Tampa Bay Rays vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 10/18/26, 8:41 PM  by Carlos Zabala | Modified on 10/18/26 at 8:57 PM in MLB Picks

Without a day off, the series between the Guardians and Rays moves from Progressive Field back to Tropicanna Stadium for Game 6 on Monday. Tampa Bay seems to have taken all the momentum away from Vogt's men; the Rays won Game 5 3-1 and are now just one win away from tying the Brewers in the World Series.

The Rays played spectacular baseball in Cleveland over the weekend; they made no defensive errors in either game and turned several double plays. At the plate, surprise bunts and Simpson's speed put the Guards' defense in trouble. Cuban Ynadi Díaz went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer in Game 4 and 3-for-5 with a double the following day. Meanwhile, Kevin Cash managed the bullpen brilliantly.

The Guardians, who held a 2-1 lead in this series, saw their lack of timely hitting punish them in the weekend games. In Sunday's game, Ramírez had the tying run in a crucial at-bat in the eighth inning but struck out, and in the ninth, despite De Lauter leading off with a walk, no one could drive him in.