Rays vs Guardians
Final · ALCS Game 3 · Thu Oct 15 · 1:00 PM ET · Progressive Field
Weather64°F · Partly cloudy · SSE wind 8 mph
Weather at Progressive Field
Rays vs Guardians at Progressive Field, Thu Oct 15, 1:00 PM ET. As reported at the nearest airport during the game.
- 12:51 PM64°F8 mphPartly cloudy
- 1:51 PM66°F0 mphPartly cloudy
- 2:51 PM69°F7 mphPartly cloudy
- 3:51 PM64°F11 mphCloudy
- 4:51 PM63°F7 mphCloudy
Reports from KCLE, 11 mi away (NOAA Aviation Weather Center). Pregame forecast from the US National Weather Service, issued Thu Oct 15, 3:46 AM ET.
Closing line
US sportsbooks, consensus at first pitch- Run line: Rays +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: under 6.5 (5 runs).
Recap
The Cleveland Guardians edged the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 in Game 3 of the ALCS at Progressive Field in Cleveland on Oct 15, 2026 to move to 85-77.
Cleveland leads the ALCS 2-1.
Among the public, 53% of moneyline bets and 55% of the money were on the Rays.
Score by inning
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CLE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 3 |
W: Williams (2-0) · L: Jax (0-1) · S: Smith (0-0)
Scoring plays
Bottom 2
- CLEDoubleLowe doubled to right, Adell scored.0-1
Top 4
- TBTripleSimpson tripled to right, Díaz scored and Mesa Jr. scored.2-1
Bottom 5
- CLEHome runHalpin homered to right center (385 feet), Bailey scored.2-3
Team stats
- Hits
- 3
- 6
- Home Runs
- 0
- 1
- Runs Batted In
- 2
- 3
- Walks
- 1
- 2
- Strikeouts
- 13
- 8
- Runners Left On Base
- 5
- 5
- Errors
- 0
- 0
Player stats
Rays · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yandy Diaz DH | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .240 | .269 | .320 |
| Jonathan Aranda 1B | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .182 | .250 | .318 |
| Junior Caminero 3B | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | .238 | .333 | .333 |
| Victor Mesa Jr. RF | 0-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .143 | .217 | .286 |
| Chandler Simpson LF | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .200 | .200 | .333 |
| Liam Hicks C | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .167 | .211 | .222 |
| Jonny DeLuca CF | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .286 | .286 | .333 |
| Richie Palacios 2B | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .214 | .214 | .357 |
| Jorge Mateo 2B | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Taylor Walls SS | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .105 | .105 | .105 |
Rays · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin Jax P | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 67-39 | 6.00 | 67 |
| Tyler Wells P | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26-15 | 7.71 | 26 |
| Steven Matz P | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25-17 | 0.00 | 25 |
Guardians · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Kwan LF | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .212 | .297 | .212 |
| Jose Ramirez 3B | 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .367 | .457 | .667 |
| Chase DeLauter RF | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .300 | .400 | .467 |
| Jo Adell DH | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .200 | .294 | .367 |
| Nathaniel Lowe 1B | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .222 | .344 | .296 |
| Travis Bazzana 2B | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .148 | .233 | .222 |
| Angel Genao 2B | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| Patrick Bailey C | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .348 | .400 | .609 |
| Petey Halpin CF | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .333 | .385 | .750 |
| Brayan Rocchio SS | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .120 | .214 | .120 |
Guardians · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Williams P | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 70-52 | 2.16 | 70 |
| Daniel Espino P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-11 | 2.70 | 12 |
| Erik Sabrowski P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-8 | 6.35 | 10 |
| Hunter Gaddis P | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-5 | 0.00 | 9 |
| Cade Smith P | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18-13 | 1.00 | 18 |
Betting splits at first pitch
ConsensusGame info
Last and next games
Rays
Guardians
- Last game: L 1-3 at TBTue Oct 13
- Next game: vs TBFri Oct 16
- W 7-3 at TBMon Oct 12
- W 2-0 vs CWSSat Oct 10
- W 9-5 at CWSThu Oct 8
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