Rays and Guardians set for ALCS Game 3 in Cleveland

The American League Championship Series moves to Progressive Field on Thursday afternoon for Game 3, with the Tampa Bay Rays facing the Cleveland Guardians. The series is tied at one win apiece as the teams trade home-field advantage.

The game is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. Eastern Time, an earlier start prompted by a rain forecast for Thursday night, resulting in a rare daytime postseason matchup.

Tampa Bay will send right-hander Griffin Jax (8-10, 3.53 ERA) to the mound, marking his first career start in the postseason. Jax previously appeared in the ALDS as a reliever, delivering two innings against the New York Yankees with four strikeouts, one earned run and one walk on 32 pitches.

Cleveland will counter with right-hander Gavin Williams (14-8, 3.76 ERA), who earned a decisive win in the ALDS clincher against the Chicago White Sox by allowing just one hit and striking out 12 over 5 2/3 innings. In that game, Williams escaped a sixth-inning jam when left-hander Erik Sabrowski struck out Munetaka Murakami to strand the bases-loaded runners.

The contest will be broadcast on TBS and truTV, with live updates and highlights provided by Yahoo Sports.