Admiral69]

Hilton Head is the shot, Clearwater is the chaser.

[u/mkizys → u/bkos55]

"Just move to Florida already" is NE Ohio's "OK boomer"

[u/123_fo_fif → u/bkos55]

Lmao Parma on the Gulf, I'm fucking dead

[u/Commercial_Show_6997 → u/bkos55]

Parma on the gulf killed me 🤣

[u/Effective-Oil-2696 → u/bkos55]

🤣🤣🤣 Parma on the gulf. That’s hilarious.

[u/Deadleggg → u/bkos55]

There's a ton of us. Guards games is usually 70-30 65-35. Not as bad as when the Yankees or Red Sox come to town, but the Guards fill in the stadium for sure.

[u/i_love_land92 → u/bkos55]

Parma on the gulf lmfao

[u/vichan → u/bkos55]

this is the best comment I've read today

[u/FittedLawSuit]

Crazy what happens when your best reliever doesn’t have $15 on the other team on fanduel

[u/Ricos_Roughnecks → u/FittedLawSuit]

Imagining clase in this bullpen this year. Might be the greatest bullpen ever assembled

[u/surgeon_michael → u/Ricos_Roughnecks]

Give me Andrew miller instead

[u/ianbits]

Ask the people around you if they like Jose Ramirez. If they say no, that's how you know who to cut out of your life.

[u/Apprehensive-Sir-411 → u/ianbits]

Even I begrudgingly admire him.

[u/TylerGlasass20 → u/ianbits]

He’s peaking at the goddamn right time too 😭😭😭😭

[u/NinjaGhost42 → u/ianbits]

He's a great player. I just hate when we play him

[u/crowd79]

Harry Doyle is having a good time up there in heaven.

I’d dig a Brewers vs Guards WS

[u/Disastrous-End-8707 → u/crowd79]

Uecker bowl would be peak

[u/crowd79 → u/Disastrous-End-8707]

Imagine the memes that would come out of such a series.

[u/jablonski79]

We stored runs this season like squirrels

[u/HOLY_HUMP3R]

“Whoever wins is just getting swept by the rays 🤓”
https://giphy.com/gifs/RVW5PilbP2tLG

[u/RapsareChamps_Suckit → u/HOLY_HUMP3R]

break the curse, do it for the 1948 r/baseball jerkers

[u/jdbewls]

It's a long series and anything can happen. That said, this one is for all the haters on r/baseball, and there are a lot of you, who said this would be an "eAsY rAyS sWeEp"

[u/thenatsguy → u/jdbewls]

I remember this exact feeling during literally every series of the Nationals 2019 run. Soak it in!!

[u/Awkwardwhitedude]

AL central slander is suspended for a day

[u/TheAgmis]

Shoutout to that POS Rays fan in the LF-CF deck who was instigating with everybody and was an angry drunk after a couple coronas.

What a clown some fans can be

[u/BropolloCreed]

Shout-out to Griffin. That dude battled like a warrior and kept them in the game instead of crashing out

Absolute Unit.

[u/Ice_IX]

Don't know about putting Cade Smith out there in the 9th. Rays probably got real familiar with him over those... *checks notes*... six pitches.

[u/isitatomic → u/Ice_IX]

"Alright guys. What'd you find out?"

"He is a bad, bad man"

[u/ShillinTheVillain]

Lotsa ball left to be played but man it's huge to steal that first one

[u/Jackie_Daytona33]

Where are all them bros calling it after the rays scored two in the first?

[u/thatboiOsaka → u/Jackie_Daytona33]

https://giphy.com/gifs/9rhNJScGSlneHpLtnz

[u/BaseballMMAfan]

I love Guards ball and I don’t care who knows

[u/croth4]

Pedro Martinez is actually a surprisingly great analyst. He speaks really genuinely and with a lot of emotion and seems to just want everyone to succeed.

[u/Deadleggg → u/croth4]

He ruined my teen years so he can say nice things now. Least he could do.

[u/croth4 → u/Deadleggg]

LoL did you hear him come out somewhat recently and say his preferred trade destination from the Expos was Cleveland

[u/Chickenmangoboom → u/Deadleggg]

That MF had a 1.8 ERA vs. the Guards and only lost one game.

[u/AbraxasWasADragon → u/croth4]

Has he ever spoken about zim? That would be great

[u/nutznboldtz]

Momentum is a hell of a drug. Keep it going boys, pour it on. Small ball slap hitting shit goblins keep rollin

[u/Righteousrob1]

What do you do with Jose, if you walk him Chase can get you or hell just cause such havoc on the base paths. You dont walk him, more chaos.

