Tampa Bay Rays on the Verge of a Rare World Series Matchup for the First Time in 46 Years

The Tampa Bay Rays lead the Cleveland Guardians 3-2 in the ALCS following a 3-1 road victory on Sunday. One more win sends Tampa Bay to the World Series to face the Milwaukee Brewers — a potential matchup between two franchises without a championship title, a pairing not seen in the Fall Classic since 1980.

Down two games to one in the American League Championship Series, Tampa Bay claimed consecutive victories on the road to take a 3-2 lead, the latest of which ended 3-1 on Sunday. A Friday rainout pushed those remaining home contests back to Tropicana Field, where Tampa Bay is now set to host Game 6 and, should the series go the distance, Game 7 — two wins away from a third World Series appearance. With the Milwaukee Brewers having already locked up a spot on the other side of the bracket, one more Tampa Bay win against Cleveland would leave both potential World Series participants sharing a postseason circumstance that October rarely produces. Rays insider Steve Carney has noted that a Tampa Bay win pushing the club into the following round would set up a World Series matchup unseen across the past 46 years — one pairing two franchises that have never hoisted a championship title. In that fall postseason, the Kansas City Royals and the Philadelphia Phillies squared off for baseball's top prize — two organisations that had yet to win a title of that kind. That seven-game Fall Classic against the St. Louis Cardinals in 1982 stands as the franchise's only World Series appearance, a title run that ended without a championship.

Tampa Bay Rays on the Verge of a Rare World Series Matchup for the First Time in 46 Years

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