Newz(AP) — Yandy Díaz's bat backed up his boast, and the Tampa Bay Rays are headed to the World Series.Díaz and Junior Caminero each hit a two-run homer, Freddy Peralta pitched 5 1/3 gritty innings and the Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-3 in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series on Monday night to win their third pennant in 29 seasons as a major league franchise.The Rays will face the Milwaukee Brewers in the first matchup in which both teams are seeking their first World Series title since 1980, when the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Kansas City Royals.Game 1 is Friday night in Milwaukee.“We got one more bite!” Rays manager Kevin Cash told his team as the clubhouse celebration started.Díaz, who guaranteed a Game 6 victory through an interpreter on Sunday, made sure the Rays wouldn't let this one slip away. He gave them a four-run lead with a two-run shot off Hunter Gaddis in the eighth.“Yandy had a claim to back and he did his part,” Rays President of Baseball Operations Erik Neander said. “That was unbelievable.”Díaz’s drive to left field all but wrapped up Tampa Bay's first World Series berth since losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers at the end of the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.“I’m really glad he backed it up, that’s for sure,” Cash said.
“We know when Yandy goes, our offense seems to really take off.”The loss by Cleveland extended its World Series championship drought to 78 years.“I couldn’t be more proud of our group,” Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said. Really felt like we had a team to go and just weren’t able to get there.”On the 18-year anniversary of their first AL pennant in 2008, the Rays jumped ahead 2-0 in the second inning on Richie Palacios’ two-run double and clinched it with closer Bryan Baker on the mound.The Guardians wouldn’t give up and had the go-ahead run at first base in the eighth when Kevin Kelly struck out Brayan Rocchio to leave the bases loaded after two runs scored.Peralta, the ALCS MVP, allowed one run and five hits to earn his second win of the series in his third appearance. He threw six scoreless innings to win Game 2 and got two critical outs in relief in Game 4.“I’m very happy to be here, to be part of this great group and this great organization,” said Peralta, acquired from the New York Mets before the trade deadline in early August.
(AP) — Junior Caminero and Yandy Díaz each hit a two-run homer and Freddy Peralta threw 5 1/3 gritty innings as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-3 in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series on Monday night to advance to the World Series for the third time in the franchise’s 29 seasons.The Rays will face the Milwaukee Brewers in the first matchup in which both teams are seeking their first World Series title since 1980, when the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Kansas City Royals.Game 1 is Friday night in Milwaukee.“We got one more bite!” Rays manager Kevin Cash told his team as the clubhouse celebration started.The loss extended Cleveland’s World Series championship drought to 78 years.“I couldn’t be more proud of our group,” Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said. He pitched six scoreless innings to win Game 2 and got two critical outs in relief in Game 4.“His velocity was so high out of the gate, you were wondering how much he was going to be able to maintain it,” Cash said. “But couldn’t be more impressed with the way he continued to take deep breaths and just make pitch after pitch for us.”A sellout crowd of 40,230 fans waved yellow-and-blue rally towels, rang cowbells and chanted “Let’s go Rays!” throughout the night at Tropicana Field, which needed major renovations after Hurricane Milton shredded the roof two years ago and caused extensive damage throughout the stadium.The Rays played their 2025 home games across the bay in Tampa at the New York Yankees’ spring training complex, got new ownership before this season and secured a new stadium deal to bear ready in 2029 near the NFL’s Buccaneers.
They returned to the Trop to win 55 games in the regular season. Only the Brewers had that many home wins this year.“This is for you!” Camine… (AP) — Freddy Peralta threw 5 1/3 gritty innings, Junior Caminero and Yandy Díaz each hit a two-run homer and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-3 in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series on Monday night to advance to the World Series for the third time in the franchise’s 29 seasons.The Rays will face the Milwaukee Brewers in the first matchup in which both teams are seeking their first World Series title since 1980, when the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Kansas City Royals.Game 1 is Friday night in Milwaukee.“We got one more bite!” Rays manager Kevin Cash told his team as the clubhouse celebration started.The loss extended Cleveland’s World Series championship drought to 78 years.“I couldn’t be more proud of our group,” Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said.
He pitched six scoreless innings to win Game 2 and got two outs in relief in Game 4.A sellout crowd of 40,230 fans waved yellow-and-blue rally towels, rang cowbells and chanted “Let’s go Rays!” throughout the night at Tropicana Field, which needed major renovations after Hurricane Milton shredded the roof two years ago and caused extensive damage throughout the stadium.The Rays played their 2025 home games across the bay in Tampa at the New York Yankees’ spring training complex, got new ownership before this season and secured a new stadium deal to bear ready in 2029 near the NFL’s Buccaneers. Only the Brewers had that many home wins this year.“This is for you!” Caminero yelled to the crowd from a microphone on the field after the game. I can’t hear you!”After sweeping the Yankees in the Division Series, the Rays fell behind the Guardians 0-1 and 1-2 in this series before taking three straight games.Camine…
(AP) — For yet another season, Cleveland baseball fans will have to wait.The city’s proud major league franchise still hasn’t won a World Series since 1948.After the Guardians fell a little short once again with a 7-3 loss to Tampa Bay in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series on Monday night, it will be the Rays meeting the Milwaukee Brewers in the Fall Classic — the first once since 1980 between teams seeking their first World Series title.Seemingly in control of the best-of-seven ALCS after winning two of the first three games, José Ramírez and the Guardians are left to lament three straight losses. Tampa Bay used clear superiority in its starting rotation, bullpen and late-series offense to eliminate Cleveland.Seeing the Guardians’ best relievers repeatedly – including opener Shawn Armstrong in Game 4 on Saturday and again Monday in Game 6 — the Rays improved their swings as the series progressed.Cleveland’s staff, which struck out 27 batters over the first three games, didn’t get its first strikeout Monday until Daniel Espino fanned Victor Mesa Jr. in the fifth inning.By then, Tampa Bay held a 3-0 lead, grinding out runs in trademark fashion.
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