[u/IM_KYLE_AMA → u/Righteousrob1]

Jose is an absolute menace on the basepaths. If you walk him he’s just going to mindfuck your pitcher and likely force him to make a mistake.

[u/Scatheli → u/IM_KYLE_AMA]

You could literally see him getting in the pitchers head when he was bouncing around to steal third. Such a good base runner

[u/Lextron → u/Righteousrob1]

yeah, you know, home run pitch

[u/crowd79]

I was told Tampa had a lights out bullpen. It was bad tonight.

[u/ReverseFlow23 → u/crowd79]

I was told the Guardians offense was mid. It was not mid tonight

[u/MexicanPikachu → u/crowd79]

I think they meant they look like they’re pitching while the lights were out.

[u/Spetznazx → u/crowd79]

The Rays bullpen was ranked 20th?

[u/Beetsz]

[u/ianbits → u/Beetsz]

I mean they probably are, but 7 game series against a team on a roll anything can happen.

I'd rather be the underdog man. These guys feed off it

[u/i_love_land92 → u/Beetsz]

I was thinking about this comment all game lmaooooo

[u/AbraxasWasADragon → u/Beetsz]

Braves fans are goobers

[u/ContinuumGuy]

MORE FUN TIMES IN CLEVELAND AGAIN

[u/richww2 → u/ContinuumGuy]

At least were not Detroit!

[u/chuggin_ballz → u/ContinuumGuy]

It’s cleeeeeveland

[u/Pacbngo]

Baseball Gods are going to make the Guards win the WS just to piss off the white Sox fans 😂

[u/ShillinTheVillain → u/Pacbngo]

If we win the WS this year, Twins fans will spontaneously combust

[u/Jeh2ow → u/ShillinTheVillain]

If we win WS this year, Tigers fans will literally drop nukes on every city with an AL team as revenge.

[u/ebayhuckster → u/Pacbngo]

subscribed

[u/Yeti_Vedder → u/Pacbngo]

No. Righting the wrong from 10 years ago.

[u/ImDonaldDunn → u/Yeti_Vedder]

And bringing us back into the normal timeline

[u/Righteousrob1]

Jose chants post game....brings a tear to my eye

[u/ThaddeusJP]

Quick ass bottom of the 9th. My God they sucked the energy out of that place.

[u/croth4]

3rd starter covers the ace. Lowe down 0-2, Jose down 0-2, Adell down 0-2. Cade 6 pitches. DOGS.

[u/favoritecolorred]

That is, in fact, what I’m talking about.

[u/Goofy_Goober948]

Damn, Guards got hands

[u/SpiralWinds]

[u/xho-]

Rays lost their first home game with their ace on the mound facing Cleveland’s worst starter.

These playoffs are incredible

[u/ShillinTheVillain → u/xho-]

Worst starter so far

[u/RobbedC → u/ShillinTheVillain]

BAW GAWD!! THAT’S TANNER BIBEE’S MUSIC!!

[u/Fragrant_Airport1478 → u/xho-]

Tanner Bibee is their worst starter. But they did face number 3 and number 4 in this game.

[u/Petta_Potta]

Maybe the AL central really is the best AL division…

[u/iamjeseus]

https://giphy.com/gifs/qEKafvYmHaf7nxtxFM

[u/VeterinarianFront736]

The ALCS is going to be absolute cinema this year

[u/CuriousEyes02]

Maybe we'll get another all-Midwest World Series in a year with a 6 at the end? That would be cool!

[u/boozinf]

Pedro almost no longer makes me twitch and have flashbacks, watching him and José together is joyous

[u/EfficientDot18]

Nothing against the Rays, but I really want to see the Guardians win it all. I love most of the players on their team and I feel this is the best team Vogt has had to work with and they can get the job done.

In past years, they basically made the playoffs off of like 2-3 hitters and the rest of the team was liabilities and then an elite bullpen with no starting pitching. They actually have starting pitching and hitting depth now.

[u/Worried-Use-5524 → u/EfficientDot18]

Nate Lowe getting a second ring would be sweet. I felt so proud when he hit that line drive late in the game tonight lol

[u/BrownsWTF → u/EfficientDot18]

It’s finally a lineup when you don’t cringe when certain players come to the plate.

[u/Eccodomanii → u/EfficientDot18]

Vogt seems to have found his footing too, but yeah, the FO gave him more guys and the pitching is really clicking right now, that obviously makes it easier to make the right call

[u/Tech0ne → u/EfficientDot18]

Right? I want to see Lowe and Hedges get another ring!

