Yandy Diaz said it would all end on Monday: The Rays would defeat the Guardians in Game 6 and advance to the World Series. He was right.
The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Cleveland Guardians 7-3 in Game 6 of the ALCS to advance to the World Series. Yandy Diaz hit a decisive two-run home run in the eighth inning, while Junior Caminero added a two-run homer in the seventh. Tampa Bay clinched its first American League pennant since 2020 and will face the Milwaukee Brewers in the World Series.
Starting pitcher Freddy Peralta earned praise after limiting Cleveland to one run across 5 1/3 innings on short rest. Despite a brief eighth-inning rally from Cleveland against reliever Ian Seymour, the Guardians' offense struggled, with star Jose Ramirez going hitless in the elimination loss.
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