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Rays beat Guardians 3-1 in Game 5, take 3-2 ALCS lead

publishers 35articles 61first reported 12 Oct, 09:00 UTCdeveloping since 12 Oct · 15 editions

The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Cleveland Guardians 3-1 on Sunday in Cleveland, taking a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven American League Championship Series.

Drew Rasmussen allowed one run on four hits over seven innings, striking out six. Tampa Bay scored in each of the first three innings: Jonny DeLuca drew a bases-loaded walk in the first, Jonathan Aranda delivered an RBI single in the second and Liam Hicks singled home another run in the third.

Cleveland finished with five hits and scored its only run in the sixth. Guardians starter Parker Messick allowed two runs on five hits in two innings and took the loss.

The victory followed Tampa Bay’s 7-3 win in Game 4, when Aranda had three hits and drove in two runs, Yandy Díaz hit a two-run homer and Nick Martinez earned his first postseason win with 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball. That result had tied the series at two games apiece.

Games 6 and, if necessary, 7 are scheduled for Monday and Tuesday at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays need one more victory to reach the World Series for the first time since 2020.

HOW THIS STORY WAS MADE

Written from 8 articles, 4 with the publisher's own text; 8 independent newsrooms once syndicated copies count as one; this version written 162 h after the record first saw the story; the editor kept it as written.

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35
Source articles
61
Given to the writer
8, 4 with the article's own text
Independent newsrooms
8
This version written
162 h after the record first saw the story
Second model (editor)
kept as written
Publication gate
passed
Human review
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0 19 38 13 Oct 14 Oct 15 Oct 16 Oct 17 Oct 18 Oct 19 Oct 20 Oct 21 Oct 22 Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 14 Oct 06:19 UTC · Rays beat Guardians 3-1 to even ALCS 18 Oct 06:23 UTC · Rays Beat Guardians 7-3 to Even ALCS at 2-2 18 Oct 18:21 UTC · Rays beat Guardians 7-3 to even ALCS at 2-2 19 Oct 06:40 UTC · Rays beat Guardians 3-1 in Game 5, take 3-2 ALCS lead 20 Oct 06:18 UTC · Rays beat Guardians in Game 6 to reach World Series

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

  • Cleveland Guardians · 4 outlets
  • Tropicana Field · 4 outlets
  • Tampa Bay · 4 outlets
  • World Series · 4 outlets
  • Freddy Peralta · 3 outlets
  • Liam Hicks · 3 outlets
  • Junior Caminero · 3 outlets
  • Chandler Simpson · 3 outlets

Entered the story later

  • Nathaniel Lowe · from 15 Oct 20:51, 3 outlets
  • Patrick Bailey · from 15 Oct 20:51, 3 outlets
  • Jonathan Aranda · from 18 Oct 03:36, 3 outlets
  • Richie Palacios · from 18 Oct 03:36, 3 outlets
  • Brayan Rocchio · from 18 Oct 03:36, 3 outlets
  • Shawn Armstrong · from 18 Oct 03:36, 3 outlets
  • Jonny DeLuca · from 19 Oct 05:12, 3 outlets
  • Hunter Gaddis · from 15 Oct 20:51, 2 outlets

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