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Rays-Guardians ALCS Game 3 (LIVE on TBS/HBO Max)

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12:32 PM EDT

Game 3 of the ALCS was moved to 1 p.m. ET from the original start time of 6 p.m. ET, MLB announced Wednesday. The change is based on forecasted rain tonight in Cleveland.

After 'freak accident', Armstrong back at Trop pitching in playoffs

@tim_stebbins
October 14, 2026

CLEVELAND -- The Guardians’ arrival at Tropicana Field this week marked a full-circle moment for right-hander Shawn Armstrong. When he took the mound and tossed 1 2/3 scoreless innings in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series against the Rays on Tuesday, Armstrong couldn’t help but feel a sense

Guards head home with series tied after costly error on Rays' turf

@tim_stebbins
October 14, 2026

ST. PETERSBURG -- It’s a play Guardians third baseman José Ramírez has made countless times. It’s a play he makes 99.99 percent of the time, even. But that 0.01 percent? It reared its ugly head in the fourth inning of Game 2 of the American League Championship Series on Tuesday,

LIVE: Guardians-Rays ALCS Game 2 on TBS/HBO Max

@tim_stebbins
October 13, 2026

ST. PETERSBURG -- Just one game in, we’re already looking at a different ALCS landscape than most expected after the Guardians came back to beat the Rays, 7-3, in their own house. Now, the Rays need to come up big in Game 2 behind Freddy Peralta to avoid travelling to

'Hosey' does it: Ramírez's havoc on basepaths key to Guards' 4th straight win

@tim_stebbins
October 13, 2026

ST. PETERSBURG -- Guardians third baseman José Ramírez extended his lead from second base a few extra feet in the ninth inning on Monday night, prompting a long stare from Rays right-hander Kevin Kelly. The moment Kelly began his delivery, Ramírez took off. Ramírez’s stolen-base attempt prompted his counterpart, Junior

Messick, once a fan at The Trop, will take the hill there as Guardians' ALCS Game 2 starter

@tim_stebbins
October 13, 2026

ST. PETERSBURG -- Parker Messick was 7 years old on Oct. 23, 2008, when he watched the Rays beat the Phillies, 4-2, at Tropicana Field in Game 2 of the World Series. Nearly 18 years later, he’ll experience October baseball in this ballpark in a much different manner. On Monday,

Guardians swap in Cecconi for Schneemann, bolstering staff for ALCS

@tim_stebbins
October 12, 2026

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Guardians set their 26-man roster for the American League Championship Series ahead of Monday night’s Game 1 against the Rays, adding right-hander Slade Cecconi to the mix and dropping utility man Daniel Schneemann.

LIVE: Guardians-Rays ALCS Game 1 on TBS/HBO Max

@tim_stebbins
October 12, 2026

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Tampa Bay Rays haven’t won a World Series since they came into existence in 1998. That might sound like a long time, and it is … until you remember that the Cleveland Guardians haven’t won it all since 1948, half a century before the Devil Rays

Knight moves: Guardians bring medieval ritual to ALCS

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October 11, 2026

ST. PETERSBURG -- Shortly before it began to rain champagne in the home clubhouse at Progressive Field on Saturday night, Guardians players and staff gathered around catcher and team leader Austin Hedges.

Guardians tab well-traveled Griffin to open ALCS: 'It was a no-brainer'

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October 11, 2026

ST. PETERSBURG -- Foster Griffin said a lot of people have asked him this season if he’s taken some time to look back on his journey and how far he’s come over the past year.

ALCS rotation matchup: Taxed Guardians vs. well-rested Rays

@tim_stebbins
October 11, 2026

ST. PETERSBURG -- The American League’s top two seeds will meet in the best-of-seven AL Championship Series, starting with Game 1 on Monday night between the Guardians and Rays at 8 p.m. ET at Tropicana Field.

Guardians erase 0-2 hole, complete ALDS comeback to punch ALCS ticket

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October 11, 2026

CLEVELAND -- Guardians players, coaches, staff and front-office members gathered in the middle of the red-tinted home clubhouse at Progressive Field on Saturday night, forming a circle around manager Stephen Vogt. Before the party started, the skipper had the floor.

