Junior Caminero and the Tampa Bay Rays evened up the American League Championship Series at 2-2 on Saturday as they defeated the Cleveland Guardians 7-3. Third baseman Caminero doubled in the sixth inning to drive in first baseman Jonathan Aranda, giving Tampa Bay a 2-1 lead that it did not relinquish for the rest of Game 4.
Cleveland hosts its third straight home game at Progressive Field for Game 5 on Sunday. Game 6 and, if necessary, Game 7 will be hosted at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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- Time: 5 p.m. ET
- Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland
- TV: TBS/truTV, DirecTV
- Live stream: YouTube TV, Sling TV
Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt will trust left-handed pitcher Parker Messick for Game 5. In 11 2/3 innings pitched in the 2026 MLB playoffs, the 6-foot starting pitcher has a 3.09 ERA and a 1.71 WHIP, striking out 14 batters while walking eight and allowing one home run. During the 2026 MLB regular season, the 25-year-old ranked eighth in the league with a 1.06 WHIP, 15th with 193 strikeouts and sixth with a 2.56 ERA.
Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash will give right-handed pitcher Drew Rasmussen the start for Game 5. In the playoffs so far, Rasmussen has been lights-out, tossing 14 innings while posting a 1.29 ERA and a 0.79 WHIP, striking out 17 batters and walking two.
The winner of this best-of-seven series will face Jacob Misiorowski and the MLB-leading Milwaukee Brewers, who won 103 games, in the 2026 MLB World Series.
