Halpin’s go-ahead homer flips Game 3 as Guardians beat Rays 3-2 for 2-1 AL Championship Series lead
Halpin’s first postseason homer and Williams’ nine strikeouts powered Cleveland’s win, while the bullpen held Tampa Bay to one baserunner over the final four innings.
- On Thursday, the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 in Game 3, taking a 2-1 lead in the American League Championship Series behind Petey Halpin's two-run home run.
- Nathaniel Lowe's RBI double opened the scoring for the Guardians in the second inning; the Rays answered with Chandler Simpson's two-run triple in the fourth.
- Starting pitcher Gavin Williams struck out nine over five innings while the bullpen allowed just one hit across the final four innings. Rays batters whiffed 13 times.
- Game 4 is scheduled for Friday at 6 p.m. ET, with Saturday's Game 5 also in Cleveland, giving the Guardians a chance to advance to the World Series.
- The Guardians are pursuing their first World Series title since 1948, having won five of their last six postseason games to move closer to ending the franchise drought.
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Halpin's go-ahead homer flips Game 3 as Guardians beat Rays for 2-1 ALCS lead
Rookie Petey Halpin hit a go-ahead, two-run homer, Gavin Williams struck out nine over five innings and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 in Game 3 Thursday to take a 2-1 lead in the AL Championship Series.
[OSEN=Jo Hyung-rae] The Cleveland Guardians took the lead in the series with a comeback victory. Cleveland secured a narrow 3-2 win against the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series, held on the 16th (KST) at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. After winning Game 1 on the road in Tampa Bay and losing Game 2, they returned home and won the first game, taking the lead in two games.
The Guardians won 3-2 over the Tampa Bay Rays in Cleveland and took the 2-1 lead in the American championship series.
Guardians shut down Rays behind pitching staff, epic Petey Halpin bat-flip for Game 3 win to take series lead – Democratic Accent
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