Guardians Rally Past Rays to Take ALCS Opener

The Cleveland Guardians rallied to beat the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of the ALCS, taking a 1-0 series lead and extending their postseason winning streak to four games. After five scoreless innings, Cleveland tied the game on solo home runs by Chase DeLauter and Patrick Bailey, then took the lead on Nathaniel Lowe’s two-run single in the eighth. The Rays had started Drew Rasmussen, who was coming off an eight-inning, one-hit shutout against the Yankees, but the Guardians broke through against him. Tampa Bay is set to start Freddy Peralta in Game 2, while Cleveland will start rookie Parker Messick. In the NLCS, Milwaukee took a 2-0 lead over Los Angeles, with William Contreras reaching base four times, including an RBI single, a 436-foot home run and another go-ahead single.