CLEVELAND -- The American League Championship Series began with two games inside a climate-controlled dome in St. Petersburg, Fla., one won by the Tampa Bay Rays and one by the Cleveland Guardians.
The American League Championship Series shifts to Cleveland tied 1-1, with the Guardians starting right-hander Gavin Williams against Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Griffin Jax in Game 3 on Thursday. MLB moved first pitch up five hours to avoid incoming rain in Northeast Ohio. Williams stays on regular rest after striking out 12 batters in his ALDS Game 5 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
Williams posted 24 strikeouts across 11 2/3 innings during the ALDS and led the AL with 248 regular-season strikeouts. Jax, who made 23 starts during the regular season, prepares for his first postseason start after pitching two relief innings against the New York Yankees in the division series.
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