Yandy Díaz's 3 hits spark Rays in Game 5 win over Guardians, raising postseason average to .314

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Dulik, B. (2026, October 19). Yandy Díaz's 3 hits spark Rays in Game 5 win over Guardians, raising postseason average to .314. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/yandy-d-az-s-3-hits-spark-rays-in-game-5-win-over-guardians-raising-postseason-average-to-314/article_5eed33b1-077f-528e-8a5d-9a196b183d02.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-19 · by Brian Dulik

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Tampa Bay Rays moved one win away from reaching the World Series after beating the Cleveland Guardians 3-1 on Sunday night, taking a 3-2 lead in the American League Championship Series. Drew Rasmussen, pitching seven innings with just four hits and one run allowed, was key to this victory. The Rays scored single runs in each of the first three innings off different Guardians pitchers. With Game 6 set for Monday at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, Tampa Bay is on the brink of clinching their third AL pennant and first since 2020. Cleveland has never won an ALCS when trailing 3-2, putting them in a tough position to overcome this deficit.

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📰 Tampa Bay Rays Near World Series
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CLEVELAND Rays World Series the Cleveland Guardians the Tampa Bay Rays

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Díaz PERSON · 5× Rays ORG · 5× Bryan Baker PERSON · 1× CLEVELAND GPE · 1× Florida GPE · 1× St. Petersburg GPE · 1× Yandy PERSON · 1× Yandy Díaz PERSON · 1× the Cleveland Guardians ORG · 1× the Tampa Bay Rays ORG · 1×

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Díaz had three hits, including a double, and scored the first run in Sunday’s 3-1 win over the Cleveland Guardians that gave the Rays 3-2 lead in the AL Championship Series.
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2026-10-19 · Toronto Star
Yandy Díaz's 3 hits spark Rays in Game 5 win over Guardians, raising postseason average to .314 · assertive framing

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Yandy Díaz has sparked the Tampa Bay Rays to the verge of their first World Series trip since 2020. asserted
Díaz → spark → 2020
Díaz had three hits, including a double, and scored the first run in Sunday’s 3-1 win over the Cleveland Guardians that gave the Rays 3-2 lead in the AL Championship Series. asserted
that → have → Series
Díaz has hits in seven of eight postseason games and is batting .314 with four doubles, a home run and an .847 OPS as the Rays’ leadoff hitter. asserted
Díaz → have → hitter
“I’m probably a little biased, but Yandy is one of my favorite players to watch,” Rays closer Bryan Baker said. asserted
Baker → ’m → players
“When he gets going, we’re a different team with the way he works at-bats.” asserted
he → go → bats
“Momentum is big in this sport and we have it — and we’re going to keep it,” Tampa Bay outfielder Jonny DeLuca said. asserted
DeLuca → have → it
“Once bats get hot, they say it’s contagious and it’s true. asserted
it → get → ?
It carried over from yesterday.” asserted
It → carry → yesterday
Díaz went 5 for 10 in the last two games with a homer, two RBIs and three runs. asserted
Díaz → go → homer
The 35-year-old led the AL with 180 hits in the regular season and earned his second All-Star selection. asserted
old → lead → selection
He has played in a franchise-record 33 postseason games. asserted
He → play → games
“I’ve said it for many seasons, as he goes, we go,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. asserted
Cash → say → seasons
“We talk about leaders on the team and how they go about their business. asserted
they → talk → business
And what he does at the top of our lineup, it ignites everybody. asserted
it → ignite → everybody
He comes up and comes up with a big hit.” asserted
He → come → hit
Díaz doubled against Parker Messick in the first and scored on DeLuca’s bases-loaded walk . asserted
Díaz → double → walk
“I’m just trying to get on base as much as I can, I’m not necessarily counting the hits,” Díaz said. asserted
Díaz → try → hits
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