Drew Rasmussen dominates Guardians in Game 5 to move Rays win away from World Series

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Drew Rasmussen pitched seven strong innings, allowing one run, to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 3-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series on Sunday night. With this win, the Rays now have a 3-2 series lead and will play Game 6 at home in St. Petersburg, Florida, aiming for their third AL pennant. Rasmussen's performance included striking out six batters while limiting Cleveland to four hits. The Rays' offense scored single runs in each of the first three innings, with Yandy Díaz contributing three hits and scoring a run.

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The narrative provided revolves around the Tampa Bay Rays' victory over the Cleveland Guardians in the American League Championship Series (ALCS) to secure their place in the World Series against the Milwaukee Brewers. A key figure in this series is Freddy Peralta, who was originally traded from the Milwaukee Brewers to the New York Mets but then moved again to the Tampa Bay Rays during the season.

Peralta's journey and performance have been particularly noteworthy. His tenure with the Mets was disappointing, as he struggled significantly—finishing 5-9 with a 4.99 ERA in 22 starts. However, after being traded back to his former team, the Brewers, for three prospects but not joining them immediately due to the trade rules, Peralta ended up pitching for Tampa Bay. His performance improved dramatically under this new organization.

In the ALCS against Cleveland, Peralta allowed just one run in 12 innings across multiple appearances and was pivotal in securing the series-clinching Game 6 victory at Tropicana Field with a 5⅓-inning outing. His outstanding performances earned him the title of ALCS MVP.

This journey from a struggling pitcher to an MVP winner highlights the impact that organization and role fit can have on a player's performance, as well as the potential for redemption after a challenging period in their career. It also underscores the strategic nature of trades and rotations within baseball teams during different stages of the season and playoffs.

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ALCS CLEVELAND Rays Tampa Bay’s the Cleveland Guardians

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CLEVELAND GPE · 4× Rays ORG · 3× Aranda PERSON · 2× Díaz PERSON · 2× Messick PERSON · 2× Rasmussen PERSON · 2× Tampa Bay’s ORG · 2× Drew Rasmussen PERSON · 1× St. Petersburg GPE · 1× the Cleveland Guardians ORG · 1×

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Steven Kwan had two of Cleveland’s five hits and made two fine defensive plays: He threw out Taylor Walls trying to score from second base on Jonathan Aranda’s fourth-inning single to left and made a leaping catch at the center-field wall on Victor Mesa Jr.’s eighth-inning drive, saving a run.

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🔮 The Rays will try to capture their third AL pennant and first since 2020 on Monday at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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Drew Rasmussen dominates Guardians in Game 5 to move Rays win away from World Series · assertive framing

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CLEVELAND — Drew Rasmussen allowed one run over seven innings for his second postseason win, Tampa Bay’s offense kept on constant pressure and the Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-1 Sunday night to take a 3-2 lead in the AL Championship Series. asserted

Rays → allow → Series

The Rays will try to capture their third AL pennant and first since 2020 on Monday at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. asserted

Rays → try → Petersburg

Since the ALCS expanded to seven games in 1985, road teams winning Game 5 for a 3-2 lead have won the series four of five times. asserted

teams → expand → series

Game 7 if needed would be Tuesday, and the World Series starts Friday at NL champion Milwaukee. asserted

Series → need → Milwaukee

Cleveland has not won an ALCS when trailing 3-2. asserted

Cleveland → win → ALCS

Tampa Bay scored single runs in each of the first three innings, the first two off Parker Messick and the third against Tim Herrin. asserted

Bay → score → Herrin

Rasmussen shut down the Guardians’ offense after allowing two runs over six innings in the opener. asserted

Rasmussen → shut → opener

After Chase DeLauter’s two-out single in the first, the 31-year-old right-hander retired nine straight batters and allowed only one other baserunner through the sixth. asserted

hander → retire → sixth

Rasmussen gave up four hits, walked one and struck out six. asserted

Rasmussen → give → six

He is 2-0 with a 1.29 ERA in three postseason starts, striking out 23 and walking three. asserted

He → strike → three

Cam Booser and Tyler Wells worked the eighth, with Wells striking out José Ramírez to strand a runner. asserted

Wells → work → runner

Bryan Baker came in for the ninth and converted his 35th straight save chance, his fifth of this postseason. asserted

Baker → come → postseason

Jo Adell was on second base when Travis Bazzana hit a game-ending groundout. asserted

Bazzana → hit → groundout

He → have → run

Tampa Bay’s leadoff hitter reached base in the first four innings — scoring in the first three frames — and six times overall. asserted

hitter → reach → frames

Rays’ leadoff batters have reached in 10 of 14 innings dating to Saturday. asserted

batters → reach → Saturday

Yandy Díaz had three hits while Aranda and Liam Hicks both had two hits and drove in a run. asserted

Aranda → have → run

Díaz scored on a bases-loaded walk by Messick to Jonny DeLuca in the first inning. asserted

Díaz → score → inning

Díaz led off with a line-drive double over center fielder Petey Halpin that rolled to the wall. asserted

that → lead → wall

Aranda’s single drove in Ben Williamson for a 2-0 lead in the second, and Hicks looped a curveball from Herrin to center to score Chandler Simpson in the third. asserted

Hicks → drive → third

Cleveland finally threatened in the seventh when Kwan and Ramírez singled to put runners at the corners and DeLauter grounded an RBI single between first and second. asserted

DeLauter → threaten → first

Messick had the shortest outing of his big league career and didn’t make it past the third inning for the second time in four postseason starts. asserted

Messick → have → starts

The 25-year-old left-hander went two innings and allowed two runs, five hits and three walks over two innings, throwing just 34 of 57 pitches for strikes. asserted

hander → go → strikes

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