# Caminero and Díaz homer as Rays beat Guardians 7-3 in ALCS Game 6 to reach World Series Tampa Bay won the American League Championship Series in six games and will meet the Milwaukee Brewers, with Game 1 on Friday in Milwaukee. By The Signal Edition | Sports / Baseball Published: 2026-10-20T04:20:53Z Updated: 2026-10-20T04:20:53Z Canonical: https://www.thesignaledition.com/article/rays-beat-guardians-alcs-game-6-world-series-ia9sq9 Image: https://www.thesignaledition.com/media/fbe7a17e2bf61a7c12e167660664623d.jpg (Rays infielder Junior Caminero at the 2026 MLB All-Star Game events in Philadelphia; file photo, not from Game 6.; credit: Moriah Levin / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)) ## Summary - The Rays beat Cleveland 7-3 on Monday, Oct. 19, at Tropicana Field to win the ALCS in six games. - Junior Caminero and Yandy Díaz each hit a two-run homer; Caminero's was his first in the postseason, per AP. - Freddy Peralta got the win after 5 1/3 innings and one run allowed. - Tampa Bay faces the Milwaukee Brewers in the World Series, its third trip in franchise history. ## Rays close out Cleveland The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-3 in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series on Monday night at Tropicana Field, winning the series in six games and advancing to the World Series, according to MLB.com and The Associated Press. [1](https://www.mlb.com/stories/game/849815) [2](https://yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/two_run_homers_send_rays_past_guardians_in_game_6_into_world_series/s1_17044_44449478) It was Tampa Bay's third straight win in the series, and the AP reported it is the franchise's third World Series appearance. The Rays will play the Milwaukee Brewers, with Game 1 on Friday in Milwaukee. [2](https://yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/two_run_homers_send_rays_past_guardians_in_game_6_into_world_series/s1_17044_44449478) ## How the game went Richie Palacios hit a two-run double in the second inning to give the Rays a 2-0 lead, and Jonny DeLuca's sacrifice fly in the third made it 3-0, MLB.com's play-by-play shows. Nathaniel Lowe's RBI single in the sixth drove in Cleveland's first run, per the AP. [1](https://www.mlb.com/stories/game/849815) [2](https://yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/two_run_homers_send_rays_past_guardians_in_game_6_into_world_series/s1_17044_44449478) Caminero then hit a two-run homer in the seventh off Cleveland closer Cade Smith, which the AP said was his first postseason home run. In the eighth, Díaz added another two-run shot, this one off Hunter Gaddis, after Cleveland had cut into the lead. Bryan Baker pitched the ninth. [1](https://www.mlb.com/stories/game/849815) [2](https://yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/two_run_homers_send_rays_past_guardians_in_game_6_into_world_series/s1_17044_44449478) [3](https://www.nbclosangeles.com/mlb/rays-guardians-game-6-score/3958300/) Freddy Peralta earned the win, allowing one run on five hits over 5 1/3 innings, the AP reported. He finished the series 2-0 in three appearances, two of them starts. One AP version of the story says he was named ALCS MVP; the other AP copy reviewed did not mention an award. [2](https://yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/two_run_homers_send_rays_past_guardians_in_game_6_into_world_series/s1_17044_44449478) [3](https://www.nbclosangeles.com/mlb/rays-guardians-game-6-score/3958300/) ## The homer, the pose and the guarantee MLB.com noted that Statcast timed Caminero's trot at 38.66 seconds, the second-slowest on an undisputed home run since 2015, behind his own 40.65 seconds on Sept. 15. The AP said he stood at home plate with his arms folded, a nod to former Rays slugger Randy Arozarena, who was in the crowd. [1](https://www.mlb.com/stories/game/849815) [2](https://yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/two_run_homers_send_rays_past_guardians_in_game_6_into_world_series/s1_17044_44449478) Díaz had said after Game 5 that the team would win the next day, the AP reported, and his eighth-inning homer restored a four-run lead. Rays manager Kevin Cash was quoted by the AP's Los Angeles affiliate site saying "We got one more bite!" Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said he was proud of his group. [2](https://yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/two_run_homers_send_rays_past_guardians_in_game_6_into_world_series/s1_17044_44449478) [3](https://www.nbclosangeles.com/mlb/rays-guardians-game-6-score/3958300/) ## Context and what is not known Search interest in the Rays' score, Caminero and Arozarena rose in the hours around the game. The sources reviewed do not explain the search patterns, and none of them mention pitcher Tyler Glasnow in connection with Game 6. [2](https://yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/two_run_homers_send_rays_past_guardians_in_game_6_into_world_series/s1_17044_44449478) Accounts differ on small details, such as which inning included Seymour's bases-loaded walk and the final-game pitching usage, so this report sticks to the plays that MLB.com and the AP agree on. The World Series schedule beyond Game 1 and the starting pitchers had not been published in the sources reviewed. [1](https://www.mlb.com/stories/game/849815) [2](https://yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/two_run_homers_send_rays_past_guardians_in_game_6_into_world_series/s1_17044_44449478) [3](https://www.nbclosangeles.com/mlb/rays-guardians-game-6-score/3958300/) Tampa Bay now turns to Milwaukee. Game 1 is Friday, Oct. 23, in Milwaukee. [2](https://yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/two_run_homers_send_rays_past_guardians_in_game_6_into_world_series/s1_17044_44449478) ## Reporting sources 1. [MLB.com: Cleveland Guardians at Tampa Bay Rays Game Story, October 19, 2026](https://www.mlb.com/stories/game/849815) (2026-10-19) 2. [The Associated Press via Yardbarker: Two-run homers send Rays past Guardians in Game 6, into World Series](https://yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/two_run_homers_send_rays_past_guardians_in_game_6_into_world_series/s1_17044_44449478) (2026-10-20) 3. [NBC Los Angeles (AP): Rays beat Guardians 7-3 and earn a trip to the World Series](https://www.nbclosangeles.com/mlb/rays-guardians-game-6-score/3958300/) (2026-10-20) 4. [NBC Sports (AP): Peralta, Caminero, Díaz lead Rays to 7-3 win over Guardians and a trip to the World Series](https://www.nbcsports.com/mlb/news/peralta-caminero-diaz-lead-rays-to-7-3-win-over-guardians-and-a-trip-to-the-world-series) (2026-10-20)