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Briefings · Sunday, October 18, 2026 · 💼 5 PM
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Rays and Guardians play ALCS Game 5, with the Brewers waiting

The Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians play Game 5 of the American League Championship Series in Cleveland on Sunday evening with the series tied 2-2. The winner of the series will face the Milwaukee Brewers, who swept the Los Angeles Dodgers to reach their first World Series since 1982. Game 1 of the World Series is Friday, Oct. 23, in Milwaukee on Fox.

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