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Rays Even ALCS Series with Guardians; Brewers Lead NLCS
Confirmed
In Short: The Tampa Bay Rays tied the American League Championship Series with the Cleveland Guardians, while the Milwaukee Brewers extended their lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
In Tuesday night's Game 2 of the American League Championship Series, the Tampa Bay Rays evened the series at 1-1 with a 3-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians.
Liam Hicks provided the decisive blow for the Rays with a two-run single, increasing their lead to 3-0.
The Guardians had taken Game 1 on Monday with a late comeback against the Rays' bullpen.
Despite the Guardians' efforts to cut the Rays' lead to 3-1 in the seventh inning, they could not close the gap further.
The National League Championship Series saw the Milwaukee Brewers extend their series lead to 2-0 over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Brewers dominated Yoshinobu Yamamoto early in Game 2, securing their second consecutive victory.
The Guardians, Rays, Dodgers, and Brewers all advanced to their respective League Championship Series after successful Division Series runs.
The combined payrolls of the Brewers, Rays, and Guardians are approximately $55 million below that of the Dodgers, highlighting the underdog status of these teams.
The Guardians will face the Rays again in Game 1 of the AL Championship Series on Monday at 8:08 p.m.
The Dodgers and Brewers will continue their NLCS series, with the Brewers now favored to win the championship at +110, ahead of the Dodgers at +360.
Mookie Betts and Will Smith of the Dodgers discussed their NLDS victory over the Atlanta Braves on their way to the NLCS.
The Brewers have not won a World Series title since 1982, when they were part of the American League.
What this adds
The Rays' victory in Game 2 of the ALCS ties the series, while the Brewers' dominance in the NLCS continues to surprise expectations.
The Guardians' resilience in Game 2, despite the loss, shows their potential to challenge the Rays in the upcoming games.
The Dodgers' World Series favorites status has been significantly reduced, with the Brewers now leading the NLCS and favored to win the championship.
Background
The Tampa Bay Rays tied the American League Championship Series with the Cleveland Guardians, while the Milwaukee Brewers extended their lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Cleveland Guardians defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series, fueled by RBIs from five different players.
What's confirmed
- The Cleveland Guardians joined the Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers in advancing to the League Championship Series.
- This week, the Dodgers will go head-to-head against the Brewers, and the Guardians will face the Rays in the best-of-seven Championship series.
- Today's game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Milwaukee Brewers will take place on Tuesday, October 13 at 8 p.m.
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What's still developing
- To get here, the Dodgers took down the Braves, the Brewers beat the Padres, the Rays knocked out the Yankees and the Guardians escaped the White Sox.
- Williams' 12 K's, Ramirez's homer send Cleveland to ALCS.
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- Milwaukee entered the final four at +340, behind both the Dodgers and the Rays, who were listed at +275.
- With Cleveland's Foster Griffin looking iffy that inning, the Rays should have gone for the crooked number.
- Milwaukee was defeated by the Dodgers in each of its last two NLCS appearances, in 2025 and 2018.
- Now, the Dodgers are looking to take the next step toward history and becoming the third franchise to win three in a row.
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- Cleveland had the longest odds of the remaining teams at +700.
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