CLEVELAND -- A trip to the World Series is on the line in Game 6 as the Rays bring the ALCS back to Tropicana Field. Coming off their 3-1 win over the Guardians in Game 5, the Rays look like the best version of themselves now, playing airtight defense behind

CLEVELAND -- It had been a back-and-forth start to the American League Championship Series, with the Guardians and Rays alternating wins in the first four games they played. By that pattern, Game 5 was the Guardians’ turn to win. One problem: It was also Drew Rasmussen’s turn to start.

CLEVELAND -- Nobody’s going to mistake muscular Rays leadoff man Yandy Díaz for Babe Ruth, but he called his shot Sunday night at Progressive Field. Díaz picked up three hits to support another dominant start by Drew Rasmussen in the Rays’ 3-1 win over the Guardians in Game 5 of

CLEVELAND -- We’ve got a new series heading into Game 5 of the ALCS with the Rays and Guardians tied 2-2. Sunday’s 5:08 p.m. ET game at Progressive Field will determine which side flies to St. Petersburg for Game 6 on the doorstep of the World Series and which team

CLEVELAND -- They’ve become known as the Rays’ “Big Three,” fixtures atop Tampa Bay’s lineup and a huge part of the reason they were playing on a cool October evening at Progressive Field on Saturday. But manager Kevin Cash has another nickname he uses to tease Yandy Díaz, Jonathan Aranda

Game 4 of the ALCS between the Rays and Guardians, originally scheduled for Friday, was postponed to tonight due to inclement conditions. Game 5 has been moved to Sunday at 5 p.m. ET.

CLEVELAND -- The Rays could have shuffled their pitching plans after Game 4 of the American League Championship Series was postponed due to rain Friday night at Progressive Field. Instead, they’re sticking with the setup that they believe gives them the best chance to come back from a 2-1 deficit

CLEVELAND -- Nick Martinez didn’t quite know what to do with himself during the first three games of the American League Championship Series. He spent Game 1 sitting in the Rays' bullpen. He didn’t care for it. He moved to the dugout for Game 2, then found a spot on

CLEVELAND -- The pitch from Cade Smith came in at 97 mph, way up and way inside. It was closer to Junior Caminero’s shoulder than the strike zone, but the Rays’ All-Star slugger unleashed a ferocious swing that found nothing but air. Caminero glanced at catcher Patrick Bailey, fixed his

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.

CLEVELAND -- In the span of a year, Griffin Jax has gone from wondering if he would be a starting pitcher again to getting the nod to start for the Rays against the Guardians in a pivotal Game 3 of the American League Championship Series.

CLEVELAND -- Someday, there could be a statue of José Ramírez here, outside the ballpark on the corner of Ontario Street and Carnegie Avenue. His Guardians teammates will tell you there should be one, without a doubt, whenever Ramírez is no longer playing inside Progressive Field. You won’t hear much

ST. PETERSBURG -- For as evenly matched as the Rays and Guardians appear to be, as much as they may feel like they’re looking in a mirror when they look across the field, this American League Championship Series could be decided by who does the little things best. That has

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

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays seem to have avoided a significant injury scare after superstar third baseman Junior Caminero and outfielder Jonny DeLuca crashed into each other while chasing a foul ball in the ninth inning of Tampa Bay’s 7-3 loss to Cleveland in Game 1 of the American League

ST. PETERSBURG -- Drew Rasmussen marched into Tropicana Field’s home dugout after six innings Monday night possessing both a one-run lead and firm control of Game 1 of the American League Championship Series. He hadn’t been quite as dominant as he was in his last start, when he carried a

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

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays slightly tweaked the composition of their postseason roster for the American League Championship Series on Monday, swapping out a left-handed reliever for a hard-throwing young righty.

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.

ST. PETERSBURG -- The first thing Junior Caminero thought when he was traded to the Rays in November 2021 was that he had done something wrong. Caminero was only 18 years old at the time, a little more than two years removed from beginning his professional career in Cleveland’s organization

ST. PETERSBURG -- You wouldn’t know it from the way he pitched, but Drew Rasmussen didn’t feel totally comfortable in Game 1 of the American League Division Series until around the fourth inning. He was feeling the sold-out crowd at Tropicana Field. He was channeling the intensity of his first

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays didn’t set their roster for the American League Championship Series on Sunday, but they made one thing certain: Shane McClanahan will not be part of it. McClanahan has been shut down for the rest of the postseason, manager Kevin Cash announced during Sunday’s workout at

ST. PETERSBURG -- If you had to design a Major League closer from scratch, you would probably prioritize a handful of traits. Poise, obviously, to handle high-pressure situations in high-stakes games. Swing-and-miss stuff, for sure, to minimize the margin for error on the mound. And confidence, no doubt, to never

ST. PETERSBURG -- As the Rays prepared to party inside the visitors' clubhouse at Yankee Stadium after finishing an American League Division Series sweep late Wednesday night, manager Kevin Cash again used the tomahawk steak that Yandy Díaz and others devoured after they clinched a spot in the postseason last

ST. PETERSBURG -- Spend enough time around the Rays, and you’ll hear a familiar refrain about how this year’s team can win games in many different ways.