Guardians and Rays Replay Rain-Hit ALCS Game 4 in Cleveland
Cleveland and Tampa Bay met in a rescheduled American League Championship Series Game 4 at Progressive Field on 17 October 2026, with the Guardians leading the best-of-seven 2-1.
The American League Championship Series resumed in Cleveland on Saturday, 17 October 2026, after rain washed out Game 4 between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night. The Guardians, holding a 2-1 series lead in the best-of-seven matchup, hosted the Rays at Progressive Field in a first-pitch slot moved to 8pm Eastern on TBS, with lineups confirmed and the city on a knife-edge after soaked tarpaulins kept the field covered for most of Friday. Across the National League, the Milwaukee Brewers had already finished their series work, sweeping the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0 at Dodger Stadium on 15 October to reach their first World Series since 1982 and set up a long wait for an AL opponent. Victory for Cleveland on Saturday would move them to within one win of the Fall Classic; a Tampa Bay win would level the ALCS at 2-2 heading into Game 5. The rearranged schedule also meant a tighter travel turnaround between Cleveland and Tampa for the back half of the series.
