Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians

Thursday, October 15, 2026, 1:00 PM ET Progressive Field, Cleveland AL League Championship Series, Game 3 Final

Final score

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3–2 on Thursday, October 15, 2026 at home.

Final score, Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians
Team	Runs	2026 record
Tampa Bay Rays	2	98-64
at Cleveland Guardians	3	85-77

Line score

Runs by inning, then runs, hits and errors, Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians
Team	1st inning	2nd inning	3rd inning	4th inning	5th inning	6th inning	7th inning	8th inning	9th inning	Runs	Hits	Errors
Tampa Bay Rays	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0
Cleveland Guardians	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	not played	3	6	0

W: Gavin Williams (2-0)
L: Griffin Jax (0-1)
S: Cade Smith

Home runs

Cleveland Guardians: Petey Halpin (1)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Every scoring play, Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians, with the score after it (away first)
Inning	Team	Play	Score
Bottom 2nd	Cleveland Guardians	Nathaniel Lowe doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. Jo Adell scores.	0–1
Top 4th	Tampa Bay Rays	Chandler Simpson triples (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Yandy Díaz scores. Victor Mesa Jr. scores.	2–1
Bottom 5th	Cleveland Guardians	Petey Halpin homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Patrick Bailey scores.	2–3

Box score

Tampa Bay Rays

Tampa Bay Rays batting. Indented names came in as substitutes.
Batter	Position	At bats	Runs	Hits	Runs batted in	Walks	Strikeouts	Season batting average
Yandy Díaz	DH	4	1	1	0	0	1	.240
Jonathan Aranda	1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.182
Junior Caminero	3B	4	0	0	0	0	4	.238
Victor Mesa Jr.	RF	3	1	0	0	1	1	.143
Chandler Simpson	LF	3	0	1	2	0	0	.200
Liam Hicks	C	3	0	0	0	0	2	.167
Jonny DeLuca	CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.286
Richie Palacios	2B	3	0	1	0	0	1	.214
Substitute: Jorge Mateo	2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Taylor Walls	SS	3	0	0	0	0	2	.105
Totals		30	2	3	2	1	13

Tampa Bay Rays pitching, in the order they pitched
Pitcher	Innings pitched	Hits allowed	Runs allowed	Earned runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Home runs allowed	Number of pitches	Season earned run average
Griffin Jax (L, 0-1)	4.0	5	3	3	2	2	1	67	6.00
Tyler Wells	2.0	1	0	0	0	4	0	26	7.71
Steven Matz	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	25	0.00

Cleveland Guardians

Cleveland Guardians batting. Indented names came in as substitutes.
Batter	Position	At bats	Runs	Hits	Runs batted in	Walks	Strikeouts	Season batting average
Steven Kwan	LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.212
José Ramírez	3B	3	0	2	0	1	0	.367
Chase DeLauter	RF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.300
Jo Adell	DH	2	1	0	0	1	1	.200
Nathaniel Lowe	1B	3	0	1	1	0	2	.222
Travis Bazzana	2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.148
Substitute: Angel Genao	2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
Patrick Bailey	C	3	1	1	0	0	0	.348
Petey Halpin	CF	3	1	1	2	0	1	.333
Brayan Rocchio	SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	.120
Totals		28	3	6	3	2	8

Cleveland Guardians pitching, in the order they pitched
Pitcher	Innings pitched	Hits allowed	Runs allowed	Earned runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Number of pitches	Season earned run average
Gavin Williams (W, 2-0)	5.0	2	2	2	1	9	70	2.16
Daniel Espino (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	12	2.70
Erik Sabrowski (H, 3)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	10	6.35
Hunter Gaddis (H, 3)	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	9	0.00
Cade Smith (S, 2)	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	18	1.00

Game info

Weather: 62 degrees, Sunny
Wind: 7 mph, Out To CF
First pitch: 1:10 PM
Time of game: 2:28
Attendance: 30,101
Umpires: Home Plate: Bill Miller, First Base: Jordan Baker, Second Base: Chad Fairchild, Third Base: Adam Hamari, Left Field: Nestor Ceja, Right Field: Carlos Torres

2026 season series

Every Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians game in the 2026 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Rays 3 at Cleveland Guardians 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians, Mon, Apr 27, 2026
Tampa Bay Rays 1 at Cleveland Guardians 0	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians, Tue, Apr 28, 2026
Tampa Bay Rays 1 at Cleveland Guardians 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians, Wed, Apr 29, 2026
Cleveland Guardians 3 at Tampa Bay Rays 11	Final	Game page: Cleveland Guardians at Tampa Bay Rays, Fri, Jul 24, 2026
Cleveland Guardians 0 at Tampa Bay Rays 3	Final	Game page: Cleveland Guardians at Tampa Bay Rays, Sat, Jul 25, 2026
Cleveland Guardians 0 at Tampa Bay Rays 1	Final	Game page: Cleveland Guardians at Tampa Bay Rays, Sun, Jul 26, 2026
Cleveland Guardians 7 at Tampa Bay Rays 3	Final Postseason	Game page: Cleveland Guardians at Tampa Bay Rays, Mon, Oct 12, 2026
Cleveland Guardians 1 at Tampa Bay Rays 3	Final Postseason	Game page: Cleveland Guardians at Tampa Bay Rays, Tue, Oct 13, 2026
Tampa Bay Rays 2 at Cleveland Guardians 3	Final Postseason	Game page: Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians, Thu, Oct 15, 2026
Tampa Bay Rays 7 at Cleveland Guardians 3	Final Postseason	Game page: Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians, Sat, Oct 17, 2026
Tampa Bay Rays 3 at Cleveland Guardians 1	Final Postseason	Game page: Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians, Sun, Oct 18, 2026
Cleveland Guardians 3 at Tampa Bay Rays 7	Final Postseason	Game page: Cleveland Guardians at Tampa Bay Rays, Mon, Oct 19, 2026
Cleveland Guardians at Tampa Bay Rays	8:08 PM ET Postseason	Game page: Cleveland Guardians at Tampa Bay Rays, Tue, Oct 20, 2026

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