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

Match overview

Tampa Bay Rays host Cleveland Guardians in MLB on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, with the start scheduled for 00:00 UTC. The game is listed as "ALCS - Game 6" in MLB.

The match is scheduled to be played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. 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

The table shows Tampa Bay Rays in 1st place (98 wins and 64 defeats from 162 matches) and Cleveland Guardians in 2nd place (85 wins and 77 defeats from 162 matches).

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. Cleveland Guardians have scored 678 runs and conceded 667 runs in the league, a difference of +11.

Recent form

Tampa Bay Rays: 3 wins and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches (L-W-L-W-W), scoring 18 runs and conceding 15 runs.

Cleveland Guardians: 2 wins and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches (W-L-W-L-L), scoring 15 runs and conceding 18 runs.

Head-to-head

Across 5 meetings in our records, the tally is 3 wins for Tampa Bay Rays and 2 wins for Cleveland Guardians. The most recent meeting came on Sunday, 18 October 2026: Cleveland Guardians 1-3 Tampa Bay Rays.

Across 5 meetings, the sides have produced 33 runs, an average of 6.6 per game.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Tampa Bay Rays averaged 3.6 runs scored and 3 conceded per game, while Cleveland Guardians averaged 3 scored and 3.6 conceded.

Tampa Bay Rays have the sharper recent attack, averaging 3.6 runs per game over their last 5 matches. Tampa Bay Rays have been harder to score against, conceding 3 runs per game over the same spell.

How to watch

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

Rights differ from country to country, so check your local listings before the start.

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