American League Championship Game" from 1.1% to only 1 win away! Rays are not optimistic about advancing to the World Series and breaking through

The Rays defeated the Guardians today and are only 1 win away from advancing to the World Series. (AP)

[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Cleveland Guardians 3:1 today and took the lead in the American League Championship Series, striving to break the unfavorable situation at the start of the season.

In Game 5 of the American League Championship Series, the Rays relied on ace pitcher Drew Rasmussen, who allowed only 1 run in 7 starts and struck out 6 times, leading the team to an important victory, 3 wins and 2 losses in the series.

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Looking back at the Rays before the start of the season, many people were not optimistic about it. After today's game, Major League Baseball's Cuban reporter Francys Romero mentioned on social media

According to "FanGraphs" estimates before the start of the season, the Rays have only a 3.4% chance of winning the American League championship, and only a 1.4% chance of winning the World Series. Now they are only 1 win away from advancing to the first World Series since 2020.

Tomorrow will be transferred to Tropicana Field, home of the Rays, for G6 of the American League Championship Series. Freddy Peralta, the fireball man who started 6 scoreless innings in G2 and resolved the crisis in 0.2 innings in G4, will start. The Guardian has not yet been announced.