[u/LordFunkenstein → u/Tech0ne]

Me too!

[u/WrapEmergency5944 → u/EfficientDot18]

I’m all of a sudden a Texas rangers fan. Hell yeah efficient dot!

[u/Apprehensive-Sir-411]

LeBron established himself as a GOAT candidate in Cleveland and Jose Ramirez probably still means more to the city.

[u/RulersBack → u/Apprehensive-Sir-411]

100% dude had every reason to leave then took one of the biggest discounts ever. Not a slight at Bron but it's more about what Jose has done and continues to do. He'll be more beloved no question

[u/Kitchen_accessories → u/Apprehensive-Sir-411]

Jose stayed.

[u/Stowcenter93 → u/Apprehensive-Sir-411]

Bron will always have the market power and the star power but the love for Jose is unlike anything this city has experienced.

[u/smully39 → u/Apprehensive-Sir-411]

Of course. Jose never left - never mind the whole show LeBron made of it.

[u/Apprehensive-Sir-411 → u/smully39]

JRam has been the best at his position for a damn decade without any ego. He’s retiring in your city, no doubt in my mind.

[u/Yesalmsot]

[u/Elexeh]

Fuck allllll the assholes who said we’d never have a chance against the Rays

[u/SteveOlinsGhost]

What was that everyone was saying about the Guardians/White Sox winner getting destroyed by Tampa Bay?

[u/ParsonsTheGreat → u/SteveOlinsGhost]

White Sox fans right now:

https://giphy.com/gifs/TTDLTvxdK0kfjuOBCT

[u/MesmersCure]

"Well well well, not so easy to beat a team that doesn't suck shit, huh?"

[u/Johnnyd0303]

We had em in the first half, not gonna lie

[u/IcyClaim9183]

Being up 2-1 going into the top of the 7th and losing 7-3, feels very Mariners coded.

[u/MyTakesAreGoodOrBad → u/IcyClaim9183]

Guards put bats to balls the entire game it was more of a damn finally breaking situation

[u/Onitsukaryu]

But I was told Rays in 4?!

[u/vikingrunner]

This makes me feel .1% better that the Guards might be on some voodoo team of destiny run where nobody stands a chance.

[u/lackofaname913 → u/vikingrunner]

Jobu abides.

[u/clesportsfan24 → u/vikingrunner]

Please don’t threaten me with a good time

[u/LetDarwinWin]

14 hits…boyz are sizzling.

[u/Digglesworth83]

Hell yea. Guards firing on all cylinders

[u/BradBrady]

At the end of the day it’s the playoffs and it’s only one game. Rays are a really good team. Obviously nice to win game 1 but I’m going in with the mindset that it doesn’t mean anything to me. I would have felt the same if we had lost. Lots of baseball left and just have to take it a game at a time

[u/btgf-btgf]

I FUCKING LOVE CLEVELAND BASEBALL

[u/Vargolol]

Brewers up 2-0 and Guards up 1-0 as everyone expected

[u/Exact-Ant1064 → u/Vargolol]

Midwest midbest

[u/AshantiVL]

Cornfield series let's go.

[u/Spocks_Goatee → u/AshantiVL]

Battle Of The Great Lakes?

[u/Petta_Potta]

The Guardians heard y’all talking shit…

[u/dokocha0216]

[u/bucs2013]

I THOUGHT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO GET SWEPT ????????

[u/Zabbzi]

God damnit we caught Ramirez nuclear hot

[u/PostIronicPosadist → u/Zabbzi]

He slumped all year for this.

[u/Britton120 → u/Zabbzi]

He saved all his energy for the post season

[u/CoveredInKSauce]

I'm having fun

[u/Large_Ad1385]

Guards simplified their approach at the plate and it’s paying off. Things happen when you put the ball in play. Their pitching is elite. Tampa looked like they’ve been off, should be a fun series

[u/Ricos_Roughnecks]

Chase Delauter looks like early 90s Jim thome out there. Same build when he was a third basement. Get some bulk on him and teach him to get under the ball more and he genuinely has the ability to be a 35+ home run guy

[u/amarus → u/Ricos_Roughnecks]

Slim Thome!

[u/sqigglygibberish]

Do these guys not realize how many Ohioans retire in Florida / end up there?

[u/Iwantmoretime → u/sqigglygibberish]

I think this was the first time I saw a playoff game where our crowd showed up for the away game.

I'm so used to it being reversed.

