{"id":771,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/771","headline":"Guardians hold 2-1 ALCS lead heading into rainy Game 4 vs Rays","dek":"Cleveland looks to go up in the series as weather threatens the scheduled Friday night first pitch at Progressive Field.","body":"The Guardians arrive at Game 4 of the ALCS with a 2-1 series edge over the Tampa Bay Rays, thanks to a Game 3 win built on Petey Halpin's home run and another playoff save from closer Cade Smith. Tampa Bay now needs a win just to even things up before the series potentially heads back on the road.\n\nGame 4 is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 16 at Progressive Field in Cleveland, with first pitch set for 8:08 p.m., though rain in the area has put the schedule on uncertain footing. As of now organizers still intend to play as planned.\n\nThe series opened with the Guardians taking Game 1 on Monday, Oct. 12. Since then the two sides have traded results to set up Friday's pivotal matchup, with Cleveland looking to push its advantage further and Tampa Bay looking to avoid falling into a deeper hole heading back into the series.\n\nA Guardians win would put them closer to clinching a trip to the World Series, while a Rays win would reset the series with the final games still undetermined in location.","published_at":"2026-10-16T23:48:26.301536+00:00","source_count":4,"written_from":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Guardians lineup today, live Game 4 score updates vs Tampa Bay Rays","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/guardians-lineup-today-live-game-203055768.html"},{"outlet":"New York Post","publisher":"New York Post","title":"Rays vs. Guardians Game 4 best bets: ALCS picks, predictions, odds","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/10/16/betting/rays-vs-guardians-game-4-best-bets-alcs-picks-predictions-odds/"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"Rays vs. Guardians prediction, odds, time: 2026 ALCS Game 4 picks by proven model","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/betting/news/rays-guardians-prediction-odds-time-2026-alcs-game-4-picks/"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"Rays vs. Guardians ALCS Game 4 picks: Strong winds blowing in at Progressive Field should keep run total down","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/betting/news/rays-vs-guardians-alcs-game-4-picks-strong-winds-blowing-in-at-progressive-field-should-keep-run-total-down/"},{"outlet":"The Athletic","publisher":"The Athletic","title":"Rays vs. Guardians live updates: MLB playoffs ALCS Game 4 start time, predictions and latest","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/rays-vs-guardians-live-updates-mlb-playoffs-game-4-score-result/5k6hzFAi2Bye/"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"Rays vs. Guardians prediction, odds, time: 2026 ALCS Game 4 picks by proven model","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/betting/news/rays-guardians-prediction-odds-time-weather-2026-alcs-game-4-picks-best-bets/"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"ALCS Game Discussion for Guardians vs Rays Friday","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/alcs-game-discussion-guardians-vs-225000062.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Rays vs. Guardians live updates, weather news, lineups, where to watch: Nick Martinez, Shawn Armstrong start Game 4 of ALCS","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/live/guardians-rays-box-score-live-updates-lineups-starting-pitchers-news-highlights-where-to-watch-game-4-alcs-230808551.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"ALCS GAME 4: RAYS AT GUARDIANS, Armstrong vs. Martinez, discussion","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/alcs-game-4-rays-guardians-233000285.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Pitcher gets brutally honest on Guardians’ confidence in ALCS vs. Rays","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/pitcher-gets-brutally-honest-guardians-005558924.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Guardians vs Rays ALCS Games 4, 5 rescheduled after Friday postponement","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/guardians-vs-rays-alcs-games-011208443.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"MLB postpones Friday’s Rays vs. Guardians ALCS Game 4","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mlb-postpones-friday-rays-vs-014103277.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Rays-Guardians ALCS Game 4 Moved to Saturday as Rain Disrupts Playoff Schedule","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/rays-guardians-alcs-game-4-014247916.html"}],"image":{"url":"https://s.yimg.com/lo/mysterio/api/fba42c00687cc8103d8846ea27eb949d7abadbd3080832b068e24b56ae6a9c77/lightyear_networkapi/resizefill_w1200_h675%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fakron-beacon-journal%2Ff55fb6d5df1c9b36adadc09f61d909b8.jpg","credit":"Yahoo Sports","width":1200},"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. 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