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Rays finish off Guards to set up World Series clash vs. Crew

The Tampa Bay Rays secured their first World Series berth in franchise history with a dramatic 7-3 victory over the Cleveland Guardians in Game 6 of the ALCS on Monday night. The win marked a historic repeat of their 2008 playoff run, as the Rays now prepare to face the Milwaukee Brewers—another expansion team with no prior World Series title—in the Fall Classic.

Junior Caminero delivered a defining moment with a two-run, left-field foul pole shot in the seventh inning, while Richie Palacios added a clutch two-run double in the second to solidify the Rays' scrappy identity. The team will now travel to Milwaukee for Game 1 on Friday, where they’ll face a Brewers squad that has been off since clinching the NLCS on October 15.

With both teams chasing their first championship, the 2026 World Series promises to crown a new dynasty in baseball history.

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