Rays at Guardians, Postseason Game 3: October 15, 2026

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 at Progressive Field on October 15, 2026 (2026 Postseason Game 3). The series was tied 1-1 before this game; after it, the Guardians led 2-1.

Final · Played October 15, 2026 · Updated October 15, 2026 at 5:28 PM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most hits: Chandler Simpson and Richie Palacios and Yandy Diaz (Rays, 1 each); Jose Ramirez (Guardians, 2). Most strikeouts: Tyler Wells (Rays, 4); Gavin Williams (Guardians, 9).

Line score

Team123456789Final
Tampa Bay Rays0002000002
Cleveland Guardians0100200003

Team comparison

Team statsTBCLE
Hits36
Errors00

What stood out

  • Hits: Rays 3, Guardians 6.
  • The Guardians' biggest edge came in the 5th inning (2-0).

Player lines

  • Chandler Simpson (TB LF): 3 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 3 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Griffin Jax (TB SP): 4.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 0 HB, 67 PIT
  • Jonathan Aranda (TB 1B): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 0 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Jonny DeLuca (TB RF): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 0 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Jorge Mateo (TB SS): 0 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 0 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Junior Caminero (TB 3B): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 4 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 0 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Liam Hicks (TB C): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 0 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Richie Palacios (TB 2B): 3 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 2 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Steven Matz (TB RP): 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0 HR, 0 HB, 25 PIT
  • Taylor Walls (TB SS): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 0 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Tyler Wells (TB RP): 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 0 HR, 0 HB, 26 PIT
  • Victor Mesa Jr. (TB RF): 3 AB, 0 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 0 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Yandy Diaz (TB DH): 4 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 2 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Angel Genao (CLE 2B): 0 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 TB
  • Brayan Rocchio (CLE SS): 3 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 CS, 1 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Cade Smith (CLE RP): 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0 HR, 0 HB, 18 PIT
  • Chase DeLauter (CLE RF): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 0 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Daniel Espino (CLE RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 0 HB, 12 PIT
  • Erik Sabrowski (CLE RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 0 HB, 10 PIT
  • Gavin Williams (CLE SP): 5.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 0 HR, 0 HB, 70 PIT
  • Hunter Gaddis (CLE RP): 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 0 HB, 9 PIT
  • Jo Adell (CLE RF): 2 AB, 0 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 0 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Jose Ramirez (CLE 3B): 3 AB, 2 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 1 SB, 1 CS, 2 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Nathaniel Lowe (CLE 1B): 3 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 2 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Patrick Bailey (CLE C): 3 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 1 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Petey Halpin (CLE CF): 3 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 4 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Steven Kwan (CLE LF): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 0 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH
  • Travis Bazzana (CLE 2B): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 CS, 0 TB, 0 IBB, 0 SH

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Head-to-head

Full Guardians vs Rays head-to-head (16 meetings).

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