It’s all tied up.
After trading a pair of rollercoaster contests in St. Petersburg, Junior Caminero’s Tampa Bay Rays and José Ramirez’s Cleveland Guardians head to Progressive Field for Game 3 of the ALCS at 1 p.m. today.
“We feel great. Obviously we would have loved to have taken [Game 2],” Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said. “That would have been really big. And we had our position and our opportunities to do that. But going home 1-1, to go have three games in front of our fans in Cleveland, we feel really good about that. And we’re excited to get it going.”
Watch Rays vs. Guardians for free
- When: Oct. 15, 1 p.m. ET
- Where: Progressive Field (Cleveland, Ohio)
- How to watch for free: DIRECTV (five-day free trial)
- TV Channel: TBS
Today, the Rays send righty Griffin Jax (8-10, 3.52 ERA) to the hill while Guardians ace Gavin Williams (14-8, 3.76 ERA) is slated to handle starting duties at home.
Over the course of Williams’ career, he is 2-1 with a 1.80 ERA against the Rays in five starts dating back to 2023. In his most recent outing, he struck out nine over 7 2/3 innings to earn a 3-1 win at home on April 29.
Also, of note, due to inclement weather, today’s contest was pushed up from 6 p.m. to 1 p.m. Meteorologists forecast rain tonight.
Here’s how to tune in to Game 3 of the ALCS for free without cable.
Rays vs. Guardians start time
The Rays vs. Guardians ALCS continues with Game 3 today, Oct. 15, at 1 p.m. ET.
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Rays vs. Guardians starting pitchers
The ALCS resumes with a pitcher’s duel tonight. Ace Gavin Willliams starts for the Guardians (14-8, 3.76 ERA), while Griffin Jax (8-10, 3.52 ERA) will be on the mound for the Rays.
Rays vs. Guardians ALCS schedule
- Game 1: Guardians 7, Rays 3
- Game 2: Rays 3, Guardians 1
- Game 3: Oct. 15, 6 p.m. ET (TBS)
- Game 4: Oct. 16, 6 p.m. ET (TBS)
- Game 5: Oct. 17, 8 p.m. ET (TBS)
- Game 6: Oct. 19, 5 p.m. ET (TBS)*
- Game 7: Oct. 20, 8 p.m. ET (TBS)*
*if necessary
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