What fatigue? Williams fans 12, flirts with no-no 2 days after closing Game 4

@tim_stebbins
October 11, 2026

CLEVELAND -- The Gavin Williams that Stephen Vogt first met after taking over as the Guardians’ manager two years ago was quiet and reserved off the field. On the field, he was still developing into the pitcher we know him as today. There was no way, Vogt says, that Williams

LIVE on TBS/HBO Max: White Sox-Guardians ALDS Game 5

@tim_stebbins
October 10, 2026

CLEVELAND -- This must be how it had to be.

Williams gets start for Guards in Game 5 -- two days after closing out Game 4

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October 9, 2026

CLEVELAND -- Gavin Williams walked by Guardians manager Stephen Vogt’s office on Thursday night with a message.

J-Ram rewriting his October narrative, one big hit at a time

@tim_stebbins
October 9, 2026

CHICAGO -- Enough is enough. You can officially put the ‘Can José Ramírez perform in the playoffs?’ narrative to rest. In case anyone thought his epic performance in Game 3 of the American League Division Series might have been a fluke or one-off, Ramírez delivered another legendary moment during a

Not done yet! Guardians storm back to force Game 5 in Cleveland

@tim_stebbins
October 9, 2026

CHICAGO -- When the Guardians arrived here this week, facing postseason elimination against the White Sox in the American League Division Series, they knew what awaited them at Rate Field. Cleveland was up against a team whose fanbase had waited a half-decade to witness postseason baseball. The Guardians were entering

LIVE: Guardians-White Sox ALDS Game 4, TBS/HBO Max

@tim_stebbins
October 8, 2026

CHICAGO -- It was a black-clad crowd roaring at Rate Field as the White Sox tried to close out the American League Division Series on Wednesday. But the Guardians, it turns out, weren’t ready to attend their own funeral.

J-Ram shows off all his tools as Guardians refuse to go quietly

@tim_stebbins
October 8, 2026

CHICAGO -- The Rate Field crowd was buzzing with anticipation in the eighth inning on Wednesday. Guardians third baseman José Ramírez was at the plate, awaiting an 0-2 pitch with runners on second and third and two outs. Cleveland led by two runs, and any chance of the White Sox

LIVE on TBS/HBO Max: Guardians-White Sox ALDS Game 3

@tim_stebbins
October 7, 2026

CHICAGO -- The Guardians won the American League Central by one game over the White Sox, despite losing the season series, 7-6. That division win earned Cleveland home-field advantage when the two teams met up in the Division Series.

Guardians must turn on power, lean on stars in Game 3

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October 6, 2026

CHICAGO -- The Guardians’ backs are against the wall. But even as they face postseason elimination, they have some life heading into Game 3 of the American League Division Series against the White Sox on Wednesday. This is a win-or-go-home situation for Cleveland, and Chicago’s Rate Field is expected to

Espino's incredible journey to Majors has him as must-win Game 3 starter

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October 6, 2026

CHICAGO -- There were points in recent years when Daniel Espino wished he could merely throw a baseball, a simple joy that was stripped from him while he was sidelined for the bulk of four seasons due to a pair of right shoulder surgeries. On Wednesday, the rookie right-hander will

Why Vogt pulled a dominant Williams -- and why the decision will be debated

@tim_stebbins
October 5, 2026

CLEVELAND -- Gavin Williams electrified Progressive Field through the first five innings of Game 2 of the AL Division Series Monday night, striking out 11 White Sox hitters to become only the third Cleveland pitcher to rack up double-digit punchouts in a postseason game. This should have been the main

Seven hits, three runs, no ALDS answers: Guardians pushed to the brink

@tim_stebbins
October 5, 2026

CLEVELAND -- This is not how it was supposed to go for the Guardians. This was supposed to be different. This lineup was supposed to be different. Yet here we are: The Guardians’ offense has been all but silenced in the postseason, and Cleveland’s season is now on the brink.

LIVE on TBS/HBO Max: White Sox-Guardians ALDS Game 2

@tim_stebbins
October 5, 2026

CLEVELAND -- For the Guardians, it’s virtually a must-win game. For the White Sox, it’s an opportunity to reach the precipice of a berth in the AL Championship Series.