Cleveland Guardians vs Tampa Bay Rays (18 Oct): preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

Cleveland Guardians host Tampa Bay Rays in MLB on Sunday, 18 October 2026, with the start scheduled for 00:00 UTC. Our data lists this game as "ALCS - Game 5".

The venue for the game is Progressive Field, Cleveland. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the start time to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

In the latest standings Cleveland Guardians are 2nd with 85 wins and 77 defeats from 162 matches, while Tampa Bay Rays are 1st with 98 wins and 64 defeats from 162 matches.

Cleveland Guardians have scored 678 runs and conceded 667 runs in the league, a difference of +11. Tampa Bay Rays are top of the table. Tampa Bay Rays have scored 736 runs and conceded 650 runs in the league, a difference of +86.

Recent form

Over their last 5 games Cleveland Guardians have 4 wins and 1 defeat. They scored 22 runs and let in 13 runs (W-W-W-L-W).

Over their last 5 games Tampa Bay Rays have 3 wins and 2 defeats. They scored 17 runs and let in 16 runs (W-W-L-W-L).

Head-to-head

We hold 5 meetings between the two sides. The record stands at 4 wins for Cleveland Guardians and 1 win for Tampa Bay Rays. The most recent meeting came on Thursday, 15 October 2026: Cleveland Guardians 3-2 Tampa Bay Rays.

Across 5 meetings, the sides have produced 27 runs, an average of 5.4 per game.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Cleveland Guardians averaged 4.4 runs scored and 2.6 conceded per game, while Tampa Bay Rays averaged 3.4 scored and 3.2 conceded.

Cleveland Guardians have the sharper recent attack, averaging 4.4 runs per game over their last 5 matches. Cleveland Guardians have been harder to score against, conceding 2.6 runs per game over the same spell.

How to watch

Broadcast listings stored for this match: TBS (United States) and truTV (United States).

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