Drew Rasmussen and the Rays look to overpower the Guardians in ALCS Game 1
The Guardians and the Rays are playing in the American League Championship Series, and this just feels like the Guardians will be significantly overmatched.The Guardians have won three straight games, and that’s how they got into this series in the first place.They lost two games in a row to the White Sox, then they found a way to break the bats out in Games 3 and 4 in Chicago.
That forced a Game 5 back in Cleveland, where their pitching was lights out and the hitting did just enough for them to secure a victory.It just feels like they aren’t nearly as good of a team as the Rays.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.
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DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW!Jose Ramirez, Steven Kwan and Chase DeLauter of the Cleveland Guardians celebrate after scoring on an RBI triple by Jo Adell during the third inning of Game 3 of the American League Division Series against the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field on Oct.7, 2026, in Chicago, Illinois.
(Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images)Monday night, they are sending out Foster Griffin to the mound.I would like to go on the record to say I thought Griffin should’ve been given a start in the Chicago series.
For whatever reason, he wasn’t.He only pitched in Game 3 and allowed one earned run over 2.2 innings and struck out seven hitters.Griffin did not start that game.
He is now on full rest facing the Rays to open the series.He did not face the Rays at all this season, but has faced two Rays hitters in his career, striking out Jonathan Aranda and walking Taylor Walls.GUARDIANS COMPLETE ALDS COMEBACK OVER WHITE SOX, STRIKE OUT RECORD 21 BATTERS TO SET UP DATE WITH RAYSThe Tampa Bay Rays were the best team in the American League this season, and they looked like it in the Division Series against the Yanke...