The Guardians and Rays each scored early in Game 4 of the ALCS on Saturday, and the game stood tied 1-1 in BenchScout's live game record. Per MLB.com's live coverage, both clubs got on the board in the opening stretch. The game was moved to Saturday after Friday's rainout in Cleveland.
Chase DeLauter scored the first run. The r/baseball highlight thread from MLB's account describes a nine-pitch battle that he won, which got the Guardians on the board right away. DeLauter hit .287 with 16 home runs, 67 RBI and an .820 OPS in 133 games this season. The feeds don't say how the at-bat ended, so we won't guess at the result.
Jonathan Aranda answered for the Rays. A second MLB highlight post credits Aranda and Tampa Bay with "2-out magic" to tie the game. That matters because Tampa Bay lost Thursday's Game 3 by 3-2 and has scored only 3 runs in each of its last two games. The Rays took Game 2 by 3-1 behind that same thin run support.
Yahoo Sports lists Nick Martinez against Shawn Armstrong as the starters. Martinez is the more conventional starter, with a 3.10 ERA and 15-6 record over 180.0 innings in 31 games. Armstrong's season was far lighter: 41 appearances and 35.1 innings, with a 4.58 ERA and 34 strikeouts. Neither Yahoo's item nor the other feeds say how long either is expected to go.
The Guardians lead the series 2-1, per Sportsnet and Bleed Cubbie Blue, so a win would put them one victory from the World Series. They finished 85-77 as AL Central winners, while Tampa Bay was 98-64 and won the AL East. Bleed Cubbie Blue notes the forecast was much better than Friday's but temperatures would be in the 40s. TBS has the broadcast, with Brian Anderson, Jeff Francoeur, Ron Darling and Lauren Shehadi on the call. Sportsnet put first pitch at 8 p.m. ET.
The series then returns to Tampa Bay. Our schedule has the next game there on Monday, Oct. 19. Whether that game is played will depend on tonight's result.
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