Rasmussen shines as Rays beat Guardians 3-1 in Game 5 to take a 3-2 ALCS lead

Tampa Bay s Jonny DeLuca figured it was going to be a quiet day for the outfielders with Drew Rasmussen on the mound for Game 5 of the AL Championship Series against the Cleveland Guardians With the way Rasmussen quieted the Guardians offense on Sunday, that made for a perfect evening. “It gets kind of boring out there because it’s incredible the stuff he has, DeLuca said. “But you like that because he’s your teammate. Rasmussen allowed one run over seven innings for his second postseason win in a 3-1 victory that gave the Rays a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series. He gave up four hits, walked one and struck out six. “The way he limited anything was really, really impressive,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. “He got in rhythm with the fastball. A lot of power to everything. Then the depth on the changeup throughout the outing was a big pitch for him.” Tampa Bay has won the last two games and will try to capture its third AL pennant and first since 2020 on Monday at Tro