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CLEVELAND (AP/WJW) — Game 4 of the American League Championship Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians was postponed because of rain Friday night.
The teams will resume their playoff series Saturday at 8 p.m. ET, with Game 5 also at Progressive Field on Sunday at 5 p.m., and Game 6, if necessary, on Monday at 8 p.m. in St. Petersburg, Florida.
It is the first time an ALCS game has been postponed since 2019, when the New York Yankees were hosting the Houston Astros.
The Guardians have a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series after Petey Halpin’s two-run homer propelled them to a 3-2 victory in Game 3 on Thursday afternoon.
See photos from the ALCS below:
Chrissy Calabrese waits for the start of Game 4 of an American League Championship Series baseball game between the Cleveland Guardians and the Tampa Bay Rays in Cleveland, Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) 
Fans cheer for Cleveland Guardians pitcher Cade Smith during the eighth inning in Game 3 of an American League Championship Series baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in Cleveland, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) 
Cleveland Guardians pitcher Daniel Espino throws against the Tampa Bay Rays during the sixth inning in Game 3 of an American League Championship Series baseball game in Cleveland, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Phil Long) 
Cleveland Guardians' Petey Halpin celebrates after a two-run home run during the fifth inning in Game 3 of an American League Championship Series baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in Cleveland, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) 
Cleveland Guardians' Jose Ramírez looks back after flying out during the seventh inning of Game 2 of an American League Championship Series baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack) 
Tampa Bay Rays' Junior Caminero strikes out against the Cleveland Guardians during the first inning in Game 3 of an American League Championship Series baseball game in Cleveland. Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) 
Cleveland Guardians third baseman José Ramírez watches during the second inning in Game 2 of an American League Championship Series baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, Fla. Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Both teams will stick with their scheduled Game 4 starters from Friday. Cleveland will go with a bullpen game, with Shawn Armstrong being the opener. Nick Martinez will pitch for Tampa Bay.
It will be Armstrong’s fifth appearance this postseason. The right-hander has allowed only one hit in 5 1/3 innings with five strikeouts.
“I think I said it to (Erik) Sabrowski, whenever we were standing in the outfield in Game 2 in Tampa — obviously I played here, I got drafted here, coming back here and being able to be in this situation is — words can’t describe it,” Armstrong said before Game 3 on Thursday.
The Guardians announced that fans with tickets to Friday’s game can use them for Sunday’s game instead. Fans with tickets to Saturday’s game don’t have to change anything
The Cleveland Browns are also playing in downtown Cleveland Sunday, but at 1 p.m. — meaning fans are going to have arrive early and plan well.
The Guards and Rays might have to play the final four games of the series without a day off, culminating in a potential Game 7 on Tuesday. That could be welcome news for the Milwaukee Brewers, who have a week off before they open the World Series at home on Oct. 23 against the Cleveland-Tampa Bay winner.
Milwaukee is in the Fall Classic for the first time since 1982 after completing a four-game sweep of the two-time defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Championship Series on Thursday night.
“We’ve got four games in a row. We have an opportunity to win some games and move on. And that’s all we’re focused on,” Stephen Vogt told reporters.
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