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Guardians need 2 road wins to overcome deficit against Rays, just like they did against White Sox

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Reedy, J. (2026, October 19). Guardians need 2 road wins to overcome deficit against Rays, just like they did against White Sox. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/guardians-need-2-road-wins-to-overcome-deficit-against-rays-just-like-they-did-against-white-sox/article_7ddb8b4c-a8b2-5ee7-bd35-3f4ee3923232.html

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The Cleveland Guardians trail the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 in their AL Championship Series matchup and face an uphill battle needing two road wins to advance. The Guardians previously overcame a similar deficit against the Chicago White Sox, winning three consecutive games after trailing 2-0. Players like Stephen Vogt are confident, noting that this team excels under pressure; however, they must address pitching concerns as their starters struggle and bullpens have been inconsistent in critical moments.

Written by AI on 2026-10-19, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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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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CLEVELAND Cleveland Guardians Guardians the AL Central the best-of-seven AL Championship Series

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CLEVELAND GPE · 7× Messick PERSON · 3× Guardians ORG · 2× Vogt PERSON · 2× the AL Central ORG · 2× Cleveland Guardians ORG · 1× St. Petersburg GPE · 1× Stephen Vogt PERSON · 1× the Chicago White Sox ORG · 1× the Tampa Bay Rays ORG · 1×

Narrative

Kwan, who has 51 career outfield assists in the regular season, 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. Teams trailing 3-2 after five games in the ALCS have come back to win only seven of 23 times.

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2026-10-19 · Toronto Star

Guardians need 2 road wins to overcome deficit against Rays, just like they did against White Sox · assertive framing

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Stephen Vogt and his Cleveland Guardians are used to this situation by now: needing two wins on the road to keep alive their season. asserted

Vogt → need → season

Cleveland faced a 3-2 deficit in the best-of-seven AL Championship Series and not a lot of time to rebound after Sunday’s 3-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. asserted

Cleveland → face → Rays

There is no travel day because of a rainout, and Game 6 is Monday night at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. asserted

Game → be → Petersburg

“Let’s go. asserted

’s → go → ?

We don’t have another choice,” Vogt said. asserted

Vogt → have → choice

“This is when this team thrives.” asserted

team → thrive → ?

Cleveland rallied in September for the second straight season to win the AL Central. asserted

Cleveland → rally → Central

The Guardians were 60-65 and 5 1/2 games behind the Chicago White Sox in the AL Central on Aug. 17 before winning eight of nine and then going 16-9 in September to win the division by one game. asserted

Guardians → win → game

The Guardians dropped the first two AL Division Series games at home to the White Sox before winning the next two in Chicago and closing with a 2-0 win at Progressive Field in Game 5. asserted

Guardians → drop → Game

“I think it’ll help a ton knowing that we’re able to do it, facing elimination,” said Steven Kwan, who had two of Cleveland’s five hits and his first career postseason outfield assist. asserted

who → think → hits

“I think we feel a little better on this one as opposed to the other ones since we’ve got some wins under our belt. asserted

we → think → belt

Just have to trust our plans, turn the page and see what happens tomorrow.” asserted

what → have → page

Teams → have → times

The last two teams in that position accomplished the feat, Texas in 2023 and Toronto last year. asserted

teams → accomplish → 2023

Cleveland is 47-38 on the road in this year, including the postseason, and 43-44 at Progressive Field. asserted

Cleveland → include → Field

The biggest question is which pitcher will start Monday. asserted

pitcher → start → ?

Foster Griffin began Game 1 but was the bulk reliever for Game 4 on Saturday, working 3 2/3 innings and allowing one run and four hits. asserted

Griffin → begin → run

Vogt ruled out right-hander Gavin Williams, who led the AL with 248 strikeouts in the regular season. asserted

who → rule → season

Williams started Game 3 on Thursday and allowed two runs in five innings. asserted

Williams → start → innings

Cleveland’s bullpen allowed only one run in seven innings after Parker Messick struggled. asserted

Messick → allow → innings

A candidate for AL Rookie of the Year, 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 allowed two runs, five hits and three walks over two innings, throwing just 34 of 57 pitches for strikes. asserted

hander → allow → strikes

Messick has pitched exactly 200 innings on the year, the first rookie to reach that mark in a season since Kansas City’s Yordano Ventura at 208 1/3 innings in 2014. asserted

Messick → pitch → 2014

The prior Cleveland rookie to toss at least 200 innings was Charles Nagy with 211 1/3 innings in 1991. asserted

rookie → toss → 1991

“I feel great right now,” Messick said. asserted

Messick → feel → ?

“Body feels good, arm feels good. asserted

arm → feel → ?

I’m still throwing hard. asserted

I → throw → ?

I don’t really have any body fatigue. asserted

I → have → fatigue

It’s just whether or not I’m executing the game plan.” asserted

I → ’ → plan