Díaz, Caminero and Peralta lead Rays to 7-3 win over Guardians and a trip to the World Series

Posted October 19, 2026 11:16 pm. Last Updated October 20, 2026 10:01 am. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Yandy Díaz’s bat backed up his boast, and the Tampa Bay Rays are headed to the World Series again. Díaz and Junior Caminero each hit a two-run homer, Freddy Peralta pitched 5 1/3 gritty innings and the Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-3 in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series on Monday night to win their third pennant in 29 seasons as a major league franchise. The Rays will face the NL champion Milwaukee Brewers in the first matchup in which both teams are seeking their first World Series title since 1980, when the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Kansas City Royals. Game 1 is Friday night in Milwaukee. “We got one more bite!” Rays manager Kevin Cash told his team as the clubhouse celebration started. Díaz, who guaranteed a Game 6 victory through an interpreter on Sunday, made sure the Rays wouldn’t let this one slip away. He gave them a four-run lead with a 416-foot shot off Hunter Gaddis in the eighth. “Yandy had a claim to back and he did his part,” Rays President of Baseball Operations Erik
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