Tampa Bay (98-64, .605, 1st AL East, 1st AL, 3rd MLB) evened the American League Championship Series with Cleveland (85-77, .525, 1st AL Central, 4th AL) at one win each by winning 3-1 in Game Two on Tuesday night.
The Guardians now host games three through five of the 2026 ALCS at Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH from Thursday through Saturday of this week (October 15th, 16th, and 17th). All American League-only playoff games will be aired via TBS and the HBO Max streaming app.
The Dodgers and the Brewers have an NLCS Game Three set for tonight at 8 PM EDT in Los Angeles, CA.
Today is the 36th time this season the Rays will be off since the season opener and the third time on a Wednesday. Tampa Bay has had two Sundays (last week and the week before), eight Mondays, three Tuesdays, sixteen Thursdays, three Fridays, and one Saturday (October 10th) without a game scheduled.
Last year, between games one and 162, the Rays had 23 days off, which included the ones that come as part of the All-Star Game break. This season, there were 24 scheduled days off, which did not include rain delays or postponements or days off between the regular season and postseason or between postseason games.
