The two remaining teams in the American League face off on Monday night as the ALCS gets underway between the Rays and the Guardians.
The Rays, winners of the AL East and the best regular-season record in the AL, earned a bye past the Wild Card Series and then coasted through the ALDS with a sweep of the Yankees. The Guardians, meanwhile, are coming off three straight elimination games after pulling off a rare comeback from an 0-2 deficit against the White Sox in the ALDS. That means the Rays are well-rested, while Cleveland's pitching staff in particular has been worked hard just to get here.
Tampa Bay is searching for its third franchise pennant and its first World Series title. Cleveland hasn't won it all since 1948. Only one of them can advance.
CBS Sports will have live updates throughout Game 1. Follow along below.
Here's our Mike Axisa on that 2021 trade that sent Junior Caminero from the Guardians to the Rays and set the stage for tonight:
Here are the ALCS predictions from your CBS Sports MLB experts:
Steven Kwan LF
José Ramírez 3B
Chase DeLauter RF
Jo Adell DH
Nathaniel Lowe 1B
Travis Bazzana 2B
Patrick Bailey C
Petey Halpin CF
Brayan Rocchio SS
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Foster Griffin LHP
Yandy Díaz DH
Jonathan Aranda 1B
Junior Caminero 3B
Ryan Vilade LF
Victor Mesa Jr. RF
Johnny DeLuca CF
Ben Williamson 2B
Taylor Walls SS
Nick Fortes C
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Drew Rasmussen SP
