ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Tampa Bay (98-64, .605, 1st AL East, 1st AL, 3rd MLB) will face Cleveland (85-77, .525, 1st AL Central, 4th AL) in the 2026 American League Championship Series.
The Rays host Game One of the ALCS at Tropicana Field on Monday, October 12th at 8 PM EDT. All American League-only playoff games will be aired via TBS and the HBO Max streaming app.
The Dodgers and the Brewers have an NLCS Game One set for tonight at 8 PM EDT in Milwaukee, WI.
Today is the 35th time this season the Rays will be off since the season opener and the second time on a Sunday (last week). Tampa Bay has had eight Mondays, three Tuesdays, two Wednesdays (July 15th which was the day following the All-Star Game, and October 1st), sixteen Thursdays, three Fridays, and one Saturday (yesterday, the 10th) without a game scheduled.
Last year, between games one and 162, the Rays had 23 days off, which included the ones that come as part of the All-Star Game break. This season, there were 24 scheduled days off, which did not include rain delays or postponements or days off between the regular season and postseason or between postseason games.
