The American League Championship Series is set, featuring two teams that advanced in drastically different ways.
The Tampa Bay Rays became the first team to punch their ticket to the ALCS, completing a dominant three-game sweep of the New York Yankees. Victor Mesa Jr.'s tie-breaking two-run homer off Max Fried propelling the Rays to a 4-3 victory in the Game 3 clincher on Wednesday, Oct. 7. With the sweep, the Rays got extra rest as they prepare for their first ALCS appearance in six years and continue their quest for the franchise’s first World Series title.
Meanwhile, the Cleveland Guardians came back from a 2-0 deficit in their ALDS against the Chicago White Sox, grabbing the winner-take-all Game 5 on Saturday at Progressive Field behind a home
run from Jose Ramirez.
Here is a look at the ALCS schedule, as the Rays and Guardians prepare to battle for a spot in the World Series.
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2026 ALCS schedule
All times Eastern
- Game 1: Monday, Oct. 12. Guardians at Rays, 8 p.m. – TBS / truTV / HBO Max
- Game 2: Tuesday, Oct. 13. Guardians at Rays, 8 p.m. – TBS / truTV / HBO Max
- Game 3: Thursday, Oct. 15. Rays at Guardians 6 p.m. – TBS / truTV / HBO Max
- Game 4: Friday, Oct. 16. Rays at Guardians 6 p.m. – TBS / truTV / HBO Max
- *Game 5: Saturday, Oct. 17. Rays at Guardians 8 p.m. – TBS / truTV / HBO Max
- *Game 6: Monday, Oct. 19. Guardians at Rays, 5 p.m. – TBS / truTV / HBO Max
- *Game 7: Tuesday, Oct. 20. Guardians at Rays, 8 p.m. – TBS / truTV / HBO Max
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: ALCS schedule 2026: Dates, times, TV channel for every Rays-Guardians game
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