[u/sqigglygibberish → u/Iwantmoretime]

I felt like I could hear some decent noise in Chicago but not as loud as tonight.

It just doesn’t help when you’re constantly playing teams with way larger populations (and in particular with spending power) to be able to control resale.

[u/enviousbuckeye]

NOW THIS IS POD RACING

[u/ReverseFlow23]

Can't win em all I guess

[u/Beer-survivalist]

Game 3 was the hinge of fate. This team woke up and realized that they can score runs, they started believing it, and now they're doing it.

[u/Nightcinder → u/Beer-survivalist]

Jose Ramirez is healthy and showing out

[u/Righteousrob1 → u/Nightcinder]

This is the most "fun" Jose I've ever seen in the post season, he seems loose and just balling.

[u/Nightcinder → u/Righteousrob1]

I've never seen him so completely in control of an entire team like he was in that 9th inning. He was completely in Tampa's heads 

[u/brickfrenzy → u/Nightcinder]

Him laughing as he scored was epic.

[u/Humanaut93 → u/Beer-survivalist]

Believeland

[u/Paprikahh]

The winning games today having 7 runs… we love offence!

[u/TheSmokedSalmon420]

Not bringing in Bryan Baker when it was a 1 run game is crazy

[u/masterbrutus24]

Seven more, fellas!

[u/CORNELIUS_SCIPIO_]

I am euphoric.

[u/vichan]

All I want to do is scream incoherently but neighbors would not appreciate that

[u/girlscoutcookies05]

does that say 54 era

[u/Purples_A_Fruit]

I have 3 thoughts:

1. This was definitely the best and most enjoyable game today.

2. TB has to be ranked 1st in the MLB “Ice/Bling” Necklaces power rankings, right?

3. I know it’s Patrick Bailey, but sending out Ras for the 7th was a BOLD choice.

[u/Celery-Man → u/Purples_A_Fruit]

Patty Barrels is terrifying in clutch situations though

[u/CauliflowerNo1615]

Just as the white Sox fans expected.

[u/AnamainTHO]

Do the rays have fans?? The stadium sounded so quiet tonight

[u/Ricos_Roughnecks → u/AnamainTHO]

It didn't sound quiet during the Jose chant

[u/Khal___Brogo → u/AnamainTHO]

I went to a Rays v Cleveland game 5ish years ago and there were more Cleveland fans in the stadium in Tampa.

[u/Bird_nostrils]

This game strong evidence for the proposition that coming in hot with momentum > extra rest.

[u/Bazzthor]

Cleveland has scored 27 runs over the last 4 games.

What is this playoff offense?

[u/lackofaname913]

THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN. LETS DO IT AGAIN TOMORROW!!

[u/CelalT]

I am officially planning my october around them making the world series after tonight's performance. LET'S GOOOOO

[u/Remarkable_Junket619]

Well this is not what I expected

[u/legible_print]

Guards v Brewers will be the Bob Uecker Series

[u/thewittyman]

4th in a row for Cleveland

[u/Advanced_Candle9272]

Remember when people complained about the postseason format cause the winner of the Rays-Yankees would have an easy path to the World Series?

[u/Legalsleazy]

Why did they pitch to Nathaniel Lowe with a base open?

[u/Disastrous-End-8707]

Side note MNF peak rn

[u/TheSmokedSalmon420]

Jose is on a level I have never seen in baseball - holy shit he is transcendent.

[u/Nightcinder]

what a comeback, what an offensive performance the past 4 games

[u/Aggravating-Papaya]

I had a feeling the Rays were more vulnerable than people expected and the Guards just totally exposed them

[u/see_mohn]

Don't look down, guardians, gravity isn't real until you look down 

[u/Granular_Designs]

Enough about AL BEast. How about AL Sexy Central?

[u/diplomat_extreme]

Guardians are red hot

[u/SOXBrigade]

I'm glad Caminero and Deluca are okay, but wtf was that?! That was a weird collision and it wasn't clear at first Caminero's injury.

[u/salty-boi-11]

This is gonna make me delusional 

[u/MrReality13 → u/salty-boi-11]

Your dual flair just gave me cancer.

[u/Yeti_Vedder → u/MrReality13]

Ummm. What is that crap?

[u/Bazzthor]

Yankees fans and White Sux fans are more pissed than anyone in baseball right now. Turns out you cant just keep underrating Cleveland and think you understand baseball.

Now tampa bay has to face Messick and Williams at least once each still.

[u/TheChrisLambert → u/Bazzthor]

I mean, we also shouldn’t underestimate the Rays. We both excel despite having cheap ass owners.