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 moved Cleveland two wins from the World Series.
- 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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CLEVELAND (AP) — Known for making contact with the ball, Tampa Bay continued to strike against Cleveland in the third game of the American League Championship Series.
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Petey Halpin, dominant pitchers push Guardians to 2-1 ALCS lead over Rays
CLEVELAND -- Petey Halpin reacted to the most important hit of his young career by flipping his bat high into the sky. The rest of the Cleveland Guardians saved their wildest celebrations for the postgame. Halpin's go-ahead, two-run homer in the fifth inning off Griffin Jax was the difference in Game 3 of the American
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Rays strike out 13 times in loss to Guardians, drop to 1-2 in ALCS
Tampa Bay struggled with strikeouts against Cleveland in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series. Junior Caminero struck out four times, and Rays batters whiffed 13 times in a 3-2 defeat that dropped the Rays into a 2-1 deficit…
Los Angeles Times
ClarinArriving at the third game of the American League Championship Series, Guardian pitcher Gavin Williams knew that punches could be difficult to get in front of a Tampa Bay line-up that was the most disciplined of the Major Leagues during the regular season.
Gavin Williams keeps dealing as Guardians take ALCS lead
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Petey Halpin’s go-ahead home run and unforgettable bat flip stole the show as the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Tampa Bay Rays, 3-2, in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series at Progressive Field.
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